On Stage: Reverend Peyton overcame a lot to become a blues guitar ace

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band If it’s country blues and top-flight fingerpicking you’re looking for, then look in Reverend Peyton’s direction. Reverend Peyton has performed many times at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) and he’s coming back again on November 16. The Reverend Peyton’s...

On Stage: Hairspray returns to Philadelphia

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Hairspray It’s been more than a decade since “Hairspray” went on a National Tour and played a run in Philadelphia. The show, which is filled with fun numbers and poignant messages, is a delight that shouldn’t be missed. Now through May 22, the Kimmel Cultural Campus (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, www.kimmelculturalcampus.org) is presenting...

On Stage: Big Damn Blues Revolution storms into Sellersville

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Blues will be the order of the day on November 14 when the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) presents “The Big Damn Blues Revolution Tour” — a triple-bill featuring The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band as the headliner and J.D. Wilkes and Dom Flemons...

On Stage: A tribute to a legend

Also: shows at small area venues dominate weekend’s music scene By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Over the next few weeks, a Delaware theater veteran will be providing audiences with an up-close look at an entertainment legend — with a lifesaving foundation as the beneficiary. What’s not to like about this? Under the guidance of Greer Firestone, the Delaware-based production of...