Performing Arts

Jan. 4 - 7: Philly Loves Bowie Week, Van Halen Nation in N.J., and ‘Princesses and Heroes’ in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club.

The celebrated playwright was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash. He was best known for creating the hit Sarafina! which first premiered on Broadway in 1988.

An influx of $6 million in federal COVID recovery funds is coming to Philly. But a new study shows the progress in the arts sector is uneven.

The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday following a cancer battle.

The musician, who played bass and sang with the influential all-women country music band from 1989-93, was pronounced deceased on the scene.

Since 2018 the former industrial fruit dock has fostered an artist community to give people a reason to visit the waterfront.

Dec. 21 - 24 : Samara Joy in Philly, Motown Holiday tribute in N.J., and WinterQueen concert in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The 1961 Langston Hughes classic returns to Philadelphia through the eyes of Philly native producer, John Graves III.

Sebastienne Mundheim latest work brings fantastic creatures from Roald Dahl’s BFG to the stage at Arden Theatre Company.

Composer David Lang wrote “poor hymnals” for a congregation solely focused on helping the less fortunate.

Dec. 14 - 17: Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Philly, “The Nutcracker” in N.J., and 90s Rock Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The show airs Jan. 7 from Beverly Hills.

The ink is dry on a deal to buy the musical theater giant’s property in Doylestown, Pa., to turn it into a museum and education center.

Piffaro, Philadelphia authentic Renaissance band, will play music of Southern Germany from 500 years ago.