On Stage: Odonis Odonis stays intense

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Odonis Odonis Two acts playing at Philadelphia venues on April 19 can induce different dream states. Odonis Odonis can put you on a trail to industrial nightmares while Dawn Landes can make you float away with her soft lullabies. Odonis Odonis is a Canadian band that has embraced different sound vibes over the years but has always maintained a constant...

On Stage: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comes to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Charlie and the Chocolate Factory “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” exists in a variety of forms. It started with a children’s novel published in 1964 by British author Roald Dahl. Its second incarnation was “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” an Academy Award-nominated musical fantasy in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.