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EgoPo presents Mae West’s The Drag, adapted by Thomas Choinacky and AZ Espinoza
A deconstructed drag
EgoPo Classic Theater’s Queer Revolutions season opens with a reworking of Mae West’s The Drag that often feels condescending toward its source material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Institute of Contemporary Art presents Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses
Designed to destruct
The Institute of Contemporary Art hosts the first major museum survey of innovative interdisciplinary artist Carl Cheng, who has challenged ideas of art, science, culture, and nature for 60 years. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Penn Live Arts presents Agora de la danse’s Koros
Contemporary dance in virtual reality
Montreal’s Agora de la danse, a venue and incubator for contemporary dance, brought its virtual reality experience, Koros, to Philly for the first time with a weekend of showings at the Annenberg Center. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Tectonic Theater Project presents Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s Here There Are Blueberries
A picture’s worth
Here There Are Blueberries, a touring production of Moisés Kaufman’s Tectonic Theater Project now onstage at McCarter Theatre Center, grapples with how to present the history of the Holocaust. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents Michael Hollinger’s Holy Grail of Memphis
The past is not through with us
Philly playwright Michael Hollinger’s Holy Grail of Memphis, premiering at the Arden, follows the white owner of a historic Memphis music studio where the lost recordings of a Black blues legend are hiding. C.M. Crockford reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy
Not much has changed
With an uneven production of a politically limp script, Walnut Street Theatre continues its commitment to institutional whiteness with Driving Miss Daisy. nat čermák reviews.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Naoto Fukasawa: Things in Themselves
A world-renowned designer gets his first major US solo show at the PMA
Naoto Fukasawa is one of the world's most sought-after designers, and the PMA hosts his first major solo exhibition in the US, featuring a range of irresistibly practical objects. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic
Reimaging Jet magazine covers with Black Philly-area icons
AAMP continues to lead the Philly area in showcasing Black art with Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic, featuring notable portraits in the striking style of vintage mid-century media. An Nichols reviews.
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Variant 6 presents RE/IMAGINE
A rare night of secular music for voice and organ
Philly vocal ensemble Variant 6 explored the classic combination of voice and organ, though with a rare focus on secular music, including a world premiere by Benjamin C.S. Boyle, who was in attendance. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present MJ the Musical
A Dangerous look back
MJ the Musical, celebrating Michael Jackson’s music in a story about preparations for his Dangerous World Tour in the early 1990s, opts for a polished, estate-approved narrative that leaves Jackson’s life unexplored. Josh Herren reviews.
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