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Year 33, No. 36
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
Philadelphia Glows Pink for the Sydney Harper Foundation n February 20, 2018 a spunky three year old girl died unexpectedly from complications of Wilms Disease, a rare form of pediatric kidney cancer that often strikes without any symptoms. On the evening of May 21, 2018 – the day that would have been her fourth birthday – the Philadelphia skyline will light up pink in honor and memory of Sydney Harper Sandlof, and to launch the Sydney Harper Foundation.
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On the evening of May 21, 2018 – the day that would have been her fourth birthday – the Philadelphia skyline will light up pink in honor and memory of Sydney Harper Sandlof, and to launch the Sydney Harper Foundation.
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The Sydney Harper Foundation has been created in loving memory of Sydney with a vision of a world where families are offered options for early screening and detection of Wilms Disease and have the emotional and financial support needed to cope with its effects. It is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide education and awareness, and to increase knowledge around early prevention and detection of Wilms Disease as well as provide support programs, resources and a sense of community to those impacted by Wilms Disease. The Sydney Harper Foundation, together with Sydney’s family, is tremendously grateful to CBRE, Brandywine Realty Trust, Fairmont Parks Conservancy and PECO who have graciously supported the foundation by turning the skyline pink. Sydney’s mother Brittany says: “We miss our Sydney Harper horribly. Sydney loved life, her See Philadelphia Glows Pink for the Sydney Harper Foundation on page 3
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Hansel and Gretel (Cast B), from left – Joey Clyne, 2nd grade, Chesnutwold Elementary School and Ella Boonn, 2nd grade, Penn Valley Elementary School prepare for Wolf PAC’s production of “Hansel and Gretel’s Candy Capers.” See performances on May 19. n the Marzipanhandle of southern Germany, townspeople have been disappearing! Gretel has been training hard to be a detective and is searching the town for clues. With the help of her younger brother Hansel, they stumble into a world of mystery where everyone they meet is made of candy! Hansel and Gretel’s Candy Capers is an original Wolf Performing Arts Center (Wolf PAC) play that will feature timeless Broadway show-stopping songs! This production is Wolf PAC’s first ever mainstage play performed by first and second grade students.
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MAMMA MIA! at the Walnut Street Theatre alnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 209th season with the ultimate feel-good musical, MAMMA MIA! Filled with ABBA’s catchiest hits, and directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford, this high energy musical began previews on May 15, opens on May 23, and runs through July 15 on the Walnut Mainstage. Put on your platform shoes, your feather boas and get ready for one of the most popular musicals of all time, MAMMA MIA! On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. This sensational all-new Walnut Street Theatre production, with new staging and original choreography, contains ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Super Trouper,” “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” and over 20 more! MAMMA MIA! initially opened in London on April 6, 1999 and continues to play to sold-out houses
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to this day. It made its Broadway debut on November 17, 2000 and played for 15 years, becoming the 9th longest-running Broadway production. Since then, it has played to over 60 million people in more than 50 countries across 6 continents. In 2008, it was adapted as a film starring Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan, Amanda Seyfried as Sophia Laura Giknis and Schyler Conaway in “Mamma Mia!” at Walnut Street Theatre. Photo/Holly Porch Sheridan, and Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael. Based on its critical and financial success, a sequel is currently in the works. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again will be released in theatres on July 20, 2018 featuring more of ABBA’s greatest hits with most of the cast reprising their roles. It is said that on any given day, there are at least seven perforSee “MAMMA MIA!” at the Walnut Street Theatre page 11