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Author: Christopher Munden

Your faithful correspondent and publisher Christopher Munden has written and edited for many publications, websites, and cultural institutions. He was an editor/publisher of the Philly Fiction book series, collections of short stories written by local writers and set in Philadelphia. He's also a soccer coach, a pretty good skier, and an erstwhile songwriter.
Features Music

Philly’s Kinda Cool: Episode 1

Christopher Munden June 23, 2016 No Comments

A new radio show playing local music and talk local happenings and bullshit.

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This Number is in Service: Mike Durkin gives us the SoLow down on FOR A GOOD TIME CALL

Christopher Munden June 15, 2016 No Comments

Mike gave Phindie the SoLow down (and the number) for this brilliantly conceived new work.

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Theater and Crudites: Nicole Quenelle gives us the SoLow down on REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED

Christopher Munden June 15, 2016 No Comments

We got the SoLow down on time, refreshments, and the SoLow-Fringe relationship.

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Growth, Cockroaches, and *not* Micropenises: Julius Ferraro and Dani Solomon give us the SoLow down on MICROMANIA

Christopher Munden June 15, 2016 No Comments

We got the SoLow down on this compelling original piece from writer/actor Julius and director Dani Solomon.

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Features Theater

Our Revels Now Are Ended? Philly Shakes takes a break

Christopher Munden June 14, 2016 No Comments

Fans of the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre were dismayed to receive this letter from artistic director Carmen Khan. It looks like this season will be the last in a while. We wish the best to Carmen and everyone at the company.

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Reviews Theater

36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truths

Christopher Munden June 2, 2016 No Comments

Visually beautiful and compelling in its coherence, 36 VIEWS weaves these intellectual concepts on the uncertainty of art and life with a wholly original style.

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Previews Theater

Full Schedule: 2016 Philadelphia International Children’s Festival June 2-4

Christopher Munden May 25, 2016 No Comments

An array of circus arts, music, theater and storytelling and an outdoor FUN ZONE

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Features Museums

A Weird History: Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter and his peculiar museum

Christopher Munden May 23, 2016 2 Comments

Within a staid building at 22nd and Ludlow lies one of the most peculiar and enthralling museums in the world.

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Features

Famous Philadelphians: Hermann Schwarzmann (1846–1891)

Christopher Munden May 12, 2016 No Comments

As chief engineer for the Centennial Exhibition Grounds, Hermann Schwarzmann transformed Fairmount Park into a world-class venue for the 1876 fair celebrating America’s 100th anniversary.

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Features Theater

We Are All Chelsea Manning: Inis Nua actors on what THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING means to them

Christopher Munden April 29, 2016 6 Comments

We asked the actors in this challenging production: Who is Bradley Manning to you?

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Features Interviews Music Theater

Not Going Gently: 1812 rocks with an album and a play

Christopher Munden April 27, 2016 1 Comment

Harriet Power sits on a stool at a lightly stocked semi-circle bar in the corner of a spacious music room a block from the Ninth…

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Chris, Bruce, and Doug: Interview with three playwrights restaging a Fringe favorite

Christopher Munden April 22, 2016 No Comments

We talk to Chris Davis, Bruce Walsh, and Doug Williams ahead of their relaunch of HOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS.

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Reviews Theater

SEX WITH STRANGERS (PTC): Turn the page

Christopher Munden April 17, 2016 No Comments

Laura Eason’s play raises some interesting questions about love and art, but it is largely uninterested in exploring them.

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Features

Famous Philadelphians: Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy (1862–1956)

Christopher Munden April 12, 2016 No Comments

The most successful owner and manager in Philadelphia sports history was Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack. He was born to Irish immigrants in East Brookfield, Massachusetts and worked as a New England textile mill hand before discovering baseball.

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Reviews Theater

MACBETH (Philly Shakes): Blood should have blood

Christopher Munden April 9, 2016 2 Comments

This is a solidly accessible MACBETH, with comprehensible delivery and an easy-to-follow story—the kind of Shakespeare you go see with your high school class.

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Check Your Privilege: (re)FOCUS Fest

Christopher Munden April 7, 2016 No Comments

Four theater ensembles explore the concept of privilege and to celebrate diversity through shared performance.

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PIFA Returns: A full schedule of the 2016 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts

Christopher Munden April 7, 2016 No Comments

The 16-day celebration of art showcasing a breadth of local and international performances and installations presented at locations across Philadelphia.

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Dance Reviews

SHOW NO SHOW (Gabrielle Revlock & Aleksandr Frolov): Moving relationships

Christopher Munden March 26, 2016 No Comments

A smart, funny dance piece tracking a relationship, or relationships, through a series of well-expressed interactions

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Features Interviews Theater

Agitate This! Bastion Carboni (aka Pilar Salt) on a new showcase melding theater and burlesque

Christopher Munden March 23, 2016 1 Comment

A theater artist is bringing “a new kind of showcase to the Gayborhood”.

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It’s Family Friendly But It Still Has Hot Cowboys: Quince director Rich Rubin on RODEO by Philip Dawkins

Christopher Munden March 22, 2016 No Comments

Quince artistic director Rich Rubin about his company, its latest production, and the unique challenges of staging a family show.

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