Music Spotlight: Music artists cope with pause in age of Coronavirus
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
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When it comes to concerts, shows, annual events and other entertainment and group activities, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown us into an era of “would have” – an era in which virtually everything involving more that three or four people being together has been cancelled.
On May 15, it would have been the 42nd annual staging of the Winterthur...
On Stage: Dirty Dancing, ‘Succeed’ bring Broadway local
Also: Fab Faux, Katrina minus the Waves and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Dirty Dancing opens Tuesday and runs through April 5 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Over the next week, theater fans have two great options to attend popular musicals. One is the inaugural national tour of a recent Broadway hit based on a popular movie and the other is a staging of an oft-revived Broadway...
On Stage: ‘Stomp’ away those holiday blues
Also, First State Ballet showcases The Nutcracker
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Stomp returns to the Delaware Valley, from December 26-30 for an eight-show run at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia.
The musical stage show “Stomp” has been playing to packed houses for more than 20 years and its popularity is showing no signs of waning.
The energetic and highly-percussive show is coming...
On Stage: Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai
Also: The Flash is ‘Lights Out’ at Mushroom Festival
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cirque du Soleil flies into town for five-day, 10-performance run at the Wells Fargo Center from Sept. 10-14.
For years, there were just two kinds of circuses in North America.
First were the smaller circuses that were held outdoors under the Big Top, which was a large tent that was erected at...
On Stage: Enter ‘The Machine’ July 12
Chester County musicians come home for performances this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The Machine, a Pink Floyd tribute band, will be at The World cafe at The Queen, Saturday.
The number of Pink Floyd tribute bands around the world probably is in triple figures by now. Some are good, some are bad and some simply are.
One of the best is The Machine, a New York-based foursome that...
