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Arts & Entertainment

Kevin Massey as Captain Jack and Harriet Harris as Mrs. Malaprop in Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of
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Performing Arts

‘The Rivals’ go at it with musical glee at Bristol Riverside Theatre

Sheridan's witty 1775 play about love and rivalry becomes a musical romp.

7 years ago

In this Oct. 25, 2010, photo, author Ntozake Shange attends a special screening of
Performing Arts

The funny, flirtatious, caustic, impertinent and restlessly creative Ntozake Shange

I knew Ntozake Shange many years ago. Her recent passing at age 70 made me reach back to remember those times. It’s no exaggeration ...

7 years ago

In the third act of Wilma Theater's production of
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘Mr. Burns’ glows amid its vision of darkness at Wilma Theater

A post-apocalyptic vision of a world without electricity uses "The Simpsons" as a cultural icon that draws people together.

7 years ago

Philadelphia
Social Justice
Visual Arts

Philadelphia craft events giving rise to art as activism

CraftNOW, a series of events built around the Philadelphia Craft Show, presents artists as activists.

7 years ago

Living historian Dean Howarth re-enacts science experiments that were performed on corpses that could have inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History

Frankenstein, now 200 years old, shows its roots

A theatrical lecture at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia demonstrates the scientific roots of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."

7 years ago

In Cape May Stage's production of
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Performing Arts

‘The Shuck,’ locally grown at Cape May Stage

People live by the rhythm of the waves, at the end of an era of oystering.

7 years ago

Two days ahead of Super Bowl LII, competitive eaters consume large amounts of wings during the annual Wing Bowl competition at the Wells Fargo Center. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Sports

After 26 years, Philly Wing Bowl’s end met with cheers and regrets

The Philadelphia tradition is no more.

7 years ago

Anne Ishii is the executive director of Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Asian Arts Initiative leader shaping cultural, civic identity in Philly

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Anne Ishii about her new role as executive director of Asian Arts Initiative.

7 years ago

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Influential chef Edna Lewis is the subject of an exhibit at Haverford College, which also celebrates the photographs of John T. Hill, who chronicled her rise. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Food & Drink
History
Race & Ethnicity

A taste of cookbook author Edna Lewis at Haverford College

Edna Lewis, the late doyenne of Southern cuisine, gets her due at Haverford College.

7 years ago

The centerpiece of the Day of the Dead alter at the Penn Museum was created by artist Cesar Viveros. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
View Finders
Community Events
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Dia de los Muertos event celebrates diversity

Photos of the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, performers Aretha Franklin and Chavela Vargas, and designer Kate Spa ...

7 years ago

In Curio Theatre Company's production of
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Performing Arts

An ‘All My Sons’ you can buy into at Curio Theatre Company

Slimmed down and moving along, the production irons some of the wrinkles out of Arthur Miller's play.

7 years ago

Kraig Swartz portrays 40 characters in Delaware Theatre Company's 2018 production of
Comedy
Delaware
Performing Arts

Madcap ‘Fully Committed’ gets big laughs at Delaware Theatre Co.

Philadelphia actor Kraig Swartz revisits the role he played in 2002 at Act II Playhouse.

7 years ago

Susan Watts, a fourth generation Klezmer musician will perform alongside an orchestra of exclusively women on Sunday at the Annenberg Center during a performance called
Gender
Music

Celebrating women in Klezmer music

The Philadelphia Folklore Project is celebrating that lineage with a performance on Sunday, Oct 28, at the Annenberg Center called Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer.

7 years ago

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Delaware Shakespeare's
Delaware
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware Shakespeare’s community tour explores nature of prejudice

Is “Merchant” an anti-Semitic play or a play about anti-Semitism?

7 years ago

Jared Reed as Jason and Jennifer Summerfield as Medea in Hedgerow Theatre's production of
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Performing Arts

‘Medea’ continues its lo-o-o-ong run, this time at Hedgerow Theatre

An ancient story by Euripides that never gets old.

7 years ago

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