Arts & Entertainment
Review: Punching in, at a greatly revamped ‘9 to 5’
If the smooth, feisty production of “9 to 5: The Musical” that opened on the Walnut Street Theatre’s main stage Wednesd ...
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Theater critic Howie Shapiro takes a good look at his job
When this year’s Fringe Festival ends, NewsWorks theater blogger Howie Shapiro will have seen 17 performances in less than two week ...
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Fringe Festival show promising ‘most unusual walking tour’ delivers [map]
With so many shows playing at this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, it’s tough to know what to check out. And while ...
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William Penn Foundation bestows $25 million on Free Library for innovations, renovations
The Free Library of Philadelphia has received the largest gift in its 120-year history: $25 million from the William Penn Foundation. ...
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Cigar-box guitar gives musical duo Hymn for Her unique sound
It’s got three strings, two pickups, and a broomstick handle. But what really makes Lucy Tight’s guitar stand out is its ciga ...
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Places, everyone! Our NewsWorks fall theater preview opens the season
The theater season has begun, and in a region with about 50 professional theater companies you can get anything you want over a few month ...
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‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ actors describe dramatic demands of singular performance
The main conceit of “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit,” one of the curated productions of the current Philadelphia Fringe Festival, i ...
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Fringe Festival review: ‘Two Street’
The problem for Ronnie and Jules is not that they’re gay and falling for each other. The problem is, the relationship appears star- ...
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In Philly, men vie for prize of being next ‘Price is Right’ model
Hundreds of men in Philadelphia lined up to be the next top model on the longest-running, daily TV game show in the world. “ ...
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Fringe Festival reviews: ‘Rhinoceros’ and ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’
A duo of reviews from Howie Shapiro; Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s “Rhinoceros,” and “White Rabbit R ...
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Fringe Festival reviews: ‘The Adults,’ ’99 Breakups’ and ‘Suspended’
A trio of Fringe Festival reviews from Howie Shapiro; “The Adults,” “99 Breakups,” and “Suspended.” ...
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Performance, party scene, new building and Martha: 2014 Fringe Festival begins [photos]
The 2014 Philly Fringe Festival had officially begun, with 135 shows and attractions in a wide swath of the city. But nowhere was the act ...
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US returns 9 stolen Cabrera paintings to Peru
The U.S. has returned nine stolen 18th-century paintings by Mexican artist Miguel Cabrera to the government of Peru. Manhattan U.S ...
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Philly exhibit offers pungent exploration of the art of odor
A new art exhibition at a West Philadelphia gallery is not on the walls, not on the floor, and not hanging from the ceiling. It’s a ...
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Fringe Festival review: ‘Intimate Exchanges’
The annual Philly Fringe Festival opens Friday night, but the curtain rose early on one entry that’s also the season starter for 18 ...
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