Philly POPS
Rufus Wainwright Gets “Human” With Philly Pops at the Kimmel Center
On Friday night, Rufus Wainwright brought color to the Kimmel Center. The internationally-acclaimed musician stepped onto stage a mosaic of red, yellow, green and blue, […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: The Philly Pops Presents Rufus Wainwright
This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is the Philly Pops Presents Rufus Wainwright. Expect showstoppers from the critically acclaimed vocalist, composer, and songwriter as he […]
Broadway’s Phantom Joins the Philly Pops for a Show Tunes Series
Hugh Panaro played the title role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway more than 2,000 times, and somehow he never got tired of […]
Music: 5 Shows to See in Philly This Week
Bear’s Den @ Underground Arts | Thursday, February 2 Gill Landry from Old Crow Medicine Show is on tour with British folk rockers Bear’s Den. […]
Music: 5 Shows to See in Philly This Week
Esperanza Spalding @ TLA | Tuesday, October 18 Jazz songwriter, singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding is on tour for Emily’s D+Evolution, which Pitchfork named a […]
Broadway’s Allison Blackwell Comes Home to Sing With the Philly POPS
Allison Blackwell doesn’t find herself in Philadelphia very often anymore. The Montgomery County native has been in New York for more than a decade, performing […]
I Survived the Philly POPS—and I’m Under 50!
— From the minute some of my friends heard I was going to the Philly POPS, the jokes came rolling in. Most had to do […]
14 Philly Holiday Shows: Philly Nutt Crak-Up, Ariana Grande at Jingle Ball, David Sedaris’s Holidays on Ice and More
With all the concerts, cabarets, plays, and ballets on stage this holiday season, there are plenty of performing arts to see on a special night out. […]
Second Annual POPS Ball: “Pops of Gold”
The Second Annual POPS Ball took place Wednesday night at the Hyatt at the Bellevue. The black-tie gala started with an hour-long cocktail party, with passed […]
Plaques Along Avenue of the Arts’ “Walk of Fame” to Get a Good Polishing Next Week
To kick off the start of the fall arts season in the city, the Philadelphia Music Alliance, Avenue of the Arts, and the I.A.T.S.E. Local Union […]
PHOTOS: Philly POPS Pays Tribute to Composer Marvin Hamlisch
Shortly before his death in August of 2012, legendary American conductor and composer Marvin Hamlisch was supposed to take over The Philly POPS. That never […]