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…
An Aerialist Brazilian: Danila Bim discusses her work with Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA Danila Bim’s job is literally hair-raising! 
Literary Legacy: A History of Philadelphia Writers If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth the reading, or do things worth the writing. 
BONNIE AND CLYDE (11th Hour Theatre Company): Crime spree sung right off the page! A new musical reintroduces the famous crime duo. 
“New York-caliber actors”: How NYC-centrism hurts regional theater A recent article on Philly.com displays a falls into a reductive yet prevalent view of theater as the province of New York 
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (McCarter): Being a man in apartheid SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD is genuine work of theater and an authentic, authoritative look at a shameful period of South African history. Support Phindie operations
The city’s largest block party returns to South Street on May 7, with a celebration of food, drink, music, and art. more…
