<p>vienna man, the Philadelphia Orchestra is entering Chapter 11 reorganization, NOT shutting down. Far from it. It still presents a full season of concerts, and has an exciting new Music Director starting in the 2011-12 season. It’s also about to launch a $165 million fundraising drive, its biggest ever.</p>
<p>Also, you obviously know NOTHING about Philadelphia theatre. Let me enlighten you. Philadelphia now has over 50 professional theatre companies, many of which produce US and world premieres on a regular basis, and not a week goes by that there aren’t several productions available to be seen. While obviously not as large or active as New York’s theatre scene, the Philadelphia professional theatre scene is larger and more active than that of any other city in the country OTHER than New York and Chicago, and it’s a LOT more accessible on a college student’s budget than the theatre scene in NYC.</p>
<p>And in terms of professional sports, let’s see–which city currently has the best starting pitching rotation in the Majors? ;)</p>