Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we have the Ministry of Awe grand opening, the Tina Turner musical, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Fur Ball gala, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

Taking the Stage that Trump Set

When The Wilma Theater set out to put on plays to challenge how we view the country’s 250th anniversary, they never imagined how prescient they were being, says the theater’s co-artistic director

By Lindsay Smiling
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Good Bones

A new play by Philly's own Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames explores the messy tensions of urban living as a way to highlight what matters in cities: Personal connections

By Christina Griffith
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Suffs, the Perfect Musical for This Moment

The show about the complex fight for equity — and for democracy — is now on stage. Here’s why you should see it before it leaves Philly this week.

By Laura Swartz

No Time to Smile

The glorious revival of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room by Quintessence Theatre reminds us that art, at its best, is not simply what we watch — it’s what we confront ourselves with

By Dr. James Peterson
Art for Change

John Jarboe, the Artist Who Ate Her Twin

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret founder has a new interactive installation at the Fabric Workshop and Museum that is an earnest, absurd and macabre expiration of queer selfhood

By Logan Cryer
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Cleaning in the House of Healing

Theater of Witness’s new show tells the stories of overlooked frontline workers: environmental services technicians

By Angie Bacha
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Ladysitting

Author, playwright, and Penn lecturer Lorene Cary brings her contemplation on life, death, and our attitudes about both, to the Arden

By Erinda Sheno

Arts, Culture and Brotherly Love

Gregory Walker’s Harlem Renaissance-style salons for The Brother’s Network invite Black men to celebrate their art, knowledge and greatness. Join them Friday for a book talk about race in America

By Dr. James Peterson
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What the Constitution Means to Me

There are just a few more days to catch this thought-provoking performance at Arden Theatre Co., but its message will stay with any engaged citizen long after.

By Erinda Sheno