On Stage: Tom Rush comes to the Colonial Theater

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Tom Rush Tom Rush, one of America’s most revered folksingers, is a New Englander through and through. However, in recent years, he has built a connection with Chester County. One of his last live shows prior to the COVID pandemic was a concert at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Tonight, Ruch is returning to the area for a show at the Colonial...

On Stage: Two very different musicals come to the Delaware Valley

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Book of Mormon There are two national tours of Broadway hit musicals that are making return visits to the area this week – one which is definitely not geared for children and one that is geared for an audience that can look at the show through the eyes of a child. The show that is basically “for adults only” is “Book of Mormon” which is running...

On Stage: National tour of Cats returns to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Perhaps only in Istanbul do cats have numbers comparable in a way similar to those amassed by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical “Cats.” Istanbul, a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosporus Strait, is home to more than 40,000 stray cats. A popular saying in the city notes “If you kill a cat, you need to build a...

Local woman helps strays in need

Coatesville resident Priscilla Hinckley has rescued 25 stray cats and plans on helping more By Stephanie Weaver, Correspondent, CoatesvilleTimes.com Priscilla Hinckley and her granddaughter Christina with just a couple of the cats she and her family have rescued. COATESVILLE — Most people would consider themselves animal lovers. But when confronted with the problem of numerous stray cats inhabiting...