The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia was sold-out for the opening night of BalletX’s Spring Series with a triple bill featuring…
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Under a foggy blue moon, The Willis haunted the Academy of Music stage to the delight of many young balletomanes…
‘The Showman’ by TIME Magazine correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the first year of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and into…
The Academy of Music in Philadelphia at the Jan. 4 performance of ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ The Life and Times of…
Philadelphia Ballet is one of just a few US dance companies licensed to perform George Balanchine’s 1954 minted version of…
To laugh or not to laugh, that is not a question for audiences watching playwright James Ijames ‘Fat Ham’ the…
Stephen Sondheim’s gender flipped revival of ‘Company’ is on tour and playing to full houses at Forrest Theater in Philadelphia,…
The Risk it Takes to Bloom: On Life and LiberationBy Raquel WillisSt. Martin’s Press$29; hardcover; photos www.stmartins.com Black transgender writer…
The Philadelphia Orchestra kicked off their new season with a gala opening performance on Sept. 28, with Yannick Nezet- Seguin…
“Two Roads Home” by Times of London journalist Daniel Finkelstein recounts the fates of his Jewish grandparents and his parents,…
Music historian Harold Pollack’s comprehensive biographies on American composers including Aaron Copland, Elliot Carter, Marc Blitzstein. This year he has…
BalletX capped off their home season at the Wilma Theater with a premiere run of choreographer Nicolo Fonte’s ‘Sidd: A…
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2nd annual Pride Concert on June 3 was a triumphal event Saturday June 3 at the Kimmel…
The Academy of Music in Philadelphia was near full on opening night of the Philadelphia Ballet’s production of “Coppelia,” with…