Performing Arts
Dances with Angels and Demons of Childhood
In its spring series, Philadelphia's BalletX premieres two dances recalling childhood memories.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02Cancer survivor keeps the spirit of Elvis alive in Delaware
Bob Lougheed is a pancreatic cancer survivor. Now he and his band The Memphis Mafia are keeping the spirit of Elvis alive and giving back at the same time.
7 years ago
Philly composer’s Choose-Your-Own-Adventure opera brings performance to your screen
“Marie Begins” is a fully sung, interaction opera in the style of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, with several diverging story branches and five different conclusions.
7 years ago
Listen 2:06‘Something Rotten!’ Not so, in its national tour at the Academy of Music
How was the first musical conceived? Don't look here for the answer.
7 years ago
Five kids and a crisis in Azuka Theatre’s ‘Ready Steady Yeti Go’
In a new play about middle-schoolers, a hate crime changes everything.
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Wielding weapons on stage in ‘Les Miz’ makes students confront gun violence
William Penn Charter Schools annual musical, "Les Miserables," has extra meaning in the wake of Florida school shooting.
7 years ago
Listen 3:52Curio Theatre’s ‘Marie Antoinette’: Is anybody in there?
In David Adjmi's play about the queen, the persona is all there, but the person's hard to find.
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‘Love, Lies and Taxidermy’ plus fantasy (sort of) from Inis Nua Theatre Company
A boy, a girl, a breathless narrative.
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Turning on the chills in ‘Wait Until Dark’ at Hedgerow Theatre
A solid production of a thriller that keeps upping the tension.
7 years ago
Delaware Theatre’s ‘Heisenberg’ explores the uncertainty of love
You don’t have to have a Ph.D. in physics to enjoy Simon Stephens’ "Heisenberg" now onstage at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington.
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Unleashing the power of ‘Next to Normal’ at Media Theatre
The cast nails this groundbreaking musical about the fallout from mental illness.
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NewsWorks Tonight, February 14, 2018
Air Date: February 14, 2018
Listen 10:12NewsWorks Tonight, February 13, 2018
Air Date: February 13, 2018
Listen 15:19Jean Anouilh's play is partly absurd and here, skillfully produced.
7 years ago
In Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s ‘The Fleecing,’ the audience plays along
A mansion, a goofy cult, and the ascension of a new leader.
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