Entertainment
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In a Galaxy Not So Far Away, a King of Prussia Father and Son Launch a Star Wars YouTube Series, Podcast
King of Prussia father and son duo Kerwin and Keith Yarde have turned their love for all things Star Wars into a successful YouTube series and podcast. Stephanie Farr blasted through the details of “Father and Son: A Star Wars Podcast” for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The father is a seasoned Star Wars fan who shared…
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Langhorne Fifth Grade School Teacher, Ex-Sesame Place Dancer, Moonlights as Male Eagles Cheerleader
When the staff of Maple Point Middle School, Langhorne, returned Monday morning and described their weekends, most of it was predictable. When instructional assistant James LeGette explained what he did Sunday, it was extraordinary. Rashad Grove covered this male Eagles cheerleader for BillyPenn. LeGette spent Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. He wasn’t in the stands.…
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Havertown Filmmaker Michael Tollin Busier Than Ever With New Projects
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Mike Tollin is never far from his Havertown roots, even when his best friends call him the “Hollywood guy,” writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Tollin, who grew up in Havertown, helmed 2020’s The Last Dance, a 10-part ESPN series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. At 65, Tollin…
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Big Bird and Pals Migrate West as Sesame Place Chooses San Diego for Third Theme Park
Big Bird and company are migrating the Sesame Place theme park concept from Langhorne to San Diego. InterPark, an industry publication from the UK, spelled out the details. The familiar, familial Sesame Street characters — including Big Bird, Count von Count, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Rosita, and Murray — are taking up residence at the former…
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Kate Winslet on Time’s 100 Most Influential List as ‘Mare’ Takes Three Emmys
“Mare of Easttown” and Kate Winslet have put Delaware County in the international spotlight once again as “Mare” takes (name) Emmys and Winslet is named in Time’s 100 most influential people, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. “Mare” took three Emmy Awards Sunday night, with Kate Winslet winning for Lead Actress in a Limited Series,…
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Before She Became a Famous Influencer, Pottstown TikToker Was a Typical Student
Pottstown’s Loren Gray, one of the most followed influencers on TikTok, got her start on the popular app early, when it was still known as Musical.ly, writes Hope Schreiber for In Touch Weekly. The then thirteen-year-old Gray began posting lip-syncing videos on Musical.ly and soon accumulated around 30.000 followers. “I went to my parents and…
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All-Girl Doylestown Band Praises 7-Eleven Nachos in Song, Which the Convenience Store HQ Then Takes to the Next Level
The three members of Froggy, a self-identified ‘Riot Grrl Band’ from Doylestown, immortalized their love of 7-Eleven nachos in a song. Yes, you could say, a rather cheesy song. They shot a video of it at their neighborhood 7-Eleven in Doylestown. And, like most bands do, they uploaded it to Instagram. In an act of…
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‘Simpsons’ Fans Gather at Moe’s Tavern Pop Up in Springfield Mall
Springfield Mall shoppers were greeted this week by Marge Simpson outside the entrance to the Moe’s Tavern pop-up, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The temporary bar opened last Friday on the upper level of the mall. It’s staying put until Sept. 26. Inside, customers experience what it feels like to be in the…
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‘Mare of Easttown’ Was Courted by Amazon Studios But Lost to HBO
HBO’s detective drama “Mare of Easttown”, with 16 Emmy nominations at the Emmy Awards Sept. 19, is a television standout and got the attention of Amazon Studios, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. It’s a nice feather in HBO’s cap, and others will likely try to duplicate its successful formula of star power, storytelling and suspense.…
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‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience’ at Tower Theater? ‘Not Too Bad ‘
It was a shaky opening for “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby thanks to some early mis-communication about when and where it would open. But the show itself? Not too bad, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two timed tickets cost $99 for a Sept. 5 show. Inside,…
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Doylestown Entertainer Andrew Polec Wins International Theatrical Vocal Competition
Actor-singer-musician-composer Andrew Polec, of Doylestown, took first prize in the 2021 edition of an international vocal competition in New York City. Polec won The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music’s Annual Lotte Lenya Competition. The contest is named respectively for the 20th century composer of songs such as “Mack the Knife” and his singer-actress wife. The…
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Pink Remembers Her Father After His Passing, Honoring the Man Who Taught Her ‘To Thine Own Self Be True’
Late last week, Pink told her fans of the passing of her father, Jim Moore. Mohid Moosani, in Screen Binge, covered the grief she openly decided to share with fans. Pink posted an emotionally charged picture on her Instagram page: a photo of her as a child, dancing with her dad. She captioned it Til…
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Vocal Trio, Including Plumstead Tenor Liam Fennecken, Falls Flat in Quarterfinals
The professional singer career arc of Liam Fennecken, of Plumstead, has returned to earth. His shot at stardom, as part of vocal group T.3, ended in the America’s Got Talent (AGT) quarterfinals. Jason Addy covered the local competitor for the Doylestown Patch. Fennecken and his two fellow vocalists started small. They practiced in the hallway…
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For Singer Freda Payne, Honoring Ella Fitzgerald Is ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ at the Bucks County Playhouse
As the summer cools, the Bucks County Playhouse gets hot. Its ten-concert presentation of a “Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” revives one of America’s great jazz vocalists. Recreating Fitzgerald’s massive musical library is Freda Payne, a onetime disco chart-topper. As a middle-school student from Detroit, Payne appeared on a 1950s nationally televised talent show. She then…
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Lower Merion Native Builds Successful Career in Entertainment in LA
Mike Jackson, a Wynnewood and Lower Merion native, left Philadelphia two decades ago for Los Angeles to start building his entertainment career, writes Michael Butler for the Technical.ly. Today, he is an executive producer of Rhythm + Flow, a Netflix music competition show, and a business partner of John Legend, an EGOT-winning musician and philanthropist,…
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Bet You Can’t Guess How the Bucks County Gaming Industry Performed as Pandemic Restrictions Eased
Pennsylvania casino revenues hit the jackpot for July. Its one-month record of $423 million signifies good times for the gaming industry at large. But it’s especially encouraging for Bucks County, as Parx led the state’s 15 licensed casinos. Megan Tomasic rolls through the data for TribLive. The July 2021 results were a whopping $35 million…
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Upcoming Football Film, The Hail Mary, Celebrates the Catholic Sisterhood That Guided Its Local Director
As its director, Daniel Roebuck’s current film, The Hail Mary, is a high school football saga. As its screenwriter, however, the story is a nod to some influential teachers early in his school years. 6abc’s Alicia Vitarelli visited the set at its Lehigh Valley filming location. Roebuck hails from Bethlehem. His early career was as…
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Local Actor Hopes His Role on CBS’ Crime Drama ‘FBI’ Helps Change ‘the Narrative for Arab-Americans’
Zeeko Zaki, who was born in Egypt but grew up in West Chester, had a unique opportunity to reshape public opinion on his race. He got that platform, thanks to his role on FBI, a popular show on CBS, writes Gaone Pule for AmoMama.com. Through his role as Omar Adom Zidan, the Unionville High School…
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