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With ‘Sweat,’ Philadelphia Theatre Company comes back online

The Philadelphia Theatre Company jumps back in the game with the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Sweat.'

7 years ago

Crystal Lucas-Perry (left)  and Isa Arciniegas in the People's Light premiere of
Shapiro on Theater
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To what end are there ‘Such Things as Vampires’? (People’s Light)

A punky new show tells us that we should bloody well love 'em.

7 years ago

from left to right: Kristin Finger, Darryl Charles, Shannon Fahey, Marty Moss-Coane (Credit: Daniel Burke)
Radio Times
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The Radio Times Night of Improv

Guests: Kristin Finger, Darryl Charles, Shannon Fahey A couple weeks ago, we here at Radio Times decided it might ...

Air Date: October 1, 2018 10:00 am

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Ibrahim Miari in
Shapiro on Theater
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At the Walnut, caught ‘In Between’ two worlds

Ibrahim Miari grew up Jewish and also Muslim, and stands between two cultures.

7 years ago

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In Arden Theatre Company's production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Arden Theatre’s ‘Once,’ as a musical reborn

Remorse and regret may fill the lyrics, but warmth fills the room.

7 years ago

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra performs at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington. (Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography)
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware Symphony opens season with tribute to Leonard Bernstein

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 season begins tonight at The Grand Operas House in Wilmington. Opening with a celebrat ...

7 years ago

The audience in
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Company’ and ‘Thomas Is Titanic’

Samuel Beckett's words in whispers and a solo-performance obsession with Kate Winslow,

7 years ago

The cast of Revolution Shakespeare's
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Troilus and Cressida’ and ‘Plunge’

A Shakespeare tragedy, and a look from the future into the past.

7 years ago

Inside The Woodlands manor, in the Philadelphia Artists' Collective production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Mary Rose’ and ‘Eccentricities of a Nightingale’

A play by the creator of Peter Pan, and a rewarding Tennessee Williams work.

7 years ago

So Percussion, 2014 (Claudia Hansen)
NewsWorks Tonight
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So Percussion marks 5th year in residence at Princeton with a free concert

Princeton University went beyond the usual suspects when it selected the quartet So Percussion as their Edward T. Cone Performers in Resi ...

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Guests: John Jarboe, Sally Ollove Philadelphia’s Bearded Ladies Cabaret is debuting Do You Want a Cookie ...

Air Date: September 13, 2018 10:00 am

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A scene from
Health

Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia

The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, September 12, 2018

Negotiations are continuing to keep Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney from vetoing a bill to impose a 1 percent tax on construction. The Unit ...

Air Date: September 12, 2018

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In Tribe of Fools'
Shapiro on Theater
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Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fly Eagles Fly,’ ‘Jeanne/Jean/John/Jawn’ and ‘Do You Want a Cookie?’

A spoof on loving the Birds, an acrobatic display and a spotlight on cabaret.

7 years ago

In Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Kill Move Paradise’ and ‘Stifters Dinge’

A brilliantly conceived new play and a sensory experience.

7 years ago

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