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Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Mahler’s Third Symphony
A lengthy thrill
Mahler’s Third, the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, got an exciting, multifaceted performance from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, alongside soloist Joyce DiDonato and three choirs. Linda Holt reviews.

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The Public Theater presents James Ijames’s Good Bones
No place like home
James Ijames takes on the weighty topic of gentrification in Good Bones with this production at New York’s Public Theater, but the play itself is still in need of renovation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Delaware Theatre Company presents Harvey Fierstein and Cindy Lauper’s Kinky Boots
The most beautiful thing in the world dazzles in Wilmington
Delaware Theatre Company marks 45 years on Wilmington’s waterfront with an all-out, thigh-high production of Kinky Boots. Gail Obenreder reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Leigh Huster presents sorry just seeing this
It’s always screen time
“Sorry just seeing this” is one of the best possible endings to a text thread silence. In their new Fringe show, Leigh Huster explores the ways our smartphones connect and divide us. Helen Walsh reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: _mixlit presents Line///////Movements
Poetry in motion
A compilation of short pieces combining poetry and other voices with evocative movement brought dance artists, including Sammy Caiola and Evalina Carbonell, together for an interdisciplinary Fringe performance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

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Inis Nua presents Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle’s adaptation of John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World
The new West
Inis Nua opens its season with an ambitious, revitalized adaptation of The Playboy of the Western World. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2024: Cambria House presents Henry Clatt’s BODYSHOP
How not to be dead yet
Cambria House presents BODYSHOP, an uneven comedy with old-school Fringe-y charm. Kiran Pandey reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Opera Philadelphia and FringeArts present Missy Mazzoli and Royce Varek’s The Listeners
An immersive and impressive American premiere
The Listeners, a down-to-earth, refreshing new opera from composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Varek, gets its American premiere in a co-presentation with FringeArts as part of the 2024 Curated Fringe. Lowry Yankwich reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Kaila Galinat presents ok, bye!: a show about rejection
The truth about breakups
New York solo artist Kaila Galinat made her Philly debut in this year’s Fringe with ok, bye!, a standout show that fearlessly explores the universally human experience of rejection. Alaina Johns reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Interrobang Productions presents Katie Hileman’s I Will Eat You Alive
A body liberation banquet
A Baltimore-based theater company makes its Philly debut with I Will Eat You Alive: A Play in the Form of a Dinner Party, a pro-fat manifesto tackling the cruelties of body discrimination. Alaina Johns reviews.

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