Performing Arts

Comedy bits from the past, offered by two artistic directors who specialize in having fun.

A mother has a most unusual way of grieving for her dead son.

The actress, from Philadelphia's Mt. Airy, graduated from DeSales University and became a Broadway understudy only a month after arriving in New York.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf declares a state of emergency on opioids. The growing crisis is affecting organ donation programs. Philade ...

Parx Casino opens the Xcite Center, the largest seated concert venue in Bucks County.

If Oprah Winfrey intended to hose down her noisome boosters during last night's speech at the Golden Globes, she failed miserably.

Guests: Doogie Horner, Julia Ioffe, David Corn Today we’ll meet comedian and Philadelphia-native ...

Critics are heaping praise on a new off-Broadway play about life in modern Africa. But if you're assuming the topic must be war or disease or famine, you're in for surprise.

The measure calls for allowing a theater with 100 seats or more, limited to the performance and two hours before or after, to be able to serve alcohol.

“The Art of Swimming” runs through Sunday at The Headhouse Café.

The choir, recognized as one of the finest in the world, is in the midst of its busiest time of year.

The massive, citywide civic engagement experiment will conclude with the production of a new play written for the project.

Need to brush up your Shakespeare?

Competition, love, and the bizarre back-and-forth between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and husband Robert. How does she love him? Don't even think about counting the ways.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer writes orchestral work for 400 broken instruments in Philadelphia's school district. Its premiere concert will help bring about their repair.