Performing Arts
Dec. 29 - Jan. 1: New Year’s Eve parties in N.J, Del., and Pa., Morris Day, Peepsfest are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Listen 5:26People’s Light Theatre has hired a security firm after threats against the group for its holiday panto that’s more LBGTQ+ inclusive than in years past.
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Listen 3:35Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Listen 5:20After leukemia diagnosis, drag performer Martha Graham Cracker is searching for a stem cell donor
The beloved drag cabaret performer has been diagnosed with leukemia. A South Street block party Wednesday will search for a stem cell donor match.
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Philly POPS musicians vote to strike if necessary, citing ‘decade of mismanagement’
95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.
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Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’
The 2023 broadcast will mark the award show's return after scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray, knocking it off TV for a year.
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Philadelphia Ballet invites Black dads to bring their kids to the Nutcracker
Response to the Philadelphia Ballet’s “Daddy and Me” initiative welcoming fathers this weekend has been “overwhelming.”
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Ukrainians bring contemporary theater to Philadelphia
“Mothermotherland” was devised by artists who fled Kharkiv, now based in Pittsburgh. It is presented by Philly’s Miniball festival.
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Listen 1:20Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Listen 5:56George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees
Other honorees included groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant, and the entire crew of U2.
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Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster after messy tour ticket sale
A group of her fans are suing Ticketmaster for a list of violations.
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Philly arts and culture get an unexpected $21.3 million from City Hall
City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.
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Philadelphia kicks off holiday season with tree lighting at City Hall
The massive 55-foot Christmas tree outside Philadelphia City Hall is decked out with 4,000 lights to brighten up the Wawa Holiday Plaza.
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Listen :53Maxwell, Dickens Fest, Johnnyswim, Holiday Parade in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.
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Listen 5:59Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, Street Food Fest, National Dog Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
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