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Relive the 2026 Barrymore-nominated shows with this roundup of BSR reviews

Alaina Johns

Nov 10, 2026 Reviews less than a minute read

The men pose side by side in dark doorways, Worth in khakis & cardigan and Watia in jeans & blazer. Both wear fedoras.

InterAct Theatre Company presents Jonathan Spector’s This Much I Know

History and culpability through a personal lens

InterAct tackles authoritarian histories, in the US and abroad, through a personal lens with playwright Jonathan Spector’s ambitious This Much I Know. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

Nov 09, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

In a wash of blue light onstage, the actors stand affectionately opposite each other, holding onto a pail between them.

Theatre Exile presents Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries

Truly gruesome

Theatre Exile kicks off its 30th anniversary season with a time-hopping tale of two friends and the injuries and accidents they overcome. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Nov 09, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Davis, in a long coat, top hat, and dangling Lincoln-style beard, talks animatedly next to a sullen McGriff, in a white tank.

The Arden Theatre and People’s Light present Suzan Lori-Parks’s Topdog/Underdog

The battle of Lincoln and Booth

A co-production of Topdog/Underdog from the Arden and People’s Light lacks the wit and menace that makes this play by Suzan-Lori Parks a modern classic. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 06, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

A woman in a sparkling red mini dress and black hair stands center stage, beneath large letters that spell out BOOP!.

Your guide to November 2026 Philly theater

Playwright Jonathan Spector, the Philly debut of Boop!, a new Pippin, and more

November brings big acts, local debuts like Boop!, a twist on Pippin, and more. Cameron Kelsall has your theater guide.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 29, 2026 Previews 3 minute read

Kissajukian, in khakis & open blue button-down, stands on an empty stage with two large, surreal paintings projected above

Delaware Theatre Company presents Sam Kissajukian’s 300 Paintings

One man’s journey from comedian to painter to star solo artist

Australian comedian, storyteller, and visual artist Sam Kissajukian brings his globally popular show about living with bipolar through the power of art to Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 27, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Hernandez, with silver hair & round glasses, holds a white sign reading “Where are you from?” and points seriously outward.

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective and Theatre Ariel present Israel Zangwill’s The Melting Pot, adapted by Jesse Bernstein

A forgotten play speaks to America today

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective and Theatre Ariel present their adaptation of Israel Zangwill’s The Melting Pot, a 1908 melodrama that asks provocative questions about identity and belonging. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 26, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Gibson, in an orange bandana, tenderly spoons soup into Graham’s mouth as he lies flat in bed.

Hedgerow Theatre presents Stephen King’s Misery, adapted by William Goldman

Horror in Media

Hedgerow Theatre celebrates spooky season with William Goldman’s stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. Gauri Mangala reviews.

Gauri Mangala

Oct 20, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Shetty, an Indian woman in black top and loose orange tie, gestures with her palms out over a US-flag draped lectern.

Azuka and Simpatico present Priyanka Shetty’s #Charlottesville

Witnessing a far-right rally

Priyanka Shetty’s powerful solo show based on hundreds of interviews with residents of Charlottesville, VA after the violent 2017 “Unite the Right” rally gets its Philly premiere. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.