Arts & Entertainment
Cherry Street Pier opens its largest public art exhibition since pandemic began
An exhibition of artwork by recent MFA graduates experiments with sound, video, performance, and sculpture to engage the public during a pandemic.
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Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30
Producers, citing health and city authorities, previously extended the shutdown to June 7, then again to Sept. 6 and again to Jan. 3.
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Murals sprout in LOVE Park urging Philadelphians to vote
The artists of “To the Polls” use hot-button words and images to make their case for the importance of voting.
6 years ago
Eddie Van Halen, guitar hero, dies at 65
The namesake of radio-rock band Van Halen dazzled a generation of guitar fans with his histrionic solos and trademark finger tapping.
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Regal movie chain will close all 536 US theaters on Thursday
Some 40,000 Regal theater employees are now facing a furlough across the U.S., after the movie chain announced it's closing all locations due to the coronavirus.
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With hits like ‘Gritty spanking Trump,’ this South Street art shop is surviving against all odds
Instagram Live auctions and neighbor donations have kept the onetime pop-up going.
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‘When Women Lost the Vote’: Philly museum tells the forgotten stories of Revolutionary N.J.
The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.
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How my time at an elite Philly private school inspired my film about isolation
Filmmaker André Robert Lee, the brainchild behind “The Prep School Negro,” writes about isolation, racism and identity.
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Theatre Horizon casting for households to create virtual pandemic performances
With Theatre Horizon’s Norristown stage dark, the company’s latest idea for pandemic-era entertainment: What if the audiences did the performing?
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Black folk artist Elijah Pierce is Barnes Foundation’s first new show during pandemic
A show of over 100 works takes a fresh look at the mid-century Black folk artist.
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The heart of the matter: Drummer Milford Graves exhibit on the science of heartbeats
The ICA in Philadelphia opens an exhibition of jazz drummer Milford Graves and his lifelong research into the power of heartbeats.
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Opera Philadelphia challenges four composers to write short films
For its new digital streaming channel, Opera Philadelphia needs music conceived for the camera. It has commissioned new music from four composers.
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Listen 1:43Play about Belarus uprising on stage in Philly, and around the world
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia joins dozens of companies around the world in staging a new play from Belarus written during the protests.
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Listen 1:55Actor Stephen Eng, who portrays Gordon Hirabayashi in the one-person show "Hold These Truths," writes about settling into the role.
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The arts group vs. the artist: Court arguments heard in Painted Bride appeal
A Philadelphia judge blocked the sale of Painted Bride’s building, citing protection of an ‘irreplaceable’ mosaic. The case is in Commonwealth Court now.
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