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A musical revue of Cole Porter? Where do you start? The number of Cole Porter songs that are now jazz standards is staggering.
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/15/22
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There aren’t many stories as beloved as Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, “A Christmas Carol.” Countless versions and adaptations have emerged.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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12/15/22
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The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, marked the second week of Advent with an abbreviated and updated “Lessons and Carols” presented Dec. 4.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/15/22
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Milk and cookies may be fine for Santa, but the rest of us deserve something stronger to take the edge off all that shopping, gift wrapping and wondering what the cat did with the tinsel.
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by Stacia Friedman
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12/15/22
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Mitchell Leisen directs, and Friedrich Hollaender scores the love story between shoplifter Barbara Stanwyck and prosecutor Fred MacMurray in screenwriter Preston Sturges’ Christmastime fable.
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12/8/22
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On Wednesdays during the Advent season, the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill is offering a time for rest, reflection and fellowship.
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12/8/22
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Here she comes again, sailing through the air under that parrot-handle umbrella. It is 1910 in Edwardian England as Mary Poppins returns to Quintessence Theatre for the holiday season.
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/8/22
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Fink's newest effort is “Descent into Darkness, A Fight Against Terror,” in which an angry father sets out to get revenge against the person responsible for duping his daughter into making a pornographic film.
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by Len Lear
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12/8/22
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One of the many joys of Christmas in Chestnut Hill is the return of award-winning artist Eddie Flotte.
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by Stacia Friedman
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12/8/22
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The Academy of Vocal Arts opened its 88th season of fully staged operas with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata.”
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by Michael Caruso
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12/8/22
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Chestnut Hill’s Holiday Parade is making a comeback on Saturday, Dec. 10, after being canceled for three years because of COVID and inclement weather.
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by David J. Hunt
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12/7/22
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American tap dancer Fred Astaire woos fashion model Ginger Rogers in director Mark Sandrich's Art Deco screwball musical comedy. Sensational Irving Berlin songs.
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12/1/22
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Richard Tuttle, a professional musician and retired lawyer who just released the CD single, “Break Someone Else's Heart,” is also an author whose dialogue is often spellbinding.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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You'd never know it from his 25-year career as a professional actor with many accolades that Germantown resident Gregory Isaac did not secure his first theatrical role in a school play because of any acting ability.
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by Rita Charleston
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12/1/22
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Perhaps it was kismet that a Germantown-based ballet school and company with a mission to bring dance education and performance to students from diverse backgrounds would stage a production that is a travelogue through culture and the arts.
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by Ellen Thompson
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12/1/22
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Christmas has inspired more bad movies than any other holiday. On the other hand, there are many classics. Here are my favorites.
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by Ralph Hirshorn
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12/1/22
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Stagecrafters kicked off the holiday season with a lush production of "Miss Bennet – Christmas at Pemberley."
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/1/22
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Lyric Fest continued its commitment to uncovering overlooked geniuses in the world of music with a compelling recital Nov. 13 in The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/1/22
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Somewhere between the third and sixth grade, Mt. Airy resident Nancy Agati decided she might like to be an artist one day.
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by Rita Charleston
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11/24/22
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Paul Mercurio, who now lives across the road from Chestnut Hill College, was a typical working class kid growing up in West Oak Lane. Now he's a published author.
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by Len Lear
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11/24/22
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