New Jersey native Erik Ransom developed a huge following in Philadelphia with his original work COMING: A ROCK MUSICAL OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and also starred as glam-rock protagonist Damian Salt.
Published in 1974, Stephen King’s Carrie, the tale of a bullied high school outcast who takes bloody telekinetic revenge upon her torturers, kick started a horror-writing career that now spans almost 40 years and…
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My Favorite Things: Local actor Danielle Lee James appears in THE SOUND OF MUSIC tour The hills are alive with the sound of Danielle Lee James! 
Theater in Sketch: LYDIE BREEZE Part 3: MADAKET ROAD (EgoPo) The EgoPo Classical Theater's production of John Guare's Lydie Breeze part III was asking the fundamental question, "what is 'it'." 
Poetry and Film: Alexandra Naughton combines literary and cinematic talents at a film premier Author and actor Alexandra Naughton combines her two loves April 29 with a party for the premier of a new movie, CTRL ALT DEL. 
WATER BY THE SPOONFUL (Arden Theatre): Dissonance v. harmony The tragic news of Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death by OD has, for the moment, wrested the subject of substance abuse from the shadows an... 
JULIUS CAESAR (Quintessence): Why must republics fall? Quintessence Theatre Group explores the Shakespearean death throes of the Roman Republic. 
The outskirts of Philadelphia are blessed with several high quality community theaters, and visits to them are a welcome treat for theatergoers accustomed to the cadence of center city professional productions. Located in graceful historic spaces, these theaters invite our enjoyment with free cookies and tea at intermission, large and enthusiastic audiences, and a joie de vivre in contrast with the world-weary struggles of independent theater. Lynn Nottages’s RUINED, now onstage at Chestnut Hill’s Stagecrafters Theater, is community theater at close to its best. more…
