Performing Arts
Intimacy coach helps Philly actors ‘de-sexualize’ steamy scenes on stage
An inside look at how InterAct Theatre Co. preps its cast to perform sensually without crossing personal boundaries.
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Philly Tattoo Fest, Madonna, Lunar New Year and Dinos After Dark in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Jan. 24 - 28: Tattoo Fest in Philly, “The Producers” in N.J., and Common in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:20‘Barbie’ receives 8 Oscar nominations, but was that Kenough?
A pair of charismatic, smart, girl-power entertainment figures are up for the biggest prize in the industry. And one of the biggest nominations goes to ... Ken?
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Philly’s Da’Vine Joy Randolph gets Oscar supporting actress nomination, ‘Oppenheimer’ dominates
Lily Gladstone, star of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” became the first Native American nominated for best actress.
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Virtual reality classical concert creates new experiences for fans
For four days, audience members were invited to experience performances by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra by strapping on virtual reality headsets and headphones.
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Listen 2:17New Philly poet laureate crowned
Davis says she considers it her duty as poet laureate to gather people on the margins and bring them to the center.
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Jan. 18 - 21: Center City Restaurant Week in Philly, Puppy Pals Lives in N.J. and OperaDelaware’s Studio Series are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30`The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie
She was the last surviving main character of the beloved comedy from television’s golden age of the 1950s.
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Jan. 11 - 15: MLK Day in Philly, Marshall Charloff and the Purple Xperience in N.J. and a Whitney Houston tribute concert in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:20Marin Alsop to become Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal guest conductor next season
The 67-year-old was music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2007-08 through 2020-21, the first woman to lead a top-level American orchestra.
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Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100
Johns’ greatest triumph was playing Desiree Armfeldt in “A Little Night Music,” for which she won a Tony in 1973.
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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.
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Listen 5:40Broadway actor, dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80
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.
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Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68
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.
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The arts are having a bumpy pandemic recovery in Philly, new report shows
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.
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