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Baccellieri, a Black person in a minstrelsy-style clown mask, bowler, and bloody white gloves, holds an American flag.

Philly Fringe 2026: Cannonball presents Julia Baccellieri’s Strange Root, or the murder of PT Barnum By Joice Heth

The return of Strange Root

Multidisciplinary dance and circus artist Julia Baccellieri, a Chicago native, returns to the Philly Fringe with an updated iteration of their 2025 Strange Root performance. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Sep 11, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Jain, wearing a suit smeared with clay, grasps a large ceramic vessel and hides his face in the opening.

Philly Fringe 2026: Cannonball presents Justin Jain’s BAD CLAY

Ceramic choreography on the American experiment

BAD CLAY, Justin Jain’s 2026 Fringe entry combines sculpture, live pottery, and physical performance to reflect on our American moment. Evan Schares reviews.

Evan Schares

Sep 10, 2026 Reviews 2 minute read

El-Amin, a Black man with a short gray beard, wearing a tweed pageboy hat and blazer, sits on a stool.

The Resident Ensemble Players present August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned

Inside the artistic journey of an American theater icon

REP opens its new season with an impressive production of August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, exploring the great American playwright’s own journey. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 08, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

In a variety of clothes in neutral tones, the cast poses in anxious gestures toward a large clay pot held at bottom left.

Your guide to Classics-inspired shows in the 2026 Philly Fringe

Some Fringe artists bring wild new creations, and some look into the past, reinventing touchstones of the Western canon in innovative and accessible ways. Gauri Mangala highlights reimagined Classics in this year’s festival.

Gauri Mangala

Sep 08, 2026 Previews 4 minute read

A crowd of people in different colorful clothes socialize outside the tall brick façade of the FringeArts building.

The editor’s guide to the 2026 Philly Fringe

Check here for curated listings and mini-reviews throughout the festival

See where editor Alaina Johns is heading in this year’s Fringe and get her recommendations with mini-reviews that will be updated right here throughout the festival. Check back often!

Alaina Johns

Sep 02, 2026 Previews 27 minute read

Closeup on Knittel during the show, with curly blonde hair and a baggy red dress, in a red wash of light.

Dumb Hub gatekeeper Sarah Knittel's guide to the 2026 Philly Fringe

What to see with your mom, a date, two drinks, or your own fear

Sarah Knittel (Fringe performer, curator, and producer extraordinaire) is back in the pages of BSR with her guide to the 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Strap in.

Sarah Knittel

Sep 01, 2026 Previews 7 minute read

Silvestri, in ornate turn-of-the-century military jacket, sits with Felder, in a gray suit. They examine Felder’s right hand

People’s Light presents Hershey Felder’s Rachmaninoff and the Tsar

The man and his music

Playwright and pianist Hershey Felder tackles Rachmaninoff and Russian Romanticism in his latest musical drama at People’s Light. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Aug 31, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

Six diverse people, in contemporary evening wear, pose together in a studio with a white paper backdrop.

Your (non-Fringe) guide to September 2026 Philly theater

Bob Dylan, Lindsay Smiling, Conor McPherson, August Wilson, and more

The September calendar teems with Fringe offerings, but there are several notable regional theater productions happening this month, including a Bob Dylan musical, another Wilma world premiere, and more. Cameron Kelsall rounds up.

Cameron Kelsall

Aug 31, 2026 Previews 4 minute read

Seven Black women, each styled differently and wearing a different color, pose together with serious expressions in a park.

Theatre in the X presents Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

A soul-stirring production

For its annual production at Malcolm X Park, Theatre in the X mounts a soul-stirring interpretation of Ntozake Shange’s iconic choreopoem, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. An Nichols reviews.