Broad Street Review

2 weeks ago | broadstreetreview.com | Camille Bacon-Smith

BSR publishes on a weekly schedule, with an email newsletter every Wednesday and Thursday morning. There’s no paywall, and subscribing is always free. Choreographic collaborations Apr 07, 2025 | | 3 minute read This season, Philadelphia Dance Projects’ Dance Up Close series invites performers to think about collaborations in their own work and to invite a second group to share the spotlight.

3 weeks ago | broadstreetreview.com | Camille Bacon-Smith

Kayliani Sood & Allison Smith: Jumper CablesWednesday April 2, and Thursday April 3, 2025, 7:00pmChrist Church Neighborhood House Theater, 20 North American Street, PhiladelphiaThis season, the Philadelphia Dance Project’s midweek Dance Up Close series is focusing on collaborations. Dancers and choreographers will work together and invite a second collaboration to share the bill with them.

3 weeks ago | broadstreetreview.com | Adryan Corcione

On April 4, 1997, Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy hit theaters. The script draws from Smith’s real-life romantic relationship with lead actor Joey Lauren Adams, as well as his friend (and later co-producer) Scott Mosier’s “romantic friendship” with Go Fish producer Guinevere Turner. Smith and Mosier met Turner at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. However, over the years, the film was not without controversy for its LGBTQ+ representation.

4 weeks ago | broadstreetreview.com | Cameron Kelsall

Conceived by the playwright and television producer David West Read (Schitt’s Creek), the musical language of & Juliet draws heavily from the catalogue of songwriter Max Martin. The hits he crafted for the likes of Britney, Kelly, and Katy seamlessly fall into place as the story of Juliet’s altered narrative unfolds. The show casts its source material in an unapologetically contemporary light, one that feels genuine and endearing rather than hamstrung by its messages.

1 month ago | broadstreetreview.com | Camille Bacon-Smith

BSR publishes on a weekly schedule, with an email newsletter every Wednesday and Thursday morning. There’s no paywall, and subscribing is always free. A triple bill of intense dance Mar 25, 2025 | | 4 minute read March has been a big month for the Philadelphia Ballet. The company held a topping-out ceremony to celebrate lifting the final I-beam to complete the structural skeleton of its long-awaited building on Broad Street.