2011 Publicity

Here's where you'll find a comprehensive list of news, reviews and other articles about the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, sorted by publication. To search for press on a specific show, visit that show's individual page - you'll find links to press and more in the left-hand column on the show pages here. Please note that links to press articles may not remain active.

Festival

34st Street
September 15, 2011 Top 5 Must Sees at Live Arts & Philly Fringe

6-ABC
September 4, 2011 Every neighborhood in Philadelphia has become one giant stage
September 1, 2011 Live Arts Festival with Nick Stuccio and the magicians of Elephant Room

The A.V. Club
September 15, 2011 Pig Iron's Twelfth Night is the best Shakespeare we've ever seen

All World Dance
August 4, 2011 Multiple Dance Acts to Appear in 15th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival

American Theatre Magazine
May/June The Americans Are Coming

AOL Travel Board
September 19, 2011 Two Reviews: Souvenir and Traces
September 14, 2011 A Review: Max Frisch's The Arsonists
September 11, 2011 A Review: The Aliens
September 10, 2011 A Review: Hear Again Radio Project's Sci-Fi Invasion at the Fringe

The Art Blog
September 6, 2011 Fringe Preview — Trans-atlantic puppet mania in The Devil and Mister Punch

The Bilerico Project
September 3, 2011 Heavy Metal Dance Fag Opens at Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Bloomberg
August 9, 2011 Heroic Clowns Face Love, Apocalypse in Gritty 'Traces': Review

Broad Street Media - Star and Home News
August 31, 2011 Interview with Joe Rosato (A Safe Distance From Oblivion): From basements to parks, the Fringe is here
August 18, 2011 Fringe player: interview with John Rosenberg (Hella Fresh Players - Jericho Road Improvement Assocation)

Broad Street Review
September 6, 2011 Review: Pig Iron's Twelfth Night at Suzanne Roberts
August 31, 2011 Parkour: Daredevil Movement At The Fringe

Broadway World
September 2, 2011 New Paradise Laboratories Launches Virtual Theater Piece
July 26, 2011 Tickets Now On Sale for 15th Annual Philly Fringe
July 20, 2011 Live Arts Festival Artists Appear on America's Got Talent Tonight

CBS Philly
August 30, 2011 Guide To The Philadelphia Fringe & Live Arts Festival
August 22, 2011 Chestnut Hill Playwright Tells Her Mother's Story During Fringe Festival

ChestnutHillLocal.com
August 30, 2011 Hiller flying high with Ampersand at Philly Fringe

City Girls World
August 18, 2011 Date Idea (Philly): Lady MacBeth: The Original Drama Queen

City Paper
September 22, 2011 Stick A Fork In It: After 16 days and nearly 200 shows, Fringe is finally done.
September 16, 2011 On the Fringe: Traces
September 15, 2011 On the Fringe: Deer Head
September 10, 2011 On the Fringe: The Devil and Mister Punch
September 7, 2011 On the Fringe: Lady M
September 2, 2011 On the Fringe: Dark Comedy
September 1, 2011 Magic Shtick: Run-ins with the dime-store tricksters of Elephant Room
September 1, 2011 Texas rearrangers Rude Mechanicals get meta with The Method Gun
September 1, 2011 Some Stringe Attached: The Devil and Mister Punch
September 1, 2011 Veggie Tales
September 1, 2011 Dark Stars
September 1, 2011 Body Language: Dance lecturer Susan Foster throws herself into her work.
September 1, 2011 Great Shakes
September 1, 2011 The Outer Limits: This year, performers are really pushing it
September 1, 2011 Party of One: Our critic cannonballs into a sea of solo shows
September 1, 2011 Philly Fringe 2011: May We Suggest ...

Culturebot.org
September 1, 2011 Season Preview: Philadelphia Live Arts 2011

Dtown Magazine
September 13, 2011 The Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe — Celebrating the Unconventional

ENT blog
Aug 9, 2011 Standing ovation for The 7 Fingers in New York

Examiner
Aug 28, 2011 15th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe family fun

TheFeast.com
September 1, 2011 Ten Must-See Live Arts Shows

Flying Kite Media
Aug 30, 2011 Your guide for the 15th annual Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

Frugal Philly Mom
August 26, 2011 Event: The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts presents The Green Fairy Cabaret

Geekadelphia
September 2, 2011 Geeky Fringe Fest Spotlight: Save the Day Productions' Superheroes Who Are Super

G Philly
September 1, 2011 Preview: Live Arts Kicks Off, Must-See Shows

Hatboro-Horsham Patch
September 1, 2011 Philly Fringe Kicks Off on Friday

Haverford College News
June 29, 2011 Feature story on Haverford student and Festival intern Lulu Krause: "A Ford at the Fringe"

KadmusArts
August 28, 2011 Kadmus Arts Festival Picks
August 22, 2011 Amy Smith: Dreaming of Donkey Kong

The Medford Sun
July 9, 2011 Medford dance company to perform in Philadelphia

Montgomery News
August 31, 2011 Video: MM2 dancers magically turn movement into meaning

The Morning Call
August 31, 2011 More Mouvements fur Lachenmann, An Opera a Day, Slaying the Dragon, Confluence of the Two Indian Classical Music Styles: Music, Opera at Philly Fringe
August 31, 2011 Fresh New Theater at the Philly arts festivals

NewsTimes
August 9, 2011 Urban circus 'Traces' offers a thrilling show

New York Post
Aug 10, 2011 Canadian acrobats offer balanced hoverage

New York Times
September 23, 2011 Festivals As Cultural Cuisinarts
August 9, 2011 Acrobats Meet Skateboards and Basketballs (Watch Out!)
August 5, 2011 Summer Theater
August 5, 2011 Dance

NY Daily News
August 10, 2011 'Traces' review: Performers showcase daring circus acts, pole dancing, skateboarding in flashy show

Phawker
September 15, 2011 Review: The Devil and Mister Punch

PhiladelphiaDance.org - The Dance Journal
August 31, 2011 Red Rovers: Explore the lives of robots on Mars and the scientists who created them with Headlong Dance Theater
August 12, 2011 Dance takes center stage at the 2011 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival

The Philadelphia Inquirer
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September 20, 2011 Days-long, multimedia drama's closing act
September 19, 2011 Music in the air through power of movement
September 17, 2011 Play a tumble of fun; Traces acrobatics plus
September 15, 2011 'Mad genius' MacLaughlin brings new creation to the Fringe
September 12, 2011 Review: Awakened Ruins
September 12, 2011 Review: Shantala Shivalingappa's Namasya
September 11, 2011 Friday Night at the Festival Bar
September 11, 2011 Review: BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS
September 11, 2011 Review: Revolving Spaces
September 11, 2011 Review: Sylvia
September 11, 2011 Review: Extremely Public Displays of Privacy, Acts 1 and 2
September 11, 2011 Review: Afoot, in the most Fringy way
September 10, 2011 Review: The Devil and Mister Punch
September 10, 2011 Review: Wars & Whores: The Henry IV Musical
September 10, 2011 Review: Dancefusion ... to Mary Anthony
September 10, 2011 Review: Canyon
September 9, 2011 My annual Frinjury
September 9, 2011 And now, an added Fringe performance
September 9, 2011 Review: Burt & Me
September 9, 2011 Review: The Wedding Consultant
September 8, 2011 Review: Amedee, or How to Get Rid of It
September 8, 2011 Review: The Aliens
September 6, 2011 The 2011 Rocky Awards
September 6, 2011 Review: Water Bears in Space
September 5, 2011 Review: The Oresteia Project
September 5, 2011 Review: Overseers
September 5, 2011 Review: Teach Your Children
September 5, 2011 Review: A Series of Tests
September 4, 2011 Review: Pig Iron's Twelfth Night
September 4, 2011 Reviews: Paper Cut/Smiley
September 4, 2011 Review: Max Frisch's The Arsonists
September 4, 2011 Review: The Speed of Surprise
September 4, 2011 Review: Carthaginians
September 4, 2011 Review: Heavy Metal Dance Fag
September 4, 2011 Review: Christie In Love
September 3, 2011 First up at the Fringe: Dancing Dead and A Paper Garden
September 3, 2011 Review: Savage/Love and Tongues
September 3, 2011 Review: Elephant Room
September 3, 2011 Review: topos topio
September 3, 2011 Review: Lord of the Flies
September 3, 2011 Review: Zon-Mai
September 3, 2011 Review: Dancing Dead
September 3, 2011 Review: The Method Gun
September 3, 2011 Review: Lady M
September 3, 2011 Review: Red Rovers
September 3, 2011 Review: WHaLE OPTICS
September 2, 2011 Review: A Paper Garden
September 2, 2011 Review: And now it begins . . .
September 2, 2011 Guide to one gigantic festival
September 2, 2011 Acrobats and artists, festival has something for all ages
September 2, 2011 More family-friendly Fringe picks
September 2, 2011 Review: Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
September 2, 2011 Review: Luna Theatre's How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
September 1, 2011 Two cabarets cater to Live Arts/Philly Fringe fans this year
September 1, 2011 Philly Fringe celebrates 15 years of being "out there"
August 19, 2011 Offbeat fleet comes to town

Philadelphia Magazine
September 6, 2011 Five Reviews: Lady M, Elephant Room, WHaLE OPTICS, Water Bears in Space, Twelfth Night
September 1, 2011 Q&A: Nick Stuccio: The Fringe Festival founder tells us why it's okay to fail
August 31, 2011 10 Live Arts and Fringe Artists You Need to Know
August 30, 2011 Nick Stuccio's Live Arts and Philly Fringe Picks

Philadelphia Weekly
September 14, 2011 Live Arts & Philly Fringe Reviews: Friends of Alcatraz, The Aliens, and Twelfth Night
September 7, 2011 Reviews: Red Rovers, A Paper Garden, Dancing Dead
August 31, 2011 PW's Picks for Live Arts & Philly Fringe
August 31, 2011 Fringe Benefits: Just How Easy Is It to Get Into the Philly Fringe?
March 9, 2011 Live Arts Festival Experiments With Year-Round Shows

Philebrity
August 17, 2011 And Now, The Top 5 "No Way In Hell Am I Opening That" Fringe Festival Email Subject Headers

philly2philly.com
September 1, 2011 10 Picks for 2011 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

phillyburbs.com
September 2, 2011 nj Festival puts the spotlight on local talents
August 31, 2011 What's Happening this Weekend

Philly Broadcaster
August 31, 2011 Twelfth Night, Or What You Will: Many a good play prevents a bad theatre company
August 30, 2011 Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It: Ionesco, Downsized and Evolved
August 29, 2011 Green Fairy Cabaret: What is the Difference Between the Green Fairy and a Sunset?
August 29, 2011 The Arsonists: The Burning Issues of the City
July 7, 2011 Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival tickets for 2011 on sale now!

Philly Parent Circle
September 18, 2011 Event Spotlight: Live for art, Philly Live Arts Festival

Rep Radio
August 31, 2011 Episode 113: Thaddeus Phillips, WHaLE OPTICS
August 31, 2011 Episode 114: Whit McLaughlin, Extremely Public Displays of Privacy

Stage Magazine
September 5, 2011 Ombelico Mask Ensemble Savse the Show, Run Grunt Sing Triumphs!
September 5, 2011 Ombelico Mask Ensemble Savse the Show, Run Grunt Sing Triumphs!
September 5, 2011 Pig Iron Theatre Co. Revels in Twelfth Night
September 4, 2011 She Said: Luna Theater's How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found a Powerful Post -Modern Morality Tale
September 4, 2011 Lady MacBeth - A Feminist Perspective
September 2, 2011 He Said: Luna Theater's How to Disappear Completely Is Intense Fringe Offering
September 1, 2011 Brian Sanders' JUNK Brings Stellar Start to the Fringe Festival with Dancing Dead
August 21, 2011 Top Ten Best Bets for the Philadelphia Fringe

Time Out New York
September 15, 2011 Get out of town to see Pig Iron Theatre Company

The Triangle
March 3, 2011 Philly Fringe offers a chance to produce original plays in festival

Under the Button
August 28, 2011 If Herds of Freshman Aren't Your Thing (Review of Penn-relate performances)

Uwishunu
September 2, 2011 Fringe pick: The Waitstaff Sketch Comedy Troupe Presents A Fringe Audience Favorite, The Real Housewives of South Philly Jump the Shark!
September 1, 2011 Fringe Pick: The Wedding Consultant, a one-man, five-role show at the Walnut Street Theatre
August 25, 2011 Fringe Festival Roundup: Our Top Picks For International Artists' Shows
August 23, 2011 Fringe Festival Roundup: Our Top Picks For Family-Friendly Performances
August 23, 2011 Fringe Pick: Carthaginians, A Black Comedy Set Outdoors In Laurel Hill Cemetery, September 16-17
August 22, 2011 Fringe Pick: CONSTANTS, A Story-Telling Performance Journey Along The Schuykill River, August 24-September 4
August 22, 2011 Fringe Pick: Theatre Exile Kicks Off Its 2011-12 Season With The Aliens, On Stage Beginning September 1
August 19, 2011 Fringe Pick: Tangle Aerial Acrobatics Company Presents Ampersand, A Circus Arts Show, September 8-9
August 19, 2011 Fringe Festival Roundup: Our Top Picks For Free Performances During The 16-Day Arts Celebration
August 12, 2011 The Largest-Ever Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe Returns September 2—17 With 180+ Dance, Music and Theater Acts In Dozens Of Off-Beat Venues

Weekly Press
August 24, 2011 As part of the 2011 Philly Fringe Festival, Curio Theatre Company Presents: William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a stage adaptation by Nigel Williams
August 24, 2011 "Dancefusion . . . to Mary Anthony" at Philly Fringe
August 24, 2011 Notes on Music

WHYY
August 30, 2011 (VIDEO) Friday Arts: The Live Arts Brewery (LAB)
New Home

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Generocity
October 19, 2011 Philly Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Gets Greenlight for New Arts Space In Historic Firehouse

Philadelphia Inquirer
September 7, 2011 Those pushing Philadelphia waterfront development say things will be different this time
August 28, 2011 Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe ready to buy its own building
August 28, 2011 Video: Fringe Festival HQ to relocate

Plan Philly
September 16, 2011 New Life at Old High Pressure Fire Service Building

The New York Times
September 14, 2011 Consortium Views Arts as Engines of Recovery