Performing Arts

The Uptown! is shifting from presenting theater to creating theater, making it one of only two professional production companies in all of Chester County.

Wynton Marsalis and Bucks-Montco Pride Fest are also among Philly, Delaware, and N.J. events this weekend for the kickoff of the official summer season.

The Trade School art festival in a variety of venues across Philadelphia brings Philly and Detroit artists together for collaboration.

Foodtruck Frenzy, Brian McKnight and Movies On The Block are also on tap as Juneteenth and Father’s Day celebrations share the weekend calendar.

A Tony award is the final piece of the puzzle for Hudson, who is on the verge of reaching EGOT status — or winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Festivals and live music continue their comeback as this weekend’s events also include the Wayne Music Fest, Suburban PRIDE, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

More than 60,000 tickets were sold for the 15th annual festival, hosted on two stages at the Mann Center.

Sister Hazel, KC and the Sunshine Band and a celebration of a classic car are also among weekend highlights in the tri-state for the first weekend in June.

Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67.

The busy Memorial Weekend schedule also includes Nelly, the Latino Film Festival and a celebration of Black Birders Week.

The new musical about Area 51 by Broadway songwriters Nathan Tysen and Chris Miller is tailor-made for high school performers.

The cast and crew at People’s Light Theater were given a crash course in West Chester’s Black history for their premiere of “Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland.”

Highlights in and around Philly this weekend include Interpol at the Met, Philly film fest, and a quirky car race and street fest in Kensington.

The groups are calling for additional money to help them in a time of need after seeing their funding cut during the pandemic.

The 2022 festival will feature dozens of in-person events from Juneteenth to July 4th including fireworks displays and a massive concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway.