Category: archives

  • ‘Andy Prescott: About Face’

    This one-man show, a ‘comedy with music,’ is premiering at Odette’s in New Hope, Pa. By: Stuart Duncan    It’s not often that we go to Odette’s Theatre Room, on the banks of the river in New Hope, Pa. But then, it’s not often that an act plays more than a single weekend and thereby fits…

  • ‘The Will Rogers Follies’

    Bucks County Playhouse revives this Tony Award-winner. By: Stuart Duncan    Will Rogers died in 1935, killed along with the daring pilot Wiley Post in a plane crash in Alaska, America lost possibly the most creative natural comedian of the last century. A 10th-grade dropout, Rogers became a Broadway headliner and made no less than 71…

  • Popular Demand

    Area stages offer up a season sure to delight all tastes. By: Jillian Kalonick    Planning a season of good theater is a bit like arranging the menu for a fine five- course meal, says David Saint, artistic director at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.    "I always try to create a real variety in the…

  • Investment Fest 2005

    Saturday, November 19th, 9 AM to 3:30 PM, Doral Forrestal Conference Center in Princeton. Meet all your favorite MoneyTalk 1350 personalities! Plus dozens of other exhibitors. Enjoy financial seminars and panel discussions on every important aspect of personal investing. Plus get a FREE breakfast & FREE lunchtime samplings from some of the area’s finest restaurants.…

  • Restaurant 552

    A contemporary farmhouse in Newtown, Pa., hosts a sophisticated newcomer with flavorful offerings. By: Amy Brummer Restaurant 552 552 Newtown-Washington Crossing Road Newtown, Pa. (215) 968-5300 www.552restaurant.com Food: Excellent Service: Polished and attentive Prices: Expensive Cuisine: Contemporary American Vegetarian Options Several salads and appetizers Ambience: Sophisticated and clubby Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m.,…

  • King for a Day

    The Sixth Annual Village Renaissance Faire in Wrightstown, Pa., brings legends to life with period crafts, clothes and characters. By: Megan Sullivan    The Village Renaissance Faire started out as a small event put together by Penns Park, Pa., resident Ken Hone in his son’s elementary school gym six years ago. "My son was my inspiration,"…

  • Rescue Me

    The fall movie season offers some reprieve from the painful summer By: Jim Boyle

  • The Spirit Moves

    Bucks County, Pa., orchestras and choruses ready for fall classics. By: Matt Smith    Bucks County Choral Society is opening its 33rd campaign, "A Season of Celebration," with a bang.    The Oct. 29 concert at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Doylestown, Pa., Classic Jazz in a Sacred Space, will feature original Duke Ellington soloist DeVonne Gardner,…

  • ‘Sly Fox’

    The Villagers stages this comedy/farce written by Larry Gelbart. By: Stuart Duncan    Sly Fox is a 1976 comedy/farce, written by Chicago-born playwright Larry Gelbart, who actually rose through the ranks of radio writers before switching successfully to television, mostly before he was 20 years old. He worked for such shows as The Eddie Cantor Show,…