WILMINGTONā The national tour of Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, will be presented at The Playhouse on Rodney Square from April 11 to 13, 2025. The production is being presented by The Grand as part of the Broadway in Wilmington series.Ā Dear Evan Hansen opened on Broadway in December 2016 and received six Tony Awards in …
DE Gingerbread Man runs, runs, runs as fast as he can on Food Network
This article contains spoilers (down at the end). BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Delawarean Joe Daigle, who in 2022 with a friend won $10,000 from the Food Network for his gingerbread skills, was invited back by the cable channel for another challenge. Alone. āNo pastry chef this time,ā Daigle said, referring to friend Sean McGovern, who has that job at the Urban …
Delaware Roundup: Quick Reads (11/22)
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF: DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit, will not operate on Thanksgiving Day. SEPTA …
Christina town hall: phones, bullying, dress code, SATs
In the Christina School Districtās second town hall this school year Tuesday night, the handful ofĀ community members that showed up brought concerns of cell phone use, school bullying and test prep.Ā The goal of the meetings is to allow Christina residents to interact with the districtās board of education. Itās a unique arrangement because in monthly meetings, the board …
UD REP stages āArsenic and Old Laceā
Arsenic and Old Lace is a ābit of a love letter to the theater,ā according to actor Mic Matarrese. āIt does everything thatās nice and great about theater and is a good time.ā The University of Delaware Resident Ensemble Players presents the 1941 comedy through Nov. 20. Matarrese said that his character, Mortimer Brewster, is the āengineā of the Joseph …
āVoice From Assisiā concert benefits Ministry of Caring
The first friar signed by a major recording label is giving a concert to benefit Wilmingtonās Ministry of Caring. Tenor Alessandro Brustenghi will perform 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Sacred Heart Oratory, 917 N. Madison St., Wilmington. Brustenghi signed his record deal in 2012, with his first CD called the āVoice From Assisi,ā for his Italian hometown. His …
Appo, Christina families cope with bus strike; VoTech schools go virtual
Local 326 bus drivers went strike Thursday, affecting Appoquinimink, New Castle County VoTech and Christiana districts. Appoquinimink Schools were working Thursday morning to get all their students into classes after some bus drivers went on strike. Appo schools planned to stay open, although spokeswoman Lillian Miles said thatĀ New Castle County Vo-Tech high schools had chosen to go to …
Smaller Rockwood festival ā but with lots of ice cream
The Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park (New Castle County) Rockwood Park will host a scaled-down ice cream festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26. Confirmed ice cream vendors include Cinnamon Bun Exchange, Dino’s Ice Cream Truck, the Ice Cream Shoppe, Kilby Cream, Kona Ice, Paleteria y Neveria Tocumbo, UDairy Creamery and Woodside Farm Creamery. Live local music …
Longwood schedules 6 themed nights of fireworks, fountains
The shows are on Saturdays and Sundays, starting July 3 and running through Oct. 23.
Fireworks are a go: Rehoboth, New Castle, Hagley say theirs are on
Separation Day festivities are canceled, except for fireworks June 12. Rehoboth will light ’em July 3