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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.
Podcast
1 minute read
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.
Reviews
4 minute read
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.
Reviews
4 minute read
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.
Profiles
3 minute read
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.
Profiles
5 minute read
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.
Reviews
4 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
5 minute read
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.
Reviews
4 minute read