Get ready because summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in your seat! That’s right, Motown: The Musical, the record shattering Broadway smash, is in its final week at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Based on the book, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The…
Category: Theater
“Dirty Dancing” has all the right moves!
The crowd was alive in the moment, cheering for the epic lines of dialogue and the iconic choreography with an impassioned zeal and unrestrained enthusiasm! Everyone was dancing and singing along to the magnificently resonant, goosebump-producing “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” An extended standing ovation peppered by shout-outs of adulation was testament that…
Jennifer Mealani Jones returns to Philadelphia to help celebrate 30 years of “Dirty Dancing”
The fuse of a firework might be dipped in the same lacquer that gives a guitar its glorious shimmer under the stage lights, but it’s what’s inside the fuse that makes it sizzle. Similarly, Jennifer Mealani Jones is a striking young woman who has an incredible chemistry that blazes within her. She is a spellbinding…
Lea Michele delivers a night of exquisite moments at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater
Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater is a historic venue located in the heart of the arts district of Center City. Since 1918, this gorgeous 1,870-seat cultural paragon has hosted some of the most iconic productions and featured some of the most beloved and esteemed performers of all time. From George Gershwin musicals to Hamlet, notables such as…
Interview with Elizabeth Shepherd of “Dear Kate”: Elegance is timeless
“I am sitting in New York, looking out over the Hudson River.” Elizabeth Shepherd began. Her voice was exquisite, dipped in the elegance of a bygone era. Art and culture flowed from her lips as she spoke with an effortless cosmopolitan cadence and tone. The veteran actor was born in London in 1936 and is…
Spend an “Intimate Evening” with Lea Michele at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theatre
Lea Michele. There’s just something so incredibly special about her. She’s effortlessly charming and sweet like the perfect girl next door. But she also shines with a radiant sparkle, the kind that only the biggest stars have. It was Lea’s own personal magic and astounding vocal artistry that made Rachel Berry — the first captain…
Kelsey Beckert of the Roundabout Theater Company’s “Cabaret”: “I feel fearless”
Chester County is one of the three original Pennsylvania counties that was created by William Penn. Kelsey Beckert, is from West Chester, the county seat. She is touring with the Roundabout Theater Company’s Tony award-winning production of “Cabaret,” which will be making its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music on Tuesday, April 4. The…
Interview with Fabrice Lemire, Artistic Director of Cirque du Soleil’s “Toruk: The First Flight”
“Avatar” is the groundbreaking epic that was written, directed, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. The initial development for the 2009 film began back in 1994. However, the multitalented helmsman decided to put the project on hold until technology could advance enough to adequately depict his vision. In late 2015, Cirque du Soleil premiered “Toruk:…
Deborah Cox and Judson Mills perfect together in “The Bodyguard”
Absolutely gripping! “The Bodyguard” commands your attention from the very first second — even before the curtain opens — and it never let’s go. It’s a non-stop barrage of hit songs stitched seamlessly into the narrative. The story contains dazzling thrills, laugh-out-loud humor, an impossible romance, bona fide chills — that bad guy sure is…
Megan Fulmer, Bucks County’s treasure, appearing in “The Bodyguard”
A cascade of hair, a dazzle of radiant charisma, and the sizzle of pure artistry, Megan Fulmer makes an unforgettable impression. She is a performer you can’t help but fall in love with because the only thing bigger than her talent is her heart. From Tuesday, February 21 through Sunday, February 26, the Bucks County…
Cirque Éloize’s “Saloon”: There’s never been a show quite like this!
Last night, a troupe of astounding individuals from Montreal’s renowned Cirque Éloize rode into town and transformed Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater into the wild and rollicking old west. Gunslinging cowboys, beautiful belles, disobedient horses, and harmonizing troubadours sang, danced, flipped about the stage, and hurdled through the audience in a non-stop barrage of outrageous antics and…
Interview with Cirque Éloize’s Shena Tschofen: “You have to be really good friends with momentum”
Cirque Éloize is bringing its newest production, “Saloon: A Musical Acrobatic Adventure” to Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater for a special two-day/three-show run. The production opens on Friday night, January 13, at 8 p.m., then on Saturday, January 14, you can see this dazzling wild west spectacle at 2 p.m. or 8 p.m. “Saloon” is a tale…
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