John Timpane, For The Inquirer

Blanka Zizka directs Will Arbery's Pulitzer Finalist play, rehearsed and filmed in the Poconos in a quarantine bubble.

"Becoming Philadelphia: How an Old American City Made Itself New Again" has a cast of characters you'll recognize and the liveliness of good column writing.

It’s 70 minutes of passion, joy, tasty dance battles, slam-style spoken-word — and a complex look at gentrification.

Almost all of the creative team from the original Broadway show is involved. And the national tour's Dolly, Carolee Carmello, is a true force of nature.

In the last years of the 19th century, a network of white extremists plotted, organized, and executed a plan to take over the state of North Carolina. They started in Wilmington.

Fey's musical is packed with great songs, sung by an impressive cast. The scenic design is breathtaking.

The Tony-winning playwright braids together her two great themes: love and revolution.

Wednesday, before a packed house, they did the masterpiece album Aja plus other hits. After a break Thursday, they’ll do Gaucho plus hits on Friday night (some tickets left), and on Saturday (sold out), it’s all hits.

An example of social media at their best: crowd-sourcing knowledge, pooling evidence, linking minds across the world, verifying.

Plus: Tom Perrotta, a marathon reading of 'Moby-Dick,' and the stories of South Philly's Palizzi Social Club.