In 2014, Shakespeare turns 450
Philadelphia has a lot to look forward to in the upcoming New Year, with the opening of places like Venice Beach in Manayunk and the Dilworth Plaza next to city hall. Both projects, however, are not...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Theatre Company shows “Tribes” from now until Feb. 23
Now through Feb. 23, the Philadelphia Theatre Company is showing. “Tribes,” a compelling story cataloging the experiences of a deaf man named Billy. The play, by Nina Raine and Stuart Carden, has...
View ArticleThe Academy of Music Presents ‘The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess’
In honor of black history month, the broadway show “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” which won a 2012 Tony Award for “Best Revival of a Musical,” will arrive at the Kimmel Center from Feb. 18-23. All...
View ArticleEthical Society showcases artists of all types on March 29
The Philadelphia Ethical Society will debut the 5,000 Women Festival in Rittenhouse Square on March 29 at 8 p.m. for $20. The festival will showcase a collaboration of comedians, dancers, educators,...
View ArticlePhilly Improv Theater shows off
Philly Improv Theater is showcasing its talents at The Adrienne Theater on the 2000 block of Sansom Street on Friday for a “Variety Comedy: Story UP! After Dark” performance. This is a chance to see...
View ArticleFree flamenco classes continued at Drexel University on March 14-15
Free Flamenco master classes are being held at The Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 14 and at Drexel University in the 418 dance studio from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on...
View ArticleGeno’s Steaks’ English controversy dramatized in “Down Past Passyunk”
In 2006, Geno’s Steaks gained national attention with its controversial sign that read, “This is America: When Ordering ‘Speak English.’” Some Philadelphians and tourists hailed the sign as...
View ArticleSlam poetry finals held on Friday
The Philadelphia Poetry Grand Slam Finals will be held on Friday at the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art, located on 531 N. 12th Street. Philadelphia’s best poets will represent Philadelphia...
View ArticleAerial performance uses the Schuylkill River as its stage
Since 2010, producer and choreographer Alie Vidich has propelled dancers from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge in a performance art piece to advocate for Philadelphia’s watershed. Vidich will use the...
View ArticleIolanta plays at the curtis opera this weekend
The romantic fairytale opera “Iolanta” will be playing at the Curtis Opera Theater this weekend. The event will take place from Thursday until Sunday, with multiple showings each day. The opera, which...
View ArticleFred Elmes to hold discussion concerning David Lynch
On Dec. 7, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts will host a discussion with award-winning cinematographer Fred Elmes as part of the ongoing “David Lynch: The Unified Field Exhibition,” running through...
View Article1812 Productions to host a new political comedy
1812 Productions, a Philly theater company, will show its newest political comedy, “This Is The Week That Is” through Dec. 31 at Play’s and Players Theatre. The comedy group used the 2014 midterm...
View ArticleDance company hosts $7 show
The Putty Dance Project, started by Lauren Putty White, is a company of dancers, actors, guitarists, trombonists and media designers. White and her husband, a trombonist who has toured with singers as...
View Article“Pigonometry,” a Pig Iron Theatre benefit cabaret
Pig Iron Theatre is hosting its annual benefit cabaret on Jan. 23 at The Trocadero. Titled “Pigonometry: Let Us Take You On A Tangent,” this year’s show will be hosted by Quinn “Pedagogy” Bauriedel and...
View Article2015 Witout Awards for Philadelphia Comedy
Philadelphian comedians are getting the spotlight in the 2015 Philly Comedy Awards, held by WitOut at World Café Live Philadelphia on Jan. 25. This year’s award show is hosted by the co-founders of...
View ArticleMega-Bad Movie Night: On Tour with “Them!”
The Academy of Natural Sciences’ Mega-Bad Movie Night returns with a screening of the 1954 sci-fi horror flick “Them!” at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute on Jan. 29. In addition to live commentary on the...
View ArticleFilming for “Creed” comes to Main Campus
Older men in bowties and pressed shirts crossed Broad Street in a line of more than 50 people. The “referees” for the fight scene of the newest Rocky installation, “Creed,” along with soon-to-be...
View ArticleEXHIBIT ON KENNEDYS comes to THE Constitution Center
A new exhibition coming to the National Constitution Center, “Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photograph of Jacques Lowe,” will highlight the photojournalist’s work documenting the lives of the Kennedy...
View ArticleMidnight Madness at Ritz at the Bourse
Every Friday night through the rest of February and March, the 400 Ranstead St. location of the Ritz Bourse movie theater chain will be hosting midnight screenings of some nostalgic classics. On Feb....
View ArticleThe Pennsylvania Ballet presents “Swan Lake”
“Swan Lake” will be having its second and last weekend run at the Academy of Music from March 14-15. Set to the score by Tchaikovsky, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s version of the world-renowned love story...
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