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Performing Arts

Philadelphia Ballet artistic director Angel Corella (center) and executive director Shelly Power (in pink), joined by donors and poltical figures, participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the company's new building on North Broad Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Ballet breaks ground on new building, quadrupling its size

The 59-year-old dance company broke ground on a 48,000-square-foot addition, nearly quadrupling its size in a burgeoning North Broad arts district.

4 years ago

Up-close photo of Rihanna smiling.
Arts & Entertainment

Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show

Rihanna is set to star in February’s Super Bowl halftime show.

4 years ago

A collage of images show lion dances, performances, and more at Philadelphia Chinatown's Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Video: Mid-Autumn Festival surges through Chinatown with lion dances, drumming, and a message for the Sixers

The event celebrates the cultural heritage of all Asian Americans in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Mary J. Blige performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl LVI game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Firefly Music Festival, Mary J. Blige, 022 Fest, Puerto Rican Day Parade, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sept. 22- Sept. 25: Firefly Music Festival, Philly Arts & Music Fest, Chris Rock, Puerto Rican Day parade among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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File photo: A poster advertising ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' is displayed on the shuttered Majestic Theatre in New York, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year

The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance on Broadway in February.

4 years ago

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Community
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Philadelphia drag community mourns drag queen who collapsed on stage

"I think the Philadelphia scene will never be the same," said a fellow performer.

4 years ago

(Courtesy of Valley Creek Productions)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

XPoNential Music Festival, Coatesville Grand Prix, Diamond State Film Fest, Roxy Music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sept. 15 - Sept.18: Diamond State Film Festival in Delaware, Coatesville Grand Prix, and XPoNential Music Fest in Camden are among the weekend’s best events.

4 years ago

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The Chorus of the Dead perform during a rehearsal of ''TOWN,'' a play created and performed by Norristown residents. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

What’s a Zep? Norristown explained, on stage

Theatre Horizon interviewed 130 residents of Norristown, Pa., to inform its original play that will be performed by a cast of 60 townspeople.

4 years ago

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Brooke McCarthy in her one-woman cabaret/comedy show, 'How to be an Ethical Slut.' (Clay Chastain)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe Fesitval pushes the sexual envelope with ‘How to be an ethical slut’

The one-woman cabaret embraces non-monogamy and other unconventional ways people may love each other.

4 years ago

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'Shy' by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green is published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

NY Times theater critic Jesse Green talks about the life, talent, accomplishments and authentic conversations with Mary Rodgers captured in her new memoir, 'Shy.'

Air Date: September 13, 2022 10:00 am

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A building is lit up at night as people walk around.
Arts & Entertainment

After 50 Brutalist years, the Annenberg Center plans to stretch out, open up

After 50 years, the University of Pennsylvania’s Brutalist-style performing arts center will build a new performance space full of light and air.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Beloved dancer, choreographer and CAPA teacher LaDeva Davis dies at 78

LeDeva Davis inspired generations of dancers who went on to perform on some of the biggest stages.

4 years ago

Nick Stuccio, FringeArts President  and Producing Director. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Fringe Festival touts hundreds of daring, defying, delightful performances

Me and Jesus and Prince and Captain Jean-Luc Picard as performance art can only mean one thing: The Philly Fringe Festival is back for the 2022 edition.

4 years ago

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File photo: Ringo Starr plays as part of a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock in Bethel, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival, Ringo Starr, Wu-Tang and Nas, Feria del Barrio, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sept. 8 - Sept. 11: The Fringe Fest begins in Philadelphia, Ringo Starr comes to the Met, The Disco Biscuits are in Delaware, and Wu-Tang and Nas hit the stage in New Jersey.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Thousands pack Ben Franklin Parkway to celebrate the end of summer at Made in America

Performers included Philadelphia natives Jazmine Sullivan and Lil Uzi Vert, as well as headliners Tyler, the Creator and Bad Bunny.

4 years ago

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