Lewis Whittington writes about the performing and film arts for many publications. He is a renegade dance, theater and opera queen, a jazz-head and a civil activist.
Dance
'Messiah'
Choreographed by Robert WeissMusic by George Frideric HandelPennsylvania BalletAcademy of Music, PhiladelphiaMarch 8-17, 2012
Robert Weiss is artistic director of the Carolina Ballet, where his ballet “Messiah” has played to very enthusiastic returning crowds. The choreographer was ...
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Bass-bariton Eric OwensPhoto by Dario Acosta
Owens' Triumphant Break from 'The Ring'
Philadelphia Chamber Music SocietyPerelman Theater, Kimmel CenterEric Owens, bass-baritoneWarren Jones, pianoFeb. 28, 2012
Composer Ned Rorem used to categorize music as exclusively French or German just ...
TheaterPhiladelphia,
From left, Grace Gonglewski, Mary Martello and Dustin Ingram In "Body Awareness"Photo by Alexander Iziliaev
‘Body Awareness’
By Annie BakerDirected by Anne KauffmanWilma Theater, PhiladelphiaThrough Feb. 5, 2012
The tragic dimensions of the Polish Holocaust drama, “Our Class,” still ...
TheaterPhiladelphia,
Arden’s Radiant 'Web'
"Charlotte’s Web"By Joseph Robinette (adapted from the E.B. White children's book)Directed by Whit MacLaughlinArden Theatre Company, F. Otto Haas Stage, PhiladelphiaExtended through Feb. 10, 2012
At the Arden Theater there is so much fun getting ...
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Alan Shayne (left) and Norman Sunshine (right) with Joan Rivers at abook party for the authorsPhoto by Walter McBride, Retna Ltd.
Ah Yes, They Remember It Well
"Double LifeA Love Story from Broadway to Hollywood"By Alan Shayne and Norman ...
MusicPhiladelphia,
'Les Contes d’Hoffmann'
Opera in three acts with a prologue and epilogue by Jacques OffenbachLibretto by Jules BarbierEdited by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe KeckDirected by David GatelyConducted by Christopher MacatsorisAcademy of Vocal Arts, PhiladelphiaNov. 12-22, 2011
Clocking in ...
Dance
Jock Soto partnering Wendy Whelan in "Agon" at New York City Ballet, from the documentary "Water Flowing Together"Photo by Gwendolen Cates/ITVS
'Every Step You Take'
Memoir by Jock Soto (with Leslie Marshall)HarperCollins, published October, 2011SBN-978-0-06-173238-6Hardcover,, including photos$24.99 (Kindle edition ...
TheaterPhiladelphia,
Sam Henderson (left) as Baruch de Spinoza and Seth Reichgott as Abraham van Valkenburg in "New Jerusalem"Photo by Mark Garvin
New Jerusalem
By David IvesDirected by Charles McMahonLantern Theater Company, PhiladelphiaThrough Nov. 8, 2011
"New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of ...
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St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander TitovWith pianist Xiayin WangVerizon Hall, PhiladelphiaOct. 10, 2011
The 77-member St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra slipped into Philadelphia for a one-night-only Russian repertoire spectacular that went almost unnoticed, ...
TheaterPhiladelphia,
'August: Osage County'
By Tracy Letts Directed by Terrence J. NolenArden Theatre, PhiladelphiaThrough Oct. 30, 2011
The Arden Theatre’s set design for Tracy Letts’ “August: Osage County” is on a smaller scale than the Broadway production, but ...
