Theater
THEATER REVIEW: Football, Friendship and Fame in Theatre Exile’s Tommy and Me
I know virtually nothing about sports. Normally, I would not lead with this. But here, it matters. You see, the “me” of Tommy and Me […]
5 Questions With Eagles Great Tommy McDonald
Long before Ray Didinger was an award-winning sportswriter, Comcast SportsNet commentator and WIP host, he was an eager kid trotting after Tommy McDonald, No. 25, […]
15 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend
FRIDAY, JULY 29 Philadanco Founder’s Day Concert @ Dell Music Center All three Philadanco companies are taking part in this dance show: the professional company […]
Free Shakespeare in Clark Park Starts Tonight, Now with Peanut the Dog
Kathryn MacMillan is directing Shakespeare in Clark Park for the first time, and of course it’s the year when the show has a dog and […]
How Much is Theater Worth?
When Azuka Theatre kicks off its fall season with Idris Goodwin’s How We Got On, the seats will be filled with patrons who haven’t paid […]
Mentally Prepare for the DNC with Political Theater
The Trump Card @ FringeArts | Thursday, July 21 Mike Daisey, called “the master storyteller” by the New York Times, performs his monologue about the […]
BalletX Leaps into the Surreal
BalletX Summer Series @ The Wilma Theater | July 6-17 Choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and BalletX co-founder Matthew Neenan team up with “experiential art shop” […]
8 Performances to Catch This Week
JUNK’s Urban Scuba: Retro Dive @ Shiloh Baptist Church Acclaimed as “audacious” by the New York Times, the Philly-based contemporary dance company that gathers inspiration from garbage plunges into a deep […]
LGBTQ&A: Anthony Mustafa Adair
Anthony Mustafa Adair, a 24-year-old rising star in Philadelphia’s theater scene, chats with us about his experiences as an openly gay Afghan performer and his […]
Jim Kenney Made a Cameo in a High School Musical
Seated in the dark back row of a theater during the climactic scene of Curtains, a comedy musical murder mystery put on by St. Joe’s Prep, […]
Local Production of The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning Provokes Trans Controversy
Some members of Philadelphia’s live arts community have co-signed an open letter raising concerns about a local production of the 2012 play The Radicalisation of Bradley […]
Pop-Up Dinner Theater at Neuf
On Monday, May 9th, Sam Jacobson (Stargazy) and dinner theater are coming to Joncarl Lachman’s Neuf. Billed as a “strange and sumptuous evening,” this night of […]
TOP PICKS: 5 Unique LGBTQ Events This Weekend
FRIDAY EVENTS The 17th Annual Philly Black Pride Celebration April 28th through May 2nd Philly Black Pride is finally here and bigger than ever with […]
Arts Shortlist: See a Play About WikiLeaks
See What I Wanna See @ Christ Church Neighborhood House | April 28 to May 15 For 11th Hour Theatre Company’s 11th season, the founders […]
Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival Issues Call for Applications
The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, a collective intended towards the creation of female opportunity in the performing arts, is currently accepting submissions for its second annual showcase, set for August 1st through […]