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A chess journey from mid-century America still resonates today: Harry Melling and Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Queen’s Gambit.’ (Image credit Phil Bray/Netflix 2020.)

Netflix presents ‘The Queen's Gambit’

A beautiful game

Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a hit, and as a woman who loves chess, Christina Anthony knows why the story rings true.

Christina Anthony

Dec 22, 2020 Reviews 4 minute read

Where does public health meet medical care? (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘The Health of the Commonwealth’ by James E. Higgins

Tales of epidemics past

‘The Health of the Commonwealth’ recounts 250 years of medical practice in Pennsylvania—a particularly relevant slice of history in the age of Covid-19. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Dec 21, 2020 Reviews 5 minute read

Giving voice to a Ghostly little book: Stephen Pelinski plays Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Present. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present ‘A Christmas Carol’

An Ebenezer for your ears

'A Christmas Carol' is an onstage holiday staple, but this year, have a listen thanks to the audio production from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Dec 15, 2020 Reviews 4 minute read

Inviting viewers to join the story: Renea Brown as Sarah Crew in ‘The Little Princess.’ (Image courtesy of Quintessence.)

Quintessence presents Suli Holum and Priyanka Shetty’s ‘The Little Princess’

An interactive 'Princess'

Quintessence Theatre revisits a beloved childhood narrative for the holidays with its own interactive adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘A Little Princess.’ Mina Reinckens reviews.

Mina Reinckens

Dec 15, 2020 Reviews 3 minute read

Lesbians: they’re just like you! Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as Abby and Harper in ‘Happiest Season.’ (Photo by Jojo Whilden/Hulu.)

Hulu presents Clea Duvall’s ‘Happiest Season'

Heteronormative happiness

It’s exciting to see mainstream platforms making and promoting Christmas romances telling queer stories, but Hulu’s ‘Happiest Season’ is run-of-the-mill holiday cheese. Michelle Nugent reviews.

Michelle Nugent

Dec 14, 2020 Reviews 3 minute read

Taylor Mac is resplendent in a show that urges us to find sustenance in our chosen families. (Photo by Little Fang.)

StanfordLive presents ‘Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce… Pandemic!’

Reality, divinity, nativity

2020 Ibsen Award-winner Taylor Mac celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays in ‘Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!,’ a vaudeville performance now available to stream at home. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Dec 14, 2020 Reviews 5 minute read

How often do you wonder, what if? Yael Shavitt as Sam in ‘Split.’ (Image courtesy of Split the Series.)

Yael Shavitt’s ‘Split’ is available to stream on Amazon Prime

Two worlds of what if

The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series ‘Split,’ created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.

Kelly Conrad

Dec 14, 2020 Reviews 2 minute read

Intelligently embracing digital performance: Benson Thomas, Pax Ressler, Annie Fang, Sean Close, Brett Ashley Robinson, and Dave Jadico in 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is.’ (Image courtesy of 1812.)

1812 Productions presents ‘This Is the Week That Is’

Can we handle any more 2020 satire?

We’re not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can’t process what’s happened through laughs, and 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is’ delivers. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Dec 14, 2020 Reviews 2 minute read

A striking architectural moment: Xin Ying and Lloyd Knight in ‘Dark Meadow.’ (Photo by Brigid Pierce.)

The Annenberg Center presents excerpts of Martha Graham’s best-loved works

The streaming advantage of dance

The Martha Graham Dance Company offered a taste of the company’s rich and emotionally charged repertoire in a series of excerpts from Graham’s best-loved works, performed by Lloyd Knight and Xin Ying. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Dec 13, 2020 Reviews 4 minute read

Some of the most striking work in ‘Rendering Justice’: James “Yaya” Hough’s ‘Untitled.’ (Image courtesy of Mural Arts.)

Mural Arts and AAMP present ‘Rendering Justice’

The art of justice

‘Rendering Justice,’ an online exhibition presented by Mural Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia, brings together artists and community members affected by incarceration and the criminal-justice system, exploring identity, agency, and possibility. Jared Michael Lowe reviews.

Jared Michael Lowe

Dec 11, 2020 Reviews 5 minute read