Lewis WhittingtonMusicPhiladelphia,
Tamara Mumford in the title role of Opera Company of Philadelphia's "Phaedra"Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography
Philly Unveils Henze’s 'Phaedra'
By Hans Werner HenzeAmerican premiere production conceived by Robert B. DriverDesigned by Philippe ArmandConducted by Corrado RovarisOpera Company ...
TheaterPhiladelphia,
Cindy Spitko and Ross Beschler in "Hell"Photo courtesy of EgoPo Classic Theater
EgoPo Raises ‘Hell’ on Stage
Based on the novel “L’Enfer” by Henri BarbusseAdapted for the stage by Ross Beschler and Lane SavadoveGerman Society Library, PhiladelphiaApril 26–May 1, ...
Lewis WhittingtonDancePhiladelphia,
Dance Blooms in Philly
Lots of dance in Philly the first week of May, with three contemporary companies premiering new work:
In their first appearance at the Annenberg Center, Aszure Barton & Artists finished out the ...
Lewis WhittingtonMusicPhiladelphia,
Adina Nitescu and Thiago Arancam in Opera Company of Philadelphia's "Tosca"Photo courtesy of Opera Company of Philadelphia
'Tosca'
By Giacomo PucciniConducted by Corrado RovarisDirected by Jonathan EatonOpera Company of PhiladelphiaAcademy of MusicApril 29-May 8, 2011
Even with its squirrelly ...
Philadelphia Orchestra with the Philadelphia Singers Chorale
"Apollon musagète" and "Oedipus Rex"
Lewis WhittingtonEtcPhiladelphia,
The last night of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts attracted thousands of people, who wrapped around the Kimmel Center to view the aerial show that was happening on a spacy metal oval that morphed into various shapes and ...
Lewis WhittingtonDancePhiladelphia,
Tara Keating and Matthew Prescott in "Proliferation of the Imagination"Photo by Alexander Iziliaev
Two Innovative Premieres at PIFA
Dance innovations dominated the Paris scene circa 1920, and that is the theme of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts ...
Lewis WhittingtonTheaterPhiladelphia,
Charlie DelMarcelle and Joanna Liao in Lantern's "Midsummer Night's Dream"Photo by Mark Garvin
Burlesque Bard: Lantern's Lusty 'Dream'
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"By William ShakespeareDirected by Charles McMahonLantern Theater Company, PhiladelphiaMarch 10-April 17, 2011
The Lantern Theater’s production of "A ...
Lewis WhittingtonEtcPhiladelphia,
Stephen Hough at the piano. (He was the soloist for the Tchaikovsky concerto.)Photo by Hiroyuki Ito
Fab Phils: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
Philadelphia OrchestraVasily Petrenko, guest conductorStephen Hough, pianistVerizon HallMarch 19, 2011
There are reasons why Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. ...
Lewis WhittingtonTheaterPhiladelphia,
Superior Donuts
By Tracy Letts Directed by Edward SobelArden Theatre Company, PhiladelphiaMarch 3-April 3, 2011
Tracy Letts’ "Superior Donuts" is set in a the changing urban landscape of uptown Chicago, yet it is not so far afield ...
Lewis WhittingtonTheaterPhiladelphia,
From left, Krista Apple, Kate Czajkowski, and Jeremiah Wiggins in the Wilma Theater production of "In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)"Photo by Jim Roese
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
By Sarah RuhlDirected by Blanka ...
