Here’s everything you need to know about the musical smorgasbord that awaits.
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Upcoming theater and arts in Philadelphia
No Words for Arielle Pina’s NO INTRODUCTION or A White Viewer’s Guide to Reacting to NO INTRODUCTION
Arielle Pina doesn’t have words for it. She can talk about colorism , but there’s not a way to neatly explain how it has affected her.
View More No Words for Arielle Pina’s NO INTRODUCTION or A White Viewer’s Guide to Reacting to NO INTRODUCTIONTHE WIZ (South Philly High): The arts revived in Philadelphia Public Schools
With support from the Public Citizens for Children’s Picasso Project + Youth and the Curtis Institute of Music’s ArtistYear Fellowship Program, the arts are once again being revived in Philadelphia’s public school district.
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Emotion is the Heart of Melodrama: Adapting THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
“It’s easier to fix than to create,” says director and adapter Matt Tallman of Anthony Hope’s THE PRISONER OF ZENDA running March 30 to April…
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Louisa May Alcott and the Civil War: A tale at an historic house
Local playwright Josh Hitchens has interpreted a Civil War story by Louisa May Alcott.
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Taking Flight with Cirque du Soliel
Cirque du Soleil, the Montreal-based, internationally renowned, always-beyond-imaginable performance company brings TORUK-The First Flight to the Wells Fargo Center March 8-12, 2017
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A Winter in the Life of J.S. Bach
This February, Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the Winter segment of the 1734-1735: A Season In The Life of J.S. Bach.
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Circus in Sketch: Previewing CIRQUE ELOIZE
At a sneak peak of he cast of the circus that is coming to Merriam Theater January 13-14, 2017, Cirque Eloize performed for the kids of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and brought some real laughs and smiles for all.
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NICE AND FRESH Returns with Josh McIlvain, Irina Varina, Steve Lippe, Evalina “Wally” Carbonell
Philadelphia’s best revue of new performing arts returns for another season January 13 and 14, 2017, at Moving Arts of Mount Airy.
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New Years with Bach: Choral Arts Philadelphia presents a seasonal treat
End this strange year with some high notes as Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Bach Collegium present a rare performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
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All the Holiday Favorites (and then some)
This year, all the beloved holiday classics are coming to Chestnut Hill with Casabuena Cultural Productions’ Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some).
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Shhh… tell no one, invite everyone: Almanac Dance Circus Theater has a secret show
Did you know you were a member of a secret religious cult? You are, and a meeting has been called to elect a new leader
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Philadelphia DANCE Annual Holiday Dance Guide 2016
Philadelphia offers a whole host of Nutcracker productions and other productions that have become holiday traditions.
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Getting NOWHERE FAST: Sam Tower and BRAT team up for female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll dance theater
Jess Conda joins Sam Tower + Ensemble in an all badass female rock noir cabaret.
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Making Philadelphia Theater Great Again: Ken Brady’s THE LETTER H
What will future theatermakers and scriptwriters make of Donald Trump and his campaign. Ken Brady gets a head start.
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Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon: A punk-theater election fantasia
Mixing punk and bouffon, this political satire offers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of this unusual election cycle and engage in the real issues of the November 8 election.
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ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION Returns (no, we don’t mean the Trump campaign)
As the electoral dysfunction of the 2016 presidential campaign nears to a much longed-for close, New York comedy show ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION returns to Philadelphia for one night only, October 22, 2016, at 9pm.
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Dinner Theater, Recooked
Irreverent local performers present two strange and sumptuous evenings of independent theater and comedy alongside food and cocktails
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Rita Mahtoubian is not a Terrorist, and other film school shorts
The fourth season of Film School Shorts features Rita Mahtoubian is not a Terrorist, co-produced by Philly-raised director Julia Lerman.
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I’M ENOUGH. Music to the show
I’M ENOUGH, a one night only flash performance by Sebastian Cummings, hits the stage of PhilaMOCA tonight.
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