
Performing Arts
Sing Us Home Festival looks to create ‘a lot of memories with a lot of people’ May 2-4 in Manayunk
Festival headliners including Frank Turner, The Bouncing Souls, and event organizer Dave Hause will play alongside AJJ and Tim McIlrath.
2 days ago
Listen 1:09In West Philly, real life and death interfere with the Curio Theatre comedy ‘A Funeral Farce’
Curio’s original comedy about a funeral home is superseded by the creative team’s familial cancer diagnoses, one of which is terminal.
2 weeks ago
Listen 2:30Studio 2 Extra: Will Smith releases new music, reflects on Philly
Will Smith returns to music after two decades with his new album, "Based on a True Story." He spoke with Cherri Gregg about his connection to his hometown and personal growth.
Air Date: April 10, 2025 5:00 am
Listen 14:21Philadelphia experts, researchers discuss importance of arts in education
Researchers in Philadelphia discussed findings on arts education and how to improve access to it.
3 weeks ago
Studio 2 Extra: “Audrey’s Children” celebrates life of CHOP’s Dr. Audrey Evans
The new movie tells the story of a groundbreaking doctor in pediatric oncology. Writer and producer Julia Fisher Farbman sat down with Studio 2 co-host Cherri Gregg.
Air Date: April 4, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 15:05Best of Philly tourism: Off-the-beaten-path edition
We rounded up the coolest spots in Delaware, New Jersey, Philadelphia and the suburbs for food and drink, outdoor activities, attractions worth the cost and free things to do.
Air Date: April 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 37:47Brother vs. brother: InterAct Theatre’s ‘Rift’ experiments with radical empathy in Philadelphia
The two actors playing brothers trying to bridge irreconcilable racial differences switch roles every night.
4 weeks ago
The arts organization teamed up with Creative Philadelphia to award funding to local jazz artists and education programs throughout the month.
1 month ago
Listen 1:04Shakespeare goes up the country in ‘Ballad of King Henry’ at Swarthmore’s Players Club
A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs is getting its world premiere.
1 month ago
Listen 3:18Philly-area colleges welcome spring with wave of theater productions
Temple University’s production of the original musical “Mystic Rapture” is just one of many local college shows.
1 month ago
Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf to headline the Make The World Better Concert Weekend at FDR Park this July
The all-ages festival, co-produced by former Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin and promoter Bowery Presents, will take place Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27.
1 month ago
‘& Juliet’ reimagines the Shakespeare classic — with a 2nd chance
The Broadway musical comes to the Academy of Music on March 25.
1 month ago
“Beards on Ice,” about climate change, was mocked on Fox News in December. The cabaret group's artistic director hopes the negative attention heightens her message.
1 month ago
Listen 1:16Philadelphia Ballet nears completion of its North Broad building
The Center for Dance will quadruple the ballet’s size and include community spaces.
2 months ago
Listen 1:20No Name Pops announces its inaugural music director
Christopher Dragon, an Australian conductor based in Colorado, wants to make pops orchestra music more contemporary.
2 months ago
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