On Stage: With a new name, Brandywine Valley Symphony opens 85th season
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Brandywine Valley Symphony
The Brandywine Valley Symphony will present its debut concert on October 12 in the Duffy Arts Center of Malvern Preparatory School (418 South Warren Avenue, Malvern, bvsymphony.org) and Chester County will be in its DNA.
Actually, the concert is a debut in name only — because of the orchestra’s new name.
A...
On Stage: Nellie McKay celebrates new album release in Elkton
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Nellie McKay
Over the next few days, there will be shows in the area featuring acts that have been around for a long time – Nellie McKay, the Philadelphia Ballet and the Fractals.
McKay, who is performing on May 29 at the Elkton Music Hall (107 North Street, Elkton, Maryland, www.elktonmusichall.com) and May 31 at the Sellersville Theater (24...
On Stage: Blue Man Group comes to Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Blue Man Group
Back in the late 1960s when a lot of British bands were playing songs by blues masters such as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, a question frequently asked was “Can white men sing the blues?”
In 1968, a British music group called the Bonzo Dog Band countered with a song called “Can blue men sing the whites?”
Years later, there...
