The new trend among playwrights doesn’t make for a great product.
By Thom Nickels
Paul Davis: Yeah, try that stuff in a small town
There’s nothing wrong with opposing crime — in a small town or a big city.
By Paul Davis
Thom Nickels: More change comes to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Will a new director return the institution to the grand style of former days?
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: The Philadelphia Orchestra has gone off the political deep end
The establishment is celebrating the venerable institution, but for all the wrong reasons.
By Thom Nickels
Beth Ann Rosica: Alice in drag — curiouser and curiouser when it becomes a school field trip
What Chester County schools are — and aren’t — telling parents about what children are seeing on field trips.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Christine Flowers: Don’t call us roaches!
Comparing people to vermin is disgusting — but will anyone condemn it when the target is Republican-voting women?
By Christine Flowers
Jeff Hurvitz: Hollywood’s decline as the Oscars slap saga continues to echo
The Oscars is an aging relic that has lost its compass — and Will Smith’s slap points to its impending death.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Leslie Sattler: Why “Cyrano” doesn’t work — and why you should still see it.
Joe Wright’s first movie musical fails in its execution, but triumphs in its message.
By Leslie Sattler
Albert Eisenberg: Age of violence — “The Batman” strikes down at a timely moment in American life
Viewers will squirm at the timely scenes of visceral on-screen violence in Matt Reeves’ latest, worthy addition to the Batman franchise.
By Albert Eisenberg
Ben Wren: “Something Just Broke” — mourning Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, whose roots in Bucks County helped launch a prolific career on Broadway, died on November 26th. A Pennsylvania theatre aficionado remembers one of the greats.
By Ben Wren