Phillyist saw a lot of shows at this year's Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. A. Lot. Of. Shows. Thirty, to be exact. And we just got word from Megan at Canary Promotions that we're not the only ones who were getting fringetastic this year. The Festival(s) saw a ten percent increase in ticket sales—about three-quarters of a million dollars in tickets, to be exact. (It's pretty impressive when you remember how much of......

Performances: Amnesia Curiosa (Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford) (Future performances); The Sea (James Sugg) (Future performances). One of the things I love about going to the theatre alone is the ability to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, completely uninhibited by conversation with a companion. (To my companions at other shows: I don't love you any less, I'm just stating a fact.) I noticed a man waiting for Amnesia Curiosa who had led me up Front......

We interrupt your regularly scheduled theatre listings to tell you about the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. It's something that we hope will brighten your otherwise bleak, cloudy, drizzly day. It's sure brightening ours! If you're new to Philly or perhaps just new to the Philly performing arts scene, you might be a little puzzled by all the hoopla. Just what exactly is everyone so excited about? What is this Fringe thing?......

We love Megan over at Canary Promotions. That's because she tells us about all the cool stuff happening around Philly and sometimes gets us in to them for free. She's also just an all-around cool person, so far as Phillyist can tell. So we thought we'd show Megan some love in return and let you know about the awesome bash she and partner Mason (both Wendell) are throwing this Saturday night to celebrate their......