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An extraordinary career. (Photo via stanlevey.com)

'Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight' by Frank R. Hayde

Biography of a Philly-born jazz great

Frank R. Hayde’s Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight is a sometimes engaging and sometimes colorful account of Levey’s extraordinary career as a drummer, recording artist, studio musician, boxer, and photographer.
Bruce Klauber

Bruce Klauber

Articles 2 minute read
Add her to the list of Philly's musical greats. (Photo via ruthnaomifloyd.com)

Ruth Naomi Floyd at the Episcopal Cathedral

A unique and sonorous voice

Ruth Naomi Floyd sings with a great seriousness that made me quake a little in my seat
Victor L. Schermer

Victor L. Schermer

Articles 3 minute read

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mahler's Eighth Symphony

Once in a century

The Philadelphia Orchestra brought back the work that made it famous, Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, in a performance that marks their American debut of it 100 years ago.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read
How to woo a woman: Craig and Bannister (Both photos by Johan Persson)

Royal National Theatre's 'As You Like It' in HD

A loveable As You Like It

The National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy sets a new standard for theatrical imagination (and you can see it locally).

Carol Rocamora

Articles 4 minute read
Can’t we do better than this? (Photo by Dave Sarrafian)

EgoPo's revival of 'The Women'

The man behind the curtain

The Women is a play by a woman starring women. Does having a male director make a difference in how the material is handled? Or is this just a play that isn’t relevant any longer?
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

Articles 4 minute read
“Inside Summer’s Garden,” John Laub. (Courtesy Woodmere Art Museum)

Look Both Ways at Woodmere Art Museum

Two sides of the same coin

Though some works of art are wholly abstract and others totally representational, it’s difficult for people who don’t draw or sculpt to perceive how frequently the two approaches intermingle.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 5 minute read

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Johan Helmich Roman: “The Swedish Handel”

Tempesta di Mare: The Nations

A Saturday night treat

Tempesta di Mare conducts a happy journey through 18th-century national music styles.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 2 minute read
Not exactly a day at the beach.

Nicky Silver's 'Too Much Sun' by Isis Productions

Too much and not enough

Too Much Sun, set on a beach, doesn't allow much sunlight to break through its dramatic clouds.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Life is not a field of roses for Hap and Leonard.

Sundance TV’s 'Hap and Leonard'

Politics and the buddy film

Hap and Leonard depends on the clichéd Hollywood notion that folks at the bottom of the economic ladder are all actually remarkably intelligent, witty, and, under the skin, brothers in capitalistic striving.
Rick Soisson

Rick Soisson

Articles 3 minute read
A natural affinity for Brahms: Hélène Grimaud. (Photo via helenegrimaud.com)

The Philadelphia Orchestra with pianist Helene Grimaud

The drama of Brahms

A clash of styles between pianist Hélène Grimaud and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin resulted in mesmerizing Brahms.

Articles 2 minute read