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The O17 Festival Makes the City its Stage

Opera fans have had September 14 circled on their calendars for months. (Sure they still use paper calendars. They’re old-school.) That’s the start of O17, an […]

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Five Fringe Shows to Check Out This Week

  The big, giant Fringe Festival continues this week, offering rare and unusual performances of theater, dance, art, music and more. Here are five Fringe […]

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Comedy: Nathan Fielder

Nathan Fielder’s my favorite unreliable narrator right now. On his Comedy Central show Nathan For You, the quiet, uniquely awkward comedian utilizes bold ideas to […]

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Creators of Abortion Comedy Gear Up for Protesters as Show’s Run Ends

Alice Yorke thinks people have a Google alert for the word “abortion.” The 31-year-old South Philly resident was well aware that her musical comedy about […]

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10 Things to Do in Movies, Books, Comedy, Theater and More

Excuse My Dust @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Wednesday, August 30 Philly writer/”eloquent dirtbag” Jaime Fountaine hosts a night of literature and comedy featuring Joey […]

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Best of Philly 2017: Music, Comedy, Theater and More

Best of Philly 2017 is now online as well as at newsstands, celebrating outstanding food, people, shops and more from across the region. Here are […]

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OPINION: The Artless Radicalization of Philly Theater

In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream fare like The Importance of […]

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14 Things to Do This Week

Liberty To Go To See @ Cliveden | June 14-17 Now in its fifth year, the Liberty To Go To See show in Germantown’s historic […]

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THEATER REVIEW: In Simpatico’s Hir, the Triumph of Chaos

“We’ve given up on order,” says Paige with a triumphant smile to her son, Isaac, as together they survey the chaotic mess of their living […]

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42 Things to Do This Weekend

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 Unlimited Devotion @ Ardmore Music Hall Two busy nights of jammy bands jamming out in tribute to the Grateful Dead. Talent includes: […]

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54 Things to Do This Weekend

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Elizabeth Zharoff/Xavier Foley @ World Café Live An alluring description for an atypical concert at WCL: “Two emerging composers and recent grads […]

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37 Things to Do with Your Long Weekend

FRIDAY, MAY 26 Five Dollar Comedy Week @ Good Good Comedy Cheap laughs and all new shows from the good people at Good Good. Continues […]

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12 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Theater, Ghost Hunting and Weird Sports

Commonspace LIVE @ FringeArts | May 24-26 Continuing a week of shows for the Commonspace program, presented by First Person Arts and WHYY. Wednesday: Gentrified, […]

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THEATER REVIEW: In Buzzer, It’s Location, Location, Location

Location, location, location—it’s America’s real estate mantra. And with it comes the usual advice that the smartest and safest bet for new buyers is to […]

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14 Things to Do in Storytelling, Comedy, Movies, Burlesque and More

Dive Bar Secrets @ The Barbary | Wednesday, May 17 Comedy at the Barbary presents standup comic Chris Cotton. The dude recorded a comedy mixtape. […]