Hour 1
This week's political news roundup turns to the city of Philadelphia, where: a second straight year of steep budget cuts looms as Mayor Nutter and Council lumber toward a budget deadline with reduced revenues and unpopular tax proposals; Nutter and his Council allies are trying to abolish the Clerk of Quarter Sessions office and marginalize the Board of Revision of Taxes; and the city grapples with the wild card of whether a second casino will come to the Delaware River waterfront even as the first, SugarHouse, prepares to open its doors as early as this summer. Helping Marty make sense of all this will be Philadelphia Inquirer City Hall reporter PATRICK KERKSTRA and It's Our Money blogger BEN WAXMAN of the Philadelphia Daily News and WHYY. Then, we'll speak to Daily News political columnist JOHN BAER about Harrisburg happenings, including the gubernatorial primary fast approaching on May 18th.

Filed under: politics |

Hour 2
Philadelphia's 1812 Productions' Artistic Director Jennifer Childs has adapted some of her favorite Woody Allen essays and short stories for the stage. The upcoming show, An Evening without Woody Allen is a world premier comedy of the prolific filmmaker and comedian's work. We'll talk to Childs and two 1812 actors, Charlotte Ford and Dan Hodge, and listen to them read selections from Allen's "The Whore of Mensa" and other hilarious favorites from the Allen Cannon. "An Evening without Woody Allen" will run April 29th-May 16th at the Plays and Players Theater in Center City Philadelphia.

Filed under: arts, entertainment |