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GRAMMY-winning choir The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, today is launching Series 2 of Rising w/ The Crossing: Equinox Lope, the new music ensemble's musical response to the pandemic, isolation, and quarantine.

Study Hall Comedy Inspired by Lectures, one of Philadelphia's longest-running improv comedy shows, combines lectures and laughs in one fantastic hour never seen before and never to be seen again.

The Phoenix Theatre is celebrating the summer with an online production of a charming William Shakespeare comedy.

Philadelphia Theatre Company has hired New York director Jeffrey Page as a resident artist, to deepen the diversity of the theatre's future.

No role challenged me as much as an artist or showed me the power of performance more than when I got to originate a role.

Musicopia has announced the appointment of Marcus Myers as the new Artistic Director of the Musicopia Drumlines, and Taia Harlos as the new Artistic Director and Conductor of the Musicopia String Orchestra (MSO).

467 Philadelphia-area arts and culture groups, as well as over one thousand individual artists, are receiving a total of $4 million thanks to the COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL Fund.

A Philadelphia Freedom Celebration, presented by Anthem, was held on June 30, starring Billie Jean King, Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Freedoms.

Anyone in the business side of theatre must not only understand the theatre they produce, but they also must have an economic mindset when making decisions.

Jacobs Music Company, the Steinway & Sons dealer representative in the tri-state area with headquarters in Philadelphia, has long been a community supporter.

This is a time of necessary change, change that is urgent.

It was the 7th Annual PYO Music Institute Ovation Award Presentation and, in this most unusual year where the COVID-19 Pandemic prevented the typical presentation at the Kimmel Center, this year's recipient, Susan Ohrt, was surprised at the front door of her home.

Penn State Centre Stage Virtual will present Coleridge Interrupted, a whimsical comedy by Dan Carter, Friday, June 26, 2020, 8:00 p.

You may think that you don't have time for anything else by rehearsals, but I promise you that with the proper time management you can play a sport and be the lead in your high school musical.

Have you ever wanted to create your own musical? Probably.

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia is pleased to announce the release of a new digital performance which takes its inspiration from absurdist theater (such as Beckett's NOT I) and the Wilma HotHouse Company's bold physical performance style, all recorded on iPhones.

Just in time for the official start of Summer -- and the re-opening of Bucks County -- The Deck Restaurant and Bar at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope has resumed dining-in restaurant operations.

The Philly POPS announced today the details of its first-ever streamed performance, July 3's POPS on Independence, part of Wawa Welcome America's Independence Week activities.

The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), one of the preeminent youth orchestras in America, has been serving young musicians through music education and performance for 80 years.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presented its virtual gala, HearNOW, on June 20.

Nicole Jordan is the first Black woman to join the Philadelphia Orchestra full time in its 120-year history.

BalletX, led by Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, will welcome Independence Foundation Dance Fellow Shawn Cusseaux to the roster at an exciting time as the company prepares to celebrate its 15th Anniversary Season in 2020-21.

Philadelphia Theatre Company will present Play Brawl, the inventive fundraiser (originally scheduled for March 13th) that puts the region's leaders front and center from their homes.

The Philly POPS announces today the mission and ongoing work of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force.

The Philly POPS announced todaya??its performances in the 2020 Wawa Welcome America virtual festival, which include the annual POPS on Independence performance, now planned as a virtual stream, and a performance from The Philly POPS BIG Band in the City's Celebration of Freedom Ceremony.