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Close-up on three Black women in opening-night outfits smiling together.

The BSR Podcast: Hit the Philly theater scene with DemBruceGals

Keeping theater in the family

DemBruceGals are becoming a fixture of our local theater scene. These five Philly sisters have made it their mission to see as many shows as possible and share the journey with their followers. They join Darnelle in the virtual studio.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
Carboni, a white man in black tee, khakis, and a green backpack, speaks to the viewer against a surreal hotel-room backdrop

Theatre Exile’s Philly GRIT presents Bastion Carboni’s A Vacation

A travel influencer takes his wildest trip yet

A Vacation, a Philly GRIT solo show from local performer and director Bastion Carboni, follows a travel influencer who is in over his head at his latest controversial destination: Purgatory. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 4 minute read
Bowersox and Moore, a white couple who appear to be in their 60s, look skyward in a wash of blue light.

TheatreXP presents Donald Margulies’s Lunar Eclipse

An authentic look at aging together

TheatreXP crafts an intimate production of Lunar Eclipse by Pulitzer-winning playwright Donald Margulies, about an aging couple looking to the stars as they grapple with loving and letting go. SaraKay Smullens reviews.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

Reviews 4 minute read
Moore-Dunson, a Black man, in a formal white shirt and black pants, in mid-movement on a stage, solo, against a blue backdrop

Dominic Moore-Dunson taps into Philly’s energy for Miz Martha Washington

The language of movement

Dominic Moore-Dunson is new to Philly but is already making waves, including in the upcoming production of James Ijames’ The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington. Ellen Chenoweth profiles.
Ellen Chenoweth

Ellen Chenoweth

Profiles 3 minute read
Headshot of Boscov, a woman with salt and pepper hair, wears a dark blue sweater with large white buttons

Prescribing the Best Medicine with Philly’s own Ellen Boscov

From improv to Hollywood

Ellen Boscov talks her recurring role on the American medical comedy drama Best Medicine, what Philly improv taught her throughout her career, and how aspiring performers can get the role of their dreams. An Nichols profiles.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Profiles 5 minute read
Rock sits at a small table with Quinn, smiling and leaning toward her with a shot glass. She looks wary, holding a wineglass.

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Conor McPherson’s The Weir

A woman walks into a bar

Conor McPherson’s The Weir is a ghost story about the living, now onstage with Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays and Players. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 4 minute read
In warm, vivid lighting the lovers smirk flirtatiously at each other, Juliet in lacy pink dress; Romeo in billowy white shirt

The Arden Theatre presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Sweetness and violence

A new Romeo and Juliet at the Arden, directed by Amina Robinson, finds its beating heart in the violent adult world’s intrusion on a childlike love. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Four actors appear to argue animatedly while sitting at festive Jewish board. Another, evoking Jesus, stands calmly at left

Theatre Ariel presents Dan Kitrosser’s Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup

A Jewish fable for modern times

After his success in the 2025 Fringe as Karen Tenderness, playwright Dan Kitrosser is back with the world premiere of Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup, onstage at Theatre Ariel. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Amira, at right, in 1940s Italian biking gear. He holds a bike, facing outward next to Rogers, in yellow sweater & suspenders

Delaware Theatre Company presents Victoria and Todd Buchholz’s Glory Ride

Cycling into history

Delaware Theatre Company stages the US premiere of Glory Ride, a compelling musical about the real-life Italian cyclist who defied fascism during World War II. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
The ensemble, most of them in pale suits, pose together in dramatic blue light in a set like a ritzy hotel lobby.

People’s Light presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

The Bard meets The White Lotus

A new adaptation of Twelfth Night at People’s Light preserves the show’s comic and musical joys while examining love, privilege, and class, but changes to the story land with mixed success. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read