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Eric Jaffe (left) and Sav Souza in
Shapiro on Theater
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Not your everyday ‘Basic Witches’

A witch contest in drag, to find this year's witchiest.

7 years ago

In the Philadelphia Theatre Company production of
Shapiro on Theater
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‘Sweat’ breaks open a new era for Philadelphia Theatre Company

Lynn Nottage's play about factory decline and its effect on disrespected workers puts the stage company back into production.

7 years ago

Claris Park and Jamison Foreman in the Inis Nua Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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Inis Nua Theatre Company tames ‘The Monster in the Hall’

A teenage girl faithfully looks after a father with MS, and balances her real life with fantasy.

7 years ago

In 1812 Productions'
Shapiro on Theater
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‘Broken Biscuits,’ crumbly play (1812 Productions)

Three teens see themselves as outside the "coolness" spectrum.

7 years ago

For its production of
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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
Arts & Entertainment

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
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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
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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
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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

Box-office giant Ticketmaster may have benefitted from looking the other way on ticket scalping-related violations of its own terms of service, a Canadian report revealed on Sep. 19. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Ticketmaster has its own secret ‘scalping program,’ Canadian journalists report

Ticketmaster has developed a secret tool called TradeDesk that assists professional "scalpers" to resell tickets in ways that would seem to violate Ticketmaster's own rules.

7 years ago

The cast of Revolution Shakespeare's
Shapiro on Theater
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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
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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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