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Scammell, in a tiny gold crown, rubs his forehead in cartoonish frustration as Walton and Canales look on in royal robes.

Arden Children’s Theatre presents The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, adapted by John Glore

A beloved 1990s kids’ book gets a staging worthy of its weirdness

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales has been delighting readers of all ages for more than 30 years. Now it hits the Arden stage in a zany adaptation by John Glore. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Apr 21, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Nine people dressed as sailors pose in a tight group, singing, on a set like the deck of a ship with a deep blue backdrop.

Delaware Theatre Company presents The Chequerboard Watch

Brotherhood on the high seas

Delaware Theatre Company stages the rousing world premiere of The Chequerboard Watch, developed by several artists spanning the Atlantic over five years, about an intrepid mixed-race crew on a 19th-century sea voyage. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 21, 2026 Reviews 5 minute read

Collage of Mandy and Darnelle smiling in their virtual interview, against a cityscape background.

The BSR Podcast: All about Everything I Know with Mandy Gonzalez

Broadway icon Mandy Gonzalez sits down with Darnelle Radford ahead of her April 25 Philly appearance

Star of stage, film, and TV, Mandy Gonzalez, joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for an in-depth conversation ahead of her April 25 concert of Lin-Manuel Miranda songs at Marian Anderson Hall.

Darnelle Radford

Apr 20, 2026 Podcast 1 minute read

In a peach-walled livingroom full of boxes, the actors gather with shocked, interested faces around an open vintage lunchbox

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents James Ijames’s Wilderness Generation

Avoiding the weight of generational trauma

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the world premiere of James Ijames’s Wilderness Generation, a family homecoming that falters in its broad, bland depiction of trauma. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Apr 20, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

The BSR Podcast: Catching up with James Ijames

Darnelle Radford talks with James Ijames about life post-Fat Ham

James Ijames joins the BSR Podcast to talk about how to bring a play to the stage, the formula for a Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, and life after Fat Ham.

Darnelle Radford

Apr 14, 2026 Podcast 1 minute read

A shadow of Peter Pan, hands on hips, at center, with the two others shown from the shoulders up in silhouette at front

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Peter Fenton’s I Think We’re Lost

A new take on Peter Pan isn’t quite ready to fly

Pier Players Theatre Company continues its mission for new work with the world premiere of I Think We’re Lost, but great actors and design can’t save a script not ready for the stage. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Apr 13, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Close-up on the faces of two women, one holding the head of the other in a controlling yet seductive pose.

The 2026 Philly Theatre Week and Miniball pack Philly stages this April

Pay-what-you-can theater fills the city with a pair of spring festivals

This April, Philly Theatre Week and Miniball 2026 offer an exciting citywide roster of affordable shows, from Moliere to James Ijames, with memoir, comedy, clowning, historic drama, musicals, and more. Cameron Kelsall previews.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 13, 2026 Previews 4 minute read

Arcuri & Bellomo, in trench coats & exaggerated Commedia masks and hats, mime driving away from a masked policeman & ensemble

Curio Theatre Company presents John Bellomo’s Sacco & Vanzetti: A Tragedia Dell’Arte

The true story of two immigrants on trial in the 1920s echoes America today

Curio mounts the world premiere of local playwright John Bellomo’s Sacco & Vanzetti: A Tragedia Dell’Arte, restaging a famous 20th-century trial with a 16th-century flair that still feels fresh. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Apr 13, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

Three people in colonial outfits stand by a window. Two in front hold hands, one of them looking at the other

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Royall Tyler’s The Contrast

Love at first laugh

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents The Contrast, a late-18th-century comedy of manners that holds the title of America’s first comedy. Kiran Pandey previews.