Having been inspired last time around to write one of PPAA’s most popular articles “What Learned From GQ Today,” I thought I might mine the current issue…
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Category: Features
Did you see that thing about how last year Philly hotels had more guests than ever before?
Yeah, so it seems a shitload of people spent the night in Philadelphia in 2010. According to an Inquirer article/industry press release from Feb 19, “Philadelphia filled…
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Conceptual Dance and Star Power
My dance vocabulary is limited, so please forgive me as I redefine terms for my own benefit. When I say conceptual dance, I am referring…
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Philly needs an Equity Showcase—sound the horn!
I was producing a Fringe show last year, and I had an Equity actor (Actors’ Equity is the union for theatre actors). No problem, my…
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Can we get Cliff Lee to a play?
Cliff Lee made an appearance at the Philadelphia Auto Show, and it was the top story on the evening news. (Since this is a performing…
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So I was looking at the PTI website the other day . . .
Another Sondheim revival is not what will put Philly on the theater map.
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What I learned from GQ today
For those of you familiar with my appearance, you may be surprised to learn that I have a subscription to GQ. Fear not, I do…
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Best of Philadelphia Theater, 2009-2010
August 2 saw the announcement of the 2010 Barrymore Awards. I only saw about 25 plays by 10 companies this season, so my pool of…
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Octavius Catto and the Pythians of Philadelphia
Black baseball in Philadelphia has roots that go back to the end of the Civil War.
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Philadelphia Theatre Reviews
I’ve never acted, except for a brief cameo in a high school musical on which I was working back stage. I have never studied acting,…
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