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We meet flatulent Italian Spazzolino, a wooden migrant to the New World, step into a barber shop with talking combs, and hear about the struggles of travel from simply constructed dolls.
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The original works testify to the skills of the BalletX dancers and the abilities of new generations of ballet choreographers.
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Artist Chuck Schultz recently attended a rehearsal of Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Fall/Spring season at the Chi Movement Arts Center
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Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.
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The Heath Quartet plays Tippett, Britten, and Purcell
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Interview with the star of Winter Wondrettes at Walnut Street Theatre.
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Sketches of Willy Wonka and more.
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As we enter the season of unpredictable weather, go to Act II to get their take on the warm and fuzzies mixed with the cold shoulder.
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We like our fantasies to be readily identifiable as such and to be realistic in their details.
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Donald Margulies talks about COLLECTED STORIES and more
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The exuberant choreography was spectacular, the dancers striking, and the dramatic finale stirred the viewers’ imagination.
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The film explores the lengths that someone will go just to save their reputation and/or bank account.
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Real life parents play onstage parents in MATILDA THE MUSICAL.
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Don’t stop creating interesting and appealing content
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Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity
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Broadway veteran Noah Weisberg is starring as Willy Wonka in the national tour of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Naomi Orwin asks: Would a woman have envisioned a different Nora? A different Torvald?
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A review in words and sketches.
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The film blogosphere has been alight about Joseph Kahn’s latest feature, Bodied, since its explosive debut at TIFF over a year ago.
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Full list of 2018 Barrymore Award winners
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