Theater
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 […]
The End of the Barrymore Awards?
Today, the otherwise defunct Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia announced the winners of what will probably be the last-ever Barrymore Awards, which are (were?) basically […]
Wilma Supports Broadway Cares
Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater has partnered with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS during part two of Angels in America running now through Oct. 21.
The Republican Theater Festival Isn’t Just Torture
Back in July, the Philly Post broke the news that the city would host the country’s (the world’s, actually) first ever Republican Theater Festival, presented […]
Relive the Movie Schmaltz With Love Story at Walnut Street Theatre
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” It is one of the most memorable lines from the 1970 cinematic schmaltzfest, Love Story. It is #13 […]
10-Second Live Arts/Fringe Reviews: Bang, Zero Cost House and Red Eye to Havre de Grace
Made it to three Live Arts Festival shows this weekend, and they couldn’t have been more different. In Charlotte Ford’s Bang (Christ Church Neighborhood House, […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Sept. 7 Gender Reel kicks off today with events through the weekend. Click here for a full listing of events. The 35th Annual SisterSpace […]
Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival: 10 Artists to Watch
The Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festival officially gets underway this week, with a dizzying array of theater, dance and performance art events throughout […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, August 24 GayFest! continues through the weekend. Click here for a full listing of shows. Raw Ladi Boi Jell-O Wrestling (yes, Jell-O wrestling) benefits […]
Preview: Live Arts and Philly Fringe
LGBT performers and themes play a starring role in many events during the Live Arts and Philly Fringe next month.
What Does it Mean to Write a Gay Play?
Daniel Talbott and Buddy Thomas are two playwrights who are sharing works with audiences during GayFest. While Thomas’ The Crumple Zone focuses on a group […]