Happy Portugal Day! ANDRE DUBUS III: THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS We had to list this reading/signing because we had heard on NPR that the novel is about "terrorists and strippers." The author himself is most notable for coming down with a severe case of fame after Oprah implored her minions to read The House of Sand and Fog and they did so, in rabid droves. According to the Library's web site, a group of......

Tuesday night, Phillyist had the great pleasure of attending the Arden Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It's a show that we know quite well and we felt that we were in a good position to be tough critics if that's what was required of us. But, it wasn't. The Arden's production was an immensely enjoyable one, from start to finish. The cast, led by......

When it closed in May 2002, the Sam Eric theater (once known as the Boyd) - on Chestnut Street between 19th and 20th - was a pretty scummy place, just a crumbling shadow of its former self. Nevertheless, the citizens of Philly saw not only history but also potential for the future in its old frame, and saved it from demolition. Now the Friends of the Boyd are looking to renovate the place, and what......