Arts & Entertainment
Arts center at heart of massive Princeton redevelopment — and rethinking — of aspirations
The recently completed, $330 million Lewis Center for the Arts complex is the largest single development in Princeton University history.
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Woodmere offers new look at Violet Oakley, whose murals stand timeless at Pa. Capitol
The Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood will host an exhibit of the work by Violet Oakley, once one of Pennsylvania's most prominent artists.
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Serious illness gives way to comic relief as Philly hospice patient helps craft comedy
Despite his 93 years and end-stage renal disease, Harry Azoff is surprisingly active.
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Listen 0:00On ‘Radio Times’: Salman Rushdie, over the rainbow
Novelist Salman Rushdie may be best known for his novel, “The Satanic Verses,” which forced him into hiding after Iran’s Ay ...
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Listen 0:00Review: A ‘Cabaret’ for this moment (Arden Theatre Company)
I'm swept away by Arden Theatre Company's new production of "Cabaret."
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Listen 0:00Salman Rushdie, “The Golden House”
Guest: Salman Rushdie SALMAN RUSHDIE’s new novel, ...
Air Date: September 28, 2017
Listen 49:30Book explores how kids cope with parents in prison
Nearly 3 million children in the U.S. have a parent in jail or prison. Local author Becky Birtha is hoping her children's book, "Far Apart, Close in Heart," will help them.
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Listen 0:00Is opera relevant to our IGen kids?
I know it doesn’t happen for every parent, so having a child who shares my passion for theater, music, books and arts and culture in general feels really good.
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Technical wizardry wows at Delaware Theatre Company
The world premiere of the musical "Something Wicked This Way Comes" in Wilmington features never-before-seen special effects.
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Ken Burns Elementary? Delaware school considers new name
A Newark elementary school once attended by filmmaker Ken Burns could soon be renamed in his honor.
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Philly presents long overdue honor to ‘true American hero’ Octavius Catto
For the first time in its history, the city of Philadelphia officially dedicated a public statue of an African-American individual.
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Listen 0:00With ‘no filters, no restraints,’ Terror Behind the Walls puts Eastern State at center of Halloween
What does it take to be hired as an intimidator or a creeper at one of the nation's top historic haunted attractions? A lot of energy and stamina.
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Tony Auth on Vietnam’s role in his career as a political cartoonist
From the Tony Auth archives an excerpt from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's 2005 interview with the Library of Congress.
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Philly Fringe review: ‘A Period of Animate Existence’
Pig Iron Theatre Company made its reputation by playing with forms as it developed the content of plays. Its new and most ambitious work ...
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Arts and culture, Philly’s $4 billion engine
Audiences and organizations devoted to the arts contributed $4.1 billion to the economy of greater Philadelphia last year, according to a new report.
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