Dance

Guide to St. Patrick’s Day Weekend and St. Patrick’s Day 2010 in Philadelphia

by Bill Meagher
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Whether your full blown Irish, or just enjoy wearing green, eating corn beef & cabbage, and enjoying a pint of Guinness and a shot of Jameson; Philadelphia has a lot of festive occasions going on that will see you having a festive celebration this St. Patrick’s Day. So without further adieu here’s a look here’s [...]

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Film

GREASE Gets Gay (Gayer?) at the Lisner

by Hunter Gorinson
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According to the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, their upcoming production of Grease is “[t]he musical you know and love. Only gayer.” Sounds like a natural fit to us.

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Film

Oscars On Broadway

by Jonathan Mandell
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When the 82nd Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 7, 2010 the chances are great that at least one of the winners will be a veteran of Broadway.
That is because so many of the Oscar nominees have performed on Broadway — nine out of the 20 nominated for their performance in a film.
Actor in [...]

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Family

Larry Kane’s Ticket To Ride is Now Showing Every Weekend in March at the Franklin Institute

by Bill Meagher
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The Beatles Interview by Larry Kane part 1
Before he became the dean of Philadelphia news anchors, he was an intimate eyewitness to to the cultural evolution of the greatest band in history. The man who was at every stop brings you the inside story of the
1964 and 1965 Beatles Tours of North America that changed [...]

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Festival

12 hour movie marathon to benefit SIFF

by Maria Christensen
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The Seattle International Film Festival will be holding its annual
12 Hour Movie Marathon on Sunday, March 21, from 10 am to 10 pm, and that should give you plenty of time to collect donations for two very important reasons.
The first reason to collect donations for SIFF is to fundraise and help support the programs [...]

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Comedy

Off the Bookshelf, Onto the Stage: HIGH FIDELITY’s Musical Redux

by Hunter Gorinson
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Just as Nick Hornby made the jump from cult author to Oscar-nominated screenwriter, so too is his most beloved work switching mediums. Start scribbling out those top five lists now because “High Fidelity: The Musical” is now on stage, care DC’s Landless Theatre Company. Trust us — it’ll be better than “Mamma Mia.”

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Festival

The Philadelphia Film Society Announces the Philadelphia Film Festival Spring Preview April 9th-11th 2010

by Bill Meagher
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Springtime in 2010 was supposed to be an exciting time for Philadelphia movie goers. It was supposed to mark the next edition of the Philadelphia CineFest, presented by the Philadelphia Cinema Alliance. But unfortunately the organization dropped some bad news in January.
January 26, 2010
For Immediate Release
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Cinema Alliance (PCA), the nonprofit presenting organization [...]

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