Arts & Entertainment
Exhibit takes deep dive into constitutional debates that formed Civil War-era amendments
At Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, exhibit touches on amendments abolishing slavery, guaranteeing citizenship and voting rights for men.
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Listen 1:52#MeToo: Art imitates life in Azuka’s ‘Boycott Esther’
“Boycott Esther” playwright Emily Acker creates an imperfect onstage drama out of her career setback because of Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace.
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Delaware Art Museum works to diversify its collection
Two-thirds of the Delaware Art Museum’s purchases in 2018 were created by women or artists of color. It’s part of an museum initiative to better reflect the community.
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Diversity and tolerance highlighted in Delaware Theatre Co.’s ‘Honk!’
Delaware Theatre Company’s “Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical” is heartwarming entertainment for anyone who has ever felt like a square peg in a round-hole world.
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‘The River and The Wall’ explores Rio Grande’s border world
A new documentary examining the diverse wildlife and landscape of the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border debuted this week at select theaters nationwide and on iTunes.
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OperaDelaware scores with legal-themed festival
OperaDelaware’s 2019 legal-themed festival features the most performed opera of the 21st century, “Dead Man Walking,” along with the comical “Scalia/Ginsburg.”
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Urban cowboys, local booze: Philly’s most interesting Derby party
“The most exciting two minutes in sports” works as an excuse to throw a spring weekend party — and the one at Woodford Mansion could be the most Philly celebration around.
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Behind the scenes of Philadelphia’s Chinese Lantern Festival
At the beginning of April, 30 artists from Tianyu Arts and Culture traveled from China to Philadelphia to create the attractions for this year’s Chinese Lantern Festival.
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Harvey Weinstein fictionalized in new play by author who witnessed downfall
Emily Acker watched the Weinstein Company collapse, from the inside. She wrote a play based on that dissolution.
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Listen 2:17Tapping support of Pink Boots Society, the Bold Women and Beer festival set for Saturday
The Pink Boots Society helps support women craft brewers. On Saturday in Philadelphia, that support takes the form of the Bold Women and Beer festival.
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Listen 1:58Philadelphia theater companies experiment with pay-what-you-want pricing
Theater companies are reaching out to lower-income patrons with alternative ticketing models.
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Listen 2:04‘Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man’ at the Wilma: It’s not your typical Greek myth
Playwright Kate Tarker offers up the absurdist tale of a shepherd, his wife and Oedipus, the son who left them.
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Experimental dance performance mixes ‘high art’ with historic Philly churches
Reggie Wilson, a New York choreographer, will present a series of experimental dances at four historic churches in Philadelphia.
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Listen 2:23Philadelphia poet Ursula Rucker finds salvation in poetry
To mark the end of National Poetry Month, Ursula Rucker sat down with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn to discuss her writing.
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Listen 5:58The record-breaking box office of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ by the (huge) numbers
It's already made an estimated one billion dollars around the world. Well, $1.2 billion, actually.
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