Theater
Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Finalists Announced
Every year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation asks Philly artists and arts organizations the question: “What’s your best idea for the arts?” […]
“Hipstoric” Old City Makes Top 12 Art Places List
Most Philadelphians and suburbanites still equate Old City with a place you’re likely to get puked on at 2 a.m., but according to a new […]
“Disastrous” Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Coming to Kimmel Center
Ah, the Kimmel Center, that $235 million beacon of the arts that has graced Broad Street since the venue’s debut in December 2001. Named after […]
Our Picks: Dancing, iPhone Fixes and Angels
Do It: Not So Strictly Ballroom Learn how to dance like a star at the Society Hill Dance Academy (409 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 215-574-3574; […]
In the Closet With Rob Paluso
Rob Paluso may be best known as Anita Manhattan, the retro-inspired drag persona from GayBINGO!, but the 31-year-old is actually a professional actor and costume […]
Do It: A Very Quince Cabaret
Shannon Agnew is one of 15 performers singing “holiday” tunes (courtesy of Quince) Quince Productions is getting ready for its second annual “A Very […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Nov. 2 Gloria Steinem visits Haverford College (7:30 p.m.) to discuss “The Progression of Feminism: Where Are We Going?” Bonerama, a brass funk rock […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Oct. 26 William Way hosts the Queer Fear Costume Closet (6:30 p.m.) with great garb from Philly AIDS Thrift. ArtNUDE Philadelphia is presented by […]
Mike and Marga Make Queer Comedy
Mike Albo and Marga Gomez are getting ready for a new show at the Painted Bride in Philly – Mike and Margo Make Queer Comedy – Nov. 17.
Theatre Philadelphia Awards $39,000 to Local Artists
On Monday night at the Kimmel Center, Theatre Philadelphia — the new organization that is picking up where the now defunct Theatre Alliance of Greater […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Oct. 19 The Philadelphia Film Festival runs through the weekend with a selection of LGBT-friendly screenings. Click here for details. “Crossroads” is a celebration […]
Philadelphia Inquirer Theater Critic Howard Shapiro Takes Buyout
On October 2nd, we told you that the Inquirer was making some very odd reassignments, most notably taking its full-time arts writer and theater critic […]
Philadelphia’s Role in the Future of Opera
“One should be crazy to choose this career,” says 28-year-old booming bass-baritone Musa Ngqungwana. He left his native South Africa in 2010 to study at […]
The Dude Abides: Lebowski Fest Tonight at the TLA
Not a week goes by that I don’t think about The Big Lebowski and laugh. Not a fan the first time I saw it, the […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Sept. 28 The AIDS Library of Philadelphia celebrates its 25th anniversary (4 p.m.) in honor of the library’s co-founders John Cunningham and Heshie Zinman […]