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In Ann Patchett’s ‘Whistler,’ a chance reunion never finds its footing
Ann Patchett's 'Whistler' promises a complex reunion and settles for a horse that means everything and two people who mean…
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‘Hair’ can still spark a revolution, and this Chicago revival proves it
'Hair' hasn't lost its bite. Discover why Kokandy Productions' Chicago revival earns a full five stars.
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In ‘Are You Mad At Me??,’ Bryan Safi wants you to like him. Mission accomplished
Bryan Safi's anxious, audience-baiting solo show 'Are You Mad At Me??' turns people-pleasing into big laughs at HERE Arts Center.
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15 years in, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway’s ‘Boom!’ hasn’t lost a beat
'Boom!' plays 54 Below for its 15th anniversary, with Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway proving sibling harmony still sells out…
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Jennifer Nettles can write a hit. ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ needs more
Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles takes on a 17th-century poisoner's legend in 'Giulia,' now playing at PAC NYC.
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‘The Potluck’ conjures ghosts of the Greensboro Massacre that fade too soon
On November 3, 1979, members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party murdered five demonstrators in a…
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‘The Whoopi Monologues’ is a triumph, even divided five ways
Over 40 years after her Broadway debut, Whoopi Goldberg's characters get five new voices.
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Inside the boot camp training America’s next theater critics
National Critics Institute: how the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is training critics to outlast the algorithms.
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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75, leaving behind pop’s most unlikely vampire anthem
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" started as a vampire love song for a shelved Nosferatu musical. Here's the…
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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all
Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.
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Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Simp’ turns Hollywood into one long audition
Roshan Sethi's "The Simp" offers sharp Hollywood satire and perceptive social commentary, though its story never fully delivers.
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Your free summer soundtrack, courtesy of Pennsylvania’s parks and festivals
From Pittsburgh to Philly, here's where to catch free live music across Pennsylvania this summer.
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