Performing Arts

For many years, artists have been quietly warning one another about abusive behavior, then a social media comment drove them into the street.

Before the Broadway debut of Antoinette Nwandu’s play in August, two Philly companies co-produce an outdoor version in Hawthorne Park.

The Fabulous Philadelphians live up to their name as they premiere a new work for a 9-year-old’s fashion show.

The open-air amphitheater, managed by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, will operate on a modified schedule due to COVID-19.

For its 2021-2022 season, the Orchestra will keep performing digital concerts while also welcoming audiences back to the Kimmel Center.

Bearded Ladies Cabaret outfitted an old box truck into a stage on wheels, to bring queer-friendly performance into neighborhoods during the pandemic.

Candace Bushnell, the author of the cultural phenomenon "Sex in the City," will star in her own one-woman show at the Bucks County Playhouse.

The all-male singing group is considered an unofficial ambassador of the Ivy League school, even as it excluded women’s voices.

The annual theater showcase highlights what artists have developed after a year of the pandemic.

“Growing up ... I would often be one of very few chocolate chips in the theater cookie,” said actor Angelica Jackson. “I was drawn to it because I just love telling stories.”

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed off on $15 million in grants to help arts and culture programs hit hard by the pandemic.

Philly’s only all-bilingual theater company nurtures original work with its new play development program.

Theatre Horizon in Norristown moved its theater classes online. Some students with autism prefer it that way.

Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.

Shuttered by the pandemic, the downtown cultural campus announces its 2021-2022 lineup of Broadway shows. More programming is expected to be announced in the coming months.