Arts & Entertainment
Review: Then and now, ‘Gentlemen Volunteers’
Pig Iron Theatre Company is celebrating 20 years of bold and unconventional work by restaging an early piece that created a buzz here, th ...
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ListenRoyal visit, Philly accent, Mummers infuse ‘Three Maries’ [photos]
A musical about the Mummers, the Philly accent, and the Queen of Romania: Why did it take so long? Longtime theater composer Micha ...
9 years ago
ListenInfluential drummer, filmmaker George Manney leaves trove of Philly rock archives
A longtime member of Philadelphia rock music scene has died. But he leaves an impressive legacy. George Manney, a drummer-turned-d ...
9 years ago
Forgotten cemetery gets new life According to a 2014 study by the US Substance and Mental Health Administration, 42 million Amer ...
Air Date: December 11, 2015
Opera Philadelphia’s production of ‘Yardbird’ moves on to Harlem’s Apollo
For the first time ever, the Apollo Theater in Harlem will be hosting opera, to be produced ...
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19th-century Physick House sets scene for production of 19th-century ‘Hedda Gabler’
A Philadelphia theater company will stage a 19th-century play in one of Society Hill’s historic 19th-century mansions. “Hedda ...
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ListenSwarthmore College rescinds Cosby’s honorary degree
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has rescinded an honorary degree it awarded to Bill Cosby. The college joins a growing number o ...
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Philly kicks off ice skating season on the Delaware River at Winterfest [photos]
Thousands flocked to Penn’s Landing Friday for a night of fun winter festivities during the annual opening of the Blue Cross RiverRink ...
9 years ago
A pair of firsts in architecture prize for Philly couple
The American Institute of Architects has given it highest award to two of Philadelphia’s most prominent designers, Robert Venturi a ...
9 years ago
Review: Hounded (with laughs) by ‘Baskerville’
Plenty of mystery surrounds the blood-thirsty hound plaguing the Baskerville family, but one thing we know for sure: He’s a do ...
9 years ago
ListenAffordable Care check up The window to sign up or change your health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is he ...
Air Date: December 4, 2015
Some Philadelphia collectives find creative way to take part in Miami Art Week
Many art dealers have forgone the idea of running a gallery, instead opting to only display work at art fairs, where the business of art ...
9 years ago
Philly jazz drummer Charlie Rice may be playing his final gig
Tonight may be the last opportunity to see one of Philadelphia’s great jazz drummers. Charlie Rice, 95, has pl ...
9 years ago
‘The Wrath of the Gods’ mixes masters, graphic novels and Greek heroes
There’s nothing like a good story that mixes mythology and heroes contorted by torture to inspire artistic greats such as Rubens, M ...
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