Arts & Entertainment
Delaware’s State of the State
First is coming to you from Legislative Hall in Dover this week. We begin the prog
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Air Date: January 22, 2016
Review: ‘From the Depths,’ will the real Oscar Wilde please rise?
It’s a rare depiction, to my mind, that treats the playwright Oscar Wilde as an actual human being and not some cartoonish, foppish
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A tree grows at the Kimmel Center twice a day for PIFA
The third iteration of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) will feature a tree that more than doubles in height an
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First Extra: Governor Markell’s State of the State Address
Governor Jack Markell reflected on Delaware’s economy and job growth, and the importance of creating opportunities for individuals of a
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Air Date: January 21, 2016
Transforming Philly ballroom into an all-hours theater haunt
A week before two theater companies were to simultaneously christen downtown Philadelphia’s newest theater space with two new plays
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Philadelphia Orchestra will bring to light music from City of Light as part of next season
Next season, the Philadelphia Orchestra will present a series of world premieres, the return of former chief conductor Charles Dutoit, an
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Bruce Graham on his new play ‘Funnyman’, stand up comedy and the legacy of burlesque
At the first preview performance of his new play “Funnyman,” Bruce Graham sat at the top row of the theater at the Arden R
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Wilma Theater grapples with ‘Hard Problem’ in dramatic fashion
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia is staging the American premiere of “The Hard Problem,” a new play by Tom Stoppard that had
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Harrington Detox
Detox centers used to be places where you go to quit drugs and alcohol – cold turkey. The model
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Air Date: January 15, 2016
Review: ‘The Hard Problem?’ For Wilma Theater, no difficulty
It’s been a heady week for the Wilma Theater. First, its co-founder and artistic director Blanka Zizka announced a $10 million camp
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A sneak peek of ‘Mercy Street’ premieres this weekend on PBS
This weekend, PBS will premiere “Mercy Street,” a new “period show” that just might take the reins from “Do
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With help of $2.5 million Knight grant, Opera Philadelphia planning two-week festival
Opera Philadelphia, the city’s major opera company, has received one of the largest grants in its history to stage a festival next
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Tattoo artist gives grieving families portraits of loved ones killed in Wilmington violence
Losing a loved one to violent crime can be nearly unendurable. Such sudden, shocking deaths leave psychic wounds that may never heal.
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Southwest Philly dancer sidesteps athletic fields for performance stage [photos]
The Prince Theater in Philadelphia is hosting a modern dance company from Canada, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, for a week of performances
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‘ReForm’ recreates shuttered North Philly school in Tyler installation
Every empty building has a story to tell. When it comes to a shuttered North Philadelphia school, it’s a whole neighborhood of stor
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