{"id":25264,"date":"2015-04-17T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=25264"},"modified":"2015-04-17T11:33:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:33:58","slug":"on-stage-no-place-quite-like-camelot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=25264","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: No place quite like Camelot"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,<\/span><\/strong> Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"camelot\"<\/a>There simply is not\u2026.. a place like Camelot.<\/p>\n

This week, the Playhouse on Rodney Square (1007 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, duponttheatre.com) is presenting one of Broadway\u2019s all-time classic musicals —\u00a0 \u201cCamelot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCamelot\u201d tells the story of the legend of King Arthur who rules his kingdom with new ideals — with the intention of bringing peace to a troubled land. But when the two loves of his life — his beautiful new Queen Guinevere and his most trusted knight Sir Lancelot — give in to their passion for one another, troubles develop.<\/p>\n

One of the most fabled love triangles of all time starts to take shape. At the same time, Mordred, King Arthur\u2019s illegitimate son, sees these troubles and realizes that it is a kingdom in chaos. He attempts to take advantage of the situation and destroy all that is Camelot.<\/p>\n

The show not only tells a great story, it also features a celebrated score that includes such classics as \u201cIf Ever I Would Leave You,\u201d \u201cThe Simple Joys of Maidenhood\u201d and the title song \u201cCamelot.\u201d
\nThe show features Adam Grabau as King Arthur, Mary McNulty as Guinevere, Tim Rogan as Lancelot and Mark Poppleton as Merlin and King Pellinore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe producers have streamlined this show,\u201d said Poppleton, during a phone interview earlier this week. \u201cThey cut it down from three hours-plus to a little over two hours. They cut anything that was superfluous or unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story is still there — the love triangle — but all the dances were taken away. They wanted to have a story that the audience could still get involved in. The changes really enhance the story.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, this production changes as it goes. It\u2019s a living, breathing entity. It has been becoming more intimate. For me and the other cast members, it doesn\u2019t feel like a job. The cast is great and the set is gorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poppleton is onstage early in the show as Merlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy costume as Merlin is amazing,\u201d said Poppleton. \u201cIt weighs about 40 pounds so it\u2019s a workout for me every night. Merlin has some funny lines. Playing an iconic character like Merlin is amazing. A lot of people love Merlin so you have to live up to expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bring some comedy edge to it. I don\u2019t patronize Arthur. I help him learn. I\u2019m his friend and I\u2019m there to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real comedic edge for Poppleton comes when he plays the eccentric King Pellinore.<\/p>\n

\u201cKing Pellinore is just great,\u201d said Poppleton. \u2018He\u2019s crazy as a loon. He\u2019s the only one who stands up to Mordred. And, he\u2019s the only one who stands up to Lancelot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cCamelot\u201d — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HhlzUJhzdn8.<\/p>\n

\u201cCamelot\u201d is running now through April 19 at the comfortable theater in downtown Wilmington. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 16, 8 p.m. on April 17, 2 and 8 p.m. on April 18 and 2 p.m. on April 19. Ticket prices range from $35-$79.<\/p>\n

On April 18, the Sellersville Theater will host Garland Jeffreys, a veteran rocker who has been making interesting music for more than four decades.<\/p>\n

Jeffreys first came into his own as a professional musician in New York City in the mid-1960s. He released his first solo album \u201cGarland Jeffreys\u201d on Atlantic Records in 1973. Around the same time Atlantic also released a Jefferys 45 titled \u201cWild in the Streets, a song that was not on the album.
\nThe guitarist\/singer\/songwriter wrote the song after hearing about a pre-teen rape and murder in the Bronx. He was joined on the record by a number of top musicians including Dr. John, David Spinozza, Rick Marotta and the Brecker Brothers on horns.<\/p>\n

\u201cWild in the Streets\u201d has continued to have iconic status in the skate community and been covered by a variety of\u00a0 musicians including The Circle Jerks, Chris Spedding, Hurriganes, British Lions and Hot Water Music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to get covers of \u2018Wild in the Streets,\u2019\u201d said Jeffreys, during a phone interview this week from his home in New York. \u201cI even sing it with some of these bands.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1992, Jeffreys released his \u201cMatador and More\u201d album in the states. The two albums after that were only released in Europe. Finally, he came back with a pair of stateside releases. He put out the \u201cThe King of In Between\u201d album in 2011 and followed with \u201cTruth Serum\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe King of In Between\u201d was hailed by NPR as \u201cas good a classic roots rock record as you\u2019re going to hear from anybody\u201d and earned glowing reviews from a number of publications.<\/p>\n

It also led to a performance on David Letterman as well as appearances onstage with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Levon Helm, Lou Reed, Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Ragan. \u201cTruth Serum\u201d was equally well-received.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked on \u2018Truth Serum\u2019 for quite awhile,\u201d said Jeffreys. \u201cIt had a lot to do with the players I was working with — guys like Brian Mitchell. I\u2019ve always tried to have the best players around to support my music. My band now is Mark Bosch on guitar, Tom Coriano on drums, Brian Stanley on bass and Charles Roth on keyboards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeffreys, who will be 72 in July, is showing no signs of slowing down. He keeps making and playing music — and he has an 18-year-old daughter doing the same. Savannah Rae Jeffreys just released an album titled \u201cAsk Me Anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy direction is very clear — to get onstage and play my songs,\u201d said Jeffreys, who has recorded more than a dozen albums on his own, including the classic \u201cGhost Rider.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m grateful to still have an audience after all these years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing as many shows as I can do. I have all the vitality I need. I\u2019m blessed with that and blessed with my health. I travel a lot and play everywhere. Last year, I did shows in Australia and Tokyo. And, I\u2019m playing four festivals this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m playing songs from \u2018Truth Serum,\u201d songs from my catalogue and some new things. The song \u2018Truth Serum\u2019 is a fun song to play because it\u2019s blues and I don\u2019t usually do blues.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy band knows 90 per cent of my material — songs like \u2018Rough and Ready,\u2019 \u201996 Tears\u2019 and \u2018Lift Me Up.\u2019 I also do the Velvet Underground\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Waiting for My Man\u2019 as a closing tribute to Lou Reed. Lou and I go back to our college days together at Syracuse University.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Garland Jeffreys — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TyEyCAjrJxk.<\/p>\n

Nalani & Sarina, talented twin sisters from New Jersey, will be the opening act for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $29.50 and $40.<\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater will also host a matinee show on April 18 at 12:30 p.m. featuring promising new song stylist Jessi Teich.<\/p>\n

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Robben Ford<\/p><\/div>\n

On April 19, the theater will present Robben Ford. The highly-acclaimed guitarist has released close to 20 solo albums, 10 with the Ford Blues Band and more than 20 collaborations. His most recent solo disc \u201cInto the Sun\u201d was just released by Mascot Record Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tour supporting \u2018Into the Sun\u2019 and we play a lot of it,\u201d said Ford, during a phone interview Monday en route to a show in Minneapolis. \u201cThere are 11 songs on the record and only four that we don\u2019t play. We cut the tracks in September in Nashville because my rhythm section was there.\u201d
\nThe album features a wide array of guests, including Allman Brothers guitarist and Gov\u2019t Mule frontman Warren Haynes, slide guitar master Sonny Landreth,\u00a0 Americana and blues icon Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019, pedal steel ace Robert Randolph and vocal sensation ZZ Ward.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter doing a lot of tracks in Nashville, we did the rest of the record piecemeal,\u201d said Ford. \u201cI did \u2018Same Train\u2019 in Carpenteria (CA) with a different band and \u2018Breath of Me\u2019 with ZZ Ward and a different rhythm section.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always pretty organic when I make a record. I\u2019ve worked very hard to develop myself and have written a record from a particular point of view. There are blues elements in there. There are R&B elements in there. And, there are pop elements in there — different tastes with different colors.
\n\u201cI just sit down and start writing. I keep a notebook. With this album, I had the luxury of three months off before tracking because I didn\u2019t have that much time on the road. I keep ideas — a little notebook of ideas. Maybe it\u2019s a tile or just one of two lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, you sit down and get pretty far. I like to take my time — work on a song, work on something else and then come back to that song. As soon as it starts getting bogged down, I let it rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford has made a name for himself with his expertise playing blues guitar. But \u201cInto the Sun\u201d is different. Instead of a heavy plate of blues as the meat-and-potatoes, the album is more like a table of tapas featuring an impressive selection of tastes and textures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to admit — since the record was finished, I\u2019ve listened to it a lot because I\u2019m so happy with it,\u201d said Ford. \u201cOne thing I wanted to make sure was that the record sounded contemporary and not like old blues. It sounds like a record that was made today. It\u2019s fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Robben Ford — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9Ud7A8OrU4Q.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s show will start at 7:30 p.m. with tickets priced at $35 and $45.
\nOther upcoming shows at the Sellersville Theater are Shawn Colvin along with Rebecca Pronsky (April 17), a sold-out concert by the Michael Schenker Group (April 20), Over the Rhine (April 21) and Jake E. Lee\u2019s Red Dragon Cartel (April 22).<\/p>\n

The Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org) will host Mojo Stu on April 17 and Big Daddy Graham with Matt McCusker on April18.<\/p>\n

Fans of Johnette Napolitano are in for a treat this weekend. On April 17, she will perform a solo show at the Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, www.thegrandwilmington.org) and will have a special offer for those in attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just finished making a three-song EP titled \u2018Naked,\u2019\u201d said Napolitano, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in Joshua Tree, California. \u201cIt\u2019s a signed, limited-run of 500. The only place you can get it is at these shows. If there are any left after the tour, they will be available on CD Baby and\/or iTunes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t bank on any being left after her short four-date swing through the Northeast. Fortunately for local fans, the Wilmington show is preceded by a show in Massachusetts and followed by gigs in New York and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working at a studio here with producer Brian Mansell,\u201d said Napolitano, who formerly was the lead vocalist, bass player and songwriter for Concrete Blonde. \u201cHe has a mobile unit and he brings it here to my place in the desert.<\/p>\n

\u201cI moved out here because there was too much of everything all the time in L.A. My whole goal in life is to calm down. With Concrete Blonde, playing all that hard-driving stuff was intense. After awhile, it gets hard to turn it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Napolitano\u2019s new songs are powerful, intense, melodic and honest. They provide a perfect exposition of her distinctive voice and insightful songwriting.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrian and I have been recording like crazy,\u201d said Napolitano, whose gang at Joshua Tree includes a horse, a goat and several dogs. \u201cIt\u2019s just me and my guitar in his mobile studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to expand the EP into an entire album because I\u2019m really happy with the way the EP turned out. I hope to get the album done by July. I got four more songs done already. We work pretty intensely.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also just me and my guitar on this short tour. The solo acoustic show was really hard to develop — especially the pacing. In addition to playing music, I do readings from my book. I love reading from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Napolitano\u2019s book is titled \u201cRough Mix.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also is involved in another writing venture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m writing a screenplay for a show which has \u2018Witch\u2019 as its working title,\u201d said Napolitano. \u201cI\u2019m scoring it as I\u2019m writing it and then will expand the score into an album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Napolitano described \u201cWitch\u201d in a press release — \u201cThis is a true story about the 1962 trial of my recently departed dear friend who was my mentor and a New Orleans medium for 40 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey took her to court in Arkansas — basically a witch trial — and she won, but told me to not tell the story until after she was gone. This music is very thick, dense, and written to reflect the thoughts of the characters involved. It\u2019s an intense story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because \u201cWitch\u201d is a score, Napolitano will not be playing any music from it this weekend. But, she will be playing plenty of her old material along with the three new tracks — \u201cJazz on Vinyl,\u201d \u201cHere\u201d and \u201cMemory Go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Johnette Napolitano — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G7GC465Rj4g.<\/p>\n

Napolitano\u2019s show at the Baby Grand will start at 8 p.m. with Laurie Sargent as the opening act. Tickets are $28.<\/p>\n

World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400, www.queen.worldcafelive.com) will have Blitzen Trappen with Spirit Family Reunion (April 16), April Singer Songwriter Showcase (April 17),\u00a0 Rust — A Neil Young Tribute (April 18),\u00a0 The Album Leaf (April 19), the James Hunter Six (April 21) and Wilmo Wednesdays (April 22).<\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) will present Vocal Fusion (April 17), Cheryl Wheeler (April 18) and Dan Bern (April 22).<\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110, http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) will have Hooch, Loss of Effect, Andorra, and Take Back on April 17 and nxt2normal on April 18).
\nWhen the Portland Cello Project comes to the area for a concert, you can never be sure how many musicians there will be onstage or which ones they will be. But, you can be sure that it will be a good show.<\/p>\n

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The Portland Cello Project<\/p><\/div>\n

On April 17, the Portland Cello Project is returning to Philly for a show at Johnny Brenda\u2019s (1201 North Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, 215-739-9684,
\nwww.johnnybrendas.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The line-up of cellists for this tour includes Diane Chaplin, Kevin Jackson, Skip vonKuske, Kelly Quesada and Julian Kosavonic.<\/p>\n

The all-cello band is touring in support of its most recent album \u201c to e.s.,\u201d a 12-song studio album paying homage to Elliott Smith. \u201cto e.s.\u201d features instrumental covers of the Elliott Smith\u2019s songs, as well pieces by contemporary composers that were inspired by the late Portland artist.<\/p>\n

Portland Cello Project was inspired by the 10th anniversary of Smith\u2019s passing (starting the project in 2013) and his influence on the Portland music scene. The album consists of 6 covers of Smith\u2019s songs as well as commissioned pieces, with Smith\u2019s compositional style as a starting point.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely featuring Elliott\u2019s songs on this tour,\u201d said Chaplin, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in New York. \u201cWe\u2019ll be doing six or seven of them most shows.
\n\u201cIt was a group decision to do Elliott Smith songs. We had worked with Larry Crane, who was Elliott\u2019s business partner and now is his archivist. We had the opportunity to hear some of his unreleased songs.\u00a0 We chose one of them — \u2018Taking a Fall\u2019 — on our previous album.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, we decided to do more of his songs coinciding with the 10th anniversary of his death in 2013. We started the project in 2013 and did the recording last year. We collaborated with Larry Crane and he co-produced the album at his Jackpot! Studio here in Portland.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Portland Cello Project, which has Chaplin, Jackson and vonKuske as its core members, has made cello music in a variety of genres.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really do have a wide variety with the songs we play,\u201d said Chaplin. \u201cWe do jazz, folk, classical and heavy metal. I think the most outrageous was when we did Pantera\u2019s\u00a0 \u2018Vulgar Display of Power\u2019 album — the entire album.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to keep our line-up of musicians as stable as possible but it\u2019s hard to get people to make long-term commitments. We\u2019ve had a lot of musicians in the group. We\u2019ve had as many as 14 at once when playing in Portland. When we\u2019re on tour, it\u2019s more like a chamber ensemble — not necessarily classical but a small ensemble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Portland Cello Project — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GYWCTlBUGZo.<\/p>\n

Portland Cello Project\u2019s show at Johnny Brenda\u2019s will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $18.
\nAlso on April 17, Waters will return to Philadelphia for a show at the Electric Factory (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, 215-627-1332, www.electricfactory.info).<\/p>\n

Waters is a band from the San Francisco Bay area that originally began as a solo project for guitarist\/vocalist\/songwriter Van Pierszalowski. The latest line-up of the band also features Brian DaMert, Greg Sellin, Andrew Wales and Sara DaMert.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had two albums so far with different line-ups on each,\u201d said Pierszalowski, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Richmond, Virginia.
\n\u201cWaters started as a solo project. Then, through the process of making the new album \u2018What\u2019s Real\u2019, the current band has come together. This band has been together for two years and I hope I have these guys with me forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the album over the last two-and-a-half years. It was done piecemeal in Los Angeles. We\u2019d go down there at different times to work with our producer Ryan Rabin. The songwriting process for this album was definitely more collaborative.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the songs were just me and some were with other writers. The last few — like \u2018The Avenue\u2019 and \u2018Stupid Games\u2019 — were all done by the band. I wrote them and then brought them to the band to finish them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew going in to the making of the new album that I wanted songs like the ones that were my favorites years ago with bands like Weezer, Nirvana and Green Day. I wanted to do modern-day versions of that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waters is now out on a rather long tour in support of \u201cWhat\u2019s Real.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be out for at least another month,\u201d said Pierszalowski. \u201cWe\u2019re playing a lot of songs from the new record and a couple from the old record. We\u2019re also doing a cover of Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Blank Space.\u2019
\n\u201cOur first single from the album was \u2018Got To My Head\u2019 and the second was \u2018I Feel Everything.\u2019 We\u2019re getting ready to release the third single but we haven\u2019t decided yet which song it will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Waters — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0usSQHLMaXw.<\/p>\n

At the Electric Factory, Waters will be opening for Matt and Kim. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. with tickets priced at $30.<\/p>\n

Hippo Campus is a band from Minnesota that appears to be on the brink of breaking through in a big way in 2015. On April 17, the quartet will make its area debut with a show at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, http:\/\/www.utphilly.com).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all went to high school together — to an art school in St. Paul,\u201d said Hippo Campus\u2019 Jake Luppen, during a recent phone interview from his home in Minnesota. \u201cWe were in two bands — competing bands.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter we graduated from high school, we joined together. We were all pretty good friends. Our first gig was June 2013. Zach and I decided to go to college at the University of Minnesota. We did that for a little while and then decided that this was the path we were going to follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started getting serious in fall of 2013. We all agreed to make music our main thing. We recorded a demo EP in my basement. The word-of-mouth spread by winter. By February 2013, we had a better quality single — \u2018Little Grace\u2019 — and we were getting on the radar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things kept going the band\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continued to play shows,\u201d said Luppen. \u201cScott Stranberg, a lighting guy in one of the clubs saw us perform. He was the lighting guy for Trampled by Turtles. As we continued to play more shows, he\u2019d come and watch us. After awhile, we began to trust him and he got us in touch with Trampled by Turtles management. We met with them in 2014 and signed a contract with them.\u201d
\nLuppen cites the band\u2019s main influences as Widespread Panic, the Police, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys. Some of these influences can be heard on the band\u2019s debut EP \u201cBashful Creatures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the EP last September,\u201d said Luppen. \u201cThe songs were all prepared ahead of time because we only had two days of recording in the studio. We all write together. It\u2019s one, big organic process. Nathan and I do the lyrics and then we work all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video for Hippo Campus — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jV3bIvRGX8w.<\/p>\n

The show at Union Transfer, which will start at 8:30 p.m., also features The Mowgli\u2019s and Night Riots. Tickets are $17.<\/p>\n

Another relatively new band will be visiting the area on April 17. Pianos Become the Teeth will perform at the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, www.r5productions.com).
\nThe Baltimore-based quartet — Kyle Durfey (lead vocals), Chad McDonald (guitar), Mike York (guitar), Zac Sewell (bass) and David Haik (drums) — is touring in support of its recent album \u201cKeep You.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe released \u2018Keep You\u2019 in October 2014,\u201d said York, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Maryland. \u201cWe\u2019ve toured a lot since the record came out — the states and Europe — and we just played SXSW.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be touring the rest of the year. We\u2019re on Epitaph and they have offices world-wide. They heard our music, liked and signed us. Our EP has already been released in a lot of countries.\u00a0 Prior to that, we were on as Boston label called Topshelf Records for our first two albums.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pianos Become the Teeth traveled north to the Delaware Valley to record \u201cKeep You.\u201d They came to Studio 4 in Conshohocken to have Will Yip produce the album in his studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the album with Will last June,\u201d said York. \u201cWe spent a whole month in Conshohocken working on it. We rented a place there and it was a fun time. We came in with all the songs ready and then Will helped us tonally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a lot of pre-production on our own because we have our own practice space and equipment at home. We all do the songwriting. Everybody has an equal part in the songwriting — especially on this record.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur music has gradually been changing. Our earlier stuff is more aggressive. The newer stuff is much more subdued. It\u2019s soundscape ambience with some heavy stuff. As o f now, we\u2019re more just a rock band with our own sound — melodic post-hardcore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Pianos Become the Teeth — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AZyBL4WMufg.<\/p>\n

Pianos Become the Teeth will headline the 8 p.m. show with Loma Prieta and Gates as the opening acts. Tickets are $14.<\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389, www.ardmoremusic.com) will host The Heavy Pets, The Mantras and Eat Your Beats (April 16), Turkuaz with Tweed (April 17), Red Molly with John Paul (April 18, 7 p.m.), Splintered Sunlight (April 18, 10 p.m.) and \u201cDark Side of the Moon played over Wizard of Oz\u201d (April 19).<\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547, www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will have Frank Fairfield with Tom Marion and Zac Sokolow (of The Americans) on April 16, Hannah Aldridge with Robinson Treacher on April 17, Jess Klein and Rod Picott on April 18 and Jennifer Knappon April 22.<\/p>\n

Melodies Caf\u00e9 (2 East Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, 610-645-5269, www.melodiescafe.com<\/a>) will host Matt Santry, Matt Cusson and Jason Adamo on April 17 and Vulcans, Matt Wheeler and The Bumperyachts on April 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cRespect: A Musical Celebration of Women\u201d has just begun an eight-week engagement now through May 31 at the Penn\u2019s Landing Playhouse (211 South Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, 855-448-7469, www.plplayhouse.com<\/a>). The popular, high-energy smash-musical celebrates the exciting story of women in the 20th century through more than 60 Top 40 songs.<\/p>\n

The show looks at the journey of women told through Top-40 hits. It features excerpts of 60 songs with women’\u2019 own stories about finding dreams, lost love, relationship issues, entering the workforce and gaining independence. Show Times are 2 and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, 7 p.m. on Thursday and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Ticket prices range from $45-$65.
\nRainbow\u2019s Comedy Playhouse (3065 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, 800-292-4301, http:\/\/rainbowcomedy.com<\/a>) is presenting \u201cThe Hallelujah Girls\u201d now through May 23. Matinee performances are every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and selected Saturdays with an 11:30 a.m. lunch and a 1 p.m. curtain.<\/p>\n

Evening performances are every Friday, Saturday and selected Thursdays with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show following at 8 p.m. There will also be \u201cTwilight Performances\u201d on selected Sundays with dinner at 2:30 p.m. and the show at 4 p.m. Ticket prices range from $30-$55.<\/p>\n

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By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times There simply is not\u2026.. a place like Camelot. This week, the Playhouse on Rodney Square (1007 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, duponttheatre.com) is presenting one of Broadway\u2019s all-time classic musicals —\u00a0 \u201cCamelot.\u201d \u201cCamelot\u201d tells the story of the legend of King Arthur who rules his kingdom with new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[287,7],"tags":[794,6992,300],"class_list":["post-25264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-featured","tag-local-music","tag-stage","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25271,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25264\/revisions\/25271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}