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14 period musicians and singers in formalwear perform in a semicircle on a church chancel with a brick floor & wood paneling

Piffaro and TENET Vocal Artists present Ein Kind Geborn: A German Christmas

Celebrating a Renaissance composer who is justly famous today
Piffaro teams with TENET Vocal Artists for a memorable Christmas concert celebrating prolific Renaissance composer Michael Praetorius, whose music is still beloved today. The concert will stream starting December 18. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Five dancers with different skin tones pose together, limbs extended, in colorful frilled costumes reminiscent of the 1600s

PHILADANCO! presents Then and Now

After touring Germany, PHILADANCO! comes home
After a sold-out tour in Germany, PHILADANCO! brought a mix of popular, re-envisioned works and a premiere by rising choreographer Juel D. Lane to the Perelman stage. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 4 minute read
7 actors pose in a jubilant V, wearing Eagles gear, against a green neon Philly skyline & “Wicked Philly style” projections

1812 Productions presents This Is The Week That Is: 20th Anniversary Special

Can a stage show riff on today’s news cycle?
1812’s annual satirical variety show is back for its 20th year with a strong cast and design, but some missed opportunities in its sketches. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 3 minute read
Robinson, a Black woman with glasses and long braids, holds a red box on a stage with fanciful blue and red-lit windows.

Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite present Ian Kershaw’s The Greatest Play in the History of the World…

A play, a pie, and a pleasure
The Greatest Play in the History of the World… brings together Inis Nua Theatre Company and Tiny Dynamite for a delightful mash-up of sci-fi and rom-com. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Mullen, in a red 19th-century British officer costume, sings with his hands spread while the costumed listens anxiously.

Quintessence Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Savoyard shipwreck
Quintessence Theatre forays into operetta with The Pirates of Penzance, but the company doesn’t seem to trust the material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Two tiny human figures in circus costumes venture in a nighttime wood of tall, naked, foreboding black trees.

The Barnes Foundation presents Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets

Enchanting mysteries endure
An enchanting new exhibition at the Barnes exploring the weird, unsettling, and captivating world of Henri Rousseau will travel to Paris next spring. Emily Schilling reviews.
Emily Schilling

Emily Schilling

Reviews 5 minute read
The multiracial ensemble, in 19th-century costumes, gathers lovingly around a piano onstage that one person plays.

Hedgerow Theatre Company presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, adapted by Kate Hamill

A new take on Alcott has very mixed success
Hedgerow Theatre Company stages a highly questionable adaptation of Little Women that gives the audience whiplash at its conclusion. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 4 minute read
A lumpy light-brown “snowperson” creature with button eyes, a top hat, and a snail for hair is both friendly and creepy.

Woodmere Art Museum presents Peter Paone’s Snowpeople

Wintry creatures celebrate the opening of Woodmere’s new Maguire Hall
The Woodmere marks the opening of its new Maguire Hall with prolific Philly painter and printmaker Peter Paone’s Snowpeople, an arresting look at a traditionally cheery sculptural medium. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 5 minute read
A display featuring a huge black & white photo of the 1963 march, letting the viewer imagine what King saw during his speech.

The Museum of the American Revolution presents The Declaration’s Journey

The Declaration heard ’round the world
A new exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution examines the ripple effects of our Declaration, at home and abroad, in honor of America’s 250th birthday. Constance Garcia-Barrio reviews.
Constance Garcia-Barrio

Constance Garcia-Barrio

Reviews 4 minute read
Seen from below in a wooden attic, Williams leans joyfully out holding a lighted umbrella while Peakes looks frightened.

People’s Light presents A Christmas Carol, adapted from Dickens by Zak Berkman

Now and 1843; here and Dickensian England
People’s Light revives its holiday production of Zak Berkman’s Christmas Carol adaptation, honoring the Dickens original with a production that speaks to our time, too. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read