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"The Wake World," premiered at the Barnes Foundation, was recognized as best new opera.
Philly's own Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes wrote the book for the musical, which brought hip-hop elements to Broadway before Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton."
LONDON (AP) - Historical hip-hop musical "Hamilton" took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards, where women's rights activists joined stage stars on t…
Several Penn State trustees said they will not watch the 'Paterno' movie. One called it "Hollywood junk." Others said they will tune in.
For sheer beauty, Pennsylvania Ballet's Grace and Grandeur program is one of its best in a long time. It opened Thursday night at the Merriam Theater.
It's been 40 years since the Pink Ladies and T-Birds first taught us all to Hand Jive, and this weekend, fans will be able to brush up on their moves with a limited theatrical re-release of …
Subscriptions are expected to sell out, but a new block of subscription seats is expected to open this summer. Individual tickets will go on sale at some point, too.
Philadelphia Voices is the eighth in a series of "crowd-sourced symphonies" - symphonic scores incorporating sounds recorded on the streets and submitted by residents - Machover has done for…
Christian Coulson of the Harry Potter film series will play the title role in Shakespeare's "Richard III" and the role of Wessex in "Shakespeare in Love" at this summer's Pennsylvania Shakes…
The management team of the Eagle Theatre in Hammonton, N.J., recently got to hang out with none other than Mark Zuckerberg. Co-artistic directors Ed Corsi and Ted Wioncek III and managing di…
The Barry Levinson film, starring Al Pacino as the legendary football coach, is the latest project to try to impose artistic order on the chaos of newsworthy events.
Seth Rozin's "Human Rites" addresses provocative issues with crackling dialogue, believable characters, and persuasive arguments on all sides. At issue are genital mutilation, academic freed…
Penn's John Legend takes the title role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera, to be performed live on Easter night, and "30 Rock's" Tracy Morgan returns to series TV in a new TBS …
The touring production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's "School of Rock," running through April 1 at the Academy of Music, is a two-hour blast of pure entertainment, with a heart at the center of its…
MatÃas Tarnopolsky, 48, executive and artistic director of Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley since 2009, is set to become the Philadelphia Orchestra's new pres…
Michael Frayn's celebrated farce "Noises Off" is at the Walnut Street Theatre through April 29. It reaches frenetically for laughs through humor high and low, with a profusion of puns, sight…
Although he's worked on the streets of New York City and in sun-drenched Los Angeles, actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. credits Philadelphia in his new book, "Failing Up," as the source of hi…
"Julius Caesar" at the Quintessence Theatre (through April 29) crackles with tension. Conspirators glare desperate into one another's faces; men agonize before and after decisions. There is …
The Lantern Theater's Tempest, on through April 29, gets much right in a play that's hard to do well. Fine turns by Peter DeLaurier as a mobile, master-of-ceremonies Prospero and by Ruby Wol…
"The Goldbergs" this Wednesday will feature the Walnut Theatre in a show celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber.
"Hamilton" plays Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre Aug. 27-Nov. 17, 2019. Broadway Philadelphia season tickets with a guaranteed seat to the show go on sale 9 a.m. March 23.
