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Abbey Adams’ took time here to reflect on the creative process, the challenges of staging BIRTHDAY CANDLES, and the emotional impact of this unique production.
View More Birthday Candles: Director Abbey Adams on Staging Noah Haidle’s Play at People’s Light
Renowned pianist, playwright, and performer Hershey Felder returns to the stage with his mesmerizing portrayal of Frédéric Chopin
View More Bringing Chopin to Life: An Interview with Hershey Felder at People’s Light
Hard to imagine that the Bard who wrote this fun and foolish play also penned Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet.
View More A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Quintessence): The Bard’s crazy side
A script needs life breathed into it and that’s what happens with an inspired director, designers, and talented versatile actors.
View More MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Lantern): Still a joy
Melanye Finister shares her artistic journey, her experiences at People’s Light, and her role in the upcoming production of A Raisin in the Sun.
View More The Heart of the Family: Melanye Finister Reflects on Her Role in A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Philadelphia native Micah Sell comes full circle with RUBBERBAND.
View More COMING FULL CIRCLE: Interview with RUBBERBAND apprentice Micah Sell
Playwright Michael Hollinger’s Holy Grail of Memphis is in world premiere at the Arden Theatre Company. This is the 13th Hollinger play that the Arden has produced.
View More HOLY GRAIL OF MEMPHIS (Arden): Lost tape blues
Celebrating its 30th year, STOMP continues to turn the ordinary into instruments of rhythmic genius.
View More The Rhythms Around Us: Interview with STOMP’s Isaiah Robinson
Benoit Gauthier is here with us. I hope to see more of him, and I hope his youthful energy rubs off on our dear YNS.
View More Curtis Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák & Price with Yannick
RED, not to be confused with REDS, is a color, not a Commie. It refers to the impression given by one of ten huge canvases…
View More RED (Theatre Exile): Coloring an artist’s story
French playwright Edmond Rostand’s story about a brilliant man endowed with a large nose is a work of fiction.
View More Cyrano De Bergerac (Quintessence): 60-second review
Angel Corella was appointed artistic director of Philadelphia Ballet, formerly Pennsylvania Ballet, in 2014. Under his leadership, the company has built a reputation for combining…
View More Angel Corella Marks a Decade of Artistic Leadership at Philadelphia Ballet
Warning: These seven marvelous actors in the all female cast, are not your nice Aunt Sara. Wild and untamed, they’re women without borders. Stepping out…
View More POTUS (Arden): Brash and in your face
Whitaker, a Florida native, is touring in the role of Mafala Hatimbi, the Ugandan village chief.
View More Tribal Ties: Lamont J. Whitaker as Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon
74-year-old Susie Wefel is leaving Hedgerow House after 45 years. It’s not a choice she made herself.
View More Home No More: Hedgerow’s last company member must leave Hedgerow House
Philadelphia native Steve Czarnecki returns home this month in the national tour of Les Misérables. In addition to his role in the ensemble, Czarnecki serves…
View More One Day More/ Part II: Catching up with Les Misérables’ Steve Czarnecki
Philly native Sean Thompson returns to the area with the North American Tour of Funny Girl, arriving at the Academy of Music July 16, 2024.
View More Hello Gorgeous: Sean Thompson returns to Philly in FUNNY GIRL
Father Comes Home From The Wars by Suzan-Lori Parks is remarkable in many ways. There’s no denying the appeal that took the audience to its…
View More FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (Qunitessence): A theatrical odyssey
One of Shakespeare’s greatest hits, his first comedy, The Comedy of Errors, is playing at the Lantern Theater Company until June 16. Twins, shipwreck, mistaken…
View More THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Lantern): Twins, shipwreck, mistaken identity, romance gone awry
Dancer Lizzie Gough first worked with choreographer Kate Prince over a decade ago. The two have been joining forces on various projects ever since.
View More Message in a Bottle: Interview with Lizzie Gough