Performing Arts
Burlesque: the history and a revival
Guests: Dustin Wax, Timaree Schmit The word “burlesque” likely conjure images of seduction and stript ...
Air Date: June 25, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56His grandson’s gift strikes a chord with past, helps him tune up physical rehab
In the 1980s and ’90s, Jimmy Bennett was a regular in the Delaware Valley folk/country music circuit, playing bass or rhythm guitar ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:53Sharing tales of finding sanctuary at North Philly’s Church of the Advocate
Finding Sanctuary was put on in partnership with the Association of Independents in Radio, the Lenfest Institute and the Wyncote Foundation.
7 years ago
Philly cabaret artist offers neighborly homage to Mr. Rogers
John Jarboe, the founder of Philadelphia's Bearded Ladies Cabaret, performs in the persona Mx. Rogers, a gender-fluid version of Fred Rogers.
7 years ago
Listen 3:18NewsWorks Tonight, June 20, 2018
President Donald Trump called for detaining parents and children who cross the U.S. border without authorization as a family, but some ki ...
Air Date: June 20, 2018
Listen 16:59Leonard Bernstein: father and composer
Guests: Jamie Bernstein, Jonathan Coopersmith Leonard Bernstein would have turned 100 this year. The revered cond ...
Air Date: June 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58When the ‘Skeleton Crew’ becomes just a skeleton, from People’s Light
Rumors spread that a car plant will close in Detroit. Will the employees' lives erode along with the industry?
7 years ago
More fringe than Fringe, the SoLow theater festival opens this weekend
After 9 years, SoLow has established itself as the anti-establishment theater festival. This year it presents a confessional comedy about suicidal depression.
7 years ago
‘Aladdin,’ or possibly ‘The Genie,’ at the Academy of Music
The Disney musical, still on Broadway, comes to town in its national tour.
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‘Maria Marten or the Murder in the Red Barn,’ from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Remember the bit about the villain? He twirls his handlebar mustache repeatedly while he ties a lady to the railroad tracks because she can’t pay the rent.
7 years ago
‘Red Bike’ going nowhere, from Simpatico Theatre
An 11-year-old, played at once by three actors, goes on a questionable ride.
7 years ago
Kidchella, a fantastic reason to visit Philly this summer
They drive to Philadelphia from North Carolina once or twice a summer — a mom and her teenage son, together for 20 hours up and back. ...
7 years ago
‘The band’s visit’ and Harry Potter win big at a quieter Tony Awards
The Tony Awards felt a little different this year than they have recently.
7 years ago
Philly-area performers chime in on ’24 Decade History’ of American resistance
Local performers add voice to Taylor Mac's marathon theater spectacle, 'A 24 Decade History of Popular Music'
7 years ago
Listen 4:51Up and on your feet in ‘The Fever,’ from Philadelphia International Festival of Arts
An audience participation show can be interpreted several ways.
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