You don't have to tend your own plot to enjoy the gorgeous colors and scents at the 2024 Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The post 2024 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettan…
DAL continues her musical education with this stunning chamber opera at the Academy of Vocal Arts. The post THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Academy of Vocal Arts): A dilettante at large review appeare…
The critically acclaimed Girl from the North Country is making its way to the Forrest Theatre this month with local actor Chiara Trentalange. The post Girl from the North Country: Interview …
Dancer Michael Jackson Jr credits a video of Revelations as the start of his journey with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The post Dancing with Ailey: Interview with Michael Jackson, Jr.…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated the Chinese new year with some fascinating special events on Sunday The post LUNAR NEW YEAR AT PMA: A dilettante at large review appeared first on p…
The Lantern Theater's performance of Faith Healer, by Brian Friel is presented as four monologues that represent three points of view, those of Frank Hardy… The post FAITH HEALER (Lantern…
Diminished or not, it's worth seeing for the understanding of people living with disabilities and the people who care for them. The post COST OF LIVING (PTC): A compelling new play, diminish…
Lorraine Hansberry wrote Raisin in the Sun in 1959, a bold play for its time. It takes a dark view of the progress of integration,… The post A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Bristol Riverside): An ol…
Real-life married couple Scott Greer and Jennifer Childs play a fictitious couple in Bruce Graham's newest play. The post THE FLATLANDERS (1812 Productions): Couples theater can be coupl…
LA-based BODYTRAFFIC is getting ready to present four works at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this week as part of Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season. The post Artistic Vision: Inte…
This is Motown, and this cast is up to the task: good voices, great moves. The post AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS (National Tour): Songs, fun, and nostalgia appeared…
Michael Andreaus is playing the role of Otis Williams in the national tour of Ain't Too Proud- The Life and Times of The Temptations. The post Get Ready: Interview with Michael Andreaus in A…
Philadelphia Ballet's The Nutcracker is in full swing! The annual seasonal production offers opportunities for both company dancers and students from the school. It is… The post Passing t…
A whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry The post Holidaze Wishes: Local artist Ashley Zimmerman talks about the seasonal Cirque Dreams show appeared fir…
Sondheim's genius makes ambivalence gorgeously musical, but his ironic, subtle sophistication is in short supply in this production The post COMPANY (Forrest Theater): Gorgeously musical if …
Music's relationship to the natural world is an unsteady one. On one hand, it seems contradictory to celebrate nature using artificial instruments that are, after… The post Music of the E…
Madame Ovary is a staged memoir about a young woman who survived cancer; it is the fourth female solo show opening just this week: The post MADAME OVARY (Inis Nua): Theater or therapy? appea…
The danger with a Brian Friel play is charm. No stage Irishmen here at Irish Rep's production, no comical drunkenness. Another danger, especially in a… The post [NYC] TRANSLATIONS (Irish …
In a world full of rooms which are full of elephants, a lot of sidestepping is required of us all. The post THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (Azuka): Impassioned and interesting sidestepping app…
Love happens, even in a setting dedicated to concentrated evil, as an American girl becomes a fierce Nazi uber-princess. The post CAMP SIEGFRIED (Theatre Exile): An unlikely love story a…
Even the most hallowed document is no match for a teenage girl, as Heidi Schreck reveals in her play, What the Constitutions Means to Me.… The post WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (Arde…
Actress Celia Hottenstein has taken on the role of Glinda in the national tour of Wicked. The musical sensation is the 4th longest running Broadway… The post Life in Oz: Interview with Ce…
Beth Stafford Laird is no stranger to life on the road. The actress, who grew up in Wayne, PA, counts COMPANY as her fifth national… The post Singing Sondheim: Interview with Beth Staffor…
The Philadelphia Film Society announced the award winners for the 32nd Philadelphia Film Festival after the local premiere of Sly (a documentary on the career… The post Winners of the Phi…
Is it possible for a composer to be too German? Sure, the deeply problematic Wagner has long cornered the market on gratuitous Teutonic mythmaking, but it's his… The post Spectacula…