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Arts & Entertainment

 Genevieve Perrier and the cast of
Shapiro on Theater

Review: The overwrought ‘Lady from the Sea’

My hat’s off to EgoPo for staging the rarely-produced 1888 work that out-Ibsens Ibsen. Oh, the angst! (Of it all!) In a ...

12 years ago

 Adam Del Monte (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Flamenco, dramatic style of music and dance from Spain, has a moment in Philly

The second biannual Philadelphia Flamenco Festival kicks off this Saturday, highlighting the unique style of Spanish dance and music in a ...

12 years ago

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Chairman of Barnes board stepping down

The chairman of the board for the Barnes Foundation has stepped down. Dr. Bernard Watson, who orchestrated the controversial decis ...

12 years ago

 From left, Tony Lawton, Akeem Davis, William Zielinski and David Alan Anderson as four of the six death-row prisoners freed in
Shapiro on Theater

Review: On stage and off, the real lives of ‘The Exonerated’

“The Exonerated,” a finely crafted piece of docu-drama theater in a terrific production at Delaware Theatre Company, is fresh ...

12 years ago

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First for Friday, February 21, 2014

A good start Governor Jack Markell’s budget calls for less than two-tenth’s of one percent in new programs. One of ...

Air Date: February 21, 2014

 The team from the United States USA-2, piloted by Jamie Greubel with brakeman Aja Evans, prepare to start their third run during the women's bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

Bucks County bobsledder had unlikely path to bronze medal

Jamie Greubel’s win was not supposed to happen. The native of Newtown, Pa. and her partner Aja Evans won the bronze medal fo ...

12 years ago

 Carla Belver and Jeffrey Coon in
Shapiro on Theater

Review: ‘Beautiful Boy,’ but less handsome story

Eric Conger’s intermissionless “Beautiful Boy,” in its world-premiere production by Walnut Street Theatre, is two plays, really.&nb ...

12 years ago

 Anthony Elms, a curator with the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.  (Photo Courtesy of Anthony Elms)

Curator at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art helps shape major Whitney exhibit

A Philadelphia art curator has been asked to assemble one of the most important events in the contemporary art world. The ...

12 years ago

 Brian Osborne (left) and Jeb Kreager in Theatre Exile's production of
Shapiro on Theater

Review: ‘True West’ with the brothers grim

Yo! Someone gimme a break! I mean a real break – an intermission. I’m sitting here looking at the script of Sam Shepard’s & ...

12 years ago

 This season Opera Philadelphia  performs Oscar, an opera about Oscar Wilde, the London wit brought down by a homophobic indecency trial (Image courtesy of Opera Philadelphia)

Opera Philadelphia’s next season mixes brand new with tried and true

“The Fascists take the stage in blood and darkness.” That was Tweeted by journalist Joel Mathis during the performance ...

12 years ago

 George Washington liked his hoecakes drenched in honey and butter. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

If George Washington had eaten here…

America’s first President was also known for his sweet tooth. George Washington’s typical breakfast was hoecakes, three small ...

12 years ago

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PHS staffers are working to clear the Pop-Up Beer Garden for tonight's Valentine's Day event. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Unseasonal garden spot blossoms with beer, hopes of spring

Despite the string of recent winter storms, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has forced spring into bloom. The weekend, a va ...

12 years ago

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First for Friday, February 14, 2014

Ban the Box Eliminating the ‘Check here if you’ve been convicted of a crime’ box on job applications is the go ...

Air Date: February 14, 2014

 Members of  Drexel University's experimental theater group rehearse 'Welcome to Campus,' which begins on Wednesday for a limited run. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

Drexel theater group leads tours through acts of heartbreak, bravery, illumination

A Philadelphia theater company has created an alternative campus tour that tells kids what they “really” need to know. ...

12 years ago

 Joe Guzman (left) as Cassius and Forrest McClendon as Julius Caesar in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater

Review: When ‘Julius Caesar’ feasted on sukiyaki

Did you hear the one about the conquering Roman soldiers who were heading home but ended up in Tokyo? They lost their focus, but got a de ...

12 years ago

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