{"id":40468,"date":"2023-01-05T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40468"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:29:04","slug":"on-stage-jagged-little-pill-comes-to-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40468","title":{"rendered":"On Stage &#8216;Jagged Little Pill&#8217; comes to Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <em>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17401\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17401\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17401\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pill25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagged Little Pill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first touring Broadway presentation of 2023 has arrived \u2013 and it\u2019s a good one.<\/p>\n<p>Now through January 15, the Kimmel Cultural Campus (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimmelculturalcampus.org\/\">www.kimmelculturalcampus.org<\/a>) is presenting the Philly premiere of the hit Broadway musical, \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d is a musical drawn from Alanis Morissette\u2019s 1995 album of the same name \u2013 an album that yielded the Number One hit, \u201cYou Oughta Know.\u201d <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d album as intense, emotional, raw at times and powerful. The same attributes apply to the Broadway musical.<\/p>\n<p>The Tony and Grammy-Award winning production was written by Diablo Cody, the award-winning screenwriter of\u00a0\u201cJuno,\u201d\u00a0\u201cJennifer\u2019s Body\u201d and\u00a0\u201cOne Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show is not a Morissette biopic but rather an original story informed by the Canadian American singer\u2019s poignant lyrics dealing with deals with pain, healing, and empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d tells the story of the Healy family &#8212; Mary Jane (MJ) Healy, mother; Steve Healy, the father; Frankie, the daughter; and Nick, the son.<\/p>\n<p>The cast for the National Tour features Heide Blickenstaff as MJ, Chris Hoch as Steve, Lauren Chanel as Frankie and Dillon Klena as Nick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been with \u2018Jagged Little Pill\u2019 for a while,\u201d said Blickenstaff, during a recent phone interview. \u201cIt\u2019s such a beautiful show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show began previews on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0in November 2019, opened on December 5, 2019, and closed on December 17, 2021 due to the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic. For the\u00a074th Tony Awards,\u00a0\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d\u00a0won two awards on 15 nominations, the most nominations of any show of the 2019\u20132020 season. It also won the\u00a0Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my life with the show a year-and-a-half ago when I re-opened Broadway in the same role,\u201d said Blickenstaff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, Broadway was closed down three or four months after it reopened. Omicron hit big and many shows shut down for three months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became aware of the tour. They asked me if I wanted to join the tour as MJ. The timing was perfect. Now the tour has been going since summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Performing Morrissette\u2019s music is a treat for Blickenstaff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very familiar with Alanis\u2019 music,\u201d said Blickenstaff. \u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of her music since she started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a similar age and the \u2018Jagged Little Pill\u2019 album has always meant a lot to me. Then her subsequent albums rocked my world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite appearances, the Healys are not your typical happy, well-adjusted suburban family.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the show, MJ is writing the yearly family\u00a0Christmas letter. She writes about her husband Steve\u2019s job promotion, her daughter Frankie\u2019s art, and her son Nick\u2019s early admission to\u00a0Harvard University. MJ writes that she got into a\u00a0car crash but is healing with the help of\u00a0natural remedies.<\/p>\n<p>The story behind the story is that she is\u00a0addicted to the painkillers\u00a0from the car accident, Steve is\u00a0addicted to pornography, Frankie is making out with her best friend, a girl named Jo, as the letter is being written, and Nick is trying to turn a blind eye to the fact that his friend raped one of Frankie\u2019s friends at a party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story line is just so timely and poignant and relatable,\u201d said Blickenstaff. \u201cPeople can relate to things the Healy family goes through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story is so intense. We are sharing a lot of emotional things onstage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MJ is a complex character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy character in the show is going through a lot,\u201d said Blickenstaff. \u201cShe\u2019s dealing with an opioid addiction. Her son saw a girl getting assaulted at a party. My character is triggered by her own sexual assault experience when she was younger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MJ is forced to deal with her own memory of being\u00a0raped in college, but still blames herself and feels it was\u00a0God\u2019s plan\u00a0for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral of us in the show are in positions of life imitating art and art imitating life,\u201d said Blickenstaff.\u00a0 \u201cThere are a lot of triggers \u2013 gender expression, drugs and sexuality. There is also the trans-racial adoption of Frankie, their black daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many people feel a personal connection. I definitely did \u2013 and still do every night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blickenstaff has an impressive Broadway resume.<\/p>\n<p>She created the role of Katherine in Disney\u2019s \u201cFreaky Friday,\u201d played Bea in \u201cSomething Rotten,\u201d was Alice in \u201cAddams Family,\u201d did the role of Ursula in \u201cLittle Mermaid\u201d and was Cleo in \u201cThe Most Happy Fella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have played Philly a number of times including \u2018Dreamgirls\u2019 and \u2018The Full Monty,\u2019\u201d said Blickenstaff, a native of Fresno, California and Duke University grad. \u201cI love that city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I love this show. Every time I do a performance, I feel more emboldened with my healing. As artists, we can learn so much from the roles we play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d is recommended for ages 14 and up.<\/p>\n<p>This production contains strong language, adult themes, drug use, and moments of sexual violence that some may find triggering. \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d addresses many topics of contemporary life, including sexual assault, opiate addiction, transracial adoption, gender and LGBTQIA+ identity, marriage struggles and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Having seen the show on Wednesday evening, I can think of no better start for Philadelphia\u2019s 2023 theater season.<\/p>\n<p>The music and choreography are impressive, and the singing is excellent. The entire cast is talented and energetic, and Jade McLeod\u2019s vocals are killer.<\/p>\n<p>Blickenstaff was the star of the show as she delivers a performance that is off the charts. Her portrayal of a woman in severe emotional distress is brilliant and her vocals reach the higher heights.<\/p>\n<p>The show is running through January 15 and should not be missed by any theater fan &#8212; or any fan of Alanis Morissette\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0Z2dqRNfjQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0Z2dqRNfjQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d will run now through January 15 at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices range from $20-$129.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next two weeks, area theater fans will not only be able to see a Philly premier with \u201cJagged Little Pill,\u201d they will also have the opportunity to see the world premiere theatrical staging of Langston Hughes\u2019 \u201cThe Ways of White Folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17402 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image003-301x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"300\" \/>Glen Foerd (5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glenfoerd.org\/\">www.glenfoerd.org<\/a>) will launch its 2023 arts and culture programming when it hosts EgoPo Classic Theater\u2019s staging of \u201cThe Ways of White Folks\u201d from January 11-22.<\/p>\n<p>Published in 1934, \u201cThe Ways of White Folks,\u201d is a collection of 14 short stories by American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist Langston Hughes (1901-1967). The collection addresses multiple dimensions of racial issues, focusing specifically on interactions between Black and White people.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called\u00a0jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the\u00a0Harlem Renaissance.<\/p>\n<p>The American classic presents powerful portraits of race relations in America. Told with unparalleled candor, each short story offers a private view into the absurd and tragic interactions between White and Black people across systemic divides.<\/p>\n<p>In EgoPo\u2019s immersive promenade staging, audiences are invited to attend a New Age retreat at the historic Glen Foerd Estate on the Delaware River. There you will be welcomed into each character\u2019s room on a tour of the extravagant mansion to witness their intimate and private lives.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes wrote the book during a year he spent living in\u00a0Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.\u00a0\u00a0The collection addresses multiple dimensions of racial issues, focusing specifically on the unbalanced yet interdependent power dynamics between Black and White people. According to Hughes, the short stories are inspired either by his own lived experiences or those of others he encountered.<\/p>\n<p>The 14 stories are \u201cCora Unashamed,\u201d \u201cSlave on the Block,\u201d \u201cHome,\u201d \u201cPassing,\u2019 \u201cA Good Job Done,\u201d \u201cRejuvenation Through Joy,\u201d \u201cThe Blues I\u2019m Playing,\u201d \u201cRed-Headed Baby,\u201d \u201cPoor Little Black Fellow,\u201d \u201cLittle Dog,\u201d \u201cBerry,\u201d \u201cMother and Child,\u201d \u2018One Christmas Eve\u201d and \u201cFather and Son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EgoPo\u2019s immersive promenade staging of \u201cThe Ways of White Folks\u201d is directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson and Dane Eissler and conceived for the stage by EgoPo\u2019s Founding Artistic Director Lane Savadove. Audience members will be welcomed into each character\u2019s room within Glen Foerd\u2019s historic mansion to witness the characters\u2019 intimate and private lives as told through each of the stories.<\/p>\n<p>Savadove started EgoPo in 1993 as a theater company,\u00a0as well as an acting method designed to bring emotional depth and physical\u00a0commitment to classic literature.<\/p>\n<p>The name \u201cEgoPo\u201d derives from the French\u00a0words\u00a0Ego (the decision-making part of our mind) and\u00a0Peau\u00a0(pronounced \u201cPo,\u201d\u00a0the skin), based on EgoPo\u2019s commitment to kinesthetic awareness and physical\u00a0presence in performance.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, EgoPo has staged more than 50 productions regionally, nationally, and internationally. EgoPo has been based\u00a0in Philadelphia since 2005, celebrating 17 years of working with Philadelphia\u00a0artists as a part of the city\u2019s theatrical renaissance.<\/p>\n<p>Glen Foerd is an 18-acre public park and historic site located along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Built in 1850 and enlarged in 1902-03, the estate &#8212; consisting of historic gardens, an Italianate-Classical Revival style mansion, and multiple additional structures &#8212; was saved from potential development through the activism of dedicated neighbors in 1983.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Glen Foerd focuses on welcoming a diverse community through a wide array of programs for all ages. As one of the only cultural sites located in Northeast Philadelphia, a rapidly changing area of the city, Glen Foerd aims to connect audiences from different backgrounds by offering unique and affordable experiences to engage with the arts and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Performances will be held January 11-15 and 19-22 at 7 p.m. each night with additional matinee performances on January 15 and 21 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets are $32 &#8212; $12 for students and industry professionals. Masks are required to be worn during all performances.<\/p>\n<p>Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jameyshouseofmusic.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C95eae791de5747c838db08da59257ff5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637920315097015539%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FvZw3ycD97c37rYAYegnd17lQD09QJduonPYXMAKoJ4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) continues its tradition of presenting top quality blues music this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Jamey\u2019s House of Music is a prime destination to hear folk, jazz and blues music every Thursday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cThursday Night Jazz Jam\u201d and the \u201cSunday Blues Brunch &amp; Jam\u201d are regular features on Jamey\u2019s calendar while Friday and Saturday night shows feature national and regional acts.<\/p>\n<p>Jamey\u2019s features a popular \u201cGuest Singer Series\u201d on Thursday featuring many of the best singers in the region performing a set from 7-8 p.m. with the backing of the Dave Reiter Trio and occasional guest musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Dave Reiter Trio lays down the backing for some out of this world jazz to happen, and you never know who might show up to join in. Reiter is a long-time jazz pro and is equally at home on the seven-string guitar, Nord keyboard or the venue\u2019s top of the line Hammond organ setup. Bill Marconi is on drums; his name is known to jazz aficionados around the world. Holding down the bottom is first-call Philly bassist, George Livanos.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGuest Singers\u201d for January will be Annika Horne on January 12, Geri Oliver on January 19, and Greg Farnese on January 26.<\/p>\n<p>On January 6, Jamey\u2019s House of Blues will present The Jackson Taylor Blues Company.<\/p>\n<p>At the forefront of the next generation of blues stars stands Jackson Taylor Lee and his well-tuned band. Lee\u2019s passion for his craft of entertaining has always shown as a major part of his personality.<\/p>\n<p>His musical journey began at a young age as a member of grandparents\u2019 theater program. These experiences, along with the great inspiration in his grandfather, led to him starting to learn guitar when he was nine. He continued his musical knowledge as a part of his high school band and a member of drum and bugle corps horn lines.<\/p>\n<p>Lee was also inspired by artists such as blues legends BB King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Walter Trout, Eric Gales and Joe Bonamassa. He also was influenced by Eddie Van Halen and John Petrucci, but it was blues that became his primary love. He spent years playing in Walter Trout\u2019s band.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime on January 6 is 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.<\/p>\n<p>The Kurt Crandall Band will headline the show on January 7.<\/p>\n<p>Crandall has built a coast-to-coast reputation with strong followings in Kansas City, Washington, D.C., Macon, Chicago, Seattle and Richmond. After living in Kansas City and touring throughout the Midwest, he moved back to the East Coast. While in D.C., he played regularly with Jesse James Brown (former bass player for Bo Diddley).<\/p>\n<p>After just one year in D.C., Crandall relocated to the Deep South, where he spent three years playing with the Macon Blues All-Stars which included several alumni from Otis Redding&#8217;s band. He then moved to Chicago to immerse himself in the city&#8217;s storied blues scene as well as travel nationally and internationally to promote his debut album, \u201cTrue Story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure in Chicago, he landed on the regular rotation at the House of Blues, Shaw&#8217;s Crabhouse, Andy&#8217;s Jazz Club, WiseFools Pub and Smoke Daddy and played with blues heavyweights Dave Specter, Kenny Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck and Jimmy Sutton. He is currently promoting his fourth album, \u201cStarts on the Stops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showtime on Saturday is 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.<\/p>\n<p>The real highlight at Jamey\u2019s this weekend is the debut of a star-studded band of long-time area blues standouts at the \u201cSunday Blues Brunch &amp; Jam\u201d on January 8.<\/p>\n<p>The host band is the well-known and loved Philly Blues Kings featuring bluesman Dave Reiter on guitar, keys and vocals, Bill Marconi on drums and vocals and Jamey Reilly on bass.<\/p>\n<p>The exciting new addition is the newly formed all-star band, the Girke-Davis Project, featuring international artist Roger Girke on guitar and vocals, Dukes of Destiny front man John Colgan-Davis on vocals and harmonica, Hammond organ ace Glenn Bickel, drummer extraordinaire Fred Berman, and Reilly on bass.<\/p>\n<p>Colgan-Davis started playing the harmonica in local blues and folk clubs back in the late 1960s while he was still a high school student. He played and recorded with Philadelphia singer-guitarist Jesse Graves and played with Bonnie Raitt when she lived in Philadelphia in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Through Raitt, he had the opportunity to meet and play with Mississippi Fred McDowell, Arthur Crudup, Buddy Guy, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others. He has also jammed with James Cotton, John Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite, John Lee Hooker, Bill Dicey, and Louisiana Red.<\/p>\n<p>Colgan-Davis\u00a0has toured nationally and has recorded two CDs \u2014 \u201cCold and Lonesome on a Train\u201d and \u201cHeroes and Hard Times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colgan-Davis\u00a0and the harmonica have a long history together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started acoustic harmonica when I was in high school at Philadelphia\u2019s Central High School,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cCentral High had a folk music club, and we had a budget big enough to being Skip James and Son House to play at our school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colgan-Davis\u2019s introduction to the blues came when he was in high school and saw the Rolling Stones performing with Howling Wolf on the \u201cShindig\u201d TV show. Howlin\u2019 Wolf, whose real name was Chester Burnett, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player who was one of the premier Chicago bluesmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw Howlin\u2019 Wolf on that TV show, I jumped up and said \u2014 this is what I want to do,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cI started playing blues when I was 16. My dad gave me a grab bag for my birthday and a harmonica was in it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started listening to blues records a lot \u2014 players like Muddy Waters and James Cotton. I was really into Chicago blues of the 1950s and 1960s when I started. Then, I got into guys like Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. One of the first bands I played in was a Philly blues band called Sweet Stavin\u2019 Chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A while later, the Dukes of Destiny became the main musical vehicle for\u00a0Colgan-Davis.\u00a0He also performs in the Two Johns with Johnny Never, who attended West Chester Henderson and graduated from Westtown School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth guys \u2013 John and Roger \u2013 are regular performers at House of Music,\u201d said Reilly, owner and proprietor of Jamey\u2019s House of music, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter shows, we talked about how wonderful it would be to do something with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Girke is a respected veteran guitarist, singer and writer with a career including thousands of live shows, concerts and festivals and numerous recording sessions and releases.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career began performing in rock bands in the eastern PA\/NJ area, eventually joining the legendary Philadelphia area roots rock band Pickins\u00a0(Capitol\/Ariola),\u00a0followed by many years of touring and recording with Sharks (Elektra), Robert Hazard (RCA), and many other notable artists.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, Girke has released five albums and has regularly performed at blues festivals, clubs and concerts throughout the Mid-Atlantic. In that time he has also recorded and performed with Gary Allegretto (Los Angeles, CA), Sam Cockrell (Chicago, IL), Jimmy Pritchard (DE), Peter Veteska (NJ)\u00a0and most recently Mike Guldin (PA).<\/p>\n<p>The Roger Girke Band was\u00a0a Top 10 finalist in the 2009 International Blues Challenge as well as receiving\u00a0two time top tier Independent CD finalist awards\u00a0in the 2005 and 2009 IBC.<\/p>\n<p>Girke\u2019s album include \u201cWe Got The Funky Blues,\u201d \u201cMy Baby Loves That Stuff,\u201d \u201cShake It,\u201d \u201cPiece Of Work\u201d and \u201cSilver Lining.\u201d He also has a new album due to be released this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoger has more than 5,000 performances to his name,\u201d said Reilly. \u201cHe has performed a lot in Philly, Memphis and New Orleans and he\u2019s been a bandleader. He lives in Delaware with his Hawaiian wife who is vegan and an animal lover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having been in the music business for more than a half-century, Reilly has worked with such acts as Aerosmith, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Beach Boys and more.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his stint as main man at House of Music, Reilly and his wife Suyun ran a music venue in Overbrook called PSALM &#8212; The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music (PSALM) Salon. After 10 years, he closed PSALM and moved to a new venture at a new venue in Lansdowne in October 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn and Roger have done a few gigs together,\u201d said Reilly. \u201cWe\u2019ve all rubbed against each other at shows for years. John plays almost every week here with the Philly Blues Kings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The talented line-up is filled out by Glenn Bickel on Hammond and Fred Berman on drums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlenn, who is an amazing B3 player, just moved back to Delaware,\u201d said Reilly. \u201cHe played on several of Roger\u2019s earlier albums \u2013 and he has a couple sons who are B3 players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFred Berman, who is also known as Freddie Rojo, is a drummer\u2019s drummer. He\u2019s one of the best session and live drummers in the business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can play any style. I\u2019m thrilled to be playing with him. As a bass player, you want to hook up with a drummer like him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Sunday, we\u2019ll be playing standard blues and some R&amp;B. I think we\u2019re going to play really well together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music on June 8 will start at noon. There is no cover charge, and no reservations are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org\/\">http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) is hosting a Billy Penn Burger CD release show on January 6 and Buffalo Nichols on January 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmoremusic.com\/\">www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present Southern Rock Night on January 6 and Candy Volcano on January 7.<\/p>\n<p>City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, <a href=\"http:\/\/citywinery.com\/\">citywinery.com<\/a>) will present Bilal on January 8 and 9 and Earth, Wind &amp; Fire Tribute Band on January 11.<\/p>\n<p>The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) is hosting YYNOT \u2013 Tribute to Rush on January 7.<\/p>\n<p>World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcafelive.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf628af4c108e43107f0208da026974ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637824949693396954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Xc8%2BaWmGIvnFj3tAesZ7kIFdsZeYgb7uS%2FMXYo%2BABBI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.worldcafelive.com<\/a>)\u00a0will have the Chuck Prophet Trio on January 6, Thee Weeklings and Ben Arnold on January 7 and Tommy Davidson &amp; Marshall Mitchell on January 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The first touring Broadway presentation of 2023 has arrived \u2013 and it\u2019s a good one. 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