
Performing Arts
Philly vets update ‘King Lear’ for modern knights
In West Philadelphia's annual Shakespeare in Clark Park adaptation, Lear's knights are played by four veterans and given a slightly bigger role.
6 years ago
Listen 2:52Team tennis, sharks and drinks, boat parades, and the Bard in the park in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host an array of events from Shakespeare in the Park to the Xponential Music Festival to the Wilmington Writer’s Conference and more.
6 years ago
Listen 4:22Old age in the new age, in ‘Kalamazoo’ at Act II Playhouse
Two septuagenarians who have lost their spouses are looking to fill out their lives with … well, they’re not exactly sure.
6 years ago
Fraternité! Bastille Day to rise again in Fairmount
The French holiday spurred a beloved farce at historic Eastern State Penitentiary that ended last year. Now, local businesses are picking up the torch.
6 years ago
Performing the Reconstruction Era (in its own words) in ‘FOURTEEN’ at National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center’s Civil War and Reconstruction exhibition is accompanied by a play adapted entirely from historic texts.
6 years ago
Listen 2:09Hundreds line up for their shot at Philly ‘Hamilton’ tickets
Those putting on the Broadway hit in Philadelphia have an elaborate plan to sell tickets while minimizing how many go to ticket resellers.
6 years ago
On power, privacy, and gender politics: ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” runs July 10 through Aug. 4 as part of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
6 years ago
Generations of change in West Chester, in ‘Mud Row’ from People’s Light
The play, set in West Chester, Pennsylvania, nimbly toggles back and forth in time to show the history in the foreground of the characters’ lives.
6 years ago
‘Betty’s Summer Vacation’ in hell, from Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium
Christopher Durang’s one-act play, produced by the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, brings its own laughs as it dallies with taboos.
6 years ago
Grammy-winning choir The Crossing premieres sci-fi theatrical performance
The 1954 dystopian sci-fi novel by Swedish poet Harry Martinson has been developed into a 90-minute performance with singers, actors, and video.
6 years ago
Listen 2:38New chamber music festival debuts tonight in Wilmington
Wilmington’s Serafin Summer Music aims to fill the void left by former Delaware Chamber Music Festival, which disbanded two years ago.
6 years ago
‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ and a whole lot of laughing, from Quintessence Theatre
Quintessence Theatre Group’s bam-bam production whizzes by, even though it’s a very full two acts. There’s music and slapstick and more, through June 30.
6 years ago
Confronting racist stereotypes in Princeton’s high school musical
Princeton High School's production of "Anything Goes" featured racist stereotypes of Asians that sparked a debate about how to handle older plays.
Air Date: June 19, 2019
Listen 14:47Inspired by truth, ‘Minors’ for cash, a new musical from Lantern Theater
Luzerne County's "cash for kids" scandal inspires a musical at the Lantern Theater.
6 years ago
New mothers ‘Cry It Out’ in perfect Simpatico Theatre production
The play offers characters who deliver their own points of view about being moms — ideas that illuminate the subject, then let you think for yourself.
6 years ago