Skip to content
Go behind the headlines: From the economy and healthcare to politics and the environment - and so much more - On Point talks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR for NPR.

On Point

Listen Live

Listen Live

The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.
Next

BBC World Service

The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Performing Arts

Melanie Julian as Lydie Breeze, and David Girard in Ego Po's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Cold Harbor,’ the robust first part of a trilogy (Ego Po Classic Theater)

A bold Civil War play from a brave theater company.

8 years ago

Actor Ed Asner takes the stage at Congregation Rodelph Shalom for a run-through of
Arts & Entertainment

Ed Asner brings play about Holocaust controversy to Philly

Ed Asner appeared in "The Soap Myth," a play about an allegation against the Nazis.

8 years ago

In Theatre Exile's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Really.’ Really? (Theatre Exile)

Silly me, I thought I was going to the theater to see a play. I did go to the theater — Theatre Exile. But there was no play. There was, instead, something called “Really."

8 years ago

The cast of EgoPo Classic Theater's Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part One.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Small Philly theater company takes on big play cycle

Where no theater has gone before: EgoPo takes on John Guare's 'Lydie Breeze' trilogy.

8 years ago

Listen 3:24
Author and his family taking in
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Making a theatrical investment in childhood

Bill Harley says it best on his seminal album of stories and songs, “The Town Around The Bend”. The Grammy Award winner remarks that ...

8 years ago

Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Pawing our way through ‘Tiger Style!’ (Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists)

Oh, the pain of diligence and excelling...

8 years ago

Eleanor Handley appears as the wounded photographer in Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Moving time along in ‘Time Stands Still’ (Bristol Riverside Theatre)

A war photographer comes home. But where is home?

8 years ago

The 24-hour performance,
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia arts festival to feature 24-hour musical history of U.S.

The Kimmel Center has announced most of the schedule of this summer's Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts.

8 years ago

Matthew Lewandowski stands in the Philadelphia Scenic Works workshop where set builders from three different small theater groups find space to work at the same time.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly theaters form set-building company, hope to help stage redevelopment

A handful of small theater companies in Philadelphia have formed a collaborative set-building company.

8 years ago

In Walnut Street Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

In ‘The Humans,’ a snapshot of what makes a family (Walnut Street Theatre)

The Blake family meets for Thanksgiving dinner. And you know what that can be like.

8 years ago

Listen 2:33
Members of the Interact Theater Company (from left), Lexie Braverman, Bi Jean Ngo, Brett Ashley Robinson, and Emily Lynn, rehearse
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

‘Sensitive Guys’ a comedy about no laughing matter

A Philadelphia theater company is premiering a new play this week, dealing with sexual assault on a college campus.

8 years ago

Listen 2:54
Charles McMahon (foreground),Sally Mercer and Paul L. Nolan in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Going nuclear, in ‘Copenhagen’ (Lantern Theater Company)

Two atomic scientists — one from Germany and the other from occupied Denmark — meet quietly during World War II. What about?

8 years ago

Bill Cosby performing at the LaRosa Jazz Club Monday night in Germantown
Arts & Entertainment

Ahead of retrial, Bill Cosby performs in Germantown

Bill Cosby delivered a surprise performance at a Germantown jazz club Monday night, the first time Cosby has performed publicly since 2015.

8 years ago

Katharine Powell as Nora and Cody Nickell as Torvald in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Rethinking life inside ‘A Doll’s House’

Ibsen's characters, warring again in another version of the play.

8 years ago

Listen 2:47
Jamar Williams (center) and Anthony Martinez-Briggs in the Wilma Theater production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Passing Strange,’ and grandly

The Wilma Theater production takes a musical to a new level.

8 years ago

Listen 3:00
Page 62 of 66« First«...6061626364...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Dodgers advance to NLCS after Kerkering’s costly error in 11th inning beats Phillies

    1 hour ago

  • N.J. gubernatorial race: Ciattarelli says he’s suing Sherrill over opioid death accusations

    2 hours ago

  • What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the U.S. government shutdown

    6 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Radio Times Rewind
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org