Rocky
Sylvester Stallone Poses for Selfie on Art Museum Steps
Lancaster resident Peter Rowe and his friends got a big surprise when they decided to race up the famous “Rocky Steps” at the Philadelphia Museum […]
Phylicia Rashad to Star in New Rocky Sequel, Creed
Showbiz 411, the blog that caught flack this for misquoting Phylicia Rashad and her defense of Bill Cosby, is back with some new news about The Cosby […]
Rocky … Again?
At some point this month, you’ll no doubt be seeing paparazzi photos of Sylvester Stallone in and around Philadelphia. The mega-rich star is coming to […]
Dear White People‘s Tessa Thompson Cast In Rocky Spinoff Creed
Deadline reports that Dear White People star Tessa Thompson has been cast as the female lead in Creed, the upcoming Rocky spinoff that finds an […]
Don Cannon, Philadelphia Radio Legend, Has Passed
A Philadelphia radio legend, Don Cannon, has passed away. Cannon was known as “The Dean of Philadelphia Radio.” He was a voice on morning radio […]
Bring Rocky the Musical to Philly
This Sunday, August 17th, the curtain will close for the final time on Rocky the Musical on Broadway. It opened with such promise, a star-studded […]
Men of Rocky On Broadway Pose Nude For Out (NSFW)
Rocky On Broadway may be going black in just a few weeks, but some of the male cast members weren’t going to let the curtain close […]
Katy Perry Climbed the Art Museum Steps in a Pizza Hoodie Last Night, Philly Twitter Roared
(Editor’s Note: Ticket editor Josh Middleton has designated this entry one of the blog’s top posts for 2014.) Pop star Katy Perry finished up her […]
Cast of Rocky On Broadway Performing on Atlantic City Boardwalk
A new entertainment series, Broadway on the Boardwalk, kicked off in Atlantic City this week. The free show, taking place every Monday in July, brings […]
Is Frank Gehry Really “Apollo Creed-Level Bad for Philadelphia”?
Art Museum and expansion, seen in section. (Philadelphia Museum of Art/Gehry Partners) In a City Lab piece titled “Philly: Let’s Talk About Frank Gehry,” Kriston […]
Here’s a Model of What Frank Gehry Wants to Do to the Art Museum Steps
This morning I came across the above image, posted on Twitter via Reddit. The Art Museum is calling it a “an option for consideration.” But, […]
Rocky Gets Four Tony Nominations
Nominations for the 68th annual Tony Awards were announced yesterday, and Rocky gets four mentions. Among them is a Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading […]
PHOTOS: Director and COO of Art Museum Does Rocky Pose on Art Museum Steps
On Monday, March 10th, Rocky Director John G. Avildsen received the City of Philadelphia Special Citation in celebration of the release of “The Rocky Heavyweight Collection” […]
The People Want Rocky: Why Did it Take the Art Museum and the City’s Tourism Folks So Long to Understand That?
Dan McQuade, God bless you. Your immortal post on Rocky’s run through the streets of Philadelphia has finally shaken the marble pillars that keep the […]