Arts & Entertainment

August Wilson’s drama has received 11 nominations for this year’s awards for excellence in professional theater, which were announced Monday.

Fifty years to the day he performed at Woodstock, a weathered David Crosby stepped to the main stage of the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

Without the Schuylkill River School, there may never have been a Hudson River School, says the curator of a Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts exhibit.

"It's hard to compare any modern-day festival to what occurred at the original Woodstock."

Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater encourages young people to invent plays out of hoaxes and misinformation.

The artist behind many classic reissues like Wizard of Oz and Alice In Wonderland passed away this week at 84.

Tina Fey was in town to promote the Broadway tour of her musical comedy, “Mean Girls,” which is coming to Philly in November.

Prison walls are designed for separation. A new installation at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philly flips that defining characteristic on its head.

The storied institution said an influx in degree programs made it impossible to offer the program on an equitable basis.

As it celebrates its 80th anniversary, the Bucks County Playhouse is looking for everything from posters to playbills to piece together its missing history.

Philadelphia’s public art mandate has created more than 600 works in 60 years. Here’s how the program got started and how it’s evolving for a modern city.

After decades of work, a sign designer’s dream is finally coming true.

The Philadelphia Soul have won three league championships. But in a city with such a rich sports tradition, it’s been tough to bring fans on board.

Theatre in the X staged a world premiere of “Beast of Nubia.”