Wednesday, May 13, 2026
An incredibly resonant, and nearly 100-year-old, text is brought to life in this weekend-long production. An Nichols previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Theatre Horizon closes the season with Ain’t Misbehavin’, the 1978 jukebox musical set in the 1920s jazz world of prolific Harlem Renaissance composer Fats Waller. An Nichols reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:54PM[SHARE]A West Philly Victorian house becomes a historic salon inspired by Selby Wynn Schwartz’s novel After Sappho, in this immersive performance from Ania Upstill and Danielle Levsky. An Nichols…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:11PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Richard Lamont Pierce's one-woman show about famous abolitionist Sojourner Truth has toured for more than 20 years, starring Zuhairah McGill. Catch it at Curio for Black History Month 2026. …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Michael Quinn's Get It Together puts on a witty, whimsical performance about love and self-exploration. An Nichols previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:21PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Some commentators criticize Bridgerton for its racially diverse representation of the upper classes in 19th-century London. But An Nichols, who knows the real history, loves this aspect of t…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 25, 2025
People's Light revives its holiday production of Zak Berkman's Christmas Carol adaptation, honoring the Dickens original with a production that speaks to our time, too. An Nichols reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:17PM[SHARE]Monday, November 24, 2025
A lavish touring exhibition of stunning costumes by Ruth E. Carter, including outfits from Black Panther, Sinners, and many others, lands at AAMP. An Nichols reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Trenton's Passage Theatre pairs two important early plays by Amiri Baraka, Dutchman and The Slave, in a new production that mixes exciting choices with a lack of emotional resonance. An Nich…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2025
For the third and final year, Bucks County Playhouse revives its popular new production of The Rocky Horror Show starring Frankie Grande. An Nichols reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:46PM[SHARE]Monday, September 15, 2025
The second year of Black Indigenous Circus Week swings into Fringe and Cannonball this week, but it's missing a vital piece because of American policy restrictions. An Nichols previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 11, 2025
Philadelphia/Miami art collective Carne Viva Dance Theatre brings Dame La Receta to the Philly Fringe, an interdisciplinary performance exploring immigrants' experience of the American dream…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Indecorous Theatre brings a mostly successful production of the popular Complete Works to a beautiful historic space with its Fringe production in the backyard of the Elfreth's Alley Museum.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:08PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 26, 2025
In the 1850s, writer and activist William J. Wilson imagined a museum exhibition that honored Black history and culture. More than 150 years later, Winterthur makes his dream a reality. An N…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:37PM[SHARE]Monday, July 21, 2025
A new adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night onstage at Wilmington's historic Rockwood Park asks what would happen if Sebastian and Viola washed up in a modern-day country sans documentat…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 1, 2025
After serving on a jury earlier this year, An Nichols was surprised by her relationship to her fellow jurors, and learned about the outsize impact jurors can have at the local and national l…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 3, 2025
In Kayala's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook, acclaimed chef Nok Suntaranon shares the flavors of her award-winning Kalaya restaurant with home cooks who want to try their hand at authentic…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:51PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 22, 2025
A two-part exhibition, now getting its first installment at TILT, "explores the interiority of Black womb-bearing people" with a brilliant mix of photos and collage that are part of a larger…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Philadelphia Magic Gardens opens its new exhibit Stone Soup, an exhibition of Eustace Mamba's work that portrays the diaspora through mixed media art with a Philly-inspired lens. An Nich…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 4, 2025
The Philadelphia Flower Show is back for its 196th year, with the theme Gardens of Tomorrow. From individual orchids and cacti to show-stopping floral displays and hundreds of vendors, this …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:09PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Not able to make it out to the Philly Flower Show this year? No problem! An Nichols tips off free and affordable places you can visit for a chance to smell the flowers around the city.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:40PM[SHARE]Monday, February 24, 2025
Trenton proves itself as a destination for theater with this excellent staging of the Pulitzer-winning Topdog/Underdog, about two brothers struggling between love and one-upmanship. An Nicho…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:16PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 16, 2025
AAMP continues to lead the Philly area in showcasing Black art with Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic, featuring notable portraits in the striking style of vintage mid-century media. A…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2025
City Councilmember Rue Landau and Creative Philadelphia teamed up to honor the UArts community with a special exhibition, free to view at City Hall through January 25, 2025. An Nichols visit…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:37PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Breaking the holiday formula with a curated selection of things to do in Philly this holiday season, with festivals, food, light shows, volunteering opportunities, and more. An Nichols round…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
In an exhibition curated exclusively for AAMP, arts patron and prolific actor CCH Pounder opens up her significant and uplifting portrait collection for Philly audiences. An Nichols reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:29PM[SHARE]Monday, November 18, 2024
Keith Hamilton Cobb's American Moor, which follows a Black actor reluctantly auditioning for an Othello helmed by a white director, gets its Philly premiere at the Lantern. An Nichol reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 14, 2024
The new exhibition at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University explores how fashion impacts our environment and our everyday lives. An Nichols previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:03AM[SHARE]Monday, November 4, 2024
Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differ…
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