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A week of Fringe actors’ audio diaries gives an intimate look at the work behind the theater
Philadelphia’s live arts community gets livelier this week with the start of the 2016 Fringe Festival, September 9 through 24. ...
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The circus school is coming to town! [photos]
There are plenty of places to learn juggling, tumbling, and trapeze. Locally, the ...
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Nephew: Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies, dies at 83
Gene Wilder, the star of such comedy classics as “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” has died. He was 83. ...
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This year’s Barrymore Award nominations cite 41 productions
A musical from Norristown’s Theatre Horizon and a drama from South Philadelphia’s Theatre Exile — the stage companies t ...
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Arden’s first play of new season causes a bit of drama even before curtain rises
After 28 years, the Arden Theater in Philadelphia Old City is firmly established as a respectable, professional company in Philadelphia, ...
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Can Wilmington be hip? When you walk around downtown Wilmington now, It’s hard not to notice all that’ ...
Air Date: August 26, 2016
Review: Gender competition in a ‘Cake Off’
What came to be known as the Pillsbury Bake-Off began in 1949 with a grand prize of $50,000. And here’s what happened in 1996: The ...
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Review: Gender competition in a ‘Cake Off’
What came to be known as the Pillsbury Bake-Off began in 1949 with a grand prize of $50,000. And here’s what happened in 1996: The ...
9 years ago
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Review: Gender competition in a ‘Cake Off’
What came to be known as the Pillsbury Bake-Off began in 1949 with a grand prize of $50,000. And here’s what happened in 1996: The ...
9 years ago
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Interfacing the music: Online meetup leads to collaboration of Italian lyricist, Philly composer
This weekend, two aspiring musical theater artists will debut a musical in Philadelphia. The composer lives in Philadelphia, the lyricist ...
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Worry over family, friends in quake-torn Italy has Philadelphians frantically seeking news
Philadelphia’s Italian community has been racing to computers and phones to get information about loved ones in central Italy, wher ...
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GOPs for Governor It’s been tough for Delaware Republicans to win statewide races with so many more register ...
Air Date: August 19, 2016
Oh, those ‘Golden’ quippers: Philly drag queens interpret old TV show
A group of drag queens in Philadelphia will perform episodes of the old TV show, “The Golden Girls,” live on stage Friday eve ...
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The Blanc goes on! Philly hosts its fifth Dîner
Dîner en Blanc celebrated its fifth anniversary Thursday night against the iconic backdrop of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps. ...
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Way off Broadway: N.Y. theater company presents play in Pottstown backyard
This week, a theater company from New York City opens “Detroit” in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The Pulitzer Prize-nominated play ...
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