Performing Arts

Aug. 4 - Aug. 7: The week’s events include a classical concert in N.J, the 2nd Street Festival in Philly, and a Lyle Lovett show in Delaware.

Zuhairah McGill will perform her one-woman show “Sojourner,” the first Philly artist in two decades to be on stage at the prestigious festival.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as Lt. Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek," has died at 89.

From Rose Maxson in Fences on Broadway to Lettie Bostic on TV's A Different World, Alice's career encompassed comedy, drama, stage and screen.

The weekend’s events in Philly, Del., and N.J. include Monster Trucks Live, Black Keys, and the East Passyunk Car Show and Street Fest.

The outdoor performance pairs the problematic “Taming” with its answer play circa 1610, “The Tamer Tamed.”

A handful of women dressed in rags scrubbed the ground of the City Hall courtyard to amplify the work to access abortion rights in the U.S.

“His History of Art” at the Fabric Workshop and Museum traipses through history as a whimsical, crass TV show.

July 21 – July 24: The weekend events include Ledisi at the Mann, Indigenous powwow in Delaware, and two new art exhibitions opening this week.

This weekend’s event highlights in Philly, N.J., and Delaware include concerts from Elton John, Femi Kuti, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Brown, Yacht Rock Revue, and more.

A three-week arts festival on the Cherry Street Pier shows the public how art gets made.

Among his other film credits are Woody Allen's “Bullets over Broadway” and “Mighty Aphrodite.”

The weekend’s events include the return of Blobfest, Hispanic Fiesta, the Tinicum Arts Festival, Prince in the park, and Gladys Knight and The Chicks in concert.

The conference for new play development was rocked by racist accusations. After three years down, it returns with new leadership and commitment to DEI.

The interactive event will feature a number of renowned artists, storytellers, and poets.