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 rev…
Drexel alum and New Jersey high-school teacher by Aaron Bartuska’s new film These Are My Friends! joined Mile End Kicks (out April 24) and Hokum (out May 1) at opening night of the 9th ann…
Philly artist, ceramicist, activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo joins our 250th celebrations with American Crib: What’s Happening, an exhibition of brilliantly imaginative work at The…
New work from James Ijames, printmaking for America in the past and the future, and more decorate this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Multi-instrumentalist Aaron Pond's record label is helping encourage and educate people of all levels who are interested in playing music. John Morrison profiles.
Brewce Longo talks failed early attempts to feature films, friendships and festivals. Emily Kaldenbaugh profiles.
Camille Bacon-Smith previews PHILADANCO!'s spring series Explosive!, a program with new works from Nicole Clarke-Springer and Roderick George, and revisiting a piece from Thang Dao.
Network for New Music honors Earth Day, concerts play for America's 250th, and more to close out April. Gail Obenreder previews.
An overhaul to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts will have a major impact on Philly's creative sector, cutting diversity programs, operating dollars, and funding for apprenticeships and s…
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns and associate editor Kyle V. Hiller join Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for a chat about the importance of arts journalism, how BSR has overcome adversit…
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.
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. Gabrie…
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…
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 feel…
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.
How to find play in the end of times, poetry illustrates Germantown, and an immersive sound experience from Amsterdam collabs with Philly artists. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Bristol Riverside Theatre's new production of Jelly's Last Jam, a lavish musical about the life of Jelly Roll Morton, holds back in some ways and delivers in others. An Nichols reviews.
A new exhibition at Asian Arts Initiative explores the recent fight over the basketball arena proposed on the edge of Philly's Chinatown, celebrating the power of ordinary people who activat…
See for yourself what BSR writers had to say when they learned we met our $10K goal to close a spring funding gap with our Readers Decide campaign in March.
A swashbuckling new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum marks America's 250th with a fascinating look at how trade with China shaped the young United States in its first hundred ye…
The Brandywine Museum of Art assembles contemporary artists who are reimagining the genre of still life, offering an unexpected view of the traditional in Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Ey…
April is overflowing with events continuing Philly's 250 theme, including an exhibition about fireworks, art shows, a call for photos, circus arts, ceramics, a symphony, a Mummers dance work…
Back on tour in a lavish new production, The Sound of Music combines evergreen entertainment with a potent anti-fascist stance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The third annual Confluence Film Festival returns to the Academy of Natural Sciences, centering around the theme "Seeding the Future." Erin Dohony previews.
Comedian Alison Zeidman's show makes light of losing your parents too soon and preparing for end-of-life, tying stand-up with a workshop around death and dying. Kyle V. Hiller previews.