Entertainment
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Philadelphia Ballet, IBX Kick Off Holiday Season with Event Celebrating 56th Year of The Nutcracker
Philadelphia Ballet, in partnership with Independence Blue Cross, recently ushered in the holiday season with a festive celebration to mark the 56th annual production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. The event featured remarks from Philadelphia Ballet and IBX representatives, as well as special appearances by characters from The Nutcracker. The event set the stage for a season filled with…
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Quakertown’s Sabrina Carpenter Films ‘Father’ Music Video in Brooklyn Church; Priest Demoted
After Quakertown’s Sabrina Carpenter filmed her Feather music video inside a Brooklyn church, the priest who approved it got stripped of his duties, writes Emily Bloch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Williamsburg following an investigation, said…
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Players Only Arcade in Bristol Is a Journey Into Your Own Childhood
Mall visits for kids in the 1970s and early 1980s had to include a stop at Space Port, a chain of video arcades that found their way into shopping malls. Space Port didn’t survive when home video consoles showed up,. Now, Brian Nelson has opened a classic video arcade in Bristol that has all the…
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Kat Dennings Adds Bryn Mawr Flavor to ABC’s Midseason Lineup
ABC will bring local talent to the midseason lineup, as Bryn Mawr’s Kat Dennings stars alongside Tim Allen in “Shifting Gears,” reports Chris Compendio for the Philly Voice. The show debuts Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m., moving “Abbott Elementary” to a new 8:30 p.m. time slot. Dennings, who also serves as a producer for…
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Kingda Ka Roller Coaster to Be Removed for New Additions at Six Flags Great Adventure
Local thrill-seekers will have to say goodbye to one of the most popular Six Flags Great Adventure roller coasters of all time, reports CBS News Philadelphia. Kingda Ka, once the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, is coming down. The popular ride has hosted over 12 million rides since 2005. It is 456…
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Wall Street Journal: Willistown’s M. Night Shyamalan Inspired Local Woman to Become Filmmaker
Watching Willistown Township’s M. Night Shyamalan direct inspired Melissa Davey to finally pursue filmmaking after decades of dreaming about it, writes Julie Halpert for The Wall Street Journal. Davey became curious about becoming a film director when she was nine. She started reading books on how films are made and going to movies as much…
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Phoenixville’s Kevin Bacon to Star in New Horror-Comedy Alongside Family
Popular actor and Phoenixville native Kevin Bacon will star in the horror-comedy Family Movie alongside his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick, and their two children, Travis and Sosie Bacon, writes Chris Compendio for the PhillyVoice. The foursome will play an eclectic filmmaking family that are working on a low-budget slasher film. The story covers them as…
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LEGO to Release New Set That Allows You to Build Replica of Philly’s LOVE Sculpture
LEGO will soon release a new set that will allow builders to bring Philadelphia’s famous LOVE statue right into their homes, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. It’s called the “LEGO Art LOVE” building set and is a smaller version of the LOVE Park sculpture that sits in John F. Kennedy Plaza. The 791-piece…
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Warminster’s Tracy Locke Champions Inclusivity in Football Through Comedy
Bucks County native Tracy Locke is spreading the love of football coast to coast as a professional comedian, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Locke has defied the odds throughout her life. She fell in love with football so much when young that she wanted to play. In the late 1970s, that was not common…
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Magical Holiday Tours Coming to Fonthill Castle in Doylestown
Fonthill Castle in Doylestown is gearing up to celebrate the holiday season with a variety of special events and tours, running from November 16 to December 31, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. The castle, the former home of Henry Chapman Mercer, is a National Historic Landmark operated by the Bucks County Historical Society. Each…
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Jason Kelce Duets With Legendary Female Artist in Upcoming Christmas Album
For Jason Kelce, working with Stevie Nicks on his latest Christmas album was “unreal,” writes Escher Walcott for People Magazine. During an Oct. 30 New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, the retired Eagles player and Haverford resident talked about recording a duet with Nicks, 76, for the Philadelphia-themed holiday album, A Philly Special…
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West Chester Native Transforms His House into a Haunted Attraction for Halloween
Mike Kane is a 40-year-old software engineer, father, and Halloween enthusiast living in West Chester, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2022, Kane founded the app FrightMaps, which is free of charge and allows other Halloween lovers to find both professional and amateur haunted houses and list their own. According to FrightMaps, several…
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Doylestown Will Soon Become Even More Fun, Interactive, and Social With These New Additions
Doylestown is already a popular destination due to its selection of restaurants, boutique shops, and rich history; however, that distinction is likely soon to skyrocket, writes Michele Haddon for PhillyBurbs.com. The town will soon be adding a new family entertainment venue featuring the region’s first duckpin bowling lanes, an indoor mini golf, and a new…
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Real Haunted Houses in Philadelphia Likely to Give You Goosebumps
If you are looking for a spot that will give you goosebumps at Halloween – or any time of the year – these real haunted houses in Philadelphia are the places to go, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. Baleroy Mansion in Chestnut Hill has been referred to as “the most haunted house in…
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MLB Outfielder Chas McCormick Marries Longtime Partner Courtney Zadinski in Center City Philadelphia
Love bells were ringing in Philadelphia last weekend when Chas McCormick of the MLB’s Houston Astros officially tied the knot with his longtime partner, Courtney Zadinski, writes Erin Clack for People. The newlyweds held their wedding at the Ballroom at the Ben, blocks away from the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall in Center City.…
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New Barwin, Kelce Documentary Looks at Philadelphia’s Mightiest ‘Underdogs’
Underdogs, a new documentary from former Philadelphia Eagles Connor Barwin and Jason Kelce, shines a spotlight on South Philadelphia’s Vare Gymnastics Team, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 26-minute film will premiere on October 22 at the Philadelphia Film Festival. The documentary aims to shine a spotlight on the successes of an underfunded…
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Despite Being Sent Home, Malvern Contestant on ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Delights in ‘Successful Journey’
Malvern contestant Charles Ling was sent home from The Golden Bachelorette last week but despite fans’ sadness, Ling said he leaves with a different form of love: friendship, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice. Ling, who is a retired data analyst, lost his wife to a brain aneurysm. Going onto the ABC dating show allowed him…
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WSJ: West Philly Native Quinta Brunson Talks Upcoming Season of ‘Abbott Elementary’ and More
West Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson first found fame in 2014 through comedic sketches posted on Instagram. Fast forward a decade later, and Brunson is the creator of the successful weekly half-hour family-friendly ABC sitcom, Abbott Elementary, writes Ashley Wong for The Wall Street Journal. The show will be returning for its fourth season on Wednesday,…
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