August 1320, 1998 noises off Yanni, We Hardly Knew Ye A local sexpert checks out, and other news. by David Warner It was possibly the worst-kept secret in Philly’s recent cultural history, but now that Tom Yanni is leaving town…
June 1825, 1998 book quarterly Dark Eyes The unblinking vision of first-time novelist (and one time CP writing contest winner) Samantha Gillison. by David Warner If you’re a faithful City Paper reader of a few years’ vintage, you may remember…
October 916, 1997 noises off Peter Morano at work on his Artfront installation on the 1200 block of Arch Street. “This kid had a passion about him for everything like no one I’d ever seen.” Suddenly Peter Morano’s prophetic window.…
July 1017, 1997 noises off Off the List By David Warner Tom McBride. “He was a demi-god of the gay world,” says one admirer. “He was a trophy,” says a woman friend. “He reminded me of Lil’ Abner,” another man…
March 613, 1997 noises off Survivors They just keep on keeping on. By David Warner Don Quixote chased windmills. Joe Koroly opens performance spaces. Same diff? Any ordinary Joe would have seen the light and left showbiz after what happened…
October 1724, 1996 noises off Washington News In Review Dunye, Denzel and more. By David Warner Cheryl Dunye. A filmmaker from Philadelphia has narrowly escaped being the latest scapegoat in the right-wing attack on the National Endowment for the Arts.…
October 1017, 1996 critical mass He’s Got A Secret An interview with Mike Leigh. By David Warner When subscribers to Harlan Jacobson’s “Talk Cinema” series saw Secrets & Lies a few Saturdays ago at the Ritz, the post-screening discussion unearthed…
September 26October 3, 1996 cover story Zinni’s World A crew of art students gives a Center City legend a new lease on life. By David Warner Inside a shabby-genteel grey colonial in Haddonfield, NJ, with no sound in the summer…
August 29September 5, 1996 noises off Born In A Trunk Thaddeus Phillips stages Shakespeare from a suitcase. By David Warner I missed Thaddeus Phillips’ one-man-and-a-suitcase production of King Lear last year. And his one-man-with-a-suitcase-and-a-kiddie-swimming-pool Tempest won’t premiere until Sunday outside…
May 916, 1996 noises off|Zoren Aftermath The Play Doctor He left his cells behind and discovered a new world. By David Warner By his titles ye shall know him. Here’s a selection of works by Joseph Sorrentino, playwright: Louis’ Lottery…
