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A woman reckons with past heartbreak and her career’s future when she joins a rock band. (Image courtesy of Sourcebooks.)

‘The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes’ by Xio Axelrod

Women who rock

In Xio Axelrod’s new novel, love and ambition collide when a young guitarist joins an up-and-coming rock band. Kirsten Bowen reviews.

Kirsten Bowen

May 10, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

A view of the new Williams Forum from level one, facing east, with Teresita Fernández’s ‘Fire’ on display. (Image courtesy of the PMA.)

The Philadelphia Museum of Art opens its new Frank Gehry interior Core Project

The long-awaited Frank Gehry interior redesign of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is finally open to the public. Does it enhance the museum’s original vision and speak to art in the 21st century? Victor Schermer considers.

Victor L. Schermer

May 10, 2021 Reviews 5 minute read

A scene from Fat Ham. A close-up on two Black men, one tenderly holding the other's head on his shoulder.

The Wilma presents James Ijames’s ‘Fat Ham’

A story all its own

The ‘Hamlet’-inspired ‘Fat Ham,’ James Ijames’s latest Wilma premiere, could have gone the route of tragedy porn, but it doesn’t end the way you expect. Hanae Mason reviews.

Hanae Mason

May 04, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

All the hallmarks of Greek tragedy: Emilia Weiss and Walter DeShields in EgoPo’s ‘Nocturne.’ (Photo by Kevin Monko.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Adam Rapp’s ‘Nocturne’

The catharsis of watching together

EgoPo’s production of Adam Rapp’s 2001 ‘Nocturne’ defies the company’s “classic theater” mission, but feels nonetheless like a Greek tragedy, catharsis and all. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

May 04, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

A proper architectural history book that also appeals to the casual reader. (Image via pauldrybooks.com.)

‘Philadelphia Builds: Essays on Architecture’ by Michael J. Lewis

The future of a modest utopia

‘Philadelphia Builds,’ architectural historian Michael J. Lewis’s latest book, is a new look at this old city, just in time for everyone who’s sick of their own four walls. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

May 04, 2021 Reviews 5 minute read

One of Philly’s acting treasures: Taysha Marie Canales in the Arden’s ‘No Child…’. (Photo courtesy of Arden Theatre Company.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Nilaja Sun’s ‘No Child…’

Teach the children well

In a strong streaming production from Arden Theatre Company, Nilaja Sun’s ‘No Child…’ explores the power of art and compassion. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 03, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Bright, lyrical movement: Mayara Piniero and Zecheng Liang in Balanchine’s ‘Allegro Brilliante.’ (photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)

The Pennsylvania Ballet presents ‘Resilience’

Springtime set to music

The Pennsylvania Ballet returns with ‘Resilience,’ a streaming program filmed at the Performance Garage and featuring choreographers Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine, Angel Corella, and Dwight Roden. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

May 03, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

A heart-stopping theme: Yannick Nézet-Séguin with organist Paul Jacobs and members of the orchestra. (Photo by Jeff Fusco.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Foumai, Farrenc, and Poulenc

No forgetting Farrenc

Yannick Nézet-Séguin promised that Louise Farrenc’s symphonic works will get more airtime beyond the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest sweet and energetic Digital Stage outing. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Apr 30, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Prodigious talents: real-life partners Rajeer Alford and Elena Camp team up for 11th Hour’s ‘Home Fries at Home.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

Philly Theatre Week: 11th Hour presents ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul’

Potatoes and potential

Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford show off musical and epicurean talents in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s Philly Theatre Week streaming production, ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Apr 29, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Capturing Christie’s essence: playwright and director Michael Gotch (left) and Lee E. Ernst as Hercule Poirot. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Agatha Christie’s ‘The Poirot Mysteries’

Little gray cells on the radio

Resident Ensemble Players closes its audio-streaming season with an Agatha Christie double-bill to delight Hercule Poirot devotees: ‘The King of Clubs’ and ‘The Cornish Mystery.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.