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BalletX, led by Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, will say a heartfelt farewell to longtime company member Caili Quan at the end of the 2019-20 Season, as she pursues her choreographic career and other opportunities in New York City.

In response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic and with the knowledge that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's reopening of Southeastern Pennsylvania is still pending, the historic Bucks County Playhouse has announced it will cancel its 2020 Summer Season.

Quintessence Theatre Group has invited a group of artists from their tenth anniversary season for a virtual performance to raise funds for the company, The Waist-Up-Black-Tie Miscast Cabaret: A Virtual Fancy Fundraiser.

PlayPenn's acclaimed New Play Development Conference, scheduled for July 2020, will now be moved into a virtual format

Acting Without Boundaries has released its first public service announcement (P.

If you are still unable to get to the barber, Opera Philadelphia can at least bring a Barber to you! Week 3 of the company's Digital Festival O features a broadcast of Rossini's comic masterpiece The Barber of Seville, premiering on Friday, May 15, at 8:00 p.

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Proof that the show must go on: Masquerade Theatre debuts their first theatrical production, 'Proof', fully online on May 22nd, 2020.

Shugoll Research, a national marketing research company in Bethesda, Maryland, is releasing a Phase III study of theatergoers and their intent to return to the theater when it reopens after the coronavirus pandemic.

According to local news channel KWWL, a student who had her graduate recital cancelled due to the health crisis got a special surprise when she was invited to perform on the Philadelphia Orchestra's live webcast.

Opera Philadelphia is now streaming its production of We Shall Not Be Moved!

Shakespeare in Clark Park has announced the postponement of its planned 2020 summer season until the summer of 2021.

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The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization, one of the oldest and most respected orchestra programs in the nation, is now accepting pre-recorded online auditions for the first time in its 80-year history.

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus teamed up with the American Red Cross to house a blood drive on Friday, April 17, 2020, resulting in 34 pints of blood a?" with the potential to help up to 102 individuals.

The Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia has announced an innovative new program that provides audience members flexibility and peace of mind about when and how they return to their theatre after the COVID-19 health crisis.

Businesses throughout the Delaware Valley are ready to celebrate and thank Mom on Sunday, May 10, 2020 with special menus, sweets and treats, and gift ideas.

1812 Productions will present Comedy Conversation, a one-night-only special event featuring storytelling and a live reading with author and humorist R.

While the live production of Hold These Truths (originally scheduled to run March 18 through April 19 at People's Light) was cancelled due to COVID-19, audiences can stream the performance at peopleslight.

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The Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia has announced that they are the recipients of funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, a Small Business Administration loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus announced a Mother's Day celebration - social distance-style in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Over the past five years, Opera Philadelphia has presented no fewer than nine world premieres, scoring multiple awards and winning international audience and critical recognition.

Alan Abel, former member of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died due to COVID-19.

Today, The Philly POPS launched POPS in Schools@HOME a?" a free virtual music education programming for students and music lovers of all ages.