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NEW YORK (AP) - Norm Lewis has been tapped to be Broadway's next Phantom in the megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," a move that makes him the first African-American to slip behind the famous…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far - well, really about a year ago - William Shakespeare (died 1616) teamed up with Oregon author Ian Doescher to adapt filmmaker George Lucas' Star Wars in…
The “Who’s the Boss” star returns to Northeast High school for his third talent show.
NEW YORK - Something more than an amiable, intermittently earnest play is waiting to emerge from Quiara Alegria Hudes' The Happiest Song Plays Last, the completion of her "Elliot Trilog…
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter hit the stage Sunday afternoon at the Academy of Music alongside the Pennsylvania Ballet as the put on their production of Coppélia.
A comedy that can't ask for a happy ending.
'Hinckley' paints a powerful portrait of self-delusion and megalomania.
TORONTO (AP) - Kevin Spacey on Saturday tweeted a photo-shopped image of himself between Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother in response to the siblings' criticism that he won't take phot…
The reviews for the Broadway musical version of Rocky were mostly good, but the mighty Times was an exception.
PHILADELPHIA There will be no tights.
That's the word from Mayor Nutter's office as the mayor prepares for his first appearance with the Pennsylvania Ballet, scheduled for Sunday afternoon a…
NEW YORK - Yo!
That exclamation is heard so constantly in Rocky (the musical) - more than during an average five minutes spent in South Philly - that the lavish Broadway show seemingly reas…
Yo! Adrian! The musical version of "Rocky" has "hit" written all over it!
Julia Udine of Voorhees is savoring every moment of her introduction to the big time.
“Rocky” director John Avildsen talks about the seat-of-the-pants filmmaking that went into making the first “Rocky” movie.
Rocky the musical does go the distance. The beloved fable of an unknown who gets a shot at the title opens on Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre tonight in what is sure to be a long and succes…
NEW YORK (AP) - They were raw talents - some delighted by the attention, others confused. More than one sniffed happily in the audition room, just happy to be there.
Marvin Hamlisch was such a singular sensation that at his unexpected death in 2012 at age 68, some Philadelphians couldn't quite believe he was no longer a candidate to take over the Philly …
Is small-town South Jersey ready for an unflinching musical about mental illness, shock therapy, and imaginary children? To judge from the opening of Eagle Theatre's Next to Normal productio…
Now that Walter White has [REDACTED] after [REDACTED] Jesse Pinkman in the [REDACTED], Bryan Cranston is taking his talents to Broadway and Aaron Paul is trying to be a real-life movie star.…
Skin and Bone, a world premiere written by Jacqueline Goldfinger, produced by Azuka Theatre, directd by Alison Heishman, featuring Maureen Torsney-Weir, Drucie McDaniel, Amanda Schoonover an…
The South Camden Theatre Company launches its 10th season with plays by Arthur Miller and August Wilson.
Older folks might remember Kevin Bacon as the guy who brought to life iconic roles in cinematic classics like Footloose and The Air Up There. To Millennials, though, he's pretty much just th…
Yo, Paulie, I hope this don't sound crazy or nothing, but I think I feel a song coming on.
In the strangest pop crossover since Jerry Springer: The Opera, Rocky, the saga of the stumblebum b…
