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1812 Productions' JillineFest, celebrating 10 years of the Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program
Caroline Dooner's Possible Memoir Titles (& Songs) chases a momster
As part of JillineFest, in Caroline Dooner's 'Possible Memoir Titles (& Songs)' the solo performer looks at herself and sees her mother.
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The trouble with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
The Tchaikovsky concerto that wasn't
The Tchaikovsky piano concerto we’ve been enjoying all our lives is not what the composer intended. Now the authentic version is available, and it’s better.
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Marla R. Miller's biography 'Betsy Ross and the Making of America'
Betsy Ross, defense contractor
Betsy Ross may not have made the first American flag, but Marla R. Miller's 'Betsy Ross and the Making of America' illuminates the history of the artisans and shopkeepers who built the United States.
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BSR's #GetWoke racial justice/law enforcement film starter pack
Seven films to watch and discuss when the news isn't enuf
Our film critic Trish McFadden lists her top seven films for furthering discussion around racial justice and law enforcement. How many have you seen?
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BalletX 2016 Summer Series with Klip Collective
Lost memories and vibrant dreams
BalletX's Summer Series brings technology into dance. But in the contest between human and machine, which one prevails?
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PlayPenn's Rent-a-Dramaturg program
It's dramaturgy to go at PlayPenn
Who needs a script doctor when you can rent a dramaturg? Martha Steketee looks at one of the new play development conference's newest developments.
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Eddie Bruce: The music of Tony Bennett and friends with Tom Adams Trio at Chris' Jazz Café
For one night only, Bruce does Bennett
Stalwart Philly bandleader Eddie Bruce hosted a one-night-only tribute to Tony Bennett and his contemporaries. But did he fly them to the moon? SaraKay Smullens reviews the dinner performance.
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New City Stage Company's world premiere of 'Roseburg,' by Ginger Dayle
'Roseburg': At the intersection of theater and reality
When our entertainment and our news overlap, we are left bewildered by both, but can theater really bring about change? New City Stage's world premiere 'Roseburg' looks at past and present U.S. gun violence.
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Taika Waititi's 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'
Little boy lost and found
New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s new comedy/adventure pairs a foster child with an interesting family. It’s also, to use a word the film coins, a "majestical" summer treat.
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'Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,' by Thomas H. Keels
William Penn and prostitutes: All the news that's unfit to print
Rick Soisson reviews 'Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,' Thomas Keels's 2010 catalog of our city's historic scandals and scoundrels.
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