Theater
14 Things to Do in Theater, Comedy, Movies, Art and More
JusticeFest LIVE! @ Eastern State Penitentiary | Wednesday, September 27 District Attorney candidate Larry Krasner hosts a party to “end mass incarceration and reform our […]
42 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Philly Music and Arts Fest Day 1 @ World Café Live A two-day celebration of beer and music from Philadelphia. Friday’s lineup […]
Seven Last Chances to Fringe
Close Music For Bodies @ Christ Church Neighborhood House | Through September 24 Michael Kiley sang with the catchy rock band Cordalene in the early […]
11 Things to Do in Comedy, Movies, Theater, Books and more
Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story @ Bucks County Playhouse | Through October 1 George Wendt (Norm!) and Alan Campbell star in the […]
THEATER REVIEW: Simpatico at McCarter Uneasily Straddles the American Dream
Two things you’ll know from the first minutes of Simpatico—you are very much in a land that can only belong to Sam Shepard; and the […]
33 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 World’s Largest Pop-Up Photobook @ Philadelphia Photo Arts Center Every morning through September 26, visitors may watch artist Colette Fu as she works […]
The O17 Festival Makes the City its Stage
Opera fans have had September 14 circled on their calendars for months. (Sure they still use paper calendars. They’re old-school.) That’s the start of O17, an […]
Five Fringe Shows to Check Out This Week
The big, giant Fringe Festival continues this week, offering rare and unusual performances of theater, dance, art, music and more. Here are five Fringe […]
Comedy: Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder’s my favorite unreliable narrator right now. On his Comedy Central show Nathan For You, the quiet, uniquely awkward comedian utilizes bold ideas to […]
Creators of Abortion Comedy Gear Up for Protesters as Show’s Run Ends
Alice Yorke thinks people have a Google alert for the word “abortion.” The 31-year-old South Philly resident was well aware that her musical comedy about […]
10 Things to Do in Movies, Books, Comedy, Theater and More
Excuse My Dust @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Wednesday, August 30 Philly writer/”eloquent dirtbag” Jaime Fountaine hosts a night of literature and comedy featuring Joey […]
Best of Philly 2017: Music, Comedy, Theater and More
Best of Philly 2017 is now online as well as at newsstands, celebrating outstanding food, people, shops and more from across the region. Here are […]
OPINION: The Artless Radicalization of Philly Theater
In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream fare like The Importance of […]
14 Things to Do This Week
Liberty To Go To See @ Cliveden | June 14-17 Now in its fifth year, the Liberty To Go To See show in Germantown’s historic […]
THEATER REVIEW: In Simpatico’s Hir, the Triumph of Chaos
“We’ve given up on order,” says Paige with a triumphant smile to her son, Isaac, as together they survey the chaotic mess of their living […]