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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    A Summer Day (Wilma): Existential and eccentric

    An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.

    Kathryn Osenlund June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Mushnik Reimagined: May Elizabeth Scallen in Little Shop of Horrors

    In Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Elizabeth Scanlon takes on the role of Mushnik, the flower shop owner with a front-row seat to the madness.

    Debra Danese June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage

    Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…

    Kathryn Osenlund June 9, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    RENT (Arden): Revisiting a 90s La boheme

    Jonathan Larson,  who wrote the book, lyrics, and music in 1994, described Rent as a Rock Opera

    Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2025 No Comments
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Theater

Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production

Christopher Munden November 30, 2020 No Comments

In Will Arbery’s HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.…

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Tackling THE WOLVES: Star Hanna Gaffney talks about working on the new PTC production

Christopher Munden November 30, 2020 No Comments

Hanna Gaffney’s character is the center of much of the action in Sarah DeLappe’s wonderfully naturalistic new play

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Henri Matisse’s 8 Art Styles

Katherine Rundell November 25, 2020 2 Comments

Have you ever craved a different form of creative inspiration? Then meet Henri Matisse, one of the greatest artists in all of modern art. With…

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Podcasts Theater

The Shrike by Joseph Kramm (1952): Chosen by Committee Episode 30

Phindie Podcasts November 18, 2020 No Comments

Touching on issues of mental illness, fitting into a crazy world, and hating your wife, THE SHRIKE marks the high water mark for Philadelphia playwright Joseph Kramm. 

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Theater

Vanguard (dir. Stanley Tong): Film review

Dan Scully November 17, 2020 No Comments

Jackie Chan, who is now in his sixties, shows us he can still exchange punches and kicks with the best of them.

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Podcasts Theater

South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein (1950): Chosen by Committee Episode 29

Phindie Podcasts November 14, 2020 No Comments

Recorded on the night after the U.S. Presidential Election: John, Josh, and Chris discuss Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific as well as the duos previous…

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Podcasts

9 Types of Equipment You’ll Need for Your Podcast

Smalley Bogg November 13, 2020 No Comments

Buying podcast equipment for the perfect setup is probably the first huge hurdle that aspiring podcasters may face.

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Theater

FREAKY (dir. Christopher Landon): Film review

Dan Scully November 12, 2020 No Comments

By mashing up horror tropes with sci-fi concepts, Christopher Landon creates movies that are fun to watch, above all else

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Film

Watch latest movies for free

Smalley Bogg November 10, 2020 No Comments

So many new movies, TV series, games, and other entertainers are launched everyday which you want to enjoy. All these come with expensive subscriptions which…

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Theater

Deadline (1980 – dir. Mario Azzopardi): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 4, 2020 No Comments

Hopefully the circulation of this new print of Deadline will lead to some rowdy retrospective screenings once they’re safe to hold again.

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Zappa (2020 – dir. Alex Winter): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 4, 2020 No Comments

Frank Zappa is a walking contradiction.

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The Killing of Two Lovers (2020 – dir. Robert Machoian): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

This is one of those “the less you know, the better” movies, not because anything so surprising happens that you wouldn’t want to be spoiled,…

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Digger (dir. Georgis Grigorakis): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

A very entertaining window into an unfamiliar world, filled with familiar characterizations of real, devastatingly human people.

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Night of the Kings (dir. Philippe Lacôte): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

The movie rocks. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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MLK/FBI (dir. Sam Pollard): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 2, 2020 No Comments

We often forget that back in the day, civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was a very controversial figure.

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Podcasts Theater

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1949): Chosen by Committee episode 28

Phindie Podcasts November 1, 2020 No Comments

We talk about Arthur Miller, specifically Death of.a Salesman (1949) with a dash of All my Sons, as a treat.

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Film Philadelphia Film Festival

I’m Your Woman (2020 – dir. Julia Hart): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 1, 2020 No Comments

Complex characters and shocking plot twists in service of a story that brings a female flavor to a typically male-dominated subgenre

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Music

Piffaro joins Carillon at Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown

Margaret Darby November 1, 2020 2 Comments

Piffaro’s stream offered advantages a live concert would never have afforded.

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Come True (2020 – dir. Anthony Scott Burns): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 1, 2020 No Comments

Immediately striking, and consistently spooky for almost the entirety of its runtime

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The Witmans (2020 – dir. David Peterson): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 31, 2020 No Comments

The Witman family has gone through a tragedy so unimaginable that it couldn’t possibly be written into fiction.

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