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March 16, 2023 | 10:22 AM

Lebanon County school district won’t allow Addams Family on stage, saying it promotes bad values

By Jeremy Long

March 9, 2023 | 11:53 AM

Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show’s creators stepped in

In Florida, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania plays and musicals have been challenged or canceled recently. Parents or school officials have complained the content isn’t family friendly.

By Elizabeth Blair/NPR

November 17, 2022 | 6:00 AM

Expiring Soon on Passport: Great Performances’ Kinky Boots

Stream Great Performances: Kinky Boots with your WITF Passport login and the PBS Video app before it leaves the platform on November 28, 2022!

By Christina Zeiders

November 8, 2022 | 5:35 PM

Broadway style musical about Native American culture comes to Lancaster this week

Distant Thunder is a Broadway style musical that is coming to The Ware Center in Lancaster on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The musical blends traditional Native American philosophy with modern concepts and displays Native American culture and concerns.

By Aniya Faulcon

April 6, 2022 | 4:58 AM

Philadelphia’s Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies

Along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, he was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.

By Andrew Dalton

August 14, 2020 | 8:09 AM