Music Spotlight: Music artists cope with pause in age of Coronavirus
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
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When it comes to concerts, shows, annual events and other entertainment and group activities, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown us into an era of “would have” – an era in which virtually everything involving more that three or four people being together has been cancelled.
On May 15, it would have been the 42nd annual staging of the Winterthur...
On Stage: ‘Stomp’ away those holiday blues
Also, First State Ballet showcases The Nutcracker
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Stomp returns to the Delaware Valley, from December 26-30 for an eight-show run at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia.
The musical stage show “Stomp” has been playing to packed houses for more than 20 years and its popularity is showing no signs of waning.
The energetic and highly-percussive show is...
On Stage: Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai
Also: Downingtown’s Liz Longley comes home to perform
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cirque du Soleil flies into town for five-day, 10-performance run at the Wells Fargo Center from Sept. 10-14.
For years, there were just two kinds of circuses in North America.
First were the smaller circuses that were held outdoors under the Big Top, which was a large tent that was erected at...
On Stage: Downingtown native Longley comes home
Brittany Robey featured at Phoenixville benefit
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Downingtown’s Liz Longley comes home to Chester County to perform Sunday at Upper Merion’s annual “Concert Under the Stars.”
Liz Longley’s music career has taken her to venues all over America and to living quarters in a number of cities. But, the Downingtown High grad always finds time...
