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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,

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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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

So Percussion, 2014 (Claudia Hansen)
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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 ...

8 years ago

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Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Guests: John Jarboe, Sally Ollove Philadelphia’s Bearded Ladies Cabaret is debuting Do You Want a Cookie ...

Air Date: September 13, 2018 10:00 am

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A scene from
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Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia

The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, September 12, 2018

Negotiations are continuing to keep Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney from vetoing a bill to impose a 1 percent tax on construction. The Unit ...

Air Date: September 12, 2018

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In Tribe of Fools'
Shapiro on Theater
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Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fly Eagles Fly,’ ‘Jeanne/Jean/John/Jawn’ and ‘Do You Want a Cookie?’

A spoof on loving the Birds, an acrobatic display and a spotlight on cabaret.

8 years ago

In Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Kill Move Paradise’ and ‘Stifters Dinge’

A brilliantly conceived new play and a sensory experience.

8 years ago

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Volunteer dancers rehearse for their perfomance of
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A ‘Super Grand’ flash mob set to take over Philly art museum steps

Le Super Grand Continental - a massive dance by non-professionals - will be performed this weekend on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

8 years ago

Trey Lyford in
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Philly Fringe reviews: ‘The Accountant’ and ‘Lay Me Down Softly’

A creation curated by the Fringe Festival, plus an Irish play about boxing.

8 years ago

 Nick Stuccio is president and producing director of Fringe Arts. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia Fringe Festival takes audiences to interesting spaces

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Nick Stuccio, president & producing director of the FringeArts about this year's festival.

8 years ago

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DJ Gleason and the ensemble in the Act II Playhouse production of
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In Act II Playhouse’s ‘Biloxi Blues,’ a production that becomes a tribute

Days after Neil Simon died, the theater in Ambler opened his Tony-award winning show.

8 years ago

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The ensemble in French choreographer Boris Charmatz's
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Time for some boundary-pushing (and lots of dance) during Philly Fringe Festival 2018

For 18 days, the news arts season begins with another round of the unforeseen

8 years ago

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