On Stage: ‘Funny Girl’ ‘The Fantasticks’ come to local stages

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Funny Girl Musicals are coming. Musicals are coming. Musicals are here. Over the past week, three different musicals have had their opening nights in theaters around the area – “Funny Girl,” “The Fantasticks,” and “Somewhere Over the Border.” Ensemble Arts Philly – the new presenting brand of the Kimmel Cultural Campus and The...

On Stage: Pa. Ballet opens with Sleeping Beauty

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Pennsylvania Ballet’s opening production of its 2017-2018 season is “The Sleeping Beauty,” which is a bit ironic considering that the company has been anything but sleeping in recent years under the guidance of Artistic Director Angel Corella. “The Sleeping Beauty” opens on October 12 and runs through October 22 at the Academy of Music (Broad and...