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Year 34, No. 5
Celebrating 34 Years of Community News
Journalist Brooke Inis Nua Theatre Company Presents Gladstone to Discuss “Moral The Monster in The Hall Panic in Our Time” nis Nua Theatre Company will open its 15th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of The Monster in the Hall, written by Scottish playwright David Grieg. This funny musical play about family, love and really big motorcycles is the second production Inis Nua will stage by Grieg, fol-
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September 26 – October 2, 2018
October 8 at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
“The Monster in the Hall” stars Claris Park, Doug Durlacher, Eleni Delopoulos and Jamison Foreman. The show runs October 3 - October 21, at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S. Hicks Street in Philadelphia. lowing the company’s 2014 breakout hit Midsummer [a play with songs]. Midsummer went on to earn four Barrymore Award nominations. Monster will be directed by Claire Moyer and stars Claris Park, Doug Durlacher, Eleni Delopoulos and Jamison Foreman. Previews run October 3 and 4, with Opening Night set for October 5, 2018. The show runs until October 21 for a total of 15 performances. All performances will take place at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S. Hicks Street in Philadelphia. Tickets are on sale now for $15-$35 by calling 215-4549776 or visiting inisnuatheatre.org. “The Monster in the Hall is a perfect fit for Inis Nua’s milestone 15th season,” said Director Claire Moyer. “It is written by a playwright we know and love for his inventive storytelling, who builds stories within those inventive stories, and who uses pop culture references both for humorous effect and to push the story along. Grieg uses aspects of classic teen romcom movies from the 1960s to today and then subverts them to spin the story of one very unique girl.” See “The Monster in The Hall” page 4
Brooke Gladstone will be the guest speaker on Monday, October 8 at 7 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. edia analyst and co-host of WNYC’s On the Media, Brooke Gladstone, will be the guest speaker on Monday, October 8 at 7 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church for the Community Forum Distinguished Speakers Series. This is a free event, and reservations are not necessary. Gladstone’s presentation will include material from her recent book, “The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time.” As described on Amazon, “On her public radio show, On the Media, award-winning journalist Brooke Gladstone analyzes the media and how it shapes our perceptions of the world. Now, from her front-row perch on the day’s events, Gladstone brings her genius for making insightful, unexpected connections to help us understand what she calls – and what so many of us can acknowledge having – ‘trouble with reality.’”
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See “Moral Panic in Our Time” Talk page 6
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies Makes Philadelphia Premiere See the Spellbinding Sequel to The Phantom of the Opera ndrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies will make its Philadelphia premiere on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus October, 2 - 7, 2018. Eight dazzling performances will take place at the Academy of Music for the spellbinding continuation of the ultimate love story – The Phantom of the Opera – one of the most successful musicals of all time. The new touring production of Love Never Dies will reflect an extensive re-working of the material by an Australian creative team for the original Australian premiere in 2011. Described by Chris Boyd in The Australian as “The best thing Lloyd Webber has written in the quarter century since The Phantom of the Opera.” “We are thrilled to welcome the Philadelphia premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enthralling sequel Love Never Dies to our Cultural Campus,” said Anne Ewers,
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President and CEO of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. “The lavish, haunting continuation of The Phantom of the Opera is nothing short of a musical masterpiece, combining a dazzling set, “Love Never Dies” – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding sequel to the beloved “The Phantom of the Opera” – makes its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music from October 2 - October 7. Photo/Joan Marcus soaring vocals, and a moving storyline that pays homage to its beloved predecessor. This production emulates Andrew Lloyd Web ber’s acclaimed talent for blending passionate storytelling with poignant scores.” The year is 1907. It is 10 years See Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies” page 4