On Stage Extra: Briscoe brings a bit of Texas to Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Briscoe
Get ready, Philly – here come a pair of “Good Ole Texas Boys” – make that “Good Young Texas Boys.”
Briscoe, which is headlining a show on September 27 at World Café Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, www.worldcafelive.com), is making it area debut.
Briscoe is Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton.
Briscoe traces its roots back...
On Stage Extra: People’s Light opens ’23-’24 season with ‘Bonez’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Keith A. Wallace
This weekend, People’s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org) is celebrating the opening weekend of its 2023-2024 season.
From September 22-October 15, People’s Light opens the new season with the world premiere of “Bonez” by acclaimed actor, director, and playwright Steve H. Broadnax III.
An Associate Artistic...
On Stage: “Lettie’ derailed by COVID finds new life at People’s Light
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Abigail Adams
The play “Lettie” had its premiere in Chicago in 2017. The show received rave reviews and appeared destined to have a long and successful run on Broadway. Then, COVID-19 changed all that – a pandemic that closed everything down.
When the original production ran at the Victory Playhouse in Chicago, Broadway World described the show...
On Stage: Blue Man Group comes to Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Blue Man Group
Back in the late 1960s when a lot of British bands were playing songs by blues masters such as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, a question frequently asked was “Can white men sing the blues?”
In 1968, a British music group called the Bonzo Dog Band countered with a song called “Can blue men sing the whites?”
Years later, there...
On Stage: Stomp returns to Philly at Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Stomp
The musical stage show “Stomp” has been playing to packed houses for almost 30 years and its popularity is showing no signs of waning.
The energetic and highly percussive show is coming back to Philadelphia from December 28-January 2 for an eight-show run at the Merriam Theater (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-893-1999, www.kimmelculturalcampus.org)...
What To Do: As area opens, a few more options for outings
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Car Concert: The Big Takeover
As we head into July, many of the restrictions caused by COVID-19 have been removed or at least relaxed – just as the pandemic’s numbers are starting to surge in the wrong direction.
Still, you people who have been waiting to get out for months can now get out. You can break the chains and finally get “out and go.”
You...
On Stage: Little Red Robin Hood at People’s Light
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Little Red Robin Hood: A Musical Panto!
Now is a great time to take a break from the holiday frenzy and enjoy a few hours of watching a stage production. It’s a great time because there are great options – several classic ballet productions of “The Nutcracker,” two holiday-themed stage shows and a brand-new panto.
Now through January 5, People’s...
A Single Shard opens at People’s Light, April 27
A Single Shard opens April 27 at People’s Light.
MALVERN — People’s Light will present the regional premiere of A Single Shard, a highly theatrical adaptation of Linda Sue Park’s Newbery Award-winning novel by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Schenkkan. Celebrated theatre artist Seema Sueko directs an all-star cast that includes Broadway veterans Thom Sesma and Greg Watanabe.
PNC...
People’s Light plans holiday panto, Jan. 9
MALVERN — People’s Light will offer a relaxed performance of The Three Musketeers (The Later Years): A Musical Panto on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at 2 pm on the Leonard C. Haas Stage. Relaxed performances are specially adjusted sensory-friendly shows, designed to create a theatre experience that is judgment-free, and welcoming of children and families with a wide range of sensory, learning,...
