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Performing Arts

In Quintessence Theatre Group's production of 'One Man, Two Guvnors,' (from left) Desmond Confoy, Jered McLenigan and Sean Close. (Courtesy of Linda Johnson)
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‘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

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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

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Terran Scott, Mehki Williams, and Grace Tarves in Lantern Theater Company's world premiere production of 'Minors' by Kittson O'Neill and Robert Kaplowitz. (Courtesy of Mark Garvin)
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Inspired 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

Brandi Burgess (left) as Lina and Angelica Jackson as Jessie, two new moms who meet regularly for coffee in
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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

Members of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret rehearse for a performance that examines Walt Whitman's legacy,
Arts & Entertainment

Walt Whitman put on trial for his 200th birthday

Philadelphia launches a series of events for Whitman’s 200th birthday, some challenging the legacy of the “Good Gray Poet.”

6 years ago

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Anson Williams starred as Potsie on the sitcom Happy Days. After three decades producing and directing, Williams returns to acting in a theatre production in Wilmington, Delaware. (Courtesy of Delaware Theatre Company)
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Happy Days actor Anson Williams returns to acting in Delaware performance

Anson Williams is in Delaware doing something he hasn’t done in decades: Acting. He joins Didi Conn and Sallie Struthers on stage in Wilmington in the play “Middletown.”

6 years ago

Terran Scott, Mehki Williams, and Grace Tarves in Lantern Theater Company's world premiere production of 'Minors' by Kittson O'Neill and Robert Kaplowitz (Mark Garvin)
Arts & Entertainment

Pennsylvania’s heartbreaking ‘Kids for Cash’ scandal becomes a musical

‘Minors’ is a rock musical based on a pair of corrupt judges who sent children to prison in exchange for kickbacks. Both are now in prison.

6 years ago

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Cathy Simpson (rear left) as Jesus, Bi Jean Ngo and James Kern as daughter and father in Theatre Exile's production of
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Caught in a time warp ‘Among the Dead’ at Theatre Exile

This evocative play about a child of war features a complex story and a fine cast.

6 years ago

Alison Ormsby as Esther in the Azuka Theatre production of 'Boycott Esther.' (Courtesy of Johanna Austin/austinart.org)
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#MeToo: Art imitates life in Azuka’s ‘Boycott Esther’

“Boycott Esther” playwright Emily Acker creates an imperfect onstage drama out of her career setback because of Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace.

6 years ago

Delaware Theatre Company's 2019 production of “Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical.” (Courtesy of Matt Urban)
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Diversity and tolerance highlighted in Delaware Theatre Co.’s ‘Honk!’

Delaware Theatre Company’s “Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical” is heartwarming entertainment for anyone who has ever felt like a square peg in a round-hole world.

6 years ago

Soprano Jennifer Zetlan stars as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alongside her high court frenemy Antonin Scalia played by tenor Brian Cheney in OperaDelaware’s presentation of “Scalia/Ginsburg.” (Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography)
Arts & Entertainment

OperaDelaware scores with legal-themed festival

OperaDelaware’s 2019 legal-themed festival features the most performed opera of the 21st century, “Dead Man Walking,” along with the comical “Scalia/Ginsburg.”

6 years ago

Alison Ormsby portrays the title character in
Arts & Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein fictionalized in new play by author who witnessed downfall

Emily Acker watched the Weinstein Company collapse, from the inside. She wrote a play based on that dissolution.

6 years ago

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Curio Theatre Company sells $1 tickets at the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll in June 2018. (Courtesy of Curio Theatre Co.)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia theater companies experiment with pay-what-you-want pricing

Theater companies are reaching out to lower-income patrons with alternative ticketing models.

6 years ago

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Luverne Seifert and Melanye Finister in Wilma Theater's world-premiere production
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man’ at the Wilma: It’s not your typical Greek myth

Playwright Kate Tarker offers up the absurdist tale of a shepherd, his wife and Oedipus, the son who left them.

6 years ago

Reggie Wilson and his Fist and Heel Performance Group will perform
Arts & Entertainment

Experimental dance performance mixes ‘high art’ with historic Philly churches

Reggie Wilson, a New York choreographer, will present a series of experimental dances at four historic churches in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

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