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Actor Interview: BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON – SWEAT at Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC)
Tinsel & Tine Chats with Philly Favorite BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON appearing in SWEAT By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s work SWEAT plays at Philadelphia Theatre Company October 12- November 4, 2018. Synopsis: Reading, Pennsylvania. A valley town of fiercely proud families who worked for generations in the plants and factories of a thriving county seat. Unions rule, well-paying jobs are coveted and politics are personal. As industries disappear, the men and women of Reading are rendered powerless as they watch their income, legacy and relationships follow suit. Based on Lynn Nottage’s extensive research in Reading, Sweat shares the fear, tragedy and hopefulness of a community…
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Philly BBQ TRADESMAN
Take a Look Inside Tradesman’s, a 100-Year-Old Building Turned Barbecue Restaurant – Teddy Sourias’ newest Midtown Village venture opens this week! 1322 Chestnut St. LAST NIGHT Tinsel & Tine GOT INVITED TO THE PRE-OPENING OF Tradesman’s a fun, summer, foodie event! We got to sample so much of #TradesmansPHL menu & beer selections – everything was hearty, well seasoned and makes me want to go back for more. My favs being the spicy baked beans and baby back pork ribs! Here’s a little more about the new Philly Restaurant from Eater Philly: The menu, from executive chef Craig Meyers, pulls barbecue hits from different regions, including St. Louis and North…
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MUSICAL THRONES: A Parody of Ice and Fire: Interview with Creators JON & AL KAPLAN
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s Spotlight on PTC’s Next Show A Treat for Game of Thrones Fans … MUSICAL THRONES: A PARODY OF ICE AND FIRE Interview with writer/composers THE KAPLAN BROTHERS Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) heats up winter with dragon fire, dramatic power-struggles and bloodthirsty violence as Musical Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire makes a stop in Philadelphia(February 9-10, 2018) on its 30 city national tour. Loyal fans waiting for season 8 of GOT can laugh and journey together through the last seven, during 90 minutes of outrageous fun! Audiences will imagine themselves transported to Game of Thrones’s magical locations where bloodthirsty musical theater…
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Mt. Airy Street Fare: SIP, SAVOR, STROLL 2015
Tinsel & Tine’s Philly Calendar Highlights @gomtairy #stfaremtairy 2015 By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay CNN Money’s “Best Big-City Neighborhood” is a diverse and welcoming community that melds sophisticated sensibilities with a laid-back lifestyle. From an emerging restaurant scene to beautiful historic homes, from a bustling business district to the scenic trails of the great Wissahickon, Mt. Airy is the neighborhood that has it all – Go Mt. Airy! Thursday, September 17, 2015 (6:00pm – 10:30pm) is time to once again Sip, Savor and Stroll down Germantown Ave. in Mount Airy, 25 minutes outside Center City Philadelphia. This Street Fare showcases Mt. Airy’s growing and vibrant restaurant…
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Philly Spotlight: Theatre Exile’s Who’s Afraif of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Theatre Exile Review By Tinsel & Tine Editor – Le Anne Lindsay lf to right: Henrik Eger, PhD, Catharine Slusar, Pearce Bunting, Jake Blouch, Emilie Krause I was invited to the opening night of Theatre Exile’s production of the classic Edward Albee play WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? directed by the theater’s Founding Artistic Director Joe Canuso. After the performance, I spoke briefly with Theatre Exile’s Producing Artistic Director, Deborah Block who told me that playwright Edward Albee rarely allows the play to be remounted, that they were probably going to have to accept a no go, when Rick Gross, a loyal patron of the…
