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Year 31, No. 38
Celebrating 31 Years of Community News
May 25 – May 31, 2016
Tony-Winning Broadway Superstar “Short Silent Films with Relâche Music Live!” Kelli O’Hara Performs in Philly Sunday, June 12 at the Penn Museum
An Evening of Comedy and Song with Seth Rudetsky June 14, 2016 he Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Mark Cortale Productions, welcomes one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies, Tony Award® winner Kelli O’Hara, to the Merriam Theater on Tuesday, June 14 at 8 p.m.
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Tony Award® winner Kelli O’Hara comes to the Merriam Theater on Tuesday, June 14 at 8 p.m. as the final installment of Seth Rudetsky’s season-long Broadway Concert Series at the Kimmel Center. as the final installment of Seth Rudetsky’s season-long Broadway Concert Series at the Kimmel Center. Seth Rudetsky, called the ‘Mayor of Broadway’ by the The New York Times will join Kelli on stage, taking on the dual role of pianist and host for the evening. “We can think of no better performer to close out this fabulous series that the incomparable Kelli O’Hara,” said Ed Cambron, Executive Vice President of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. “One of Broadway’s most commanding leading ladies paired with the hilarious Seth Rudetsky is a theater-lovers dream and we’re thrilled to host them at the Kimmel Center.” Fresh off of her Tony-winning (Best Leading Actress) run as Anna in Lincoln Center Theater’s critically-acclaimed revival of The King and I, Kelli O’Hara has indisputably established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest talents over the years. In addition to this award-winning performance, Kelli’s other recent engagements include her performance as Francesca in the musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County – which earned her Tony®, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle nominations – her role as Mrs. Darling in NBC’s live telecast of Peter Pan alongside Allison Williams and Christian Borle, and on New Year’s Eve 2014, Kelli made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the production of The Merry Widow with Renee Fleming. The Seth Rudetsky Broadway Concert Series showcases Sirius XM Radio Star, Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host, asking probing, funny and revealing questions of Broadways biggest stars. In the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 2015-2016 season, Broadway phenomSee Kelli O’Hara at the Merriam Theater on page 12
Wolf Performing Arts Center Celebrates Ten Years of Summer Camp! olf Performing Arts Center is more than meets the eye. Yes, it offers year-round programming for children ages 3-18 years. Yes, there are full, professional-level performances produced five times a year. And yes, the summer musical theater program spanning from June through August offers a unique experience for campers each summer.
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Children from more than 40 schools in the area enjoy a summer of theatre, confidence-building and making friends. After 10 years Wolf Performing Arts Center has a new location in Bryn Mawr!
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But Wolf Performing Arts Center is so much more. It creates confident, creative, character-rich people who will go on to find their way in the world. Wolf PAC campers stretch and reach and grow in both performance skills and life skills. Campers feel at home, part of an ensemble and
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The new music ensemble Relâche will perform at the Penn Museum June 12 at 3 p.m. Photo/Christine Hanning elâche, Philadelphia’s renowned new music ensemble, presents “Short Silent Films with Relâche Music Live!,” an afternoon filled with silent French film, comedy, surrealism—and glorious live music. The program takes place Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m. in Widener Hall at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street in Philadelphia. Relâche concert tickets are just $15; $10 for Penn Museum members and $5 for students with ID (and free for accompanying second student), in advance or at the door, while supplies last. A ticket may be used to enter and explore the Museum’s international galleries after 2 p.m. on the day of the concert (the special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas requires an additional $5 admission). Advance concert tickets may be purchased at the Penn Museum calendar online (www.penn.museum/calendar). The June 12 program, the season’s finale, includes a Relâche favorite: director René Clair’s 1924 film Entr’acte with music by Eric Satie. The surreal film originally premiered as an entr’acte for the Ballet Suédois production, Relâche, in Paris
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