Performing Arts

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella and other newcomers join a massive field of producing nearly 100 shows for Fringe.

Multiple actors take a turn portraying the main character in this twisty take on the Shakespeare classic.

Mid Sentence is using the popular social videos to vibe with its community and promote its debut album.

The annual Fringe Festival is expected to match last year’s record number of shows.

Why going to a concert or museum, taking up painting or dancing, joining a book group, or going to the movies is a big boost to your health.

The city’s free July Fourth concert on the Parkway is still on. Organizers say Saturday's star-studded show will happen rain or shine.

With summer concert season in full swing, live music is heating up in July. Here are five acts to catch when they come through the region.

Smith’s great-great-grandfather, Basil Biggs, buried the dead after the Battle of Gettysburg.

“Priority Hoarding,” coming this fall, will invite audiences to sort through 16 years of cardboard props.

Inside Lantern Theater and Quintessence Theatre Group’s efforts to draw patrons outside of Philly’s traditional arts district.

A summer camp of singing and dancing is the first run-through of the ballet building’s community accessibility.

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

Born Dito van Reigersberg, the singer, actor and cabaret star was a fixture of the city’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities.

Emma Hearn expects 100 students and former classmates at Germantown Academy to see her perform in “The Outsiders: A New Musical” this week.

Just in time for Philly’s summer of soccer, Inis Nua puts the Homeless World Cup on stage.