Tag: Kimmel Center
Feb. 1, 2019
The Kimmel Center stages ‘The Lightning Thief’ musical
Growing up, I read as much as I possibly could. Any book that I could get my hands on I would devour as quickly as…
Jan. 18, 2019
Triangle Talks: ‘Lightning Thief’ lead Chris McCarrell
Chris McCarrell made his Broadway debut in 2014, playing Marius in the revival of “Les Misérables.” Since then he opened the new show “The Lightning…
Oct. 19, 2018
The Kimmel Center hosts staging of ‘Love Never Dies’
This weekend I saw the Kimmel Center’s production of “Love Never Dies,” the sequel to “Phantom of the Opera.” I had never seen the original…
Jun. 29, 2018
Kimmel Center’s ‘Aladdin’ puts the ‘magic’ in ‘magic carpet’
If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen Disney’s 1992 award-winning film “Aladdin” dozens of times: you know the ins and the outs of the “street…
Nov. 10, 2017
‘All I ask of You’ is that you see ‘Phantom of the Opera’
“He’s there … The Phantom of the Opera.” Yes it’s true, he’s right over there on Broad and Locust, as a matter of fact! Cameron…
Dec. 2, 2016
‘An American in Paris’ comes to Kimmel Center
The Kimmel Center opened its Broadway Philadelphia season this November, and there could not have been a better way to do it than with director…
Oct. 28, 2016
The Philly Pops perform orchestral renditions of Elvis Presley classics
I had never seen the Philly Pops before and I don’t know why. They absolutely blew me away. If you haven’t seen the Philly Pops,…
Feb. 26, 2016
Director makes ‘Beauty and the Beast’ one to treasure
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” which ran at the Kimmel Center’s Academy of Music Feb. 16-21, can be summarized in one phrase: an exceedingly long…
Nov. 6, 2013
‘Once’ redefines typical musical
Broadway is strewn with adaptations from all avenues of pop culture, both successful and unsuccessful. “Once” was adapted for the stage from the 2006 film…
Feb. 15, 2013
What’s Happening In Philly
Philadelphia Museum of Art offers “Pay-What-You-Wish” program The Museum’s main building will be open until 8:45 p.m. every Wednesday. Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday Nights are casual, exciting…