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The Wilma presents Will Arbery’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’
Truth outside the bubble
In the Wilma’s 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning,' playwright Will Arbery uses both intellect and unfettered emotion to address the fundamental issues facing a divided USA. Brad Rothbart reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents Jeremy Gable’s ‘D-Pad’
Beyond Gamergate
Theatre Exile presents ‘D-Pad,’ an almost-too-real narrative about a woman of color facing down the gaming industry. Mina Reinckens reviews.
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EgoPo presents Damien J. Wallace and Dane Eissler’s ‘UNDERGROUND’
Notes from Philadelphia
‘UNDERGROUND,’ a co-production of EgoPo Classic Theater and Lawrence Theatre Company, updates Dostoyevsky to contemporary Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Round House Theatre, Howard University, and McCarter present ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber’
A medium and moment for Adrienne Kennedy
In ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber,’ part of the virtual Adrienne Kennedy festival from McCarter and Round House Theatre, a decades-old play gets new life in the painfully perfect moment. Josh Herren reviews.
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A stream of Jefferson Mays’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ benefits regional theaters
A Christmas miracle
Actor Jefferson Mays offers a thrilling, one-person ‘Christmas Carol’ as a benefit for theaters across the country. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Sarah DeLappe’s ‘The Wolves’
Perfect match
Philadelphia Theatre Company brings ‘The Wolves,’ a stunning portrait of adolescent self-discovery, to the digital stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra streams Samuel Barber and Florence Price
A Price premiere in Philly
The livestreaming Philadelphia Orchestra tackled Barber’s attractive but morose ‘Adagio for Strings’ and the Philly premiere of Florence Price’s serene but engaging Symphony No. 1 in E minor. Linda Holt reviews.
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PCMS presents a Beethoven livestream from Jonathan Biss
Blankets and Beethoven
Honoring Beethoven’s 250th birthday, pianist Jonathan Biss concluded a livestreamed PCMS recital with an inspired finale to the composer’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110. Linda Holt reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia presents ‘Cycles of My Being’
Songs for hope in Black America
Tyshawn Sorey’s ‘Cycles of My Being’ is a gripping, haunting opera that seeks answers to America’s long history of oppression. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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Not so marvelous: Why I’m done with ‘Mrs. Maisel’
Not like other (((girls)))
With the third season of Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ recently released, Wendy Rosenfield finds the trouble with the streaming sensation, from its casting to the script's erasure of Jewish identities.
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