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Performing Arts

A scene from Man of La Mancha
Arts & Entertainment

Gone since 2019, the Barrymore Awards return to honor Philadelphia-area theater

The awards honoring Philadelphia regional theater have returned after a pandemic shutdown. Delaware Theatre Company is the big winner.

3 years ago

Morgan Charéce Hall as Ernestine Crump poses onstage
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Father Divine’s ‘fascinating personality’ sizzles through the storyline of this new Philly theater show

“Crumbs From the Table of Joy” has an interesting connection to the preacher whose namesake hotel still towers over North Broad.

3 years ago

A performer on a motorbike kicks their feet in the air
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Street Food Fest, Universoul Circus at Fairmount Park, and the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast tour in this week’s Things to Do’

Nov. 9 - 12: Philly Street Food Festival, Exit Zero Jazz Fest in N.J., and ¡Música Bravo! in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Abdul Matin Malikzadah throws bowls on his potters wheel at the Contemporary Craft Show
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

‘Macbeth’ remixed, Oysterfest, ‘Wicked,’ and Tailsgate at the Linc in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 2 - 5: Anthony Hamilton & Friends at the Met Philadelphia, “Curious Incident of the Dog in Nighttime’’ in N.J., and “The Moth” in Del. are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Dance troupe members rehearse onstage.
Arts & Entertainment

On the Day of the Dead, Philly’s oldest Aztec dance troupe turns 20

On the Day of the Dead, Brujo de la Mancha celebrates two decades of advocating for and celebrating his Indigenous culture.

3 years ago

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Eagles teammates Jordan Mailata, Jason Kelce, and Lane Johnson are back for an all-new holiday album, this time dubbed
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

A track-by-track review of the new Eagles Christmas album, which should have enough vinyl for everyone

We took an early listen through Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, and Lane Johnson’s 11-song sequel to “A Philly Special Christmas.”

3 years ago

Matthew Perry died on Saturday at age 54 at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets report. The actor is pictured in 2009 at the L.A. premiere of The Invention of Lying.
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dies at age 54

Perry, who won an Emmy nod and enormous fame for his starring role as Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, was found dead at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets reported.

3 years ago

People walk together holding a banner sign that reads Peoplehood
Community

‘Collective liberation is the goal’: The Peoplehood Parade marches through West Philly

Puppets speak truth to power in this annual tradition organized by art-as-activism group Spiral Q.

3 years ago

The Día de los Muertos procession in 2019. (Photo by Justin Mayer/Fleisher Art Memorial)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Halloween fun, The Kims of Comedy, Día de los Muertos, Beer at the Pier, and Head of the Schuylkill in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 26 - 29: Halloween celebrations in Philly and N.J., The Kims of Comedy, and “Rigoletto” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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A combo Taylor Swift-Halloween dance party at Underground Arts on Oct. 20 was just one of several Swift-themed events this month in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Taylor Swift dance parties are super popular, and Philly event promoters are leaning in

Promoters and DJs are increasingly hosting themed events, and attendees are enjoying spaces that “embrace and empower women.”

3 years ago

File photo: Richard Roundtree attends the premiere of ''Shaft'' on June 10, 2019, in New York. Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager. He was 81.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Roundtree was considered as the “first Black action hero.”

3 years ago

An actor on a stage
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

With an immersive performance in Old City, ‘Les Blancs’ takes on African colonization

The show, based on a script by “Raisin in the Sun” playwright Lorraine Hansberry, stimulates all your senses — including your mind.

3 years ago

File photo: Burt Young (right) and Sylvester Stallone, star of the movie ''Rocky Balboa,'' attend the film's premiere in Philadelphia, Dec. 18, 2006. Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct. 8, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Arts & Entertainment

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83

Young also appeared in films including “Chinatown” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and on TV shows including “Miami Vice” and “The Sopranos.”

3 years ago

File photo: BalletX performance (Courtesy of BalletX)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Film Festival, BalletX, Day of the Dead, Jerry Blavat tribute concert, and The Sixties Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 19 - 22: Philadelphia Film Festival, Hagley Craft Fair in Delaware, and Hallowine on Haddon in N.J. are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Paul Barrere, left, and Fred Tackett of Little Feat perform onstage
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Bike Ride, Little Feat, and Latin American Book Fair in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 11 - 15: Philly Bike Ride, Little Feat in N.J., and Freaky Friday at the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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