On Stage: ‘SMALL’ opens at People’s Light

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Robert Montano in SMALL “SMALL,” which opens this week at People’s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org), is a one-man show that look at this man’s life from playground to paddock, from playhouse to publishing…to People’s Light. “SMALL” is written and performed by stage, film, and television star Robert Montano...

On Stage: Squirrel Nut Zippers are back and playing Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Squirrel Nut Zippers There are three meanings for “Squirrel Nut Zippers.” “Nut Zippers” is a southern term for a variety of old bootleg moonshine. There was a newspaper story about an intoxicated man who climbed a tree and refused to come down even after police arrived. The headline was “Squirrel Nut Zipper.” Squirrel Nut Zipper is...

On Stage: Stephen Kellogg revels in working solo

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Stephen Kellogg Stephen Kellogg has always maintained a dual career – as a solo artist and as a leader of his own band. He spent the first decade of the 2000s recording and touring with his band The Sixers. On June 4, Kellogg is returning to a venue that was the site of one of his first post-Sixers era shows — the Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert...

On Stage: Broussard takes unusual path to comedy

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Matthew Broussard The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the area entertainment scene into a horrible situation. The almost non-existent availability of live shows in Philadelphia featuring national acts is no laughing matter. But shows that are on the list of coming attractions are laughing matters – because they are shows at some of the city’s...