PhillyFringe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen FringeArts had the opportunity to partner with longtime collaborators The Bearded Ladies Cabaret and Opera Philadelphia\u2019s \u2018Pipe Up!\u2019 program to present live performances at the Wanamaker Building, we immediately knew we had to jump at the opportunity,\u201d said Nell Bang-Jensen, FringeArts CEO and Producing Director. \u201cThis new festival offering continues FringeArts\u2019s longstanding tradition of resurrecting and repurposing great Philadelphia spaces as sites for live performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Layaway is a vibrant hideaway where art, music, and mischief come together in unexpected harmony.<\/p>\n
Audiences can expect an eclectic lineup of cabaret experiences, from stripped-down acoustic reveries to soaring organic ecstasies, from genderqueer tomfoolery to tailor-made programming crafted just for the Kids Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be in this signature Philadelphia landmark which has long been a unique performance site,\u201d said Sally Ollove, director of The Layaway and Bearded Ladies Cabaret associate artistic director. \u201cIt is such a gift to be able to play here. We hope audiences come ready to put their feet up and wrap themselves in queer joy and gorgeous performance. If you are someone who needs a soft place to land for a moment or a place to let your hair down, we invite you to join us at The Layaway.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re stopping by for a quick burst of joy or settling in for a soul-stirring evening, this one-of-a-kind series is designed to recharge your batteries, refill your cocktail, and spark a little wonder in your week. Meet us at The Layaway, where joy stored today becomes a little sparkle for the coming season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opera Philadelphia has partnered with the developer that became the sole owner of the Wanamaker Building last month, to reactivate the space with \u201cPipe Up!,\u201d a performance series that aims to bring together some of Philadelphia\u2019s greatest cultural creators and organizations and provide programming that will fill the Wanamaker with life and beauty and welcome the public back into the space through the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The merchandise might be gone, but the iconic Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia, most recently the home of Macy\u2019s,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,171,32672,1448,2830,1311,20348,1148,1072,29079,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-191688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ontap","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-county","15":"tag-theater","16":"tag-things-to-do","17":"tag-top-stories-mer","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}