December 28, 2012
The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival continues its 32nd Season with its acclaimed Documentaries & Dialogue Series, screening documentary films from the UK, Israel, Austria, Germany and the United States. Five Philadelphia premiere screenings will highlight the best of independent Jewish Documentary Cinema today starting with a special Opening Night, Monday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m. [...]
Read more»November 8, 2012
[Evenings in Philadelphia are always action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we round up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] Thursdays in Philadelphia never leave you [...]
Read more»October 31, 2012
In need of a laugh or two? You’re in luck: the Philadelphia Comedy Collective is holding the Eighth Annual Philadelphia Improv Festival and Fifth Annual Philly Sketchfest. The Philadelphia Improv Festival is back from Wednesday, November 7-Sunday, November 11. Philly Sketchfest is the following week, from Monday, November 12-Saturday, November 17. The comedic performances will [...]
Read more»May 21, 2012
One of stage and screen’s most talented actresses will perform for one night only to benefit the Gershman Y, Wednesday, May 23. Two-time Emmy and Tony Award winning actress, Bebe Neuwirth, will entertain during Stories with Piano #3, a night of cabaret at The Prince Music Theater. Neuwirth is best known for her role as [...]
Read more»March 30, 2012
Defending The Caveman, the longest-running solo show in Broadway history, returns to Philadelphia for its first extended run since 2006. Appearing more than 500 times in this role from coast to coast, the star of this one-man show is local comic actor Vince Valentine. Defending The Caveman, enjoyed by millions in more than 45 countries [...]
Read more»January 31, 2012
Mozart’s classic comedic opera, The Marriage of Figaro, comes to the Prince Music Theater February 4 and 5 as Center City Opera Theater (CCOT) stages its very first production of this popular 1786 comedy. Since debuting in Vienna in 1786, The Marriage of Figaro has become one of the most popular operas of all time. [...]
Read more»January 3, 2012
The fall portion of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival ran November 5-19, and it was a huge success. But the festival includes another component, the popular Documentary & Dialogue series, which is taking place for five consecutive Monday evenings from January 9–February 6. This year the series, which screens independent documentaries from all over the [...]
Read more»October 28, 2011
Philadelphia loves its film festivals, and the Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF), presented by HBO, is certainly one of them. Now in its fourth year, PAAFF is the first event of its kind in Philadelphia that celebrates and elevates the Asian American experience by screening culturally relevant films to a broad and diverse audience. A [...]
Read more»October 27, 2011
One of the most beloved residents of Sesame Street is scheduled to make a guest appearance at the 20th annual Philadelphia Film Festival this Friday, October 28. Kevin Clash, aka Elmo, will be at the Prince Music Theater for a screening of the award-winning documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. The film tells Clash’s inspirational [...]
Read more»August 26, 2011
Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental theater company presents WHaLE OPTICS for the Philly Fringe Festival, directed and designed by the acclaimed Thaddeus Phillips. The show is billed as “a mysterious theatrical epic that connects worldwide communications systems, humpback whale songs, Carl Sagan and dinner at Applebee’s.” Sounds pretty Fringe-y to us. To wit: “It’s a big, epic [...]
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