Entertainment
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Elmwood Park Zoo and The Centre Theater Partner to Support the Arts
Elmwood Park Zoo has partnered with the Centre Theater to produce all cultural exhibitions and theater productions hosted and performed at its historic building, located in the heart of Norristown. The partnership was forged when the zoo played an integral role in opening the theater’s Charles L. Blockson exhibition in 2022. The collaboration will continue through…
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And the Oscar Goes to … This Upper Dublin Native Used Math to Predict Oscar Winners
The 2023 Academy Awards broadcast is Mar. 12, and if an Upper Dublin, Montgomery County, native stays true to his formulas, he’ll have every office Oscar pool beaten. Alicia Vitarelli focused in on him for 6ABC. Ben Zauzmer designed a method to predict the big winners, calling his book on the topic Oscarmetrics: The Math…
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Steel River Playhouse Presents ‘The Laramie Project’ and ‘The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later’
This March, Steel River Playhouse, Pottstown, presents two productions on alternating weekends, allowing audiences to get an insight into a tragedy based on true events and its impact ten years later. A Powerful Story in Two Parts The Laramie Project is the powerful story of Matthew Shepard and the people that live in Laramie, Wyoming,…
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Daughter of Penn Valley’s M. Night Shyamalan Follows in His Footsteps
The daughter of Penn Valley native M. Night Shyamalan, Ishana, will direct a new thriller called The Watchers, which will be out in June 2024, writes Franki Rudneskey for PhillyVoice. The Watchers is based on a 2021 horror novel by A.M. Shine. The plot focuses on an artist named Mina who gets lost in a forest…
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John DeBella, Bala Cynwyd Broadcaster, Gets Philly Walk-of-Fame Star
Morning Zoo host John DeBella — who, from the WMMR studio in Bala Cynwyd singularly redefined radio in the 1980s — has been named a Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame honoree. KYW Newsradio reporter Justin Udo reported on the always-looked-upon bright side of DeBella’s career. DeBella was part of the first induction of Walk…
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Norristown Stage Designer Leaves Acting to Go Behind the Scenes, Recalls ‘I Hated Auditioning’
Theater professional Chris Haig, who grew up in Norristown, benefited from his parents’ talent as watercolorists. Suzi Nash explained how in the Philadelphia Gay News. The artistic interest of Haig’s parents extended to the theater. Excursions into Philadelphia for road-show performances were common, and Haig was a willing participant. Those experiences yielded in him a…
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2019 Guinness World’s Record: Local Kids Jumped at the Chance to Enjoy Something Massively Fun
The world’s largest bouncy castle, according to the Guinness World Records, was in Delaware County in May of 2019. It was at the Maplezone Sports Village, 4881 Chichester Ave., Aston, reported Sinead Cummings for PhillyVoice. According to Guinness, The Big Bounce America measured 11,433 square-feet 132-square inches and was achieved by Grahame Ferguson and Cammy Craig,…
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New Netflix Competition Show Features Conshohocken Contestant — Or Maybe That’s Miami?
The Feb. 14 Netflix premier of Perfect Match, a relationship-based reality show, features a Montgomery County native as a contestant. Mads Lennon covered him for Fansided. Perfect Match is a competition show whose concept tosses together former cast members from other, similar reality programs — Love Is Blind, Too Hot to Handle — to see…
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Rhythm of the Dance to Dazzle at West Chester University
The worldwide Irish Music and Dance Spectacular, Rhythm of the Dance, will take the stage at West Chester University on Tuesday, March 14, at 7 PM. Tickets are now on sale to the public at wcupatix.com/wculive or 610.436.2266. The event takes place in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building at 700 S. High Street in…
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West Chester University to Welcome Erin Brockovich for President’s Speaker Series
Famed law clerk and the subject of the 2000 Oscar-winning film named for her, Erin Brockovich will speak at West Chester University on Saturday, March 11, at 8 PM. Tickets are now on sale to the public at wcupatix.com or 610.436.2266. The event takes place in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building at 700 S.…
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KoP ‘Friends’ Exhibit Is for That Devoted Fan, The One Who Needs to Experience the Show in Person
The Friends Experience — an up-close-and-personal opportunity for the NBC sitcom’s devoted fans — opened Feb. 10 at the King of Prussia Mall. Laura Swartz filed her reaction in Philadelphia Magazine. The exhibit uses faithfully recreated sets, props, and costumes to enable fans to feel as if they’re just about to bump into Chandler, Ross,…
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Economics Silences Harleysville’s Philadelphia Folk Festival, First Time Since 1962 Debut
Sharp declines in its finances has caused the 2023 Philadelphia Folk Festival (PFF) to fall flat for the first time in its 60-year run. Maggie Mancini reported its unfortunate cancellation for PhillyVoice. Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS) plans were already being attuned for the Aug. 17–20, 2023, concert at Old Pool Farm in Harleysville. But as…
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Gov. Shapiro Included a Montco Favorite in Super Bowl Bet with Kansas City Counterpart
A friendly — but passionate — Super Bowl LVII bet had Gov. Josh Shapiro risking a Montgomery County delicacy. Pat Loeb and Jim Melwert of KYW Newsradio reported the local delights he’ll unfortunately now be paying up with. These public-servant Super Bowl wagers are a long-standing tradition that generally involves a trademark dish. But not…
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West Norriton Resident Has No Problem Admitting That His Moonlighting Job Is a Drag
By day, West Norriton resident Derek Lightcap is a counselor at the Valley Forge Memorial Garden cemetery in King of Prussia. He balances the weight of that career with a polar-opposite moonlighting job: Lightcap is a drag performer, sassily entertaining crowds with the persona he’s created, Fanci Dismount. “I’ve been an entertainer my whole life,”…
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Eagles Fans in Eagleville Gets Electrified with Excitement for Super Bowl LVII
Eagles fans in Eagleville? Who would have thought! But they’re there, blazing away. The Joe Roberts family — who, last Oct. lit up their Eagleville home with a computer-controlled, music-driven light celebration of the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series run — is at it again. Except this time, understandably, the red/white bulbs and soundtrack of Dancing…
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Puppy Bowl Features Local Shelter Dogs, Including Four-Legged Friends From Brandywine Valley SPCA
For the 19th year, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl will take place on Super Bowl Sunday with several Philadelphia-area shelter dogs participating, including a few from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester, writes John McDevitt for KYW Newsradio. Overall, 122 dogs from 67 shelters will be at the Puppy Bowl. Four puppies from the BVSPCA…
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Chester County Native Featured in Super Bowl Commercial With a Special Guest
Already a movie star in his own right, Downingtown native Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh will have the spotlight in an upcoming Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light with a special guest: their six-year-old French bulldog Bugsy, writes Samantha Kubota for Today. The set of the commercial is designed to look like the couples’…
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Chester County’s M. Night Shyamalan Filmed New Horror Movie in Woods of Neighboring New Jersey
Willistown Township’s M. Night Shyamalan once again remained close to home with the filming of his latest movie, Knock at the Cabin, writes Eddie Davis for Lite 96.9 WFPG. The famous director filmed most of the horror thriller in the pinelands in neighboring South Jersey, not far from his 125-acre estate called Ravenwood. The film…
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