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Tag: Academy of Music

Features Theater

How Big Is That Theater? Seating capacities of Philadelphia theaters

Christopher Munden November 7, 2018 6 Comments

Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Philadelphia meets Maite Uzal in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Debra Danese October 10, 2018 No Comments

Interview with the star of the Broadway tour.

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Abracadabra: Jonathan Weir appears in ALADDIN

Debra Danese May 15, 2018 No Comments

Jonathan Weir is set to return to Philadelphia as the villainous Jafar in Disney’s ALADDIN.

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Music Reviews

CARMEN (Opera Philadelphia): Color and excitement

Dorie Byrne April 30, 2018 No Comments

nspired by by the resetting of their 2015 production of La Traviata, director Paul Curran and set/costume designer Gary McCann team up again to bring CARMEN to a nearer past, set in a beautiful Havana-esque 1950’s.

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Dreamed a Little Dream Come True: Phoenix Best stars in Les Mis

Debra Danese December 31, 2017 No Comments

Philadelphia native, Phoenix Best, comes full circle as she prepares to return to the area in the touring production of Les Misérables.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: FINDING NEVERLAND (Academy of Music)

Chuck Schultz December 6, 2017 No Comments

Sketch artist Chuck Schultz paints FINDING NEVERLAND

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FINDING NEVERLAND with Lael Van Keuren: Interview with star of the touring musical

Debra Danese November 20, 2017 No Comments

Lael Van Keuren and the cast of Finding Neverland fly into Philadelphia over the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Abigail Mentzer
Features Interviews Music Theater

The Voice Which Calls To Me: Abigail Mentzer returns to Philly with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Debra Danese October 29, 2017 No Comments

Abigail Mentzer makes her return to Philadelphia as a ballerina in the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera.

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Reviews Theater

KINKY BOOTS (national tour at the Academy of Music): Everybody say yeah

Toby Zinman October 4, 2017 No Comments

Seeing KINKY BOOTS every couple of years turns out to be a semi-good idea

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Features Music Reviews

After the O17: A reflection on Opera Philadelphia’s brave endeavor

Margaret Darby September 29, 2017 1 Comment

This bountiful menu of music had something for every taste

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Music Reviews

THE MAGIC FLUTE (Opera Philadelphia): An animated opera in the O17 Festival

Nicole Forrester September 27, 2017 No Comments

A worthy anchor of Opera Philadelphia’s inaugural O17 Festival.

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Your guide to Opera Philadelphia’s O17 Festival

Cameron Kelsall August 27, 2017 No Comments

Here’s everything you need to know about the musical smorgasbord that awaits.

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Opera Innovator: An Interview with David Devan ahead of the O17 Festival

Cameron Kelsall August 15, 2017 No Comments

Opera Philadelphia’s innovative general director previews the upcoming O17 Festival.

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The National Touring Company of WICKED. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Reviews Theater

WICKED (National Tour at Academy of Music): Something wizard this way comes

Toby Zinman July 28, 2017 No Comments

The sets are lavish, the stagecraft is spectacular, and WICKED satisfies every requirement for a Big Broadway Musical.

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Life in Oz: Interview with WICKED star Ginna Claire Mason

Debra Danese July 21, 2017 No Comments

Ginna Claire Mason talks about her dream role as Glinda in the national touring production.

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Marriages of Figaro: Opera Philadelphia stars are partners on and off stage

Cameron Kelsall April 24, 2017 No Comments

Layla Claire and John Chest appear as Mozart’s unhappily married Count and Countess weeks before their own nuptials.

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CABARET (Roundabout Theatre): Tomorrow belongs to…

Toby Zinman April 5, 2017 No Comments

This brilliant Kander and Ebb show is about the decadence of Weimar Germany and the rise of Nazism

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Jose Llana and Laura Michelle Kelly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I. Photo by Matthew Murphy
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THE KING AND I and I: Interview with star of touring production

Debra Danese March 29, 2017 1 Comment

Anthony Chan spoke with Phindie about his role as Prince Chulalongkorn.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: THE KING AND I (Academy of Music)

Chuck Schultz March 27, 2017 No Comments

HE KING AND I is set in a time period of colonies and colonials.

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CABARET Couple: Talking to the married stars of a Broadway tour

Debra Danese March 25, 2017 1 Comment

Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony award-winning production of CABARET will make its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music April 4-9

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