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InterAct and Mural Arts Join Forces to Bring Prisoners' Stories to the Forefrontnew

Jane Golden and Seth Rozin's mission: Partner up on a play that tells prisoners' stories. Their method: Interview "life-term" inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and to use those chats for a theater piece that details the experience of the sorrowful and the saved.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  A.D. Amorosi  |  02-02-2010  |  Performance

Half Baked Comic Jim Breuer Finally Grows Upnew

Jim Breuer has always rocked. The New Jersey comic hangs with Metallica, screeches AC/DC versions of "The Hokey Pokey" during his standup act, and wears Jerry Garcia's ashes around his neck in Half Baked. But in recent years, he's been rocking something else -- cradles.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Scott Yorko  |  12-01-2009  |  Performance

The Troopers in Broken Lizard Have Frat-House Humor Lickednew

The five members of New York-based comedy troupe Broken Lizard are much like the writers and actors for Reno 911! The only difference is, Broken Lizard is actually funny.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  A.D. Amorosi  |  11-17-2009  |  Performance

Posthumous CDs From Mitch Hedberg and George Carlinnew

Reviews of Hedberg's Do You Believe in Gosh? and Carlin's It's Bad for Ya.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Lori Hill and Andrew Milner  |  10-06-2008  |  Performance

Meow Meow's Glitter Boxnew

The nine lives and times of the NYC cabaret cat.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  A.D. Amorosi  |  05-29-2007  |  Performance

James Brown, Dancernew

Brown's influence on the music world is legendary, but his unique and distinctive style of dance will also be sorely missed.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Lewis Whittington  |  01-09-2007  |  Performance

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