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Performing Arts

Jess Conda performing at Beard Ladies Cabaret
Arts & Entertainment

Macy’s building is both setting and inspiration for a Philly Fringe Fest cabaret

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s “The Layaway” is a cheeky and mischievous take on opulence and commerce.

2 months ago

Members of a theater company pose for a photo
Billy Penn
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Philadelphia Theatre Company offering up Pulitzer-winning play, and Fringe support to 5 local artists

“Primary Trust” opens Sept. 19. The group’s creative team also helped with Cannonball productions as part of Fringe.

2 months ago

Projected words and images augment Megan Bridge's solo performanc
Arts & Entertainment

Still dancing after all these years: Philly Fringe revives a solo work from 2000

Rennie Harris and Megan Bridge expand a student project from 25 years ago into an evening of self-reflection and social commentary.

2 months ago

Karen Moore and Taylor Alexander
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Billy Penn

Music is the common language of two very different Fringe productions

Nina Simone and Amy Winehouse are source material for two shows that touch on race, identity, sobriety and more.

2 months ago

actors onstage at the Wilma Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Report: Less than half of Philadelphia theaters have had audience numbers return to prepandemic levels

On the eve of Philly Fringe Fest, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance surveys the behaviors of theatergoers.

3 months ago

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Anthony Roth Costanzo is the general director and president of Opera Philadelphia. He sat down for an interview with Studio 2 co-host Cherri Gregg.
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Opera Philadelphia's Anthony Roth Costanzo talks new season

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Opera Philadelphia's leader, turned financial challenges into success, making the company the only sold-out in the U.S. and innovating opera anew.

Air Date: August 22, 2025 12:00 pm

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“Weathering” features 10 dancers moving
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘Looking … to build relationships’: This year’s Fringe blurs lines between artists, audience

With more than 300 productions, there’s a Fringe Festival event for you. Here’s how to find it.

3 months ago

Taylor Swift performs during ''The Eras Tour'' in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Is this real? Yes, Jason Kelce is helping Taylor Swift announce the arrival of her new album

The NFL/Swiftie universe has officially reached its apex. The Kelce brothers will have Swift on the New Heights podcast tonight to chat about her new album.

3 months ago

Nell Bang-Jensen smiles
Arts & Entertainment

Shuttered Wanamaker Building will host Philly Fringe this fall

The Layaway, a program of queer-based performance and cabaret, will be staged in Wanamaker’s Greek Hall.

3 months ago

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Three TikTok comedians smile
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘Comedy … in question marks’: Gen Z stand-up acts draw a crowd in Philly

Three TikTok comedians brought their unpolished, unpredictable humor to Performance Garage, drawing a full house of fans.

3 months ago

People dressed up in reindeer and other costumes
Billy Penn
Arts & Entertainment

Cannonball’s fantastic, frenetic growth taught founders a lot — including a surprising lesson

This Fringe Festival offshoot has formalized a rotation plan to help producers avoid burnout and feed their artistic selves.

3 months ago

Jersey Fresh Jam's Breaking competition
Arts & Entertainment

Trenton’s Jersey Fresh Jam festival marks 20 years of celebrating hip-hop

The annual festival will feature graffiti, breakdancing, MCing and DJing.

3 months ago

The Philly Pops playing
Arts & Entertainment

Encore Series and Philadelphia Orchestra end lawsuits. Encore takes the blame

After filing a lawsuit against the orchestra, the mea culpa from the Philly Pops’ parent company may be its last gasp.

4 months ago

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Performance for Shakespeare inspired play
Arts & Entertainment

Shakespeare goes bilingual to spotlight the realities of immigration, family separation, identity and belonging in Delaware

A retelling of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” outdoors at Rockwood Park shows the reality of migration and family separation.

4 months ago

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Zoe Levenstien outside Carpenters’ Hall
Arts & Entertainment

Historic Philadelphia’s youngest performer nerds out on history

Teenager Zoe Levenstien has been a fan of Philly’s historic actors all her life. Now she is one of them.

4 months ago

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