Whipsuit is now performing at O'Neals Irish Pub every second Thursday, every month!

Wooden Heart

11-17-2009 - 12-16-2009

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Stages of Imagination

http://www.stagesofimagination.org/SOIschedule.shtml#heart

Neumann College - Fred P Meagher Theater - 1 Neumann Drive Aston PA 19014

Admission: $650

610-892-8189

Start Time(s): November: 17, 18, 20, 24<BR>December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16<BR>All shows are at 10 am

See the magic in your students' eyes as they watch the toys in Tommy's playroom come to life! The toys teach Tommy valuable lessons about coping with the emotions that are confusing him As the toys guide Tommy to understanding, they entertain children and adults alike This is a unique play that touches hearts with its characters, songs and feelings

Wooden Heart

12-17-2009 - 12-18-2009

Thursday, Friday

Stages of Imagination

http://www.stagesofimagination.org/SOIschedule.shtml#heart

St Joseph's University - Bluett Theater - 56th Street and Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia PA

Admission: $650

610-892-8189

Start Time(s): Thursday, December 17 @ 10 am<BR>Friday, December 18 @ 10:30 am

See the magic in your students' eyes as they watch the toys in Tommy's playroom come to life! The toys teach Tommy valuable lessons about coping with the emotions that are confusing him As the toys guide Tommy to understanding, they entertain children and adults alike This is a unique play that touches hearts with its characters, songs and feelings

Friday & Saturday Night Comedy Shows

11-14-2008 - 12-26-2009

The Comedy Works at Georgine's Resturant

http://thecomedyworks.net

Georgine's Restaurant and Lounge - 1320 Newport Road Bristol PA 19007

Admission: 15

Start Time(s):

Comedy Shows every Friday & Saturday night at 9:30 PM No drink minimums and free parking

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

10-24-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

New Candelight Theatre

http://www.newcandlelighttheatre.com/nct/nct.nsf/show?openform&id=9CF005CD7E65B414852574E4005BD406

New Candelight Theatre - 2208 Millers Road Ardentown DE 19810

Admission: $50-$55

302-475-2313

http://www.newcandlelighttheatre.com/nct/nct.nsf/theatre_tickets

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 11 am Thursday - Saturday @ 6 pm Sunday @ 1 pm

With ''a crash of drums and a flash of light'' Joseph comes to the Candlelight stage in his dazzling coat of many colors Join NCT for the holidays with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's family classic ready to please a whole new generationThis colorful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities and his designer coat sings out to young and old alike with a score which is wall to wall hits - including ''Close Every Door'' and ''Any Dream Will Do''

''Babes in Toyland'' is a charming musical tale that takes the audience on an adventurous trip through Toyland, the world of Mother Goose, and the creepy Spider Forest, and tells a story that features, among others, sweet Mary Quite Contrary and her villainous suitor, Barnaby The show is based on the book by Rebecca Ryland and features music by the prolific composer Bill Francoeur, who has scored more than 75 amateur musical theatre pieces

Frosty The Snowman

12-17-2009 - 12-19-2009

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: 700

856-384-8381

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/

Start Time(s): Thursday, December 17, 2009 @ 10:00 am<BR>Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:00 am<BR>Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 10:00 am<BR>Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 1:00 pm

Frosty the Snowman is a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal There must be some magic in that old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head he began to dance around! Don't miss Frosty the Snowman as he comes to ring in the holidays at the Broadway Theatre!

Peter Pan

11-06-2009 - 11-28-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: $25

856-384-8381

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=2009_6

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Don't miss this classic play performed as a musical on our stage this fall Peter Pan is based on the adaptation of JM Barrie's story about the Darling children's visit from Peter Pan Watch as Peter and Tinker Bell whisk Wendy, John and Michael away to grown-up free Never Land, to join in the adventures of endless childhood Enjoy the carefree atmosphere and sing along to hits like I Won't Grow Up, Never Land and Captain Hook's Waltz

Snow White

11-20-2009 - 11-21-2009

Friday, Saturday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: 7

856-384-8381

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/

Start Time(s): Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:00 am<BR>Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 10:00 am<BR>Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:00 pm

The jealous queen demands a huntsman to find the beautiful Snow White and kill her In the forest, she takes refuge in a tiny cottage with seven dwarfs When the queen learns of Snow White's whereabouts, she disguises herself and gives her a poison apple As Snow White takes a bite, she falls into a deep sleep Will she ever awaken? Find out in November as this classic tale unfolds on our stage!

I Love My Wife, a Musical

11-12-2009 - 12-05-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,

Montgomery Theater

https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?theatre=mti

Montgomery Theater - 124 Main Street Souderton PA 18964

Admission: 19-35

215-723-9984

https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?theatre=mti

Start Time(s): Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 7:30 pm<BR>Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 3:00 pm<BR>Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:30 pm<BR>Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:00 pm<BR>Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 3:00 pm<BR>Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 7:30 pm<BR>Friday, November 27, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Saturday, November 28, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Sunday, November 29, 2009 @ 3:00 pm<BR>Wednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 7:30 pm<BR>Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 7:30 pm<BR>Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 8:00 pm<BR>Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 8:00 pm

A musical that takes place at Christmas in Trenton? Yes and a delightfully funny one too! Satirizing the sexual revolution of the 70's, two couples are plunged into liberated mutual quadrangular lovemaking but only manage to get their toes wet Wally, a public relations man, and Alvin, who's in the furniture moving business, have been friends since high school Monica and Cleo, their respective wives, are manipulated into joining this charmingly energetic escapade Winner of 2 Tony's and 4 Drama Desk Awards!

This musical retelling of the Dickens classic will rekindle your Christmas spirit Ebenezer Scrooge, a most unrepentant, miserly fellow, is made to see the light as he survives a merciless battery of revelations by the ghosts of his own Christmases

The Ritz bares all as we bring you the recent Broadway hit, The Full Monty! In this Americanized version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club Working through their fears, self-consciousness, and anxieties, they overcome their inner demons and find strength in their camaraderie The show has so many highlights and show stoppers, you will lose count! Leave the kids at home and have a great night of theatre as the Ritz goes The Full Monty!

ComedySportz Improv Comedy

04-25-2009 - 12-31-2012

Saturday

ComedySportz

http://www.comedysportzphilly.com

Playground at the Adrienne - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $12-$15

http://www.comedysportzphilly.com/

Start Time(s):

ComedySportz is Philadelphia's leading improv comedy show Since 1993 ComedySportz has been entertaining fans with the fastest and funniest form of improv comedy ever seen Two teams of improvisers vie for points in a hilarious competition by playing a series of improv games, similar to what you may have seen on TVs Whose Line Is It Anyway? A referee governs the action, calling fouls and keeping the match moving at a blistering pace The audience is always a part of the interactive show ComedySportz performs every Saturday

This Is the Week That Is - The New Administration

12-03-2009 - 12-27-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

1812 Productions

http://1812productions.org/index.php?p=home

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20-$35

2155929560

https://tungsten.liquidweb.com/~prod1812/tickets.php

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 6:30 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

1812's signature take on political satire is back by popular demand taking a humorous look at the new administration, local politics and the economic shakedown With Tony at the news desk , Patsy from South Philly, and a script that changes nightly This Is the Week That Is will be the perfect way to spend your holiday season, even if you've got nothing left to spend

Happily Ever After

03-04-2010 - 03-28-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

1812 Productions

http://1812productions.org/index.php?p=home

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20-$35

2155929560

https://tungsten.liquidweb.com/~prod1812/tickets.php

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 6:30 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Described as ''the most beautiful voice in Philadelphia'', three time Barrymore Award winner Mary Martello brings her hilarious and moving cabaret about aging princesses to 1812 You've seen her in 1812's smash hit BatBoy and this season as Ella Cherry in Cherry Bomb, come spend an evening with Mary as she looks at the bittersweet journey from ingenue to diva

Intro to Aerial Skills Workshops

12-04-2009 - 04-02-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

http://www.phillycircus.com/

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts - 5900 Greene Street Philadelphia PA 19144

Admission: $20

http://www.phillycircus.com/content/view/29/49/

Start Time(s): Friday, December 4 @ 7-8:15 pm Saturday, January 16 @ 3-4:15 pm Sunday, February 21 @ 5:45-7 pm Friday, April 2 @ 7-8:15 pm

This is your chance to try out rope, fabric and static trapeze with a group of other brand new beginners, in a fabulous facility One- to two-hr workshops are scheduled throughout the season The ratio of teacher to students is 1 to 6 This class is for adults and teens

Kathleen Madigan

02-13-2010 - 02-13-2010

Saturday

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com/eventlist.cgi

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $2250-2750

215-572-7650

https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/outsider.htmI?CAMEFROM=Keswicktheatrecom&GOTO=https%3A%2F%2Foss.ticketmaster.com%2Fhtml%2Frequest.htmI%3Fl%3DEN%26team%3Dkeswick%26STAGE%3D1%26PROC%3DBUY%26EventName%3DEKW0213A

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Kathleen Madigan - Lewis Black calls her "The funniest woman in America" Her accessible & unpretentious performing style continues to grow a hugely-devoted national fan base She just performed on The Tonite Show with Jay Leno

Blue Door

01-14-2010 - 03-21-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/

Arden Theatre Company - Arcadia Stage - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $14-$35

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/tickets/

Start Time(s): Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8 pm Saturdays @ 2 pm Sundays @ 2 pm Weds Jan 13 @ 8 pm Tues Jan 19 @ 7 pm Weds Jan 20 @ 10 am Tues Jan 26 @ 7 pm Weds Jan 27 @ 630 pm Tues Feb 2, 9, 16 at 7 pm Tues Feb 23 @ 10 am Weds Feb 3, 17 @ 10 am and 630 pm Weds Feb 10 @ 2 pm and 630 pm Weds Feb 24 @ 630 pm Tues Mar 2, 9, 16 @ 7 pm Tues Mar 9 @ 10 am Weds Mar 3, 10, 17 @ 2 pm and 630 pm

Director Walter Dallas returns to the Arden after helming the notable production The Piano Lesson Johnnie Hobbs Jr stars as Lewis, a successful mathematics professor whose wife has just left him So begins his sleepless night where a series of ancestors visit him and reveal the hardships and victories of their lives Lyrical, funny and poignant, Lewis' journey is thought-provoking window into the soul of one African American man grappling at the intersection of his own identity and his cultural history Recommended for 9th grade and older

Romeo and Juliet

02-25-2010 - 04-04-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/

Arden Theatre Company - F Otto Haas Stage - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $14-$35

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/tickets/

Start Time(s): Thursday, 2/25/10 8:00PM EST Friday, 2/26/10 8:00PM EST Saturday, 2/27/10 8:00PM EST Sunday, 2/28/10 2:00PM EST Tuesday, 3/2/10 7:00PM EST Thursday, 3/4/10 10:00AM EST Friday, 3/5/10 8:00PM EST Saturday, 3/6/10 2:00PM EST Saturday, 3/6/10 8:00PM EST Sunday, 3/7/10 2:00PM EST Sunday, 3/7/10 7:00PM EST Tuesday, 3/9/10 10:30AM ESt Wednesday, 3/10/10 9:30AM EST Wednesday, 3/10/10 6:30PM EST Thursday, 3/11/10 8:00PM EST Friday, 3/12/10 8:00PM EST Saturday, 3/13/10 2:00PM EST Saturday, 3/13/10 8:00PM EST Sunday, 3/14/10 2:00PM EDT Tuesday, 3/16/10 9:30AM EDT Tuesday, 3/16/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 3/17/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 3/18/10 9:30AM EDT Thursday, 3/18/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 3/20/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 3/20/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 3/21/10 2:00PM EDT Tuesday, 3/23/10 9:30AM EDT Wednesday, 3/24/10 2:00PM EDT Wednesday, 3/24/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 3/25/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 3/26/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 3/27/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 3/27/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 3/28/10 2:00PM EDT Sunday, 3/28/10 7:00PM EDT Tuesday, 3/30/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 3/31/10 2:00PM EDT Wednesday, 3/31/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 4/1/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 4/2/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 4/3/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 4/3/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 4/4/10 2:00PM EDT

Remember what it feels like to love with abandon and surrender to raw elation? Arden Theatre will give you an unadulterated Romeo and Juliet Come experience Shakespeare's masterpiece, without pretense or gimmick, and tap into the heart of this timeless love story Recommended for 8th grade and older

Sunday in the Park With George

05-27-2010 - 07-04-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/

Arden Theatre Company - F Otto Haas Stage - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $14-$38

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/tickets/

Start Time(s): Thursday, 5/27/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 5/28/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 5/29/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 5/30/10 2:00PM EDT Tuesday, 6/1/10 7:00PM EDT Thursday, 6/3/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 6/4/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/5/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/5/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/6/10 2:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/6/10 7:00PM EDT Tuesday, 6/8/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/9/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 6/10/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/12/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/12/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/13/10 2:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/13/10 7:00PM EDT Tuesday, 6/15/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/16/10 2:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/16/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 6/17/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 6/18/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/19/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/19/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/20/10 2:00PM EDT Tuesday, 6/22/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/23/10 2:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/23/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 6/24/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 6/25/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/26/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 6/26/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 6/27/10 2:00PM EDT Tuesday, 6/29/10 7:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/30/10 2:00PM EDT Wednesday, 6/30/10 6:30PM EDT Thursday, 7/1/10 8:00PM EDT Friday, 7/2/10 8:00PM EDT Saturday, 7/3/10 2:00PM EDT Saturday, 7/3/10 8:00PM EDT Sunday, 7/4/10 2:00PM EDT

Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was inspired by Georges Seurat's stunning masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Brimming with beauty and light, Sunday in the Park celebrates the power of creation Jeffrey Coon (Seurat) and Kristine Fraelich (Dot) star in this passionate production featuring Sondheim’s full orchestrations and a commanding ensemble of 15 Hold on to your hat!

Rabbit Hole

10-22-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/

Arden Theatre Company - Arcadia Stage - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $29-$48 Adults (Please inquire about Group Rates and prices for Seniors, Teens and Children)

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/tickets/

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7 pm Wednesday @ 6:30 pm Thursday and Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm and 7 pm

As improbably funny as it is heartbreaking, this story of a family in crisis won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Becca and Howie had the perfect life – a great marriage, a beautiful house and a lovely son But after a tragic accident, the couple faces the challenges of surviving great loss and making a life with the family that remains Director James J Christy and Philadelphia actress Grace Gonglewski return to bring this modern masterpiece to life Mature in content

It's the golden age of movies and one woman reigns supreme as the Queen of the Silver Screen That is, until Follywood discovers a new "it" girl, who just happens to be the Queen's own daughterOur holiday Panto returns for the 6th straight year, complete with festive music, silly songs, cheers for the heroes and jeers for the villains Brought to you by the same creative team as last season's Cinderella, Snow White promsies fun for the whole family! Mark Lazar, our resident Dame, returns—this time to play gossip maven Hedda Whopper! Best appreciated by ages 5 and up

People's Light's reputation for putting must-see classics on the stage continues Lear's disastrous decision to divide his kingdom among his three daughters ignites a chain reaction of greed, betrayal, and murder Love Mortality Duty Family Politics A masterpiece of huge vision and compassion for the human condition--this play has it all!

In 1973, Rose Mary Woods--Richard M Nixon's secretary for 23 years--testified that a slip of her foot when she reached for the phone produced the blank and buzzy Watergate tape Streeetch! Meet Rose Mary as she observes the presidential election of 2004 from a nursing home in Ohio (the swinging-est swing state of 'em all) Tough Funny Fiercely loyal and deeply patriotic Instructing young orderlies on life and thinking about power, politics, and civic responsibility And having some very strange dreams

The Secret of Sherlock Holmes

07-07-2010 - 08-08-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

People's Light and Theatre Company

http://www.peopleslight.org/home/index.php

People's Light and Theatre Company - Steinbright Stage - 39 Conestoga Road Malvern PA 19355

Admission: $38-$48

6106443500

http://www.peopleslight.org/tickets/individualtickets.php

Start Time(s): Sundays @ 2 & 7pm, Tuesdays @ 7:30pm, Wednesdays @ 2 & 7:30pm, Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Fridays @ 8pm, Saturdays @ 2 & 8pm - check website for exception dates and times

From their first meeting it was an extraordinary relationship; the brilliant and enigmatic Holmes, acknowledged expert in all matters criminal, and his accomplished chronicler Watson, military doctor and veteran of the second Afghan War, were not only colleagues but close friends This is the story of that friendship, and the mystery that threatened to destroy it

Dreams: where do they come from? What is their purpose? Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry adapts her own book for the stage, and explores the depth of dreams in this beautiful, lyrical play Gossamer is the story of dream-givers, mystical creatures who collect memories from meaningful belongings and then weave them together to create dreams The story follows a troubled boy and his mother, both escaping from an abusive past, and an older woman who serves as the boy's foster mother Haunted by nightmares, the boy is strengthened and protected by his dream-giver Best appreciated by ages 9 and up

A fresh and mad-cap version of the classic story by Hans Christian Anderson In the Empire of Abalonia, two slapstick-y rogues scheme to loot the royal treasury by exploiting the obnoxious young Emperor’s passion for fashion Fun enough for the whole family! Best appreciated by ages 5 and up

Václav Havel, renowned playwright and former President of the Czech Republic, crafts his first play in 20 years, and Wilma audiences will be the first to see it in the US Leaving is an inventive story of a recently retired Chancellor who struggles with his family and functionaries over questions of truth and power Allusions from Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and Shakespeare's King Lear invade the Chancellor's consciousness in this wry political tragicomedy that The Sunday Times (London) called "deeply serious and thrillingly funny"

Becky Shaw

12-30-2009 - 01-31-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Wilma Theater

http://www.wilmatheater.org/index.html

The Wilma Theater - 265 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: 18-55

2155467824

tickets@wilmatheater.org

http://www.wilmatheater.org/index.html

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Wednesday - Thursday @ 7:30 pm (1/27 @ 2 pm also) Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm and 7:30 pm

-The New York Times

A Pulitzer Prize Finalist and smash hit that premiered Off-Broadway earlier this year, Becky Shaw is the latest comedy from Obie Award-winner Gina Gionfriddo (After Ashley, writer/producer of "Law & Order") When Suzanna decides to set her best friend Max up on a blind date with her husband's mysterious co-worker, Beck Shaw, she sets into motion a series of cataclysmic events forever changing all of their lives Mixing sharp wit and humor with the taut suspense of a psychological thriller, Becky Shaw is a comedy of romantic errors that keeps audiences at the edge of their seats guessing what will happen next

The World Premiere of Language Rooms is a subversive dark comedy about two Arab-American interrogators at an undisclosed American facility somewhere in the world They strive to prove themselves the best at their jobs in the midst of absurd office politics and management constantly questioning their loyalties and dedication to “the company” From an exciting new playwright, Yussef El Guindi (Jihad Jones), whose work has been praised as "very funny" by The New York Times, this play will spark debate about family relationships, identity, the War on Terror, and the corruption of the American Dream Shifting between comedy and political suspense, the play conjures up a surprising twist not to be given away

The Light in the Piazza

11-13-2009 - 12-06-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre Company

http://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/

Suzanne Roberts Theatre - 480 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19146

Admission: $51-$69

2159850420

http://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/ticketing/

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Wednesday @ 1 pm and 7 pm (11/18 @ 7 pm only) Thursday - Friday @ 8 pm (11/20 student matinee @ 11 am) Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (11/14 and 11/28 @ 8 pm only) Sunday @ 3 pm

The six-time Tony Award-winning Piazza is a soaring musical brimming with passion, forgiveness, and love that whisks audiences away to Italy for a captivating tale with a twist Margaret Johnson, a woman escaping her crumbling marriage, is travelling in Tuscany with her daughter Clara When a handsome young Florentine captures Clara's heart, Margaret must decide if she'll risk revealing truths that could threaten her daughter's happiness

Golden Age

01-22-2010 - 02-21-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre Company

http://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/

Suzanne Roberts Theatre - 480 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19146

Admission: $39 (General) $34 (Subscriber rate)

2159850420

http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/tickets/calendar2.aspx?org=pt

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Wednesday @ 1 pm and 7 pm (1/27 @ 7 pm only) Thursday-Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (1/23 and 2/6 @ 8 pm only) Sunday @ 3 pm

Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally explores the beautiful and passionate world of opera with Golden Age, set backstage at the 1835 Paris premiere of Vincenzo Bellini's final opera McNally's Master Class, which moved on to unparalleled critical acclaim on Broadway, also had its world premiere at PTC Golden Age will transfer to the Kennedy Center as the centerpiece of the "McNally Opera Festival" immediately following its run at PTC

Mauritius

03-19-2010 - 04-18-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre Company

http://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

Suzanne Roberts Theatre - 480 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19146

Admission: $39 (General) $34 (Subscriber rate)

2159850420

http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/tickets/calendar2.aspx?org=pt

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Wednesday @ 1 pm and 7 pm (3/24 @ 7 pm only) Thursday - Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (3/20 and 4/3 @ 8 pm only) Sunday @ 3 pm

Combining the best of Hitchcock, Chandlet, and Mamet, acclaimed theatre, TV, and film writer Theresa Rebeck has crafted a caper that's equally comic and captivating Filled with scams, con-artists, and double-crosses, two half-sisters vie for the rights to a recently inherited stamp collection that may include the "crown jewel" of the stamp-collecting world Mauritius is a gripping blend of sharp comedy and heart-pounding drama that simmers with surprise

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

05-21-2010 - 06-20-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre Company

http://www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

Suzanne Roberts Theatre - 480 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19146

Admission: $39 (General) $34 (Subscriber rate)

2159850420

http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/tickets/calendar2.aspx?org=pt

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 6:30 pm Wednesday @ 1 pm and 7 pm (5/26 @ 7 pm only) Thursday - Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (5/22 and 6/5 @ 8 pm only) Sunday @ 3 pm

Set in a 1920s Chicago recording studio where real-life blues legend Ma Rainey and her band have assembled along with Rainey's white agent and producer, Ma Rainey explores issues of art, religion, and race, delving deeply into the very architecture of racism Featuring Barrymore Award-winner E Faye Butler (PTC's Dinah Was), Ma Rainey is considered Wilson's first major play and cemented his reputation as one of America's most important playwrights

One morning a couple wakes up together with no memory of who they are or where they are One morning a couple wakes up together with no memory of who they are or where they are One morning a couple wakes up together with no memory of who they are or where they are And who is the young woman in the house with them? Is she their daughter? Is she their caregiver? Is she their lawyer? And can they believe the stories she tells them? And does it matter that the stories the young woman tells change from day to day if the couple can’t remember the story from the day before? How do we know what’s real?

Yvonne is an ambitious, young, African-American newspaper reporter, stuck writing puff pieces about black-related community events Then, one day, while on yet another lifestyle assignment, she uncovers shocking details surrounding a major news story It’s the story that could make her career It’s the story that would force her editors to finally see her as a serious journalist It’s the story that will change her life But at what cost? As the story unfolds, so does a web of ambition, prejudice, morality, social politics and journalistic integrity How reliable is the story’s source? And exactly how much of the story is true?

Other Hands

01-20-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Luna Theater Company

http://www.lunatheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: Wednesdays $25 Fridays/Sundays $30 Saturdays $35

215-704-0033

http://www.lunatheater.org/

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 7 pm Thursday @ 7 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday Jan 17 and 24 @ 6 pm Sunday Jan 31 @ 2 pm

In a world of systematic, high-speed technology, some people expect to live life as efficiently as the machines they depend on and when a machine breaks down, there is usually someone with the skills to fix it But in an age where things that don't work and can't be mended are thrown away, what do we do with something as human and messy as love?

Sick

04-14-2010 - 05-08-2010

Luna Theater Company

http://www.lunatheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission:

2157040033

Start Time(s):

A dark comedy about one family's attempts to keep out the "sickness" of the world by isolating themselves in a house where all the windows are covered with plastic, where the air-purifiers hum constantly, and where visitors are unwelcome

Oliver!

11-10-2009 - 01-10-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10-$70

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/

Start Time(s): Tues-Sat @ 8 pm Thurs and Sat @ 2 pm Sun @ 2pm &7 pm Mon Dec 21 @ 8 pm

You'll celebrate the holiday season with one of Broadway's most beloved classic musicals of all time, Oliver! This masterpiece vividly brings to life Charles Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart's irresistible songs including "Food, Glorious Food;" "Consider Yourself;" "You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two;" "I'd Do Anything;" "Oom Pah Pah;" "As Long As He Needs Me" and many more Oliver! promises to be one of the most spectacular holiday musicals to ever grace the Walnut's stage

The Eclectic Society

01-19-2010 - 03-07-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10 - $40

2155743550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/

Start Time(s): Sunday @ 2 pm and 7 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday @ 8 pm Thursday and Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (1/21 and 1/28 @ 8 pm only)

To be the big man on campus, you have to be able to play the game In the hallowed halls of The Eclectic Society, young men come together to build character, strengthen bonds and create a better future for their fraternity What's that laughter we hear behind those doors? There are new recruits that need to be tested, homecoming games to be won and traditions that must be continued It's the 1960s Do these men have what it takes to make things right? This new American play celebrates the spirit of young men and the mischief behind them

Fallen Angels

03-16-2010 - 05-02-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10-$60

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 8 pm Wednesday @ 8 pm Wednesday June 20 @ 2 pm Thursday @ 8 pm some Thursdays @ 2 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7 pm

t's always time for champagne and laughter when you get together with the sophisticated and elegant Sir Noel Coward! Julia and Jane, two upper-class society ladies, have been friends for ages They've shared everything When Jane receives news that a former lover, Maurice, is coming to town, the past catches up with both women! What if their inattentive husbands find out? How do they escape this dashing, daring, French former lover? Will old passions be rekindled? Will jealousy rear its sinful head? Who will he choose? Spirits fly and laughter soars with Noel Coward's delectable comedy Fallen Angels!

Fiddler on the Roof

05-18-2010 - 07-18-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10-$70

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 8 pm Wednesday @ 8 pm Wednesday June 20 @ 2 pm Thursday @ 8 pm some Thursdays @ 2 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7 pm

It's time to continue the "tradition" of great American musicals as we end our spectacular 201st season with one of Broadway's greatest musicals of all time, Fiddler on the Roof This multi-award-winning musical has captured the hearts of people all over the world and finally makes its highly anticipated debut on the Walnut stage with an all-new production As Tevye tries to hold onto his religion, his Russian-Jewish traditions and his five daughters, he learns that life is "as shaky as a fiddler on the roof" You'll dance with "Matchmaker, Matchmaker;" laugh out loud with "If I Were a Rich Man;" and find tears in your eyes with "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Anatevka" This is a story that will last forever in your heart Let's celebrate together To Life! L'Chaim!

In this thrilling re-imagining of Macbeth, Artistic Director Carmen Khan has created a distillation of the play that allows for an intense psychological excavation of Macbeth’s consciousness Asian music and theatre forms inspire the visual elements and the soundscape

Directed by Carmen Khan, this exuberant play is filled with saturated colors, masked gods and goddesses, falling, tumbling, climbing in and out of love, and heavenly music The production will be a feast for the senses and is inspired by Indian music and movement

Open Mic Extravaganza

06-09-2009 - 12-29-2009

Tuesday

Helium Comedy Club

http://www.heliumcomedy.com

Helium Comedy Club - 2031 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: FREE

215-496-9001

http://www.heliumcomedy.com

Start Time(s): Sign-ups for performers are from 6-7 pm, the show will begin at 8 pm

Helium Comedy Club is proud to present their Open Mic Extravaganza! In Philadelphia, “Open Mics” have been much maligned in recent years, as there have been many incarnations, but none that truly embodied the spirit of this show, mixing pros and amateurs in a way where everyone benefits from their stage time, including the audience So please join Helium every Tuesday for an Open Mic that features hilarity in all forms!

Little Red Ridinghood/Who Is A Stranger

02-27-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center

http://www.appelfarm.org/concerts/index.html#family

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center - 457 Shirley Road Elmer NJ 08318

Admission: $8

(800) 394-1211

marketing@appelfarm.org

http://www.appelstore.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AS&Product_Code=Feb27_MAT&Category_Code=MAT

Start Time(s): 2 pm

Little Red's mother warns her, "Be careful of strangers my dear - and be kind to those you trust" When Little Red meets the wolf of course, it's a whole different story (Best suited ages 4-11) A production of Surflight Theatre

The Improv Cafe

07-01-2009 - 07-04-2012

Wednesday

The iTheater Company

http://www.groovecityentertainment.com

Relish - 7152 Ogontz Avenue Philadelphia PA 19138

Admission: $10

(215) 276-0170

tiffany@groovecityentertainment.com

http://www.groovecityentertainment.com

Start Time(s): 8-10 pm

The Improv Cafe is a weekly interactive dinner theater Each week patrons will have a blast laughing and crying to the antics of The iTheater Company The audience present the situations, the actors create the story The Improv Cafe is a family friendly event featuring great food, great fun and a great time

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

11-11-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts

http://www.devontheater.org

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts - 6333 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19149

Admission: $100 (5 Show Season Subscription) $25 (Individual) $15 Preview Performance $15 Student Rush Tickets (at the door, cash only, must present Student ID Check availability on the official website) Groups of 15 or more SAVE!

215-338-6300

http://www.devontheater.org

Start Time(s): Wed - Sun @ 7 pm Sat @ 2 pm Sun @ 3 pm

Not to be outdone by a giant singing plant, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT promises audiences a rainbow ride through biblical Egypt, running November 11th-December 13th  Written by musical theatre masterminds, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, JOSEPH is an irresistibly hilarious re-telling of the story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very loud garment This colorful musical will have you singing and dancing in your seats to songs that span all the way from calypso to rock to disco to country  This worldwide phenomenon has been an audience favorite for more than thirty-five years!

Noises Off

01-27-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts

http://www.devontheater.org

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts - 6333 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19149

Admission: $100 (5 Show Season Subscription) $25 (Individual) $15 Preview Performance $15 Student Rush Tickets (at the door, cash only, must present Student ID Check availability on the official website) Groups of 15 or more SAVE!

215-338-6300

Start Time(s): Wed - Sun @ 7 pm Sat @ 2 pm Sun @ 3 pm

The Devon rings in the New Year with the famously funny farce NOISES OFF, running January 27th-February 14th  The show delights in exposing the onstage, offstage and backstage tomfoolery of a travelling troupe of hapless British actors  During their ill-fated touring production of the fictitious farce Nothing On, these antic actors try (and spectacularly fail) to cope with slamming doors, fooling around, backstage drinking, and, of course, plates upon plates of sardines Everything that can go wrong does, as actors desperately fumble to hang on to their lines, their performances and the furniture Critically hailed as "the funniest farce ever,"NOISES OFF is an unrivalled delight for anyone who thinks that falling down is funny, that underwear is outerwear & that theater is a metaphor for life itself

Pump Boys and Dinettes

03-03-2010 - 03-21-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts

http://www.devontheater.org

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts - 6333 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19149

Admission: $100 (5 Show Season Subscription) $25 (Individual) $15 Preview Performance $15 Student Rush Tickets (at the door, cash only, must present Student ID Check availability on the official website) Groups of 15 or more SAVE!

215-338-6300

http://www.devontheater.org

Start Time(s): Wed - Sun @ 7 pm Sat @ 2 pm Sun @ 3 pm

Another highlight of the inaugural season includes the intoxicatingly enjoyable PUMP BOYS & DINETTES, running March 3rd-21st Welcome to Highway 57! Home to fun-loving gas station pump boys Jim and LM and the very vivacious Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, waitresses at the Double Cupp Diner This charismatic crew lives in their own country, blues and rock-n-roll heaven - singing through their days and dancing the nights away  Whether they're crooning over the heart-throb cashier at Woolworths or just hankering for heftier tips, these sensational singers will get you into the groove of their rockin' tunes  This charming musical is a little-known gem that received a Tony Nomination for Best Musical in 1982 and became a fan favorite as it toured nationally  Join in on the fun as the boys go fishing, the girls brew up some homemade beer and the whole gang plans a trip to Florida in Uncle Bob's Winnebago

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

04-29-2010 - 05-15-2010

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Players Club of Swarthmore

http://www.pcstheater.org/2009-2010/Joseph/index.htm

The Players Club of Swarthmore - 614 Fairview Road Swarthmore PA 19081

Admission: $22 Adults or $10 Students (18 and under or with ID)

1-866-811-4111

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/661105

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8 pm Sunday matinees are at 2 pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber tackles the Old Testament in this rocking, foot-stomping musical about a young man who wouldn’t stay down The tunes are catchy, the lyrics witty, the costumes colorful, and the whole production family-friendly

Bye Bye Birdie

02-18-2010 - 03-06-2010

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Players Club of Swarthmore

http://www.pcstheater.org/2009-2010/ByeByeBirdie/

The Players Club of Swarthmore - 614 Fairview Road Swarthmore PA 19081

Admission: $22 Adults or $10 Students (18 and under or with ID)

1-866-811-4111

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/661095

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8 pm Sunday matinees are at 2 pm

When Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army, his publicist concocts a record-selling scheme: Birdie will bestow one last kiss on some lucky girl, live on the Ed Sullivan Show So the fifties' greatest rock star descends on Sweet Apple, Ohio, breaking rules and breaking hearts Will the army get him before a pack of teenagers doesor the sheriff?

Forever Plaid

04-07-2010 - 04-25-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts

http://www.devontheater.org

Devon Theater for the Performing Arts - 6333 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19149

Admission: $100 (5 Show Season Subscription) $25 (Individual) $15 Preview Performance $15 Student Rush Tickets (at the door, cash only, must present Student ID Check availability on the official website) Groups of 15 or more SAVE!

215-338-6300

http://www.devontheater.org

Start Time(s): Wed - Sun @ 7 pm Sat @ 2 pm Sun @ 3 pm

Almost, Maine

01-14-2010 - 01-30-2010

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Players Club of Swarthmore

http://www.pcstheater.org/2009-2010/AlmostMaine/index.htm

The Players Club of Swarthmore - 614 Fairview Road Swarthmore PA 19081

Admission: $15 Adults or $8 Students (18 and under or with ID)

1-866-811-4111

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/661065

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8 pm Sunday matinees are at 2 pm

One cold, clear, moonless night, love takes some surprising turns for folks in this tiny northern town Cariani’s off-beat comedy shows us a dozen scenes of self-discovery in a place very far from the nearest city but not very distant from your life and mine

Tony n' Tina's Wedding

07-25-2009 - 02-06-2010

Saturday

Venice HP, Inc

http://www.howardperloffpresents.com/TonyandTina.html

Spirit of Philadelphia - Columbus Road Pier 3 Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $89

2152978540

http://www.howardperloffpresents.com/TNTtickets.html

Start Time(s): Sat,July 25th, 2009 @ 7:30 pm Sat,Aug 22nd, 2009 @ 7:30 pm Sat,Sept 26th, 2009 @ 7:30 pm Sat,Oct 10th, 2009 @ 7:00 pm Sat, Feb 6, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

If you come off the street, this off Broadway musical seems just like any other wedding Instead of simply watching a play, everyone who comes to Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding becomes the friends and family of the bride and groom Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding includes dinner but is not a traditional dinner theatre performance  The very real and extremely funny wedding ceremony happens first and is followed by the reception  There is a band, which plays songs typical of any current wedding band The music is so energetic and entertaining that you will not be able to get off of the dance floor   As the evening progresses the event happens all around you  You can participate by talking and dancing with the family members who are all actors or you can sit back and watch your friends and
other wedding guests interact with the wedding party and guests Any way you do it, it is a wedding you don’t want to miss!

A very dark and very funny comedy about three women whose husbands could each use a little tuning up and the way the women decide to take the project on

The last act in the life of a charismatic artist is witnessed by three who have felt his charisma: his third wife, his second wife, and his son by his first wife Gently but relentlessly, the play reveals their past and their purposes

An urbane, westernized African man returns to his native village and its neighboring mission in the midst of a smoldering post-colonial conflict This powerful drama by the author of  A Raisin in the Sun was produced posthumously A staged reading, directed by Dave Ebersole

It's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play

11-27-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Players Club of Swarthmore

http://www.pcstheater.org/2009-2010/ItsAWonderfulLife/index.htm

The Players Club of Swarthmore - 614 Fairview Road Swarthmore PA 19081

Admission: $15 (Adults) $8 (Students 18 and under or with ID)

1-866-811-4111

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/661055

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances @ 8 pm Sundays @ 2 pm

Christmas Eve, 1946: You are the studio audience at a live broadcast of Frank Capra’s classic story about a small-town banker who saved a bunch of folks from foreclosure What could be more timely in December 2009?

Interactive murder mystery show

Interactive murder mystery show

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

10-23-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

InterAct Theatre Company

http://www.interacttheatre.org/2009-2010-feature-1.html

The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre - 2111 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $25(Tues-Fri) $29(Sat-Sun) $29(Opening Night Tickets-No discounts apply) $16(Preview-No discounts apply) SENIOR TICKETS(Available to seniors 65+) $22(Tues-Fri) $25(Sat-Sun) STUDENT TICKETS(Available to students with valid student ID) $18(Tues-Fri) $20(Sat-Sun) $10 (Student Rush)

2155688079

http://www.interacttheatre.org/box-office-launch.html

Start Time(s): Tues-Wed @ 7 pm Thurs-Sat @ 8 pm Sun @ 2 pm

Set in the larger-than-life world of professional wrestling, and fueled by vibrant, hip-hop language, Chad Deity pits long-time reigning THE Wrestling champion, Chad Deity against Vigneshwar Paduar, a trash-talking, India-born athlete recruited from the b-ball courts of Brooklyn Casting the young upstart as an anti-hero extremist from "over there" who intends to catapult himself to fame by overthrowing the "all-American" Chad Deity, THE Wrestling's CEO plots to play upon wrestling fans' fear of terrorism and globalization in order to mass market an epic battle of Good vs Evil

City of Numbers: mixtape of a city

01-22-2010 - 02-21-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

InterAct Theatre Company

http://www.interacttheatre.org/2009-2010-feature-2.html

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $25(Tues-Fri) $29(Sat-Sun) $29(Opening Night Tickets-No discounts apply) $16(Preview-No discounts apply) SENIOR TICKETS(Available to seniors 65+) $22(Tues-Fri) $25(Sat-Sun) STUDENT TICKETS(Available to students with valid student ID) $18(Tues-Fri) $20(Sat-Sun) $10 (Student Rush)

2155688079

http://www.interacttheatre.org/box-office-launch.html

Start Time(s):

Originating with a collaboration between InterAct and the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program (funded by a grant from the Violette de Mazia Foundation), CITY OF NUMBERS was created by playwright Sean Christopher Lewis as part of an outreach effort in which he interviewed lifetime inmates at Graterford Prison about their work as mural artists Since its early beginnings, CITY OF NUMBERS has grown into a dynamic one-man tour de force performance that interweaves the stories of dozens of Philadelphians - from convicted murderers to victims’ relatives to physicians to artists to community leaders to Mayor Michael Nutter A sobering, moving, and ultimately uplifting portrait of a city gripped by violent crime, CITY OF NUMBERS reveals both the sharp divisions and deep sense of community that define the City of Brotherly Love

When We Go Upon The Sea

04-09-2010 - 05-09-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

InterAct Theatre Company

http://www.interacttheatre.org/2009-2010-feature-3.html

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $25(Tues-Fri) $29(Sat-Sun) $29(Opening Night Tickets-No discounts apply) $16(Preview-No discounts apply) SENIOR TICKETS(Available to seniors 65+) $22(Tues-Fri) $25(Sat-Sun) STUDENT TICKETS(Available to students with valid student ID) $18(Tues-Fri) $20(Sat-Sun) $10 (Student Rush)

Start Time(s):

Commissioned by InterAct in 2008 through its 20/20 New Play Commission program, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA is a provocative new play by Tony Award nominated playwright Lee Blessing, author of A WALK IN THE WOODS, WHORES, and GOING TO ST IVES Set in a high-end hotel room at The Hague, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA imagines former President George W Bush on the eve of his trial for international war crimes Tended to by an inscrutable Dutch butler and an alluring masseuse, the President embarks on a long night of drinking, joking, and ruminating, taking the audience through a deep exploration of how we regard our leaders - loving them, fearing them, unintentionally deifying them WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA examines an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world’s most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions

Black Pearl Sings

05-28-2010 - 06-27-2010

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

InterAct Theatre Company

http://www.interacttheatre.org/2009-2010-feature-4.html

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $25(Tues-Fri) $29(Sat-Sun) $29(Opening Night Tickets-No discounts apply) $16(Preview-No discounts apply) SENIOR TICKETS(Available to seniors 65+) $22(Tues-Fri) $25(Sat-Sun) STUDENT TICKETS(Available to students with valid student ID) $18(Tues-Fri) $20(Sat-Sun) $10 (Student Rush)

2155688079

http://www.interacttheatre.org/box-office-launch.html

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Frank Higgins’ play with music follows the Depression-era journey of two extraordinary women, each of whom is dependent on the other to gain acceptance in society In 1935 Texas, Susannah, a Caucasian academic and song collector for the Library of Congress, visits a high-security prison where she meets Pearl, an African-American woman imprisoned for murder Hoping to record the treasure trove of spirituals and African folk songs that only Pearl knows, Susannah bargains for Pearl’s parole and arranges for several public performances The two women soon find themselves walking a delicate line between exposure and exploitation Featuring beautiful, live, a cappella renditions of little-known American folk songs, Black Pearl Sings chronicles a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, being Black in a White world, and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity

On Golden Pond

11-17-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Act II Playhouse

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=60&Itemid=97

Act II Playhouse - 56 E Butler Avenue Ambler PA 19002

Admission: $30 (Fri-Sun) $25 (Wed-Thur) $20 (Previews) $10 (students)

2156540200

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=35

Start Time(s): Tuesday, 11/17/2009 @ 8 pm (Preview and Talkback) Wednesday, 11/18/2009 @ 8 pm (Preview and Talkback) Thursday 11/19/2009 @ 8pm (Preview) Wednesday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Thursday-Saturday @ 8 pm (Sat 11/28/09 also @ 2 pm) Sunday @ 2 pm

A beloved theatre classic, this touching, funny, and warmly perceptive play centers on a spirited and lovable elderly couple facing their twilight years - featuring Tom McCarthy, Carla Belver, Megan Bellwoar, Tom Byrn, and Carl Granieri Celebrating the power, pain, and complexity of family bonds, and the joyous energy of a cross-generational friendship, ON GOLDEN POND provides what Variety calls “a rare and memorable theatrical experience"

Any Given Monday

03-03-2010 - 03-28-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Act II Playhouse

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=62&Itemid=100

Act II Playhouse - 56 E Butler Avenue Ambler PA 19002

Admission: $30 (Fri-Sun) $25 (Wed-Thur) $20 (Previews) $10 (students)

2156540200

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=35

Start Time(s): Wed-Sat @ 8 pm (Wed 3/10, 3/17, and 3/24 also @ 2 pm) Sun @ 2 pm Tues 3/9/2010 @ 8 pm (Special Performance)

A world premiere co-production with Theatre Exile Lenny and Mick, lifelong best friends A loving daughter A cheating wife Monday night football In examining family and close friendship with microscopic precision, it invites lots of laughter, then asks a penetrating question: If your best friend committed an act of violence to save your marriage, and it worked, what would you do? Starring Pete Pryor and Mr Graham himself!

The Story of My Life

04-27-2010 - 05-23-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Act II Playhouse

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=61&Itemid=103

Act II Playhouse - 56 E Butler Avenue Ambler PA 19002

Admission: $35 (Fri-Sun) $30 (Wed-Thur) $25 (Previews) $12 (students)

2156540200

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=35

Start Time(s): Tues-Sat @ 8 pm (Wed 5/5, 5/12, and 5/19 also @ 2 pm; Sat 5/15 also @ 2 pm) Sun @ 2 pm

Direct from Broadway! A richly melodic musical about two childhood friends, how time tested their bonds, and how their relationship surprised and defined them Nominated for four Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics A moving tribute to the power of friendship and the people who profoundly change our lives Starring Tony Braithwaite as Alvin Kelby

The Philly Fan

02-09-2010 - 02-21-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Act II Playhouse

http://act2playhouse.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=63&Itemid=109

Act II Playhouse - 56 E Butler Avenue Ambler PA 19002

Admission: $20-$30

2156540200

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7 pm Wednesday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Back by popular demand! Tom McCarthy’s journey through Philadelphia’s sports history is an in-your-face, tell-it-like-it-is romp through the eyes of a hard core sports fan that will have you rolling in the aisles Last Februrary, Act II was the first to present the updated ending to include the Phillies’ World Series win Contains strong language

An Evening Without Woody Allen

04-29-2010 - 05-16-2010

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

1812 Productions

http://www.1812productions.org/show.php?prod=59

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20-$32

2155929560

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Come spend a cool and classy evening with the work of an American comedy master An Evening Without Woody Allen features classic tales like The Whore of Mensa, The Kugelmass Episode, A Brief But Helpful Guide to Civil Disobedience, and Hassidic Tales, with a Guide to Their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar among many other hilarious accounts of nebbishes, yentas, and bubbalas With three performers and one spotlight, 1812 Productions presents another exclusive world premiere comedy experience

Adaptors Bill Irwin (The Happiness Lecture) and Mark O'Donnell soak Molière's sharp-edged comedy in Vaudevillian clownery! This offbeat re-imagining of the classic puts Molière's famous servant Scapin at the center of an inventive interaction between actors and puppets Scapin is directed by Aaron Cromie, known as a performer, director, and puppeteer from projects such as The Foocy, The Comedy of Errors, Travels with my Aunt, and The Fantasticks Enjoy serious silliness in a production stuffed with chase scenes, revenge plots, slapstick and spoofery, live music, and lots of theater magic for the entire family

The Lantern follows up our Barrymore Award-winning production of Skylight with another modern masterpiece by one of Britain's most influential playwrights Experience David Hare's intimate, electrifying writing in this unexpected love triangle Frances, a successful author, takes the late ferry to a remote cottage on the Isle of Wight to find Madeleine, a retired curator, near-recluse and her ex-husband's mistress Frances is chasing a story – the same story Madeleine might be running from Eavesdrop on two witty, sexy women of a certain age as the night unfolds its secrets and they discover a shared past

If you enjoyed our darkly comic, Barrymore Award-winning Richard III, you'll love this gripping, ripping plot from Shakespeare's history canon King Henry, having seized the throne of England from his tyrannical cousin, finds himself in a political hornet's nest As trouble brews, he is horrified to see his own son and heir keeping company with thieves, drunkards, and whores Witness the tug of war for the soul of young Prince Hal between his tortured, guilt-ridden father and Sir John Falstaff, a charming and insinuating rogue As Hal wavers, the King's ambitious enemies, led by the dazzling young Hotspur, are on the rise Prince Hal must make hard choices and face his fears as civil war threatens to swallow up the kingdom

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

11-03-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

http://www.brtstage.org/

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $34-$42

2157850100

Start Time(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak are cleverly explored in this hysterical musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change addresses every relationship moment you've secretly thought about - from the crazed, hopeless singles scene to cold feet and the in-laws, 30 years of marriage, and everything else that you're afraid to admit

The Foreigner

01-26-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

http://www.brtstage.org/index.html

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $34-$42

2157850100

Start Time(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

Hilarity ensues when Englishman Charlie Baker, the self-proclaimed "world's dullest man," takes a vacation at a rural fishing lodge with his eccentric army buddy, Froggy LeSuer Froggy concocts an outrageous scheme to save Charlie from his shy self by introducing him as an exotic "foreigner" who can't speak English Soon Charlie's guileless persona backfires and the lodge guests share their deepest secrets and most sinister plans in this two-time Obie winner

UP!

03-16-2010 - 04-04-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

http://www.brtstage.org/index.html

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $34-$42

2157850100

Start Time(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

How high can dreams take us? In this Philadelphia area premiere, Walter Griffin was a man literally above all others for one magical moment in his life Ever since, he has tried to recapture that instant of defying gravity Now his life is beginning to crumble around him following the loss of his job But Walter doesn't want his job or any job He wants to invent, create, to do something great As his son grows up and his wife struggles to hold the family together, can Walter do the impossible? Up is the first BRT Mainstage production to emerge from the America Rising series

Closer Than Ever

05-04-2010 - 05-23-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

http://www.brtstage.org/productions/closer-then-ever

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $34 - $42

2157850100

http://www.brtstage.org

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 8 pm (5/4 only) Wednesday @ 2pm and 8 pm (5/5 @ 8 pm only) Thursday - Friday @ 8 pm (5/20 @ 2 pm only) Saturday @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

Each song in Closer Than Ever is a story; an intimate, insightful tale about love, security and happiness – and holding onto them in a world that pulls you in a hundred different directions at once Maltby and Shire bring their celebrated craft and contemporary sensibility to songs about aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages, and role reversals with parents, wicked satirical jabs at Muzak, working couples and unrequited love

Winner of the 1989 Outer Critics Circle Award

Tickets will be released for sale August 17th Check back at that time to purchase

The Four Bitchin' Babes

11-20-2009 - 11-20-2009

The Colonial Theatre

http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/category/events/concerts-events/

The Colonial Theatre - 227 Bridge Street Phoenixville PA 19460

Admission: $2950 - $3950

866-468-7619

http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=coltheatre

Start Time(s): 8:00pm

The gals that brought you Hormonal Imbalance, The Four Bitchin’ Babes, unveil their latest entertainment destination: Diva Nation…Where Music, Laughter, and Girlfriends Reign!

Bring your girlfriends, mothers and sisters and join this Fabulous Female Folkestra for a hilarious musical journey as they navigate life in the nation… Diva Nation, that is! With their whimsical, hip and sophisticated girl-group harmonies, these musicians let loose on how the new millennium has literally changed the face of The Diva Let your sense of humor be your ticket to a magical place where chocolate is a vegetable, wine is in the food pyramid, shopping for shoes is medicinal and a girl can safely admit that she wears 100% cotton underneath it all Presented by Point Entertainment

Tiny Tim's Christmas

12-09-2009 - 12-12-2009

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

http://www.brtstage.org/productions/tiny-tims-christmas

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $7 - $8

2157850100

http://www.brtstage.org/productions/tiny-tims-christmas

Start Time(s): 10 am

Dicken’s classic tale as seen through the eyes of Tiny Tim (Without the ghosts!)

As You Like It

11-10-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Villanova Theatre

http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/theatre/productions/season/

Villanova University - Vasey Hall - 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova PA 19085

Admission: $24 (Friday - Sunday) $22 (Tuesday - Thursday) $20 (11/10, Preview)

6105197474

http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/theatre/productions/tickets.htm

Start Time(s): Tuesday - Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Banished from her devious uncle’s court, and newly infatuated with the dashing Orlando, Rosalind disguises herself as a boy and flees to the Forest of Arden in search of her father, the rightful Duke  There she runs smack into the object of her affections, spars with clowns, and counsels the lovelorn, making As You Like It one of Shakespeare’s most glorious comedies 

CELIA: “O wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful, and yet again wonderful, and after that out of all hooping!”

Kate Watson-Wallace/anonymous bodies - the mentalist

02-14-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.AnnenbergCenter.org

Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater - 3680 Walnut Street University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: $25

2158983900

http://www.AnnenbergCenter.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Follow a woman into her imagination, one pattern at a time, in the mentalist Inspired by imagery in Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a woman goes slowly mad, consumed by the repeating patterns of her surroundings She retreats into memory after memory, and finally re-appears, larger-than-life, in video The mentalist is a movement installation that transforms an empty room on site, covering the space with sound, video paintings, live graffiti writing, punk-rock ramblings and breath-taking dancing This performance is part of the Annenberg Center's By Local Series

Romeo and Juliet

04-20-2010 - 04-24-2010

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.AnnenbergCenter.org

Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theater - 3680 Walnut Street University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: $20-$55

2158983900

http://www.AnnenbergCenter.org

Start Time(s): Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 pm Thursday, April 22, at 7:30 pm Friday, April 23 at 8 pm Friday, April 24 at 2 pm and 8 pm

The Acting Company and The Guthrie Theater combine forces in this not-to-be-missed production of the greatest love story of all time With the perfect combination of lyricism, suspense, drama, and of course, romance, Shakespeare enfolds us in this heartbreaking tale of star-crossed lovers as they plunge heart-first into love from their first shy glances to their last heartrending kiss Trapped between two worlds as their feuding families destroy their dreams for happiness, a hidden tragedy unfolds as their love races toward a final confrontation with a fate that you will not soon forget!

Doubt, a Parable

03-25-2010 - 04-10-2010

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Players Club of Swarthmore

http://www.pcstheater.org/2009-2010/Question/index.htm

The Players Club of Swarthmore - 614 Fairview Road Swarthmore PA 19081

Admission: $15 Adults or $8 Students (18 and under or with ID)

or call 1-866-811-4111

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/661075

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8 pm Sunday matinee is at 2 pm

Sister Aloysius, the principal of a Catholic school in the Bronx, thinks it is entirely in the order of things that the students in her school are terrified of her Father Flynn, her new teacher, thinks a school should be ruled by love, not fear Young Sister James, caught in the power struggle between the two, is torn between her duty to her superior and her sympathy for the priest's beliefs; but she is also tormented by doubts about the behavior of the priest's favorite student This crackling psychological drama swept the Drama Desk Award, Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for best new play

Wilbur the pig knows he will be pork chops in the fall unless his friend Charlotte the spider can think of a way to change the farmer’s mind Adapted from the beloved book by EB White

Accompany Dorothy and Toto to the Land of Oz, at BMFI’s popular and lively sing along event Encounter the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin man as you “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” ending up somewhere “Over the Rainbow” in this adaption of the favorite L Frank Baum novel Costumes are encouraged

Leaving audiences laughing until they cry show after show, Mason expounds his outspoken views on a wide variety of issues, mixed with his insightful observations on the foibles of modern life 

Waiting for Godot

03-12-2010 - 03-28-2010

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

EgoPo Productions

http://www.egopo.org

Latvian Society (The Philadelphia Society of Free Letts) - 531 N 7th Street Philadelphia PA 19123

Admission:

8005954TIX

http://www.egopo.org

Start Time(s): Monday, Wednesday - Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 5 pm

"A country road a tree evening" sets the stage for the two most famous vaudeville clowns in theater history  Doubting their faith, scared of the unknown, Didi and Gogo look to each other for meaning and the hope to go on

Sideshow Series

01-11-2010 - 05-10-2010

EgoPo Productions

http://www.egopo.org

Painted Bride Art Center - 230 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission:

8005954TIX

http://www.egopo.org

Start Time(s):

produced by the Jacob Burns Foundation and the Herbert and Rosalie Goldberg Family Foundation

EgoPo is  proud to announce our Performance Series, the next step in evolution from our highly  popular Classic Reading Series Come with us on a deeper exploration of Beckett's work as we present fully realized productions of his best short works

Monday January 11- REWIND featuring  Krapp's Last Tape and Ohio Impromptu

Monday February 1- CHANGE OF SEASON featuring Play, Not I, Breath and What Where

Monday April 12- STAGES featuring Cascando, Words and Music, and Catastrophe

Monday May 10-REMEMBERING WOMEN featuring Rockaby, Footfalls, and Come and Go

A Nagle Jackson farce about Players in the Police State of Dunsk They think only of love and acting until they realize a spy is in their midst and the authorities have singled one of them out Since knowing that the show must go on, this evening’s performance takes quite a comic turn

Camping With Henry and Tom

04-29-2010 - 05-30-2010

Hedgerow Theatre

http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org

Hedgerow Theatre - 64 Rose Valley Road Media PA 19063

Admission: $22 Wednesday; $25 all other shows; $3 senior & student discount on all shows; $12 for those under age 18

610-565-4211

boxoffice@hedgerowtheatre.org

http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org/purchaseTickets.php

Start Time(s): 8 pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday 2 pm Sunday

Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and President Warren G Harding on this comic take on an actual 1921 camping trip A celebration of friendship!

Mother Goose sadly announces to her children that they must leave their home (a large, comfortable shoe) and move to an old sneaker To save the shoe, the children decide to "put on a show" which features the classic rhymes of Mother Goose!

Join Hedgerow, Christopher Robin and Pooh for a holiday show about caring and sharing Follow the adventures of Pooh and friends and help Eeyore have a happy holiday!

The classic tale of the friendship between Wilbur the Pig and Charlotte the Spider

The Kids Left The Dog Died Now What?

10-14-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Society Hill Playhouse

http://www.societyhillplayhouse.org

Society Hill Playhouse - 507 S 8th Street Philadelphia PA 19147

Admission: $45

215-923-0210

http://www.societyhillplayhouse.org

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 2 pm Wednesday October 14 @ 8 pm Thursday @ 8 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

The Kids Left The Dog Died Now What? is a musical in the tradition of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” This is a musical for grown-ups that shares a humorous & heartfelt look at the day-to-day adventures of the over 50 "empty nest" crowd, including everything from a midlife crisis, the arrival of the AARP membership card, dating & divorce, to plastic surgery and grand-parenting! It’s a Baby Boomer musical Comedy that’s fun for Everyone!

Thanks to a generous gift from the Society Hill Playhouse, with the assistance of its director Deen Kogan, CLA '51, 100 percent of advance ticket sales for the Oct 14 show will benefit Temple University Libraries

Hunter Gatherers

10-29-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Theatre Exile

http://www.theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=40&mnu=shows

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $40 (Opening night) $30 (Friday, Saturday) $25 (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday) $18 (Previews)

215-218-4022

http://www.theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=40&s=d&mnu=cal

Start Time(s): Monday the 16th only @ 8 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Thursday @ 7 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

Theatre Exile’s season opener is the Philadelphia premiere of Hunter Gatherers by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Richard, Pam, Wendy and Tom have been the ''Fab Four'' since Prom night 17 years ago Even through the bedlam of being 30's-something, successful urban professionals, the two married couples still find time between the Raki sessions, novel writing and organic food shopping to gather for a yearly dinner of remembering their glory days together As the smell of their freshly killed dinner fills the room, their culturally savvy world is threatened by the animal instincts that lurk inside every sophisticated scenester A pack must have its leader and only the strongest will survive “Nachtrieb’s bitingly hilarious black comedy spares neither savages nor saints” (LA Times) Armed with razor-sharp language, complex characters and a stunning sense of the theatrical, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb takes the world of Edward Albee to the next level

Any Given Monday

02-04-2010 - 02-28-2010

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Theatre Exile

http://theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=41&mnu=shows

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $40 (Opening night) $30 (Friday, Saturday) $25 (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday) $18 (Previews)

215-218-4022

http://theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=41&s=d&mnu=cal

Start Time(s): Monday the 22nd only @ 8 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Thursday @ 7 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

A World Premiere co-production with Act II Playhouse

Theatre Exile is proud to announce the world premiere of Any Given Monday by Bruce Graham, the “dean of Philadelphia dramatists” (Philadelphia Inquirer) Lenny is not having a good Monday His wife left him for a jerk who builds Wal-Marts, his two least favorite football teams are playing on the TV and his college-aged daughter, Sarah, is having a crisis of faith But when his best friend Mickey has the perfect solution to fix his marital problems, Lenny has to count on Sarah to guide him through the moral ambiguities to find what he is willing to stand up for and who he is willing to stand up to In a world where political correctness, religious faith, class discrimination and social injustice just don’t add up anymore, how can we personally define right and wrong? Bruce Graham is “considered to be this town’s people-pleasing David Mamet, builder of stories that suck you in and make you want to stay” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Shining City

04-07-2010 - 04-25-2010

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Theatre Exile

http://theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=42&mnu=shows

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $40 (Opening night) $30 (Friday, Saturday) $25 (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday) $18 (Previews)

215-218-4022

http://theatreexile.org/show.php?prod=42&s=d&mnu=cal

Start Time(s): Monday the 19th only @ 8 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Thursday @ 7 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

Theatre Exile will close the season with the Philadelphia premiere of Shining City by Conor McPherson, the award-winning playwright of The Weir and The Seafarer Two men meet as doctor and patient in a small office in Dublin The patient, John, is being haunted by visions of his wife for whose accidental death he feels inexplicably responsible The psychiatrist, Ian, has his own ghosts since leaving first the church then his new family Both men move through their sense of guilt and culpability looking to find redemption in the most unlikely places A hauntingly beautiful piece, Shining City is “as close to perfection as modern playwriting gets” (New York Times) Conor McPherson is a modern master storyteller, creating arias that reveal character through unfinished thoughts, silences and raw human emotion

Red, White and Tuna

11-24-2009 - 01-03-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/red-white.php

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/red-white.php

Start Time(s): Tues-Sun @ 7:30 pm Sat/Sun @ 2:30 pm Weds Dec 23 @ 2:30 pm Mon Dec 21 @ 7:30 pm Mon Dec 28 @ 7:30 pm

Have you heard? It's the Fourth of July—time for the Tuna High School Reunion! Do you have your get-up ready? Two comic masters ignite the stage with 24 firecracker characters from Tuna, Texas There's a lot of gossip that needs to be put right Is the romance between Bertha and Arles sparkling? Will the Smut Snatchers take on the political correctness of the hymns being sung over at the First Methodist Church? And just wait until you see who wins this year's "Tuna Reunion Queen Contest!"

The Prince

01-19-2010 - 02-07-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/prince.php

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/prince.php

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7:30 pm Wednesday @ 7:30 pm Thursday @ 7:30 pm Friday @ 7:30 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 7:30 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7:30 pm

Ripped from the pages of today's newspaper, we follow a popular Senator into the backroom of his politically-charged court case They called him "The Prince" There are men who inspire truth; The Prince inspired action He had a keen sense of how to make deals and how to make things happen Along the way, he made some powerful friends and some get-even enemies Now he faces the biggest battle of his life This World Premiere is a wonderfully dynamic tale about power, passion, greed and corruption

Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue

02-23-2010 - 03-14-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/elliot.php

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/elliot.php

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7:30 pm Wednesday @ 7:30 pm Thursday @ 7:30 pm Friday @ 7:30 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 7:30 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7:30 pm

He was his father's son He was America's soldier From the writer of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, In the Heights, comes a touching and lyrical story of a young Philadelphian, Lance Corporal Elliot Ortiz, returning home after receiving the Purple Heart He must decide if he should take on a second tour-of-duty in Iraq As he searches his heart, he discovers the unspoken connections between fathers and sons Melding a poetic dreamscape with a stream-of-consciousness narrative, this young man takes us on an unforgettable journey across time and generations

Travels With My Aunt

03-30-2010 - 04-18-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/aunt.php

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30

(215) 574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/aunt.php

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7:30 pm Wednesday @ 7:30 pm Thursday @ 7:30 pm Friday @ 7:30 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 7:30 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7:30 pm

It's the adventure of a lifetime! In Graham Greene's rip-roaring, globe-trotting comedy, retired bank employee Henry Pulling and his effervescent Aunt Augusta travel around the world Along the way they make lots of 'jolly exciting' friends, including secret agents, thieves, art smugglers and other lively, shady, characters Four actors play 20 roles, changing identities, nationalities, sexes and even species in this global adventure that will keep you guessing—and laughing

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

05-04-2010 - 06-27-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/musical.php

Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30

(215) 574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/season/musical.php

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7:30 pm Wednesday @ 7:30 pm Thursday @ 7:30 pm Friday @ 7:30 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 7:30 pm Sunday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 7:30 pm

Sometimes one musical just isn't enough… Meet June She can't pay her rent and must face her evil landlord Can her handsome leading man save her? How would Rodgers and Hammerstein envision the story? Perhaps in Kansas in August, with a Dream Ballet! Would Stephen Sondheim present the landlord as a tortured, artistic genius who slashes tenants' throats in revenge because they don't appreciate Art? Jerry Herman's version may be a splashy star vehicle, Andrew Lloyd Webber's a rock musical and Kander and Ebb's, set in a seedy Cabaret in Chicago It's hard to imagine a musical tribute as complete—or as funny as—The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes in Two Parts

10-28-2009 - 11-28-2009

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

BCKSEET Productions

http://www.bckseet.com/

Society Hill Playhouse - 507 S 8th Street Philadelphia PA 19147

Admission: $30

215-923-0210

http://www.bckseet.com

Start Time(s): Part One: 10/28 - 10/31 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/7 @ 2pm Wednesday 11/11 @ 8 pm Friday 11/13 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/14 @ 2 pm Thursday 11/19 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/21 @ 2 pm Wednesday 11/25 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/28 @ 2 pm Part Two: 11/4 - 11/7 @ 8 pm Thursday 11/12 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/14 @ 8 pm Monday 11/16 @ 7 pm Wednesday 11/18 @ 8 pm Friday 11/20 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/21 @ 8 pm Friday 11/28 @ 8 pm Saturday 11/29 @ 8 pm Both: Sundays 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 @ 3 pm (talkback to follow)

Tony Kushner's dazzling exploration of faith, politics and sexuality in the United States soon after the start of the AIDS era performed in repertory

The :nv:s:ble Play

11-21-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre Workshop

http://www.philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org/2006TheI-2292.html

Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5 - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $15-$18

215-316-1361

info@philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org

Start Time(s): Friday-Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Welcome to the Existential Publishing Company Some people are being laid off--given a box to pack up their things and get out Others are simply vanishing--literally Colin can't decide which is worse He's fighting to stay visible to win the heart of lovely Fran in the next cubicle Tim, a handsome assistant editor, is busy sucking up as a means of survival Nancy, the boss, is oblivious to everything The rest of the office includes Ramona, the mysterious plant waterer; Carmen, a sassy and sexy and very pregnant assistant editor; Cass, who's "too old to deal with this sh*t"; and Lawrence, the IT guy whom no one's really ever seen Who can avoid the "HR box of death?" or worse yet, complete invisibility?

Brandywine Ballet’s The Nutcracker is firmly rooted in the magnificent splendor of the Victorian Era during Act I, transporting audiences to the enchanted Land of Sweets in Act II Join Clara’s journey full of imagination, in which Toy Soldiers and Mice ballet fiercely, the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns, and an all ages cast of over 80 dancers and actors create pure balletic magic The Nutcracker, a long running tradition in Chester County and across the country, is sure to delight and set your holiday season off on the right track

Pinocchio

12-16-2009 - 01-09-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Storybook Musical Theatre

http://www.storybookmusical.org/firstShow.htm

Mitchell Performing Arts Center - 800 Tomlinson Road Bryn Athyn PA 19006

Admission: Adults: $12, Children: 10, Group Rates $695-$795

215-659-8550

info@storybookmusical.org

http://www.storybookmusical.org

Start Time(s): Weekdays: 10:15 am Saturday: 11 am Sunday: 2 pm Except December 24, 28 to 30 at 11 am

An original musical for the family about the adventures of a little wooden puppet, who wants to become a real boy, for his father, but a sly fox and cat, a giant whale and a shrewd carnival owner all stand in his way Based on the original tale by Carlo Colladi Appropriate for ages 3 and older

The Frog Prince

03-01-2010 - 03-14-2010

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Storybook Musical Theatre

http://www.storybookmusical.org/secondShow.htm

Mitchell Performing Arts Center - 800 Tomlinson Road Bryn Athyn PA 19006

Admission: Adults: $12, Children: 10, Group Rates $695-$795

215-659-8550

info@storybookmusical.org

http://www.storybookmusical.org

Start Time(s): Weekdays: 10:15 am Saturday: 11 am Sunday: 2 pm

An original musical for the family about an enchanted prince, who is transformed into a frog, waits anxiously in his polluted pond for a princess to come along and kiss him In the meantime, he has something to say to humansabout saving the environment Based on the original story by the Grimm Brothers Appropriate for ages 3 and older

Beauty and the Beast

05-11-2010 - 05-30-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Storybook Musical Theatre

http://www.storybookmusical.org/thirdShow.htm

Mitchell Performing Arts Center - 800 Tomlinson Road Bryn Athyn PA 19006

Admission: Adults: $12, Children: 10, Group Rates $695-$795

215-659-8550

info@storybookmusical.org

http://www.storybookmusical.org

Start Time(s): Weekdays: 10:15 am Saturday: 11 am Sunday: 2 pm

When Beauty's father needs help, she goes to live with an enchanted beast to save his life Can Beauty truly find the inner beauty in a beast and learn to love someone for his character rather than his lookws? One of Storybook's most popular musicals based on the Madame deBeaumont story Appropriate for ages 3 and older

HaHa Happy Hour

09-04-2009 - 08-27-2010

Friday

Dowlings Palace

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132530129168

Dowlings Palace - 1310 N Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19121

Admission: $5 Cover

215 236 9888

Start Time(s): Doors Open 5:30 pm Showtime 6:30-8 pm

Open Mic Comedy Show & After-work Social Check out the areas funniest up-and-coming comedians as they square off for a cash prize and bragging rights! You, the audience, decides who wins! Stick around after the show to play pool, watch sports, and listen to good music while mingling with a mature crowd

Twas the Night Before Christmas

12-18-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company

http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com

Lansdale Center for the Performing Arts - 311 West Main Street Lansdale PA 19446

Admission: Public performances: $1050 Adults $850 for Children 12 and under

610-630-4259

Liz@RenArtPuppetCo.com

https://renaissance-artist-puppet-company.ticketleap.com/

Start Time(s): 7 pm 12/18/09 2 pm 12/19/09 7 pm 12/19/09 2 pm 12/20/09 4:30 pm 12/20/09

Father Christmas and Zach the Elf share this whimsical version of this classic standard Many laughs will be had by all as Zach tries to help Santa in the telling of the story After the story telling, Renaissance Artist Puppets will perform 3 additional holiday Nursery rhymes and lead the audience in a vocal version of "Christmas is Coming" Told with Shadow and large bust rod and mouth puppet Ages 5 through adult

Irrepressible Araminta, the Harriet Tubman Story

02-05-2010 - 02-08-2010

Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company

http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com

Lansdale Center for the Performing Arts - 311 West Main Street Lansdale PA 19446

Admission: Education performances: $550 per ticket with reservation of 20 or more Public performances: $1050 Adults $850 for Children 12 and under

610-630-4259

Liz@RenArtPuppetCo.com

https://renaissance-artist-puppet-company.ticketleap.com/

Start Time(s): 10 am 2/05/10 1 pm 2/05/10 2 pm 2/06/10 7 pm 2/06/10 2 pm 2/07/10 4:30 pm 2/07/10 10 am 2/08/10 1 pm 2/08/10

Experience what it was to be an African American woman during a time in America when crossing a state line could give or take her freedom This performance mixes mouth and rod puppets with table top rod puppets and bare face acting to create this interactive journey into the history of the African American struggle to gain freedom Ages 5 through Adults

Shakespearish

04-16-2010 - 04-19-2010

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company

http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com

Lansdale Center for the Performing Arts - 311 West Main Street Lansdale PA 19446

Admission: Education performances: $550 per ticket with reservation of 20 or more Public performances: $1050 Adults $850 for Children 12 and under

610-630-4259

Liz@RenArtPuppetCo.com

https://renaissance-artist-puppet-company.ticketleap.com/

Start Time(s): 10 am 4/16/10 1 pm 4/16/10 2 pm 4/17/10 7 pm 4/17/10 2 pm 4/18/10 4:30 pm 4/18/10 10 am 4/19/10 1 pm 4/19/10

This is an introduction to the works of Shakespeare, with a Reduced Shakespeare feel Written on multiple levels, this production is an entertaining, educational and theatrical experience, that reaches Kindergarteners as well as Middle school students These engaging performances are based on Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet and are told with puppets and live actors, are interactive comedy and have some slapstick Age appropriate for 4 and older

Alice Through the Looking Glass

05-21-2010 - 05-24-2010

Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company

http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com

Lansdale Center for the Performing Arts - 311 West Main Street Lansdale PA 19446

Admission: Education performances: $550 per ticket with reservation of 20 or more Public performances: $1050 Adults $850 for Children 12 and under

610-630-4259

Liz@RenArtPuppetCo.com

https://renaissance-artist-puppet-company.ticketleap.com/

Start Time(s): 10 am 5/21/10 1 pm 5/21/10 2 pm 5/22/10 7 pm 5/22/10 2 pm 5/23/10 4:30 pm 5/23/10 10 am 5/24/10 1 pm 5/24/10

This production honors the work of Lewis Carroll while providing a lot of fun family entertainment for ages 6-106 This production closely reflects the second "Alice" story, so the whole family can join Alice on her trip through the looking glass, meeting some favorite characters like Humpty Dumpty, the Tweedles, Red and White Queen, and those silly jousting knights Performed with Table top and Flat Rod puppets and Mask work

Presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program, Hartshorn Theatre Inge’s engaging and ever-popular look at love and lonesomeness in the heartland follows a motley crew of misfits stranded in a roadside diner during a snowstorm in this iconic piece of American theatre An innocent love, a lecherous romance, and homemade pies deliver a delightful, funny, and poignant evening of charm and humor

Presented by the Resident Ensemble Players, Thompson Theatre, Roselle Center for the Arts  An uproariously funny comedy of confusion! Marlow, bashful around women of his own class – yet quite frisky amongst the serving girls – is on his way to the Hardcastle household to court Kate, the daughter of the county house When Marlow and his friend Hastings mistake the home for an inn and the owner and his daughter for an inn keeper and wench, hilarity ensues as Kate plays a saucy servant in order to conquer her beloved in this rollicking romp of a romance

Presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program, Hartshorn Theatre Shakespeare’s enchanting romantic comedy of wandering hearts is certain to capture yours! Best friends Proteus and Valentine, both smitten with the same girl, find their lives in disarray and their friendship in shambles through this caper of double crossing, cross-dressing, crossed fingers, and cross lovers

Presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program, Hartshorn Theatre Princess Imogen and her new husband, Posthumus, are parted by circumstances invoked by her wicked stepmother and her distant father, King Cymbeline Thus begins this wildly enjoyable adventure complete with long-lost siblings, star-crossed lovers, bumbling villains, sword fights, magic potions, and a flying visit from Jupiter Part tragedy, part comedy, part fairy tale, but wholly entertaining!

Presented by the Resident Ensemble Players, Thompson Theatre, Roselle Center for the Arts One of the great plays of the American Theatre, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic is extraordinarily relevant and powerful during this current economic climate Exploring the struggle to define one’s own identity in a world where a man’s worth is defined by his ability to make money, Miller focuses on Willie Loman, an aging salesman haunted by missed opportunities and an uncertain future, turning his struggle to attain the American Dream into a poignant tragedy

Presented by the Resident Ensemble Players, Thompson Theatre, Roselle Center for the Arts Set in a small Irish town in Donegal, Friel’s Tony Award-winning bittersweet memory play tells the tale of family resilience and simple joy Weaving a rich tapestry of dreams, desires, and regrets, the narrator Michael travels back in time to the summer of 1936, when he lived with his unwed mother and her four sisters and their wireless radio, struggling to make ends meet, but celebrating life nonetheless

Presented by the Resident Ensemble Players, Thompson Theatre, Roselle Center for the Arts 1930’s Chicago Depression grips the Windy City Business is bad and the members of The Cauliflower Trust bemoan their losses because no one has any money to pay rent, let alone buy vegetables Enter Arturo Ui, a charismatic but crazy local gangster bent on gaining power far beyond the city through machine-guns and murder Brecht’s hilarious farce is the thinly veiled story of the irresistible rise of 1930s Nazism in Germany as seen through 1920s gangsterism in Chicago

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: The Third Annual Farewell Tour

04-23-2010 - 04-23-2010

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com/admin/emanager/eventdisplay_front.cgi?id=983

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $4850 & $3850

(215) 572-7650

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Start Time(s): 8 pm

Join the stars of Who's Line Is It Anyway? for an evening of extraordinary improv comedy as they take contributions from the audience to create hilarious & original scenes… Just like a live version of 'Whose Line'! Don't miss the fun! 

boom

10-28-2009 - 11-21-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Flashpoint Theatre Company

http://www.flashpointtheatre.org/boom_by_peter_sinn_nachtrieb_0910.html

Adrienne Theater - Second Stage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: Fridays & Saturdays: $18 Adults/ $15 Students/Seniors Weekdays & Sundays $15 Adults/ $12 Students/Seniors 2nd Preview $10 all tickets 1st Preview $5 all tickets

215-665-9720

http://flashpointtheatre.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=321

Start Time(s): Wednesday - Saturday @ 8 pm (Wed 11/18 @ 6:30 pm) Sunday @ 2:30

On a dark night in a subterranean lab, a feisty student and a mild-mannered biologist meet for a casual encounter but end up changing the course of humanity

Chris Forsyth, guitar - Philly CI Collective, dance - Cecilia Corrigan, performance - Dustin Hurt, sound - Jen Mcginn, dance - Andy Hayleck, electronics, invented instruments - DaDaDance project (Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez/Guillermo Ortega Tanus), dance The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly's most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests) The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it's raw, and in the works It's a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist's creative process Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances

StudioSeries

12-19-2009 - 12-19-2009

Saturday

Studio 34

http://www.studio34yoga.com/

Studio 34 - 4522 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA

Admission: $5

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Emily Wexler, dance - Zornitsa Stoyanova, dance - Dan Blackberg/Nick Millevoi, trombone, guitar, projections - (Megan Bridge/Peter Price), music, dance - Moving Parts/megfoley, dance - React/Dance (Kristin Shahverdian/Jacelyn Biondo), dance - Tim Albro, electronics The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly's most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests) The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it's raw, and in the works It's a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist's creative process Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances

The Weir

10-29-2009 - 11-20-2009

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Curio Theatre Company

http://www.curiotheatre.org/Production2.html

Calvary Center for Culture and Community - 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19143

Admission: $10-$15

http://www.curiotheatre.org/Production2.html

Start Time(s): Thursday @ 7 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

Folk tales and the supernatural are the topics shared by the regulars at the local pub As each one tells a story they discover what they never knew about themselves and each other The Weir encompasses the true essence of storytelling and the fierce need to connect Conor McPherson’s other works include The Seafarer, Shining City, and Dublin Carol

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karneus, alto
The Westminster Choir
Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C Minor (“Resurrection”)
Renowned for his interpretations of Mahler’s symphonies, the ever-dynamic Michael Tilson Thomas leads his San Francisco Symphony through the “Resurrection,” an extraordinary, emotionally intense symphonic achievement that marked Mahler’s introduction to fame as a composer

Medea

02-02-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Villanova Theatre

http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/theatre/

Villanova University - Vasey Hall - 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova PA 19085

Admission: $7-$24

610-519-7474

http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/theatre/productions/tickets.htm

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Saturday @ 8 pm, Sunday @ 2 pm

A scorching tale of passion, love, and vengeance When her husband is granted permission to marry another woman, Medea is banished from her home and sent away from her young children Unhinged by grief, she lays plans for swift and terrible retribution, leaving catastrophe in her wake A towering figure in Greek tragedy, Medea remains an enthralling character centuries after her creation

Straight No Chaser: Holiday Concert

12-18-2009 - 12-18-2009

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $32 & $25

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Start Time(s): 8 pm

The YouTube video sensation that reinvented the concept of a cappella on the modern pop landscape – 10 unadulterated voices making extraordinary music, with a sense of humor A brilliant, fresh & compelling concert! 

Peking Acrobats

03-07-2010 - 03-07-2010

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $2750 (Special $1750 price for kids 12 yrs & younger

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Start Time(s): 3 pm

The amazing Peking Acrobats – 2,000 years of mind-bending tradition – acrobatics, juggling, feats of death-defying skill & more! 

Bill Cosby (Late Show)

05-01-2010 - 05-01-2010

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $49

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Start Time(s): 8 pm

Philadelphia native Bill Cosby brings his wholesome brand of comedic genius to the Keswick for two side-splitting shows in one night!

Bill Cosby (Early Show)

05-01-2010 - 05-01-2010

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $49

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Start Time(s): 4 pm

Philadelphia native Bill Cosby brings his wholesome brand of comedic genius to the Keswick for two side-splitting shows in one night!

Ever wonder how we choose our plays? How we know an artis is "right" for a particular show? Or how our theater space informs our performance style? Join Charles McMahon, Artistic Director, and KC MacMillan, Associate Artistic Director, for conversations about what- and who- makes the Lantern's production of Scapin distinctive

Ever wonder how we choose our plays? How we know an artis is "right" for a particular show? Or how our theater space informs our performance style? Join Charles McMahon, Artistic Director, and KC MacMillan, Associate Artistic Director, for conversations about what- and who- makes the Lantern's production of The Breath of Life distinctive

In a dark corner of Hell's bureaucracy sits mid-level demon Screwtape, scratching out letters to his nephew, Wormwood, filled with advice on how to corrupt a human soul Gleefully, Screwtape catalogues the list of human frailties upon which Wormwood is to prey- war, lust, debauchery, decadence, and all sorts of wickedness This rollicking adaptation turns the revered classic into a sumptuous multimedia event with music, dance, and infernal unpredictability

A Christmas Carol

11-28-2009 - 12-05-2009

Friday, Saturday

The Bridge Players Theatre Company

http://www.bridgeplayerstheatre.com/

Broad Street United Methodist Church - 36 E Broad Street Burlington NJ 08016

Admission: $15

856-303-7620

Start Time(s): November 28th @ 3 pm and 7:30 pm November 29th @ 3 pm December 4th @ 7:30 pm December 5th @ 3 pm

This charming version of the holiday classic simply and directly tells the story of the redemption of a human soul The play follows the ever-powerful story of Scrooge, a lonely miser, who, through the help of spirits and visions from his past, present and future, finds a second chance to become a loving, generous human being Take a break from the hectic holiday preparations to come and enjoy Bridge Players’ annual holiday show suitable for the whole family

The Life of John Henry

11-06-2009 - 11-29-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Centre Theater

http://www.artscc.org/theater.html

Montgomery County Cultural Center - 208 DeKalb Street Norristown PA 19401

Admission: $22 (Adult) $20 (Senior) $15 (Student 18 and under)

(610) 279-1013

https://www.ticketleap.com/member/list_events.aspx?event_company_id=18FD6535-40CA-7A03-16B7A063F30CD23B

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

and he died with a hammer in his hand The legend of John Henry and his contest against a steam drill resonates through history echoing issues of racial injustice and the working man against technology Iron Age Theatre brings a new play by local playwright, Chris Braak, to the Centre Theater with their characteristic force and intensity to retell the story behind the legend of the steel driving man

An Iron Age Theater production

A Christmas Carol

12-21-2009 - 12-26-2009

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Curio Theatre Company

http://www.curiotheatre.org/Production3.html

Calvary Center for Culture and Community - 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19143

Admission: Pay What You Can at every Performance Merry Christmas! We will not take reservations for this production - we recommend you arrive early Seating is on a first come, first served basis

2155251350

Start Time(s): Monday - Thursday @ 7 pm Saturday @ 2 pm and 7 pm

For a limited run, Jared Reed’s acclaimed one-person adaptation of A Christmas Carol is back Notorious miser Ebenezer Scrooge sees nothing merry in a “Merry Christmas” Can three visiting spirits convince him of the error of his ways?  In this re-creation of the acting version that Dickens himself performed, come celebrate the season with Curio as we bring this heartwarming tale of redemption back to its roots as “a Ghost Story of Christmas”
Perfect for ages 7 and up

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

12-02-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Delaware Theatre Company

http://www.delawaretheatre.org/season/SeasonHome0910.html

Delaware Theatre Company - 200 Water Street Wilmington DE 19801

Admission: $49 (Saturday Evening) $43(Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Evening, Saturday & Sunday Matinee) $35 (Wednesday Matinee, Wednesday & Thursday Preview) Call for group discounts Tickets for 10:30 am Student Matinees are not available online To purchase Student Matinee tickets contact Johanna Schloss at 302-594-1104 ext 204 Student and Senior Citizen Discounts: Senior Citizens may receive a $2 single ticket discount off any seat Full-time students may purchase tickes, with proper identification, for $15 DTC also offers its Bring a Teen program: every adult that purchases a regular ticket can receive one free ticket to bring a teenager (ages 13-19) to the performance Bring a Teen tickets must be purchased in person at the box office (teenager must be present at time of purchase) one hour prior to the performance Proper identification is required Discount not available online

3025941100

https://secure.dca.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/theatre/TM.cgi?/TMlogin.html?btnLoginFromDetail&P_SEQ=536

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 2 pm and 8 pm (12/2 @ 8 pm only) Thursday - Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

The classic Frank Capra film is re-told in the format of a 1940s radio show, complete with man-made sound effects, old-style commercials and live music An ensemble of performers bring the characters of this beloved holiday favorite to life, and remind us why every life has an impact on its community Great holiday fun for the whole family, this timely play is a wonderful holiday treat, which celebrates a wonderful life (Best enjoyed by the whole family)

Annual Show of All Shows

11-22-2009 - 11-23-2009

Saturday

Chez Sonia Hair Studio & Spa

http://www.chezsoniahairstudioandspa.com

University of the Arts - Elaine C Levitt Auditorium - 401 S Broad Street Gershman Hall Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $30

(215) 875-9899

chezsonia@verizon.net

http://www.chezsoniahairstudioandspa.com

Start Time(s): 5 pm

Join Chez Sonia Hair Studio & Spa for the largest hair & fashion show in the Philadelphia Tri-State area The "Annual Show of All Shows" will benefit the Earn Center Kick off your holiday weekend with some of the hottest salons in town Over 20 participating salons and barbershops will compete Special invited celebrities in attendancemore details to come You don't want to miss this! Participating Salons: Hair Boutique, Charlie Trendie, Mystique, God's Gifted Hands, Semaj International, Platinum Shears I & II and Emerald Cutz Model casting call starting the week of October 5th You must be 5'7" or tallerinquire by visiting the salon located at 1830 South Street in Philadelphia, PA All vendors welcomereserve your table nowgoing fast!

Jim Breuer

11-25-2009 - 11-25-2009

Keswick Theatre

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $3250, $2750

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0200430DD0C36C1C?artistid=806531&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51

Start Time(s): 8 pm

WYSP presents comedian/actor Jim Breuer in a Thanksgiving Eve Throwdown, as he tours in support of his brand-new Comedy Central special "Let's Clear The Air" 

The Great American Trailer Park Musical

10-23-2009 - 11-21-2009

Friday, Saturday

Barley Sheaf Players

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Barley Sheaf Players - 810 N Whitford Road Lionville PA 19353

Admission: $15 (Adult) $12 (Senior) $12 (Student)

610-363-7075

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband Norbert—the storms begin to brew

The Homecoming

12-04-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Barley Sheaf Players

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Barley Sheaf Players - 810 N Whitford Road Lionville PA 19353

Admission: $15 (Adult) $12 (Senior) $12 (Student)

620-363-7075

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Start Time(s): Thursday @ 8 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

A snowy evening at Christmas, where is Clay Spencer? Forced to find a job out of town, he travels by bus but he should be home by now How do we keep the Christmas spirit and not have the children worry? A wonderful story about the love and strength of family, and a son discovering the true nature of his father

Brilliant Traces

11-20-2009 - 12-05-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Allens Lane Theater and Art Center

http://www.allenslane.org/theaterschedule.htm

Allens Lane Theater and Art Center - Allens Lane and McCallum Street Philadelphia PA 19119

Admission: $20 (at the door without reservation) $18 (with reservation) $15 (Sunday discount for Seniors and students with ID)

(215) 248-0546

https://www.allenslane.org/theaterreservations.cfm

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 6 pm

In a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska, a blizzard rages outside and inside a lonely figure, Henry Harry lies sleeping until he is disturbed by a knock at the door An unexpected visitor, Rosannah DeLuce, bursts into the cabin dressed in full bridal regalia She is a distraught young woman who has traveled all the way from Arizona to escape her impending marriage Thrown together in the confines of the cabin, they alternately repel and attract each other as they explore the pain of the past and the possibilities of the present

Play Sponsor: Mr & Mrs Laurence A Liss

"A Song for Coretta" takes place on February 6, 2006 while people began lining up outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respect to the late Coretta Scott King, whose body lay in state in the sanctuary As the day unfolds, people of all ages stood patiently and at times during the rain waiting to say goodbye They share memories of Mrs King’s extraordinary life and expressed sorrow over her passing The five characters in the play are at the end of the long line of mourners

Disney's Cinderella Kids

11-21-2009 - 11-29-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Marple Newtown Players

http://www.playersstage.org/index.html

Gauntlett Community Center - West Chester Pike and Radnor Drive Newtown Square PA 19073

Admission: $5

610-353-9181

mnplayers1@Yahoo.com

http://www.playersstage.org/OnlineBoxOffice.html

Start Time(s): Friday-Saturday @ 7 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Special event in Conjunction With Catholic Community Choir

A Dickens of a Weekend: A Christmas Carol

12-11-2009 - 12-12-2009

Friday, Saturday

Byers Choice, Ltd

http://www.byerschoice.com/Page-Dickens-Returns_47.aspx

Byers Choice, Ltd - 4355 County Line Road Chalfont PA 18914

Admission: $18 Seating is general admission Tickets will be mailed closer to performance date

215-822-6700

http://new.byerschoice.com/Catalog-Dickens-Event_75.aspx

Start Time(s): Friday, December 11th at 7 pm and Saturday, December 12th at 1 pm

Gerald Dickens is the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, and he performs a one-man show of A Christmas Carol, taking the part of twenty-six different characters in turn The performance is unforgettable as he brings to life all of the meaning of the original story Not recommended for children under the age of eight Performance is approximately 75 minutes

Snow White and the Little People

02-13-2010 - 02-13-2010

Saturday

Bristol Riverside Theatre

Bristol Riverside Theatre - 120 Radcliffe Street Bristol PA 19007

Admission: $8 for adults & children $7 BRT subscribers

2157850100

BoxOffice@brtstage.org

http://www.brtstage.org

Start Time(s): 10 am

Based on the beloved fairy tale, this show with music asks children from the audience to help save Snow White

Holiday Show at the Swing Club

12-11-2009 - 01-03-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Theatre Horizon

http://www.theatrehorizon.org/web2.0/shows/anotherholiday.html

Centre Theater - 208 DeKalb Street Norristown PA 19401

Admission: $25 General Admission $22 Seniors $18 Students $15 Previews (Thursday, Dec 10 is Pay What You Can Dec 11, 12, 13, 17 are preview nights)

(610) 283-2230

http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/tickets/eventDetails.aspx?id=10553&org=ct

Start Time(s): Friday December 11 @ 8 pm Saturday December 12 @ 8 pm Sunday December 13 @ 2 pm Thursday December 17 @ 7 pm Friday December 18 @ 8 pm Saturday December 19 @ 2 pm Saturday December 19 @ 8 pm Sunday December 20 @ 2 pm Sunday December 20 @ 7 pm Wednesday December 23 @ 7pm Thursday December 24 @ 2 pm Saturday December 26 @ 2 pm Saturday December 26 @ 8 pm Sunday December 27 @ 2 pm Sunday December 27 @ 7 pm Wednesday December 30 @ 7 pm Thursday December 31 @ 6:30 pm Thursday December 31 @ 9:30 pm Saturday January 2 @ 2 pm Saturday January 2 @ 8 pm Sunday January 3 @ 2 pm

Mikey Sticks and Jimmy Goodshaw are back with their jazz band, hilarious antics, and swingin’ tunes sung by the hep cats at the Swing Club Don’t miss our third installment of holiday hits Spend the holidays with Theatre Horizon!

Irving Berlin's White Christmas

11-24-2009 - 12-06-2009

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: Prices range from $30 to $125

215-731-3333

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday 2 pm and 8 pm on Fridays 2 pm and 8 pm on Saturdays 1 pm and 6:30 pm on Sundays

Get ready to discover a delightful new show that's as fresh and rare as newly fallen snow! The classic holiday tradition White Christmas has come to the stage at last, as a brand new Irving Berlin musical opening at the Academy of Music this November Brimming with such Berlin hits as 'Blue Skies,' 'How Deep is the Ocean?' and of course the unforgettable title song Irving Berlin's White Christmas tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn, and finding their perfect mates in the bargain Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin's White Christmas promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience for the whole family!

The Irish and How They Got That Way is an irreverent but affectionate history of the Irish in America that mingles laughter and sentiment in a tapestry of classical songs and stories as told by Pulitzer-prize winning author Frank McCourt The Irish encapsulates the most tumultuous times of the past century with the vibrant humor and bitter irony that has become the trademark of the author of the acclaimed biography Angela's Ashes

Rain, the acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand! They look like them and they sound just like them! "The next best thing to seeing The Beatles," raves the Denver Post All the music and vocals are performed totally live! Rain covers The Beatles from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days Rain is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experiencea fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups "A thrilling bit of time-warping nostalgia…Boomer Heaven!" raves The Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right…as The Beatles, they triumph!" cheers the Boston Herald "An adoring Valentine to The Beatles," declares the Washington Post Sing along with your family and friends to such favorites as "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," "My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Come Together" and "Can't Buy Me Love," and relive Beatlemania from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road!

Waiting For Godot

11-11-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Amaryllis Theatre Company

http://www.amaryllistheatre.org/season/index.htm

Playground at the Adrienne - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $10 (General Admission) $5 (Student)

215-564-2431

info@amaryllistheatre.org

http://www.amaryllistheatre.org/contact/index.htm

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7 pm Wednesday @ 7 pm Thursday @ 8 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Samuel Beckett's cryptic and comical play is considered one of the greatest masterpieces and greatest mysteries of 20th-century theatre Waiting for Godot centers around two men waiting for someone (or something) named Godot Will he ever appear? Why are they waiting? Why does it matter?

Steel Magnolias

11-06-2009 - 11-21-2009

Burlington County Footlighters

http://www.bcfootlighters.com

Burlington County Footlighters - 808 Pomona Road Cinnaminson NJ 08077

Admission: $15

(856) 829-7144

http://www.bcfootlighters.com

Start Time(s): Fridays @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Truvy and the gang are back again with all the wit, sass, and Louisiana charm that have made them favorites of the American stage In Truvy's salon, sharp-tongued Ouiser spars with lifelong friend Clairee, Annelle finds liberation and God, and M'Lynn and her only daughter, Shelby, share the experiences of growing up, moving on, and finally letting go As the play moves through the lives of these women, their inner selves shine through the antic banter of small-town beauty shop gossip and they reveal a collaborative strength that celebrates the bonds of friendship and the renewing cycle of life Steel Magnolias is a comedy with an impossibly big heart for those who share Truvy’s sentiment: "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion!"

From Full House & America’s Funniest Home Videos to the Keswick stage, Philly native Bob Saget lets his hair down for a night of hilarious & sometimes shocking stand-up comedy presented by WMMR’s Preston & Steve 

Join the Keswick for a totally unique New Year's Eve celebration with the creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000 along with the same team that brought the cult-classic series to life Experience the non-stop riffing on some of the absolute cheesiest movies ever made live as they flank a jumbo screen on the stage 

The Santaland Diaries

12-03-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Flashpoint Theatre Company

http://www.flashpointtheatre.org/the_santaland_diaries_by_david_sedaris_0910.html

Adrienne Theater - Second Stage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $18 Adults/ $15 Seniors/Students (Fridays & Saturdays) $15 Adults/ $12 Seniors/Students (Weekdays & Sundays)

215-665-9720

http://flashpointtheatre.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=321

Start Time(s): Thursday - Saturday @ 8 pm (Saturday 12/19 also @ 2:30 pm) Sunday @ 2:30 pm

A disgruntled store elf goes postal on a crowd full of children or maybe he just gripes about it for an hour and drinks a lot of scotch

A Christmas Carol

12-01-2009 - 12-27-2009

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Hedgerow Theatre

http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org/holSeries_christmasCarol_04.php

Hedgerow Theatre - 64 Rose Valley Road Media PA 19063

Admission: Previews $2000 Wednesday Adult $2200 Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Adult $2500 Senior and Student Discount (all shows) $300 Youth (under 18) $1200 Student Rush $1000

610-565-4211

https://hedgerow-theatre.ticketleap.com/member/list_events.aspx?event_company_id=E0EFADDD-40CA-7A03-16781737A0CECBA6&

Start Time(s): Wednesday - Friday @ 7:30 pm (Wed 12/16 @ 2 pm only, 12/23 @ 2 pm and 7:30 pm) Saturday @ 4 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday 12/6 and 12/13 @ 2 pm; 12/20 @ 4 pm and 7:30 pm; 12/27 @ 2 pm and 7:30 pm

Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold man, tormenting his office clerk, ridiculing his good-spirited nephew, and condemning the poor and needy to lives of prisons and workhouses But on a singular Christmas Eve, Scrooge finds himself face-to-face with three ghosts of Christmas, each determined to show Scrooge the error of his ways After a visit to the Christmas of his past, a trip through Christmas of the present, and a terrifying vision of the Christmas of the future, can Scrooge be redeemed before it is too late

Seussical

11-07-2009 - 11-21-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Narberth Community Theatre

http://www.narberthcommunitytheatre.org

United Methodist Church of Narberth - Price and Essex Streets Narberth PA 19072

Admission: $14-$17

610-352-4823

http://www.narberthcommunitytheatre.org/tickets/tickets.html

Start Time(s): Friday @ 7:30 pm Saturday @ 7:30 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

What happens when your favorite Seuss characters - the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, and the Whos of Whoville - work together to help an imaginative boy realize his potential? A perfect family musical sure to delight kids and adults alike!  From the team who created Ragtime and Once on This Island comes this new and whimsical musical that weaves together Dr Seuss's most famous stories in an imaginative way  For generations, Dr Seuss' stories have taught children of all ages lessons of tolerance, individuality, and respect Seussical continues that tradition in a sweet and tuneful way

Moo Shu Jew Show

12-24-2009 - 12-25-2009

Thursday, Friday

Gershman Y

https://www.gershmany.org/viewprogram.php?id=57

Joy Tsin Lau - 1026 Race Street Philadelphia PA

Admission: Dec 24: $62 advance/$70 door Dec 25: $45 advance/$50 door

215-545-4400

https://www.gershmany.org/buytickets.php?programid=57

Start Time(s): 12/24 - 6 pm 12/25 - Noon

It's the hottest ticket in town The Moo Shu Jew show is back and better than ever! Join the Gershman Y's twist on the Jewish tradition of Chinese food on Christmas Eve Enjoy an 8 course Chinese banquet in Chinatown as you laugh the night away with an all star stand-up comedy show hosted by Cory Kaheny, the funniest yenta we know Starring Gregg Rogel, Michelle Balan and Brad Zimmerman This event sold out last year – buy your tickets early!

This devastatingly funny one act follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan's number-one restaurant Coercion, threats, bribes, histrionics—a cast of desperate callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation, or the right table Amid the barrage, Sam's got his own needs to contend with—his recently widowed dad wants him home for Christmas, and he's up for a choice part at Lincoln Center While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal bosses, can he manage to look out for himself?

The Wizard Of Oz

11-24-2009 - 01-10-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Media Theatre for the Performing Arts

http://www.mediatheatre.org

Media Theatre for the Performing Arts - 104 E State Street Media PA 19063

Admission: $4250 (Adult) $38 (Senior) $22 (Child)

610-891-0100

info@mediatheatre.org

http://www.mediatheatre.org

Start Time(s): Tuesday Nov 24 @ 7 pm Wednesday Nov 25, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30, Jan 5 @ 2 pm Wednesday Dec 2, Dec 9 @ 10 am All Wednesdays @ 7 pm Thursday Dec 10 @ 10 am All Thursdays 7 pm Friday @ 7 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Saturday @ 7 pm Sunday @ 3 pm

Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what "lies over the rainbow" One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination A Masterpiece that enchants audiences of all ages Everyone should experience the magic of The Emerald City

Almost, Maine

11-06-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Old Academy Players

http://www.oldacademyplayers.org/

Old Academy Players - 3540 Indian Queen Lane Philadelphia PA 19129

Admission: $12

215-843-1109

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

This is a delightfully different comedy about falling in and out of love; of the unexpected occurring and of what is figurative, becoming quite literal In a small, remote town in northern Maine, it is mid-winter and the northern lights are in all their glory Various couples seem changed and magical things happen You will see an actual broken heart; see people really fall in love before your eyes, and be able to witness love being measured by the bagful If Shakespeare has his Midsummer's Night Dream, the town of Almost Maine has its enchanted, joyous, wistful and hopeful midwinter one Come and be entertained and captivated by wondrous goings-on on a frosty night

Babes In Toyland

11-18-2009 - 11-21-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Ritz Theatre Company

http://www.ritztheatreco.org/

Ritz Theatre Company - 915 White Horse Pike Oaklyn NJ 08107

Admission: $8

http://wwwritztheatrecoorg/

http://www.ritztheatreco.org/

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 10 am Thursday @ 10 am Friday @ 10 am Saturday @ 10 am Saturday @ 1 pm

Two unhappy children run away from home Their busy parents are always putting work and discipline before play and pleasure, so the young siblings set out for a place where they will be understood - Toyland, a magical land of spirited toys As the parents and toys search for the children, the characters and audience discover the true meaning of Christmas

Mrs Tinkerton's Toy Store

12-14-2009 - 12-19-2009

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Ritz Theatre Company

http://www.ritztheatreco.org/

Ritz Theatre Company - 915 White Horse Pike Oaklyn NJ 08107

Admission: $8

(856) 858-5230

http://www.ritztheatreco.org/

Start Time(s): 10 am Friday Dec 18 @ 1 pm Saturday Dec 19 @ 1 pm

Mrs Tinkerton's Toy Shop takes place in the back room of a bustling toy shop where the broken toys worry about their fate They learn that through self-confidence and using their strengths they can overcome self pity and doubt and become the very best they can be Don't miss this Ritz Musical Holiday Favorite

In this joyful, sprawling farce, set near the end of the 19th century, a wily matchmaker engaged by a rich wife-seeking widower, conspires to snag the man for herself Her plans set in motion a whirlwind of adventures, mishaps, and romantic entanglements befalling an assortment of characters, each eager to experience something new in their lives This play, as well as its musical version, Hello, Dolly!, has charmed audiences for more than a half-century A veritable classic

John Cassidy and David Smith

12-12-2009 - 12-12-2009

The Colonial Theatre

http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/category/events/childrens/

-

Admission:

Start Time(s): 2:00pm

JOHN CASSIDY AND DAVID SMITH
Ages 4+ • $5
Two of our most popular performers, John Cassidy and David Smith have joined forces to create a show just for the Colonial! Magic, mayhem, juggling, and balloon sculptures will prevail as these two take over the theatre

A laugh-a-minute show of juggling, sideshow, and comedy, Dave Smith will keep you riveted with amazing feats to keep you and your guests talking for years Imagine being entertained with the silliness of juggling three balls while playing the harmonica, the danger of eating and manipulating real fire, or the bizarre sounds of bare feet walking across broken glass! Learn more about Dave at wwwonemansideshowcom

John Cassidy is an eccentric comedian whose bizarre antics have earned him widespread acclaim as one of the most original and unique performers today He has also made numerous television appearances having appeared on such popular shows as Live with Regis and Kelly, NBC's Today Show and Martha Stewart Living and regularly plays Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City and his native Philadelphia John also holds several Guinness World Records for speed in balloon sculpting You can learn more about John and check out some amazing videos and photos online at wwwjohncassidycom

 

Laugh till you cry with comedian/actor Elon Gold and his hilarious one-man show: "Half Jewish, Half Very Jewish" Hailed by the Boston Herald as "a comedy star on the rise", Gold continues to gain momentum with a starring role on TV sitcoms "Stacked" and "In-Laws" plus as a judge on ABC's "The Next Big Thing" where he used his razor-sharp wit to evaluate, critique and sometimes skewer celebrity impersonators He's also made guest appearances on TV shows ranging from "The Chappelle Show" to "Leno", "Frasier" and in the major motion picture Cheaper By The Dozen

Barbara Undershaft, an officer in the Salvation Army, deplores the values of her father, a millionaire manufacturer of munitions But what will happen when he offers his tainted riches to support the Army’s holy work? Can salvation survive a pact with the Devil? Father and daughter match wits and wills in a twentieth century masterpiece which asks the question "What is necessary to make the world better?" Shaw’s answer: the union of intellect, soul and power

This is a Dickens-themed event complete with street musicians, carolers and performers, horse and carriage rides, and more There's a scavenger hunt for the children which will send them searching high and low for Ebeneezer Scrooge and all the characters from A Christmas Carol in order to win a prize The 2008 prize was a top hat that was worn all afternoon by hundreds of kids throughout Narberth’s version of 1840’s London Period-appropriate vendors help set the tone, and the local establishments each offer their own version of a "hot toddy" to keep grown-ups warm as they follow their kids through the streets searching for Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim, and the rest of the costumed performers To help with the event, participate as a vendor or performer, or for more information, visit the official website

Check out this slideshow from last year's Dickens Fest

WCU student actors and directors work with a collection of selected plays from the Spring 2009 Playwriting class

Shakespeare's sonnets of love are timeless These seven plays, each paired with the sonnet that inspired it, are startling nor only in the variety of their mood, content, and setting, but also in their unusual interpretation—a rich and marvelously entertaining celebration of the modern playwrights' adoration of the Bard Adult Language and Mature Themes

Though this pastoral romance comedy was originally set in the Middle Ages, director Leonard Kelly has chosen the sixties with its vibrant and psychedelic motif The story is about four different sets of lovers who each represent the different faces of love A fun play with exquisite language

Emotional Reactions

12-04-2009 - 12-05-2009

Friday, Saturday

All Starr Publishing LLC

http://WWW.EMOTIONALREACTIONS.NET

Widener University -

Admission: $30 Advance $25 Group sales $35 Night of show

610-547-6769

EMOTIONALREACTIONS@GMAIL.COM

http://WWW.EMOTIONALREACTIONS.TICKETLEAP.COM

Start Time(s): Doors at 6:30 pm Show at 7 pm

Emotional Reactions is a unique stage play that is based on a true story It embodies every emotion possible and executes what it means to react out of our emotions This is a very dramatic piece with a hint of comedic relief You will be ready to cry, eager to laugh and reacting out of your emotions

A Christmas Carol/The Christmas Carol Conspiracy: Scrooge's Revenge

12-04-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Actors' Net

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org/on_stage/current_season.html

Heritage Center - 635 N Delmorr Avenue Morrisville PA 19067

Admission: $20(Adults) $17 (Seniors:62yrs+) $10 (Children <13yrs) WHYY Member Card Holders $15 (limit 2 per cardholder) Prepaid group rates for parties of 10 or more

215-295-3694

actorsnet@aol.com

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org/on_stage/tickets.html

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

On alternating nights, we present two shows: First, a faithful rendition of Charles Dickens’ immortal heart-touching tale of Scrooge, adapted by Joe and Cheryl Doyle No gaudy special effects; the magic is in the script Second, Joe Doyle’s silly 1996 send-up of the original — lampooning that it was all a trick in the first place Scrooge learns he’d been duped and plots revenge! Sparks fly, laughs abound! Season ticket holders see both shows for the price of one!

The Princess Rescuers by Paige Hoke '10 weaves an exciting adventure tale for 2nd-5th graders Rose loves imagining adventures with her younger brother, Elijah, despite the jibes of their older sister, Celia, who's beyond such childish things Things become magically and amazingly unchildish when Rose touches an intriguing oil painting hanging on old Mrs Margaret's wall Mary McCool directs this delightful premiere

Peter Pan

12-02-2009 - 01-24-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org

Arden Theatre Company - F Otto Haas Stage - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: Adults: $30-$32 Teens: $20-$22 Kids: $16-$18 $2 Discounts (w/ valid ID): Seniors 62+ Full-Time Students Military Personnel Educators

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org

Start Time(s): December 2-3 @ 10 am December 4 @ 10 am and 7 pm December 5 @ 12 pm and 7 pm December 6 @ 12 pm and 4 pm December 8-9, 11 @ 10 am December 10 @ 10 am and 4 pm December 12-13 @ 12 pm and 4 pm December 15-17 @ 10 am December 18 @ 10 am and 7 pm December 19-20 @ 12 pm and 4 pm December 22-23 @ 10 am December 24 @ 12 pm December 26-27 @ 12 pm and 4 pm and 7 pm December 29-30 @ 12 pm and 4 pm December 31 @ 12 pm January 1 @ 2 pm January 2-3 @ 12 pm and 4 pm January 5-7 @ 10 am January 8 @ 10 am and 7 pm January 9 and 10 @ 12 pm and 4 pm January 12-13 @ 10 am January 14 @ 10 am and 530 pm January 15 @ 10 am and 7 pm January 16 @ 12 pm, 2 pm and 4 pm January 17 @ 12 pm and 4 pm January 20 @ 10 am January 21 @ 10 am and 530 pm January 22 @ 10 am and 7 pm January 23-24 @ 12 pm and 4 pm

Ever since JM Barrie's story first appeared in 1904, countless versions have been produced on stage and in film Now, Arden Children's Theatre presents a brand-new adaptation; one that celebrates the joy of storytelling and the power of imagination

Join eternally young Peter on his adventure to Neverland, a magical island where there are no parents, no rules, and fairies and pirates rule! Introduce your children and grandchildren to the characters you loved from JM Barrie's timeless masterpiece: sweet Wendy Darling, jealous Tinker Bell, the vengeful Captain Hook, a horde of mischievous Lost Boys, lovable Nana the dog, and – last but not least – a very hungry, ticking crocodile

Wicked

01-06-2010 - 01-24-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Academy of Music

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3337

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission:

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s): Times vary

The New York Times calls Wicked 'Broadway's biggest blockbuster,' and when it played Philadelphia in 2006 and 2007, it broke box office records and sold out in record time Winner of 26 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, "Wicked has every piece of the Great American Musical, and even defines the genre" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz One—born with emerald green skin—is smart, fiery and misunderstood The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for "the most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical in a long time" (USA Today)

The Washington Post raved, "Very impressive The hits come crashing at you in an evening dedicated to crescendo and climax" Featuring a cast of six Broadway stars backed by an onstage orchestra, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber features the best-loved songs from the scores composed by the Tony, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer including: Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Song & Dance, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game, The Woman in White and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat This special edition of the concert was devised by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Annie: The National Tour

02-26-2010 - 02-28-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3522

Merriam Theater - 250 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $20-$70

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Leapin' lizards! Annie is coming to Philadelphia! The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores, including "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "NYC" and the ever-optimistic "Tomorrow," Annie is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family 

Groovaloo: The Hip Hop Sensation

03-09-2010 - 02-14-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3523#

Merriam Theater - 250 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $25-$5950

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Groovaloo combines the authenticity of A Chorus Line with the energy of Stomp as it embarks on a journey through the diverse world of hip hop dance Driven by jaw-dropping displays of physical ability, a vibrant musical score and powerful spoken word poetry, the show's intertwined stories chronicle the struggles, hopes and triumphs of the 14-member cast as they discover the true meaning of family and share what it's like to be "in the circle" Groovaloo has played to critical acclaim and sell out crowds, grabbing the attention of celebrities such as Madonna, Pink, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaime Pressly, and Justin Timberlake, all who have come to see productions of Groovaloo From fear to freedom, choreography to freestyle, and ballerina's to b-boys, Groovaloo has inspired audiences from all walks of life to celebrate their passion and purpose and in the process reveals the heart and soul behind this incredible art form

Disney's The Lion King

03-23-2010 - 04-24-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Academy of Music

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3338

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission:

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Experience the phenomenon of Disney's The Lion King Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show you'll remember forever Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score including Elton John and Tim Rice's Oscar-winning song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Circle of Life" Let your imagination run wild at the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation Newsweek calls "a landmark event in entertainment" Philadelphia's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Academy of Music stage this season!

August: Osage County

04-27-2010 - 05-02-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Merriam Theater

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3334

Merriam Theater - 250 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission:

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Direct from Broadway, August: Osage County stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman caught in the grip of addiction When Violet's alcoholic husband mysteriously disappears, her extended clan reunites at their rural Oklahoma homestead for a big, juicy family showdown that's as hilarious as it is shocking Originally created by the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, August: Osage County is a rare theatrical event — a large scale work filled with unforgettable characters, a powerful tale told with unflinching honesty

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

05-14-2010 - 05-16-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Merriam Theater

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3524

Merriam Theater - 250 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $20-$70

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers' bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting

Avenue Q: The Broadway Musical

06-18-2010 - 06-20-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Academy of Music

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3339

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $25-$100

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Avenue Q is Broadway's smash-hit Tony Award; winner for best musical, best score and best book A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, Avenue Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account Called 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see' by Entertainment Weekly, Avenue Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque and downright entertaining way Recommended for ages 13 and up Avenue Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content

Dreamgirls

06-22-2010 - 06-27-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Academy of Music

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?id=3335#

Academy of Music - 240 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $25-$100

215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org

Start Time(s):

Direct from Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, a sensational new stage production of Dreamgirls comes to Philadelphia at the Academy of Music! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, Dreamgirls tells the story of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune With music by Academy Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy-Award winner Tom Eyen, Dreamgirls features the unforgettable hits: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "One Night Only" and "Listen" Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom (Bye Bye Birdie Broadway revival) and co-choreographer Shane Sparks (TV's So You Think You Can Dance), along with some of Broadway's top designers, re-envision this Tony and Academy Award winning musical so it sparkles like never before!

The Rainbow of Desire

12-12-2009 - 12-12-2009

Saturday

Philadelphia Theatre of the Oppressed

http://tophiladelphia.blogspot.com/

Studio 34 - 4522 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA

Admission: $15-$35 sliding scale donation No one turned away for lack of funds

215-730-0982

tophilly@gmail.com

Start Time(s): 11 am

The Rainbow of Desire is a family of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques aimed at disarming your most intimate oppressors: those inside your own head In this transformative 5-hour workshop, you will take some of these oppressors out of your head and put them onstage where the whole group can tackle them together

A Missoula Oblongata Workshop: Hurray for the Mysterious Wonder Balloon

11-09-2009 - 12-11-2009

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Puppet Uprising

http://puppetuprising.org/upcoming.html#wonderballoon

Rotunda - 4014 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: Free

201-214-2580

sarahmlowry@gmail.com

http://puppetuprising.org/upcoming.html#wonderballoon

Start Time(s): 9 am

Come join the Missoula Oblongata for a focused week of original, collaborative creation! Participants will work through a process of trust-building and cooperation that results in the making of a show together for a public performance at the Rotunda on Wednesday, November 18th Workshop participants must be present for all three workshop days, as well as a dress rehearsal on November 17th and the performance itself All are welcome to come see the show Both the performance and the workshop are free

Good Puppet of Szechwan

11-04-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

B Someday Productions

http://www.walkingfishtheatre.com

Walking Fish Theatre - 2509 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19125

Admission: $16 (Adult) $12 (Student/Senior) Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays

2154279255

info@bsomeday.org

http://www.walkingfishtheatre.com

Start Time(s): Wednesday @ 7 pm Thursday @ 7 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

What does it take to be a good person in a corrupt world? Shen Teh, a prostitute is visited by three gods who give her 1,000 silver dollars and charge her with being a good person Now, she must maintain that goodness, at all costs But what about Sun, the out of work pilot she falls for? And her best friend, Wang, the corrupt water seller? They all want a piece of the pie as well Five actors take on 20 different characters with handmade puppets from human-sized to hand-sized To root this piece in local context, B Someday will be hosting post-performance talkbacks On November 11, The Professional Women’s Roundtable will visit Stacy Richards, President of the Board, and members Liza Herschel and Karen Moustafellos will discuss the challenges that face women in the professional world that exist in this play, such as personal transformation and business ethics On Thursday, November 12, Brett Mapp of Making A Progressive Philadelphia will talk after the performances about the challenges of philanthropy in a for-profit world

Harold And The Purple Crayon

12-02-2009 - 01-03-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Enchantment Theatre Company

http://www.enchantmenttheatre.org

Prince Music Theater - 1412 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $27 (Adults) $15 (Children)

2158819899

Start Time(s): Tuesday 8, 15, 22 @ 10 am Tuesday 29 @ 2 pm Wednesday 2, 9, 16, 23 @ 10 am Wednesday 30 @ 2 pm Thursday 3, 10, 17 @ 10 am Friday 4, 11, 18 @ 10 am Saturday 5 @ 7 pm Saturday 12, 19, 26, Jan 2 @ 2 pm Sunday 6, 13, 20, 27, Jan 3 @ 1 pm

So begins Harold and the Purple Crayon, the first of seven delightful picture books by Crockett Johnson, following the zany adventures of an inventive young boy As it turned out, there wasn't any moon that night nor was there a path to walk on, so Harold simply drew them And thus his journey began Resourceful and brave, Harold creates the world he wants to explore, using nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky's-the-limit imagination Enchantment Theatre Company's production will take you on a wild ride as Harold jets to Mars (shooting stars, spaceships!), joins a circus (he walks a tightrope!), and meets a king in an enchanted garden (of course, there's a dragon) The "Harold" books have captivated families for more than fifty years, celebrating the imagination of children and the unique way they see the world Using life-size puppets, masks, magic and music, Enchantment's production will delight and amaze you, from children starting at Harold's age, all the way up to grandparents – anyone, in fact, whose heart is young and adventurous

This devastatingly funny one act follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan's number-one restaurant Coercion, threats, bribes, histrionics—a cast of desperate callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation, or the right table Amid the barrage, Sam's got his own needs to contend with—his recently widowed dad wants him home for Christmas, and he's up for a choice part at Lincoln Center While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal bosses, can he manage to look out for himself?

Ebenezer

12-05-2009 - 12-26-2009

Friday, Saturday

Media Theatre for the Performing Arts

http://www.mediatheatre.org/

Media Theatre for the Performing Arts - 104 E State Street Media PA 19063

Admission: $12 (Adult) $10 (Children)

610-891-0100

http://www.mediatheatre.org

Start Time(s): Friday @ 945 am Saturday @ 11 am

A musical play based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", this show promises to be a classic at The Media Theatre!

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues

12-02-2009 - 12-22-2009

BCKSEET Productions

http://www.societyhillplayhouse.org/home.html

Society Hill Playhouse - 507 S 8th Street Philadelphia PA 19147

Admission: $25 (includes 1 drink)

215-923-0210

Start Time(s):

BCKSEET invites you to ring in the holidays with Jeff Goode’s sardonically irreverent The Eight: REINDEER MONOLOGUES
This black comedy follows eight disgruntled deer as they unpack Santa’s furtrimmed baggage: presents, intoxication and leather straps
If the holidays drive you to drink, welcome home

An OBIE winner, written by the writer of Children of a Lesser God, When You Comin’ Back Red Ryder  deals with the changes to the daily drudgery of life at a diner at a New Mexico Rest Stop when some complicated guests arrive An upscale couple and an unbalanced Vietnam War Vet and his hippie girlfriend ignite a messy situation when illegal drugs and guns enter the picture and one of the characters resorts to physical, mental, and emotional torture when he holds everyone hostage

Play

12-10-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Rowan University - Department of Theatre and Dance

http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/fpa/theatre_dance/production/galleryInfo.cfm?id=90

Rowan University - Tohill Theatre - 201 Mullica Hill Road Bunce Hall Glassboro NJ 08028

Admission: $10 (general admission) $5 (seniors, students, alumni and staff)

856-256-4545

http://rowan.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=1107

Start Time(s): Thursday - Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Plausible-Free play Children's play Is play the purview of children? Paradoxical-Serious play Word play Play of imagination How is imaginative play elicited? How do we balance structure and spontaneity, discipline and freedom? What is the work of play? Play of creation and play of performance Play along?

1888 - A poor young neighborhood man yearns to become a preacher, like Conwell, but obviously lacks both the means and the pedigree to acquire a proper gentlemans education He comes to pastor Conwell, asking for help  Can an everlasting moment of inspiration emanate from one simple act of kindness? Temple Theaters, in conjunction with Temples 125th Anniversary Celebration, presents an original ensemble-created theater piece celebrating Conwells dream, illuminating the life of a man shaped by history and spirit, brought to a soulful encounter with the founding moment The life of Russell H Conwell, (1843-1925) founder of Temple College, (eventually to be  known as Temple University), was a classic 19th Century American success by all accounts; Civil War veteran, Yale graduate, lawyer,  preacher, and a dedicated community leader; noted author and orator  a man who believed deeply in the combined power of practicing both spiritual and financial self-improvement  as well as cultivating  leadership in community a sentiment compellingly captured in Acres of Diamonds, his most popular and sustaining speech (given over 6,000 times) His life and times witnessed the forging of the American character in the crucible of civil war, the expansion of our frontier,  and the rise of industrialization, individual wealth and international esteem  his was the generation that forged the American Dream

The Pirates of Penzance

11-19-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Chester County

http://www.gsschesco.org

Emilie K Asplundh Concert Hall - High Street and University Avenue West Chester PA 19382

Admission: Advance tickets: Adult $18, Senior (60+) $15, Student (to 21) $8 Tickets at door: Adult $22, Senior $17, Student $10

610-269-5499

tickets@gsschesco.org

http://www.gsschesco.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm, Nov 19, 20 & 21 2 pm, Nov 21 & 22

The Pirates of Penzance shows Gilbert and Sullivan at their best, bringing together comic characters and delightful songs in one of the favorite musical comedies of all times How many ridiculous plot twists must the earnest young Frederic negotiate, before he can be free of his pirate apprenticeship, and pursue a blameless life and his new-found love, Mabel? And which of his many talents will the "very model of a modern major-general" employ to save his daughters from marrying a band of pirates? Who will prevail -- the sentimental pirates, or the timid police force? In this G&S classic, the audience wins!

The N Crowd wants you to share a laugh at the Actors Center They perform improv entirely dependent on suggestions provided by the audience When you come, you're expected to have a slew of things to yell out when asked for suggestions You can purchase tickets in cash at the door or online with a major credit card Doors open at 7:30 pm RSVPs are held until 7:50 pm Philly Style Magazine called this show ''Philadelphia's premier improv comedy troupe" while the Philly Metro said that this troupe was "keeping Philly funny" In 2008, The N Crowd was named "Best Comedy Club" by Fox 29's Hot List Get the best 90 minutes of entertainment that $10 can legally buy You can check out the official website for the latest news regarding shows Who knows what special guests might appear on any given week? Maybe someone you know will be a special guest this week If you like to laugh, then you'll love The N Crowd

On Borrowed Time

01-15-2010 - 01-31-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Actors' Net

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org

Heritage Center - 635 N Delmorr Avenue Morrisville PA 19067

Admission: Adults $20 Seniors (62yrs+) $17 Children (<13yrs) $10

215-295-3694

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Paul Osborn’s stage adaptation of the LE Watkins novel An old man traps death itself up a tree and refuses to let it down While up there, no one dies This disturbance of the natural order makes for a thoughtful and heart-warming fantasy

Theater District

01-22-2010 - 02-06-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Allens Lane Theater and Art Center

http://www.allenslane.org/theaterschedule.htm

Allens Lane Theater and Art Center - Allens Lane and McCallum Street Philadelphia PA 19119

Admission: $18 (Advanced Reservations) $20 (At Door)

2152480546

http://www.allenslane.org/reservations.cfm

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 6 pm

A son in search of a father
A father in flight from a son
And a man who is caught between them

A warm, wry, heartbreaking drama by the award-winning writer of thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once & Again When 16-year-old Wesley moves in with his aloof father Kenny and Kenny’s doting boyfriend George, he soon gets swept away by the warm sophistication of George’s bustling 46th St restaurant crowd But for Wesley, growing up means bursting this bubble of safety and affection, and soon he and his many parents stand in the light of their own shortcomings

Annual One Act Festival

01-15-2010 - 01-16-2010

Friday, Saturday

Chapel Street Players

http://www.chapelstreetplayers.org/

Chapel Street Players - 27 N Chapel Street Newark DE 19711

Admission:

3023682248

http://www.chapelstreetplayers.org/buyticketsnow.html

Start Time(s): Friday @ Saturday @

Provocative, Thrilling, Amusing, Original, Acting and Production Winners - all of these words have been applied to the CSP Annual One Act Festival Audience voting places selected CSP productions on the road to state and regional adjudicated competitions

Visiting Mr Green

01-28-2010 - 02-17-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Hedgerow Theatre

http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org

Hedgerow Theatre - 64 Rose Valley Road Media PA 19063

Admission: Wednesday Adult $2200 Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Adult $2500 Senior and Student Discount (all shows) $300 Youth (under 18) + no other discounts apply $1200 Student Rush* $1000

6105654211

http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org/buyTickets.php

Start Time(s): Thursday and Friday and Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday at 2 pm and Wednesdays, Feb 3 and 17 at 1 pm with complimentary tea party intermission

A judge rules that a young corporate executive must help out the irascible Mr Green This tender comedy proves that unexpected visitors can be the ones we need the most

Five Women Wearing The Same Dress

01-15-2010 - 01-30-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Marple Newtown Performing Arts Center

http://www.marplenewtownplayers.org

Gauntlett Community Center - West Chester Pike and Radnor Drive Newtown Square PA 19073

Admission: General Admission $1400 at the door, $1200 advance Seniors/Students $1100 at the door $900 advance

6103539181

http://www.marplenewtownplayers.org

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

The play is a comedy set at a wedding reception in Knoxville, Tennessee where five bridesmaids have found refuge in the room of Meredith, the sister of the bride The women come to realize, among other things, that they are closer friends with each other than they are with the bride

The Lonesome West

01-15-2010 - 01-31-2010

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Old Academy Players

http://www.oldacademyplayers.org/

Old Academy Players - 3540 Indian Queen Lane Philadelphia PA 19129

Admission: $12

2158431109

http://www.marplenewtownplayers.org

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

Martin McDonagh is arguably Ireland's finest living playwright He has had a string of wonderful, shocking black comedies such as The Cripple of Inishmaan and The Lieutenant of Inishmore A few years ago we presented a very successful production of his The Beauty Queen of Leenane This play is another part of a very loose trilogy of plays which take place in the real hamlet of Leenane in northwestern Ireland Their chamber of commerce may not be too happy with them because they have a gallery of unforgettable characters, few of whom are admirable, but all of whom are wildly individual, cantankerous and sometimes deadly The humor is all-pervasive and it is all black The cast consists of two middle-aged brothers who live together and loathe each other and their attempts to best, and indeed to off each other Also involved are a salty young girl and a sincere but ineffectual young priest If you like your comedy off-beat, this is for you

Super Heroes Who Are Super!

11-14-2009 - 06-12-2010

Saturday

Plays and Players Theater

http://playsandplayers.org/performance/super2

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $10 with free drink coupon at Plays & Players Quigs Pub

2157350630

http://playsandplayers.tix.com/ActSelection.asp?OrganizationNumber=2275&SortOrder=SubCatDate

Start Time(s): Nov 14 @ 10:30 pm Dec 12 @ 10:30 pm Feb 13 @ 10:30 pm April 10 @ 10:30 pm May 8 @ 10:30 pm Jun 12 @ 10:30 pm

Super heroes brought to life before your very eyes! Word-for-word staged readings of classic comic books featuring some of Philadelphia’s finest actors Will Spiderman save the day? Will the Hulk smash? Will this description get you to come to our performances? Find out! With a relaxed atmosphere that includes drinks being served from the neighboring Quig’s Pub, audiences get an opportunity to interact with the artists and embrace their inner (or outer) comic book geek

Honk!

12-03-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Village Productions

http://s233224094.onlinehome.us//honk.htm

Tri-County Performing Arts Center (Tri-PAC) - 245 East High Street Pottstown PA 19464

Admission: Adult: Thursdays - $19, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays - $23 Students/Seniors (65+): Thursdays - $17, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays - $21 Children (12 and under): Thursdays - $13, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays - $15 $2 off per ticket for groups of 10 or more!

6109701199

https://tix.cnptix.com/tix/SilverStream/Pages/pgIndex.html?siteID=2109

Start Time(s): Thursdays, December 3,10, and 17, 2009 @ 7:30 pm Fridays, December 4, 11, and 18 @ 8:00 pm Saturdays, December 5, 12, and 19, 2009 @ 8:00 pm Sundays, December 6, 13, and 20 @ 3:00 pm

With a witty book and score, and a great many “fowl” puns, HONK! won an Olivier Award for Best Musical when it opened in England (equivalent to an American Tony Award), beating THE LION KING The musical retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, HONK! features a squadron of comical geese, a sly tomcat who wants to befriend ducklings only so he can eat them, a tearful mother, a dad always ducking out of his responsibilities, a duo comprised of a cat and a hen right out of a Shakespearean comedy, a wisecracking bullfrog, and an ugly duckling who discovers his inner beauty by becoming a swan Ugly’s odd, gawky looks make him an instant outcast with his family and the neighborhood Separated from the farm and pursued by a hungry cat, Ugly must find his way home Along his rollicking and harrowing journey he not only discovers his true beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance in all its forms

Have A Nice Life

01-06-2010 - 01-10-2010

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Nice People Theatre Company

http://www.nicepeopletheatre.org/npt_home.html

Power Plant Productions - 230 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $15-20

2679093309

Start Time(s): TBA

Back once again by popular demand and following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this therapeutic musical returns for 5 fundraising performances this January Joining us from England for this limited engagement will be musical director and accompanist, Tom Brady Read reviews from this smash-hit here

Seven eccentric characters' lives come together for better or for worse during a 90-minute weekly group therapy session Have a Nice Life is a sharp-witted musical comedy about the barriers we put up and what happens when they come crashing down

Groucho: A Life in Revue--Live on Stage

11-12-2009 - 11-28-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Collaborative Act Studio at Fusion Performing Arts Center

http://www.tcactstudio.com

Fusion Academy for the Performing Arts - 1931 Olney Avenue Suite 100 Cherry Hill NJ 08003

Admission: Adults $18 Seniors $15 Group Sales available

856-417-6741

Collaborative_Act_Studio@comcast.net

http://www.tcactstudio.com

Start Time(s): 11/12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8 pm 11/15 & 11/21 at 2 pm FREE Talk Back sessions with Director and Actors after each Thursday performance

Here he is… the one, the only, Groucho! Written by his son, Arthur Marx with Robert Fisher, this unparalleled rags-to-riches story of America’s funniest entertainer, Groucho Marx, has been described by The New York Times as "Artful…there is laughter in abundance" The New York Post dubbed it "hilarious" Critics and audiences alike have stood and cheered all over the world for the stage sensation Groucho: A Life in Revue This award-winning, musical mirth-quake takes a look at the Marx Brothers’ bitter sweet journey through life as seen from the half nostalgic, half sardonic kaleidoscope eyes of their outrageous verbal master wit, Groucho! Featuring nine of their most famous musical numbers throughout, the score captures the very comic genius and wildness of The Marx Brothers’ themselves! Relive the memories of "Animal Crackers," "You Bet Your Life," horns honking, eyebrows raising, and piano key shooting, now forever immortalized through a performance that has been deemed as “nothing short of mesmerizing” Be sure not to miss Groucho: A Life In Revue Reserve your tickets today! And when you doTell ‘em, Groucho sent you!

Evolution of American Popular Music

12-01-2009 - 12-01-2009

Tuesday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10 am

An interactive, fast-paced multi-media presentation connecting the historic dots from "hillbilly" and "race" music through rock, r&b, jazz to hip-hop & rap, paralleling the culture & history of America via its popular musical styles - from the past into the future!

The holiday tradition sparkles to life on stage in a delightful adaptation of the beloved classic! This captivating musical and book by Victor Herbert has enhanced the joys of the holiday season for generation of young people the world over

Four Score & Seven Years Ago

02-16-2010 - 02-16-2010

Tuesday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

A young escaped slave enjoys life in Gettysburg, but his ideas about the North and South, as well as what it means to be free, changes when he befriends a young Confederate soldier Of different races and on different sides of the Civil War, they teach each other about bravery and loyalty in this exciting, suspenseful musical

Hot 8 Brass Band

02-18-2010 - 02-18-2010

Thursday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $8

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

One of New Orleans' most fiery and famous traditional brass bands, the Hot 8 is featured in the Spike Lee documentary When the Levees Broke They've become the national face of post-Katrina New Orleans via their ongoing work with the grass roots organization "Finding Our Folk" Hands will clap - feet will tap - and dancing will ensue!

An exhilarating and moving musical that leaves audiences cheering - a high-spirited production celebration heritage and tradition through the Black Musical experience

The Little Mermaid

03-03-2010 - 03-03-2010

Wednesday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

From the wonder of her sea palace to a royal castle, your students will join Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid in a terrific adaptation filled with surprises and fun

From the wonder of Remarkable, authentic feats of skill & daring - many dating back thousands of years - leave young audiences wide-eyed in amazement as 20 incredible performers bridge cultural gaps in ways that startle, surprise and entertain An unbelievable spectacle!

Nobel Prize winner William Golding's novel asks, "Which is best - laws and agreement, or hunting and killing?" Presented by America's longest-running touring theater, this production is ultimately about man's instinctive savagery & primitive nature vs the constraints of society's rules and etiquette

The Last Butterfly

04-12-2010 - 04-12-2010

Monday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

Created expressly for students - a gentle, sensitive Holocaust remembrance piece, serving as a springboard for inquiry and a powerful source of inspiration and perspective for young people today

By Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Melinda Lopez, "Hope" inspires youngster via the story of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who taught himself to read & became a brilliant writer/orator He said, "On the day I learned to read, I was free" Also covered is teen star athlete Peter Hams (who overcame dyslexia) and Marta Gonzales (an immigrant who learned to read as an adult in English, her second language

Harry the Dirty Dog

05-11-2010 - 05-11-2010

Tuesday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

Based on Gene Zion's classic book, this musical captures the whimsy, humor and devotion to family found in Harry's story This little white dog with black spots hates taking baths, and after a day playing in the dirt, he becomes a little black dog with white spots and returns home to find that his family doesn't recognize him!

The newly-updated perennial favorite - folk tales from around the world, richly laced with music, humor and visual charm - classic story theater at its best!

Excitement that only live musical theater can provide: a timeless classic comes to life on stage, bursting with magic, energy and wonder - a superb extension of classroom adventures in reading "This is quality for young audiences at it's very best" -American Society of Educators

Teaching Peace

05-26-2010 - 05-26-2010

Wednesday

Keswick Theatre

Keswick Theatre - 291 N Keswick Avenue Glenside PA 19038

Admission: $750

215-572-7650

orders@keswicktheatre.com

http://www.keswicktheatre.com

Start Time(s): 10:15 am

The Parents Choice Award-winner/Grammy Award Nominee & his engaging, affirming music lifts young audiences to a place where hearts are filled with love and everything is possible - featured on The Today Show, The Disney Channel, CBS This Morning, PBS & more!

Dzieci Theater: Makbet

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

Saturday

PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music

http://www.psalmsalon.com

PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music - 5841 Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia PA 19131

Admission: $16

888-241-0769

http://thepsalmsalon.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/theatre/dzieci-theater-makbet/philadelphia/9E572F3F-8A08-4A96-97BA-A0B5A5B91C6

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Dzieci has been steadily working on a Gypsy retelling of the Shakespearean classic MacbethDzieci has been steadily working on a Gypsy retelling of the Shakespearean classic Macbeth Dzieci (djyeh-chee) is an international experimental theatre ensemble dedicated to a search for the "sacred" through the medium of theatre "Dzieci" is the Polish word for "Children" Dzieci believes the creative act must, primarily, have a transformative effect on the artist himself Using techniques garnered from such theatre masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba and Peter Brook, ritual forms derived from Native American and Eastern spiritual disciplines, and an ethic based securely in Humanistic Psychology, Dzieci aims to create a theatre that is as equally engaged with personal transformation as it is with public presentation Towards this aim, the ensemble balances its work on performance with work of service, through creative and therapeutic interaction in hospitals and a variety of institutional settings Dzieci believes helping others generates a profound healing effect that not only serves the patient but also strengthens the ensemble's work Dzieci is firmly dedicated to process 

Dzieci Theater: Fools Mass

04-11-2010 - 04-11-2010

Sunday

PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music

http://www.psalmsalon.com

PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music - 5841 Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia PA 19131

Admission: $16

888-241-0769

http://thepsalmsalon.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/theatre/dzieci-theater-fools-mass/philadelphia/8A9101C3-FCF1-46E8-A91C-07B9F9A3769

Start Time(s): 11 am

In this work, a motley group of medieval village idiots are forced to enact their own Mass, due to the untimely death of their beloved pastor Though it sounds grim, Fools Mass is full of buffoonery and comic audience participation This, along with choral singing of sacred hymns and chants from the 8th through the 17th centuries, combines to create a work which travels from the ridiculous to the sublime Dzieci (djyeh-chee) is an international experimental theatre ensemble dedicated to a search for the "sacred" through the medium of theatre "Dzieci" is the Polish word for "Children" Dzieci believes the creative act must, primarily, have a transformative effect on the artist himself We make no pretensions of altruism Using techniques garnered from such theatre masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba and Peter Brook, ritual forms derived from Native American and Eastern spiritual disciplines, and an ethic based securely in Humanistic Psychology, Dzieci aims to create a theatre that is as equally engaged with personal transformation as it is with public presentation Towards this aim, the ensemble balances its work on performance with work of service, through creative and therapeutic interaction in hospitals and a variety of institutional settings Dzieci believes helping others generates a profound healing effect that not only serves the patient but also strengthens the ensemble's work Dzieci is firmly dedicated to process 

Kids Crew Storytellers One Day Workshop

12-12-2009 - 12-12-2009

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

https://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_register.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

Students discover the power of creation by inventing their own stories You'll use your imagination, costumes, props, and teamwork to bring some of your favorite stories to life! This class is for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade

Kids Crew Storytellers 1 Day Workshop

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

https://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_register.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

Students discover the power of creation by inventing their own stories You'll use your imagination, costumes, props, and teamwork to bring some of your favorite stories to life! This class is for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade

Kids Crew Acting 1 Day Workshop

03-13-2010 - 03-13-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

Kids learn to create characters, play intentions and work together This class is for students in kindergarten through second grade

Kids Crew Improv 1 Day Workshop

02-06-2010 - 02-06-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

You'll use your imagination and teamwork to create characters, skits, and stories Hilarious and active! This class is for students in kindergarten through second grade

Kids Crew Puppet Making 1 Day Workshop Gr 3-5

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

Learn how to make excellent puppets and take one home with you that day This class is for students in grades 3-5

Kids' Crew Musical Theatre 1 Day Workshop Grade 3-5

04-17-2010 - 04-17-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4 pm

This fun one-day intensive workshop will have you singing and dancing As a group you will put together a musical production number This class is for students in grades 3-5

Kids' Crew Peter Pan Acting Class Grades 1-5

12-28-2009 - 12-28-2009

Monday, Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 12:30-3 pm

This fun one-day workshop includes a backstage tour of the set and is taught by one of the actors from the production! Kids will work in age appropriate groups on scenes from our popular Arden Children's Theatre shows This class is for students in grades 1-5

Kids' Crew: Frog and Toad Musical Theatre Class for Grades 1-5

01-09-2010 - 01-09-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 1-4pm

This fun one-day workshop includes a backstage tour of the set! Kids will work in age appropriate groups on scenes from our popular Arden Children's Theatre shows This class is for students in grades 1-5

Kids' Crew: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Acting Class for Grades 1-5

05-03-2010 - 05-03-2010

Monday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $30 per child

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_workshops.html

Start Time(s): 4-6:30 pm

This fun one-day workshop includes a backstage tour of the set and is taught by one of the actors from the production! Kids will work in age appropriate groups on scenes from our popular Arden Children's Theatre shows This class is for students in grades 1-5

Kids' Crew Play-in-a-Day Grades 1-5

11-11-2009 - 05-15-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_playinaday.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $50 per child per class

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_playinaday.html

Start Time(s): 10 am-3 pm

Kids work together to conceive, write, and perform a play of their own creation! Parents and other guests can enjoy the fruits of their kids' labor at the end of the day Each Play in a Day is as unique as the group of children Take it once or ten times, the story and characters are always new! Sign up for 3 classes at one time and get the 3rd class for half price! This class is for students in grades 1-5

Mommy and Me Bookworms (Moms & Kids ages 3-4)

01-13-2010 - 02-17-2010

Wednesday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_playinaday.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $120 for all 6 classes including all 6 books!

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_playinaday.html

Start Time(s): 10:30-11:15 am or 4-4:45 pm

Your very own book club to share with your pre-schooler Each class is themed around a different book Read the stories together, share observations, and use boxes of costumes and props to bring each story to life Coffee available in the lobby afterwards for Moms

Mommy and Me Bookworms (Moms & Kids Ages 3-4)

04-07-2010 - 05-12-2010

Wednesday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/mommy.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $120 for all 6 classes including all 6 books!

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/mommy.html

Start Time(s): 10:30-11:15 am or 4-4:45 pm

Your very own book club to share with your pre-schooler Each class is themed around a different book Read the stories together, share observations, and use boxes of costumes and props to bring each story to life Coffee available in the lobby afterwards for Moms

Kids' Crew Treasure Trunk: Adventures, Saturday Class for Kindergarteners

01-09-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10-11 am

Kindergarteners discover the power of creation by inventing their own stories Boxes full of hats, baskets full of costumes, and trunks full of props inspire kids to new heights of creativity

Treasure Trunk: Fairy Tales, Kindergarten class

03-20-2010 - 05-08-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10-11 am

Kindergarteners discover the power of creation by inventing their own stories Boxes full of hats, baskets full of costumes, and trunks full of props inspire kids to new heights of creativity

Storycrafters: Fantasy, Grades 1-2

01-09-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10-11:30 am

Star in your favorite book! Kids learn acting and storytelling by reading their favorite books and working together to act them out dramatically Learn how to create a character and be a great storyteller Every session, in fact, every class is unique! Take it once of six times; it's always a new journey!

Storycrafters: Adventures

03-20-2010 - 05-08-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10-11:30 am

Star in your favorite book! Kids learn acting and storytelling by reading their favorite books and working together to act them out dramatically Learn how to create a character and be a great storyteller Every session, in fact, every semester is unique!

Kids' Crew Acting: Voices for Grades 3-5

01-09-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10 am-Noon

Kids begin to learn the techniques that actors use on stage! They will use their bodies, voices, and minds to create characters, play intentions, and work together to create new pieces of theatre This class is intended for sudents grade 3-5

Kids' Crew Acting: Minds for Grades 3-5

03-20-2010 - 05-08-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 10 am-Noon

Kids begin to learn the techniques that actors use on stage! They will use their bodies, voices, and minds to create characters, play intentions, and work together to create new pieces of theatre This class is intended for students grade 3-5

Kids' Crew Play Practice: Sideways Stories, Saturday Classes (8 weeks) Grades 3-5

01-09-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Arden Theatre Company

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Arden Theatre Company - 40 N 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $160 for the semester

2159221122

http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_saturdays.html

Start Time(s): 11:30 am-1:30 pm

A perfect place to use all that you have learned in acting class! Kids rehearse a scene from a play and perform it on the final day of class Must have completed one semester of Acting This class is intended for students grade 3-5 Winter: January 9 - February 27 (Concentration: Sideway Stories) Spring: March 20 - May 8 (Concentration: The Stinky Cheeseman)

TELLABRATION is a celebration of the art of storytelling that happens around the world every November In Philadelphia this adult concert of stories is sponsored by Keepers of the Culture and Patchwork: A Storytelling GuildThe performance will feature the stories of Linda Goss, Philadelphia's official storyteller and six other tellers The theme for this year is "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon

12-02-2009 - 01-03-2010

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Enchantment Theatre Company

http://enchantmenttheatre.org

Prince Music Theater - 1412 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $15 Children $27 Adult $14 Group Rate

215-881-9899

boxoffice@enchantmenttheatre.org

Start Time(s): Wed 12/2 - 10AM Thurs 12/3 - 10AM Fri 12/4 - 10AM Sat 12/5 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Sun 12/6 - 2PM (Opening Celebration) Tues 12/8 - 10AM Wed 12/9 - 10AM Thurs 12/10 - 10AM Fri 12/11 - 10AM Sat 12/12 - 2PM (Scout Workshop Day) Sun 12/13 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Tues 12/15 - 10AM Wed 12/16 - 10AM (ASL Interpretation Provided) Thurs 12/17 - 10AM Fri 12/18 - 10AM Sat 12/19 - 2PM (ASL Interpretation Provided/Family Workshops) Sun 12/20 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Tues 12/22 - 10AM Wed 12/23 - 10AM Sat 12/26 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Sun 12/27 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Mon 12/28 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Tues 12/29 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Wed 12/30 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Sat 1/2 - 2PM (Family Workshops) Sun 1/3 - 2PM (Family Workshops)

Enchantment Theatre Company presents an original adaptation of "The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon," based on the beloved book series by Crockett Johnson, featuring masked actors, huge puppets, magic and dynamic video animation Recommended for ages 4 and up

Chicago City Limits

02-13-2010 - 02-13-2010

Saturday

West Chester University - Office of Cultural Affairs

http://www.wcupa.edu/vas

West Chester University - Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre - West Chester PA 19383

Admission: Adults $2000 Seniors/Students $1500

610-436-2266

http://www.wcupa.edu/vas

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Chicago City Limits is NYC’s longest running Off-Broadway show! Hailed as "hysterical and unpredictable" by The New York Times, An Evening With Chicago City Limits, the national touring production, has been described as "comedy without a net" The troupe creates a one of a kind theatrical experience by taking suggestions from audience members and crafting scenes on the spot - everything from mini-musicals to game shows The result is a hilarious evening of comedy that is totally unique No two Chicago City Limits productions are ever alike

Missoula Children's Theatre presents Sleeping Beauty

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

Saturday

West Chester University - Office of Cultural Affairs

http://www.wcupa.edu/vas

West Chester University - Emilie K Asplundh Concert Hall - 600 S High Street Phillips Memorial Building West Chester PA 19383

Admission: Adults: $8 Seniors/Students: $5

610-436-2266

http://www.wcupa.edu/vas

Start Time(s): 3-7:30 pm

Back by popular demand, The Missoula Children's Theatre, the country's preeminent professional children's theatre company returns to West Chester University and will be recruiting more than 50 local children to stage an original musical adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty" A week of concentrated rehearsals and theatre workshops culminates in two fantastic performances of this timeless children's favorite

Gagarin Way

01-24-2010 - 02-07-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Inis Nua Theatre Company

http://www.inisnuatheatre.org

Adrienne Theatre - Mainstage - 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission:

2154549776

http://www.inisnuatheatre.org

Start Time(s): Tuesday @ 7 pm Wednesday @ 8 pm Thursday @ 8 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 2 pm Sunday @ 2 pm

An electric, dark comedy by Scottish Playwright Gregory Burke, Gagarin Way uses the high-voltage story of a botched kidnapping to explore its characters’ conflicting impulses toward apathy and outrage Two dispossessed factory workers decide to make a political statement by kidnapping an executive from the factory’s multi-national corporate owner The problem is that the Cold War is long since over The workers are too late for the revolution, and they find that their hostage challenges their assumptions about the evils of the global economy From the author of the highly acclaimed BLACK WATCH

A co-production with Amaryllis Theatre

*Contains strong language and violence

Join us to experience new worlds, compelling stories, and imaginative characters as part of our annual staged reading series of 1st place Elementary and Middle School Winning plays The plays featured in this series are appropriate for ALL AGES This is a great opportunity to bring your children, nieces & nephews, neighbors, and friends to see Young Playwrights public programming!

Reading Writers

12-07-2009 - 12-07-2009

Monday

Center for Literacy

http://www.centerforliteracy.org

Suzanne Roberts Theatre - 480 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19146

Admission: $50 for show $125 for reception/show 30% Student/Senior Citizen Discount

(215) 474-1235 ext314

externalaffairs@centerforliteracy.org

http://www.centerforliteracy.org

Start Time(s): 6:30 pm

Firstrust and the Philadelphia Theatre Company join the Center for Literacy in its annual Reading Writers fundraiser Award winning actors Frank X and Mary Martello will read short stories by David Sedaris and Dorothy Parker A gala reception precedes the program, which will also include a brief award ceremony for four Literacy Champions, and a special guest offering an inside view to the literacy crisis Proceeds benefit CFL educational programs Go to wwwcenterforliteracyorg or call (215)474-1235 ext314 for more information

WXPN Kid's Corner's Mike "The Science Guy" brings a tidal wave of fun to Appel Farm! Featuring fast-moving songs, group poems, and movement stories, the show celebrates the many wondrous creatures of the ocean (Ages 5 and up)

Kits Interactive Theatre performs The Mrs Claus Holiday Celebration

12-05-2009 - 12-05-2009

Saturday

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center

http://www.appelfarm.org/concerts/index.html#family

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center - 457 Shirley Road Elmer NJ 08318

Admission: $800

800-394-1211

marketing@appelfarm.org

http://www.appelstore.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AS&Product_Code=Dec05_MAT&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1

Start Time(s): 2 pm

Enjoy stories, sing songs and dance with the Sugarplum Fairies in this jolly celebration Theatre, dance and music combine for holiday merriment 

With the Pink Elephant as your host, Rudyard Kipling’s classic story How The Elephant Got His Trunk comes to life in this large-scale puppet extravaganza (Ages 3 and up)

Weird, Wild & Wonderful

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

Saturday

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center

http://www.appelfarm.org/concerts/index.html#family

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center - 457 Shirley Road Elmer NJ 08318

Admission: $800

800-394-1211

marketing@appelfarm.org

http://www.appelstore.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AS&Product_Code=APR10_MAT&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1

Start Time(s): 2 pm

A magical mix of computer animation, storytelling, mime and audience participation brings to life stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Miss Muffett!

BalletX: Fall Series 2009 at the Wilma Theater

11-19-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

BalletX

http://www.balletx.org/

The Wilma Theater - 265 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $30 General, $25 Senior, $20 Student

215-546-7824

http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/tickets/eventDetails.aspx?id=8531&org=wt

Start Time(s): Thursday-Saturday, Nov 19-21 at 8 pm Saturday-Sunday, Nov 21-22 at 2 pm

BalletX opens its third season as the resident dance company of The Wilma Theater with Fall Series 2009, an intriguing presentation of three dance premieres by three choreographers: Alex Ketley, an award-winning independent dance maker, presents Silt, an exciting dance of extreme physicality exploring how personal ideas about oneself can get lost in the sweep of life SILT is set to a collage by TarJMB of the music by Chris Clark, Giovanni Pergolesi and Arvo Pärt Meredith Rainey, a former soloist with Pennsylvania Ballet, returns to BalletX after dancing with the company for two past seasons His new work is inspired by a Chris Armstrong painting called “Summerhead “ and is set to a contemporary cello piece “World to Come” by David Lang Title TBA Matthew Neenan, co-founder and artistic director of BalletX, features his new ballet that brings out individuality of dancers, focusing on solo and duet dancing, set to a contemporary soundtrack Please stay a little longer after a show to meet the choreographers at one of the Post-Show Q&A Sessions offered at the opening night performance on November 19 (with Alex Keltey and Meredith Rainey) and following the Saturday matinee, November 21 (with Alex Ketley and Matthew Neenan)

Radio City Christmas- Rocketts

12-02-2009 - 12-02-2009

Wednesday

Wachovia Center

http://wachoviacenter.com/event-details.aspx?e=4433&s=943

Wachovia Center - 3601 S Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19148

Admission: $6250 $7950

http://wachoviacenter.com

Start Time(s): 4 & 7 pm

The World Famous Rockettes make their long-awaited debut in Philadelphia, as Madison Square Garden Entertainment brings two highly anticipated performances of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular to the Wachovia Center The Arena production was specifically designed for large-scale venues and replicates the grandeur of the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall on an entirely different scale Audiences are taken on a theatrical journey that the entire family can enjoy together Children thrill as Santa takes the audience on a magical sleighride to the North Pole, while parents marvel at the unparalleled precision dance of the Rockettes The Christmas Spectacular is truly unique in its universal appeal to people of all ages From small children to grandparents, this dazzling holiday production is guaranteed to bring smiles to their faces and help create a wonderful family memory to last a lifetime

Early in the Mourning

11-05-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Plays and Players Theater

http://playsandplayers.org/performance/early

Plays and Players Theater - 1714 Delancey Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $20 In advance $25 General $15 Students $10 for group of 10 or more

215-735-0630

bchomentowski@playsandplayers.org

http://playsandplayers.tix.com/Schedule.asp?ActCode=40118

Start Time(s): 8 pm November 8, 15, 22 at 4pm

Plays & Players is proud to present this world premiere by local playwright P Seth Bauer, writer of last season's 1812 Productions hit comedy, "The Karma Cookie" During a blinding snow storm on New Year's Eve, Leo and Betty Rosen cope with a recent car crash involving their son, Daniel, and his long-time partner whom they never accepted Unexpected visitors arrive, including Daniel himself

A one-night-only cabaret at the Tin Angel featuring Peter Andrew Danzig in "Reflections and Renditions," and Aimée Robidoux in "Vision of Love

Our Town celebrates the love, strength of character, and simple generosity that bind together the citizens of a small New England town and, by implication, of America As relevant today as it was when first performed in 1938 during a similar time of economic and social crisis in America, Our Town does more than just idealize a long-lost innocent time in our country’s past The play asks audiences: What is it that remains alive in the American character that, despite the passing of the decades, enables us to endure as a country? Please join the dedicated student cast of Our Town as they bring to vivid theatrical life the town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire at the start of the 20th Century

Comic Energy sketch comedy has been a Philadelphia staple for the past 10 years and brings their all out comedic show to Karma NightClub on Saturday night November 21st Featuring an extremely talented cast, an array of hilarious sketches and characters combined with live music The troupe has been recently compared to the 'old SNL' providing sketches that are not only smart but exhibit attitude and characters that have been putting audience members on the seat of their pants for years This performance introduces the Timpsons, an older swinging couple who fail although without their best efforts in an attempt to engage in their own private sexual fantasies Billy, a Comic Energy favorite visits the Lucas Ranch and attempts to persuade George Lucas into making a new Star Wars movie We get a look at what Yoda and Darth Vadar have been up to since the completion of the series There are 10 other sketches that the troupe would like to keep secret, but when talking to producer James Daly I am sure we are all in for a very entertaining ride The cast of Comic Energy includes Daly, the highly energetic Walter Threadgill, Frank Fral a veteran of the group, Patrick Reber, Dennis Mahoney, Mary Sack, and Gia Seta  

Little Shop Of Horrors

11-28-2009 - 12-20-2009

11th Hour Theatre Company

http://11thhourtheatrecompany.org/

Prince Music Theater - Independence Black Box - 1412 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19102

Admission: $24

http://11thhourtheatrecompany.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=212111

Start Time(s): Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm Thursday Dec 3 @ 7 pm other Thursdays @ 6:30 pm Fridays @ 8 pm Saturdays @ 8 pm Sundays @ 2 pm Sunday Nov 29 @ 7 pm Monday Dec 14 @ 7 pm

Seymour was a meek flower-shop clerk on Skid Row until the day he discovered a mysterious plant with a taste for blood To win the love of the beautiful Audrey and to escape from his miserable life in the ghetto, he feeds the flower’s deadly appetite…but at what cost? An energetic cast shares the stage with a life-size killer plant designed by puppet-maker Aaron Cromie for this special production 11th Hour teams up with Theatre Horizon to bring you a "cross-pollination" of this cult classic musical like you've never seen it before!

Broadway's Best join South Jersey's rising stars onstage in The Nutcracka this December   With a nearly sold out show last, year, The Nutcracka, a Hip Hop version of the classical ballet, presented by, Remix Theater, a South Jersey dance theatre company, has quickly become a new holiday tradition for the whole family In this years performances, South Jersey's young stars are joined by World Renowned artists like, Karen Callaway Williams (Lincoln Center Performer, Touring member of Riverdance), Maurice Chestnut (from Carnegie Hall and Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk) Fred Vasallo, Co-Director and choreographer, has adapted the classic holiday favorite, "remixed" the story through a new and dynamic perspective which uses a combination of drama, music and urban hip hop dance Fred Vasallo's choreography is pure joy in motion! This production will appeal to a wide variety of audiences both young and old alike - it will certainly inspire a whole new generation of theatergoers! This is a great opportunity to enjoy a new version of a classic holiday event with the whole family in the storybook atmosphere of the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood 

Sara Felder's Melancholy, A Comedy

01-21-2010 - 01-23-2010

Thursday

Painted Bride Art Center

http://paintedbride.org/sara-felders-melancholy-a-comedy/

Painted Bride Art Center - 230 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: 25$/20% off for Crush Card Holders

http://paintedbride.org/sara-felders-melancholy-a-comedy-2/

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Sara Felder - juggler, theater artist and trickster -- probes the dark corners of mental illness in this radical solo comedy about Abraham Lincoln, a woman on the bus, and the civil war within ourselves "Melancholy, a Comedy" collages comic monologues, circus routines, video projections and image/object work to tell the stories of two people who lived with depression and mental illness Just after the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, Felder's play probes Abraham Lincoln's life-long battle with his own melancholia and how the man known for uniting a divided country, worked just as hard to unite the disparate parts of himself And she also tells the story of Amy, a woman she met on the bus one day in the rain A beautiful, campy, poignant, and funny work, "Melancholy" is ultimately a redemptive and ridiculous story of personal liberation Sara Felder is a solo theater artist, playwright and juggler She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, the Independence Foundation, the Leeway Foundation and the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative  

Penn Singers Presents Curtains

11-19-2009 - 11-21-2009

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Penn Singers

http://www.pennsingers.com

University of Pennsylvania - Annenberg School for Communication - 3620 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: $8 with a Penn Card, $12 without a Penn Card

(215) 898-3900

http://www.annenbergcenter.org/tickets/

Start Time(s): Thursday, November 19, 7 pm Friday, November 20, 8:30 pm Saturday, November 21, 1 pm and 5 pm

The University of Pennsylvania's musical theater group Penn Singers will be performing Kander and Ebb's Curtains, a musical comedy whodunnit nominated for eight Tony awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score

August: Osage County

04-27-2010 - 05-02-2010

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=3334#

Forrest Theatre - 1114 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $34-$12650

215-893-1999 215-893-1999

http://www.kimmelcenter.org/planning/tickets.php

Start Time(s): Tuesday, April 27 7:30 pm Wednesday, April 28 7:30 pm Thursday, April 29 7:30 pm Friday, April 30 8 pm Saturday, May 1 2 pm Saturday, May 1 8 pm Sunday, May 2 1 pm Sunday, May 2 6:30 pm

August: Osage County stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman caught in the grip of addiction When Violet's alcoholic husband mysteriously disappears, her extended clan reunites at their rural Oklahoma homestead for a big, juicy family showdown that's as hilarious as it is shocking Originally created by the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, August: Osage County is a rare theatrical event — a large scale work filled with unforgettable characters, a powerful tale told with unflinching honesty 

Drexel Women's Basketball vs VCU

01-24-2010 - 01-24-2010

Sunday

Drexel University - Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC)

http://www.drexeldragons.com

Drexel University - Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) - 33rd Street and Market Street Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: General Admission Tickets: $6 Childrens Tickets (Under 12): FREE

1-866-4-Drexel

http://www.DrexelTickets.com

Start Time(s): 12 pm

The reigning CAA Champion Drexel Dragons are out to defend their title! The squad is led by Gabriela Margniean, the nation’s third leading scorer in 2009 and a preseason candidate for national player of the year, and by Coach Denise Dillon, the 2009 CAA Coach of the Year Children’s tickets are always free!

A Night of Comedy

11-22-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=sho_dtl&sho=421

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: $15 & $25

856-384-8381

boxoffice@broadwaytheatreofpitman.com

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/?go=sho_dtl&sho=421

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Chris Rich began her performing career as a theatrical triple-threat an actress/singer/dancer in an endless stream of drama, opera and especially musical comedies "I did Oklahoma! so many times I qualified for Farm Aid" Those years of stage experience and training were just the foundation for Chris' real goal: standup comedy From the minute she took the stage she could do no wrong Not just a standup, she's a versatile cabaret performer who incorporates character sketches and song parodies into an act that's a pure joy" Chris Rich performed at the Sands Casino in Atlantic City to Sold Out crowds! From the first time Joey Callahan saw Dick Van Dyke trip, he knew he wanted to work in comedy As a comedy writer, Callahan has worked for Jay Leno, Jimmie "JJ" Walker, Harry Anderson and the national bestseller If Women Ran Things

Elvis Tribute Artist Doug Church

11-29-2009 - 11-29-2009

Sunday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=415

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: $30 & $40

856-384-8381

boxoffice@broadwaytheatreofpitman.com

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=415

Start Time(s): 4 pm

Doug Church began his Elvis career in the US Air Force in 1983 while competing against hundreds of other contestants and winning annual talent contests In four years, he collected 11 first place trophies for his well-developed likeness to Elvis, as well as other categories ranging from best male vocalist to best comedic performance In 1993, after a successful audition with Legends In Concert, he started touring the country and the world Doug has performed in such exotic locations as Bangkok, Hong Kong, Aruba, The Bahamas, Moscow, France, The United Kingdom, and Denmark In 1999, Doug starred in and performed soundtrack vocals for the award winning documentary film Almost Elvis Doug still works with Legends in Concert from time to time, but prefers to freelance and do the shows that won him acclaim throughout the Midwest It may be hard to imagine how anyone could possibly duplicate 70 different voice personalities with perfection, but Doug Church can He has entertained audiences for 19 years, leaving them totally mesmerized by one of those voices in particular - Elvis Presley!

It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol

12-11-2009 - 12-20-2009

Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=401

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: $25

856-384-8381

boxoffice@broadwaytheatreofpitman.com

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=401

Start Time(s): Dec 11 @ 7:30 pm Dec 12 @ 2 pm & 7:30 pm Dec 13 @ 2 pm Dec 18 @ 7:30 pm Dec 19 @ 7:30 pm Dec 20 @ 2 pm & 7:30 pm

Broadway Theatre of Pitman has merged two of the world's most beloved Holiday movies into one heartwarming and hysterical Christmas show Journey with Michael as the Ghosts of Christmas Past take him through the years to help him find his Holiday spirit Featuring favorites such as "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", and a fun medley of songs from some of your favorite Christmas specials, this will be a Holiday show not to be missed

What are You Laughing At Comedy Show

02-27-2010 - 02-27-2010

Saturday

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=343

Broadway Theatre of Pitman - 43 S Broadway Pitman NJ 08071

Admission: $25

856-384-8381

boxoffice@broadwaytheatreofpitman.com

http://www.thebroadwaytheatre.org/index.php?go=sho_dtl&sho=343

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Dennis Malloy Dennis has been atop the New Jersey radio ratings at New Jersey 1015 for years and all through that he has been a hysterical standup comedian Dennis' take on his family and all things Jersey will keep you in stitches! Steve Trevelise Steve Trevelise from Sportsradio 610 WIP started off working with Howard Stern and now works with Howard Eskin When he's not on the radio, Steve performs over 250 stand up comedy shows a year in places like the Borgata, Catch A Rising Star, and has opened for such acts as: Robert Klein, Gabe Kaplan, the late Richard Jeni, and Pat Cooper right on this stage! Jimmy "Roundboy" Graham Uncle Floyd is so funny that John Lennon used to watch him everyday on TV David Bowie, also a fan, wrote the song "Slip Away" on his Heathen album about Uncle Floyd

No Exit

02-11-2010 - 03-13-2010

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Curio Theatre Company

http://www.curiotheatre.org

Calvary Center for Culture and Community - 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19143

Admission: $10-$15

215-525-1350

http://www.curiotheatre.org

Start Time(s): Thursday @ 7 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

The doors are locked, all they have is each other to use as weapons
One man, two women, forced to spend an indefinite amount of time together sets the scene of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential masterpiece The characters wait to be tortured by someone, but end up torturing each other by the questions they ask and the secrets they share Through No Exit we can see connections to our lives today, working at dead-end jobs, feeling trapped in relationships, or feeling stifled in society

Twelfth Night

04-15-2010 - 05-15-2010

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Curio Theatre Company

http://www.curiotheatre.org

Calvary Center for Culture and Community - 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19143

Admission: $10-$15

215-525-1350

http://www.curiotheatre.org

Start Time(s): Thursday @ 7 pm Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

Duke Orsino is in love with Olivia Olivia is in love with the Duke’s messenger, Cesario Cesario is really Viola, in love with the Duke and disguised as a boy, oh and did we mention that she has a twin brother? Mix in some rowdy characters from Olivia's household and anything can happenShakespeare’s beloved cross-dressed comedy comes to life as never before on the Curio Stage Join us on an enjoyable romp through the mishaps of mistaken identity

2010 Family New Year's Eve Science Party

12-31-2009 - 12-31-2009

Thursday

Da Vinci Science Center

http://www.davinci-center.org

119 Arts Center - 119 South Street Philadelphia PA 19147

Admission: $39 for adults, $29 for kids 12 and under Da Vinci Science Center members pay $35 for adults and $25 for kids

4846641002, Ext 129

Start Time(s): 6-10 pm

Guests at the Da Vinci Science Center’s 2010 Family New Year’s Eve Science Party – presented by Lehigh Valley Mall – will help the Center create the region’s biggest new year’s blast The celebration will culminate with an outdoor Mystery Blast created by party guests shortly before 10 pm Party entertainment will be provided by the much-anticipated return of “Balloon Freak” John Cassidy – a comedian and magician who holds several Guinness World Records and has delighted crowds around the world John Cassidy’s performances will be presented by Wal-Mart Party guests will enjoy a dinner buffet, an Ice Cream World dessert station, noisemakers, and hands-on science fun for all ages Each guest also will receive a Swag Bag of gifts from party sponsors 

Mark Curry

11-19-2009 - 11-21-2009

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Helium Comedy Club

http://www.heliumcomedy.com

Helium Comedy Club - 2031 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $15-$25

215-496-9001

http://www.heliumcomedy.com

Start Time(s): Thu, Nov 19, 8 pm Fri, Nov 20, 8 pm & 10:30 pm Sat, Nov 21, 8 pm $ 10:30 pm

From "Hangin' with Mr Cooper" and "Showtime at the Apollo"

Circus Cabaret and Dessert Bar: A Hard Act to Follow

11-21-2009 - 11-21-2009

Saturday

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

http://www.phillycircus.com

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts - 5900 Greene Street Philadelphia PA 19144

Admission: $10 (includes dessert) Reservations Advised

215-849-1991

info@phillycircus.com

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Advanced adult students at the school perform individual and duet works of their own creation Renowned juggler Greg Kennedy is also featured Come enjoy this show of astonishing feats, then mingle with the circus artists and enjoy even more sweets

Kids Circus Showcase

11-22-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

http://www.phillycircus.com

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts - 5900 Greene Street Philadelphia PA 19144

Admission: FREE! (Free parking across the street on Rittenhouse St)

215-849-1991

http://www.phillycircus.com

Start Time(s): 2 pm

All ages welcome to watch children from the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts perform trapeze, juggling, group acts, unicycle, rolla bolla and more The school's Youth Performing Troupe (ages 8 to 15 years) will also be featured

Philly's Own, TuRae and Tony Woods

11-25-2009 - 11-25-2009

Wednesday

Helium Comedy Club

http://www.heliumcomedy.com

Helium Comedy Club - 2031 Sansom Street Philadelphia PA 19103

Admission: $15

215-496-9001

http://www.heliumcomedy.com/index.asp?date=11%2F25%2F2009&month=11&year=2009

Start Time(s): 8 pm

You have seen TuRae & Woods on BET and HBO! This is a co-headlining show you don't want to miss!  

Experience this unique one-night performance of Enchantment Theater Company’s world-premiere production of The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon Open and free to the public, this performance will allow audiences with visual or hearing impairments or other types of disabilities to enjoy a first-hand experience of this family-friendly holiday production This fully accessible event is coordinated by Art-Reach and VSA Arts of Pennsylvania as part of their joint initiative Independence Starts Here It will feature audio description and Braille and large-print programs for those who are blind or low-vision, as well as American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and open captioning for audiences who are deaf or hard of hearing

Visit the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion to celebrate Christmas Charles Dickens and Louisa May Alcott will be present to read selections from their Christmas stories to guests in the parlor which will be regaled with beautiful Victorian Christmas decorations Guests can take self-guided tours of the Mansion, enjoy luscious desserts and Victorian punch in the dining room, shop in the gift shop Children can create a Christmas craft with art teacher Antoinette This is a wonderful event for children and adults alike

Loves Labour's Lost

03-12-2010 - 03-27-2010

Friday, Saturday

Barley Sheaf Players

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Barley Sheaf Players - 810 N Whitford Road Lionville PA 19353

Admission: $15

6103637075

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

After a period of worldly pleasures, the King of Navarre decides that it's time to return home and become a serious scholar so as to better lead his people As a consequence (and going way overboard), he and his lords pledge to do the following: eat abstemiously and fast once a week; sleep only three hours a night; and avoid the company of ladies For three years Inconveniently, this is exactly when the King of France decides to send his lovely daughter and her three ladies as his representatives to negotiate with Navarre Try as they might, the men are not immune to the women's wit and beauty And, of course, each man professes that he will be the last one to break the pledge…

JB

04-23-2010 - 05-08-2010

Friday, Saturday

Barley Sheaf Players

http://www.barleysheaf.org

Barley Sheaf Players - 810 N Whitford Road Lionville PA 19353

Admission: $15

6103637075

Start Time(s): Friday @ 8 pm Saturday @ 8 pm

A modern adaptation of the Book of Job, JB is a successful and wealthy family man who loses everything He is cruelly tested by God, the Devil (as portrayed by two former NYC bohemian actors turned unemployed Wall Street Bankers in this play within a play) and the many characters whose own paths cross his In the end, it is his ability to accept the injustice of life and devote himself to God that allows he and his wife to start over in this Pulitzer Prize winning play

Winter Performance Party

01-23-2010 - 01-23-2010

Saturday

KOSOKO PERFORMANCE GROUP

http://www.kosokoperformance.org

Studio34 - 4522 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19104

Admission: $10-15 Suggested Donation at the Door

Start Time(s): 8PM

The KOSOKO PERFORMANCE GROUP presents A WINTER PERFORMANCE PARTY hosted by Winston Hemm (Jaamil Kosoko) and Margo Deboreau Hemm (Karama Butler)  Events include a free artist chat 7-8p with performances starting at 8p featuring performances by NYC and Philly dance artists: Philly Contact Collective, Jen Rosenblit, Sydney Skybetter, Justin Bryant, Jaamil Kosoko, Kathryn Tebordo, Nora Gibson, and Luke Gutgsell Light refreshments will be provided 

A moveable play based on the Wantage Mummer Plays dating to medieval times Everyone's invited to participate!

Of Mythic Proportions

01-21-2010 - 01-21-2010

Thursday

Walking Fish Theatre

http://walkingfishtheatre.com/eventdetails.php?event=77

Walking Fish Theatre - 2509 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia PA 19125

Admission: Free

215427WALK

Start Time(s): 4 pm and 6 pm

Students from Mariana Bracetti Academy in Kensington have been working with teaching artist Hannah Tsapatoris on a performance based on stories from their own lives Please come and watch, listen and learn from these heart-felt pieces of theatre

The Play's the Thing

02-26-2010 - 03-14-2010

Actors' Net

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org/on_stage/current_season.html

Heritage Center - 635 N Delmorr Avenue Morrisville PA 19067

Admission: $20 (Adults) $17 (Seniors, 62yrs+) $10 (Children <13yrs) $15 WHYY Member Card Holders (limit 2 per cardholder) Prepaid group rates for parties of 10 or more

215-295-3694

actorsnet@aol.com

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org/on_stage/tickets.html

Start Time(s):

PG Wodehouse adapted Ferenc Molnar’s comic farce A playwright and his collaborator bring a young composer in love with the leading lady of an upcoming musical to a weekend retreat The trio overhear the leading lady having a dalliance with another man The jilted composer vows to kill the production Overnight, the playwright invents a new story line to save the show by convincing the playwright what they overheard was not an actual romantic overture, but a rehearsal of new dialogue for their play This witty romp has it all

The Misanthrope, Moliere's dark 17th century comedy, gets a "makeover" Celemine is the consummate flirt Alceste hates anything false in human behavior They're in love That's bad enough, but they're in Washington, DC, in the middle of pretense, lies and double-dealing He is a poet and columnist, she's a lobbyist Her lovely, genuine cousin Eliante is in love with Alceste, and his best friend—the kind, practical Philinte—is in love with Eliante Everyone else is in love with one or another of the above, and all hell breaks loose in iambic pentameter This skewering romp is directed by David O'Conner

Oliver

11-21-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Saturday

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim

http://www.shaareshamayim.org

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim - 9768 Verree Road Philadelphia PA 19115

Admission: $18

215-677-1600

office@shaareshamayim.org

Start Time(s): Saturday 8 pm Sunday 2 pm

Orphans Villians Suspense Humor An extraordinary performance of the beloved Charles Dickens tale Oliver

A Night of Hope: A Christmas Musical

12-13-2009 - 12-12-2009

Sunday, Saturday

Lehman Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.lehmanumc.org

Lehman Memorial United Methodist Church - 300 S York Rd Hatboro PA 19040

Admission: Free

215-675-2110

Start Time(s): 12/12/2009 @ 7:30 pm 12/13/2009 @ 11 am and 4 pm

A worshipful Christmas musical full of Christmas favorites, best-loved praise and worship choruses and a host of incredible new songs Choirs, band, orchestra, and multimedia set the mood for an entertaining and thought provoking holiday experience for the whole family

Frosty's Sharing and Caring Christmas

12-05-2009 - 12-05-2009

Saturday

Spirit in Motion Ballet Theater

http://www.pspadancer.com

Grace Point Church - 592 Washington Crossing Road Newtown PA 18940

Admission: $10

2155988513

info@pspadancer.com

http://www.pspadancer.com

Start Time(s): 2 pm

The weather outside may be frightful but nothing is more delightful than sharing a holiday afternoon with family and friends and Frosty the Snowman! Kick off the holiday season with a dance and music filled event sure to warm the hearts of children and families of all ages Spirit in Motion Ballet Theater and Come Unity join together to present, “Frosty’s Sharing and Caring Christmas” on Saturday, December 5th 

Center For Grandparents, Seniors & Kids of All Ages! Bring your children and grandchildren for a night of family fun and help a great cause Disney on Ice presents, “Let’s Celebrate!” It’s one colossal party on ice, with all your favorite Disney friends! Enjoy a winter wonderful with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains, a Very Merry Unbirthday Party, a Royal Ball with Disney Princesses and more in a magical medley of holidays, celebrations and festivals from around the globe Even Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen from the unreleased movie “The Princess and the Frog” will join the fun Come join the party when this spectacular ice show visits your hometown! Tickets purchased through Philadelphia Senior Center are some of the best seats in the house in lower level, close to the ice, in the center-most sections 112 and 113, rows six through nineteen – normally costing up from $52 through $27! Purchase them today –using this flyer or phone number only and support Pennsylvania’s largest senior center, and the third oldest senior center in the country Visit wwwphilaseniorcenterorg PSC receives up to $7 per ticket 

Miss Connections (Staged Reading)

11-20-2009 - 11-20-2009

Friday

Actors' Net

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org/on_stage/coming_soon.html

Heritage Center - 635 N Delmorr Avenue Morrisville PA 19067

Admission: $10 suggested donation

215-295-3694

http://www.actorsnetbucks.org

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Miss Connections, a comedy by Marvin Harold Cheiten, takes place in the living room of Lily Brown’s enormous home in the West End of Princeton The time is now Lily Brown’s deeply idealistic husband, Tom, has abandoned her and their daughter Thalia Having been put off by the airs and graces of Princeton, Tom has sought to do some good in the world by working with the very difficult problems of the Sudan

But now Tom returns home, eager to win back his wife and teenage daughter Lily is about to remarry and is far from happy to see Tom, but Tom immediately senses that the new man in Lily’s life may well be a con artist only out for her money Thalia has become very cynical and has turned into a sarcastic commentator on the very snobbishness and arrogance that so repelled her father

How father and daughter team up to confront their enemies, uncover the awful truth about Lily’s boyfriend, and win Lily over to their side – with the help of Thalia’s ever-present cellphone – makes for a fun evening It’s full of satirical touches, including a neighbor who writes wildly bad poetry and has serious problems with wildlife

Dreaming of Diamonds: The Conwell Project

11-17-2009 - 11-22-2009

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Temple University - Temple Theaters

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/76304

Temple University - Randall Theater - 2020 N 13th Street Philadelphia PA 19122

Admission: $20 General Admission $15 Seniors/Students

215-204-1122

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/76304

Start Time(s): Tues/Thurs 7:30pm; Wed 7pm; Fri/Sat 8pm; Sat/Sun 2pm

Temple Theaters, in conjunction with Temples 125th Anniversary Celebration, presents an original ensemble-created theater piece celebrating Temple founder Russell Conwell's life and times, boldly reimagining his deeply-led passions and beliefs through the story of a troupe of shipmates stranded in the middle of the ocean conceived/directed by Brenna Geffers commissioned by Provost Lisa Staiano-Coico

If You Give A Pig A Pancake

02-06-2010 - 02-06-2010

Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10-$14

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Start Time(s): 10:30 am 1 pm 3:30 pm

Kids love this madcap musical based on their favorite stories including Diary of a Worm, Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig, Horace & Morris but Mostly Delores, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Lilly's Big Day and The Paper Bag Princess

Jigsaw Jones

06-05-2010 - 06-05-2010

Saturday

Walnut Street Theatre

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Walnut Street Theatre for Kids - 825 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107

Admission: $10-$14

215-574-3550

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Start Time(s): 10:30 am, 1 pm, 3:30 pm

Athena Lorenzo has been slimed, and she doesn't think it's very funny It's a musical mystery who did it! School kid detective Theodore "Jigsaw" Jones and his friend Mila investigate This could be their stickiest case yet!

Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps

12-04-2009 - 12-05-2009

Friday, Saturday

Painted Bride Art Center

http://paintedbride.org/becoming-a-man-in-127-easy-steps/

Painted Bride Art Center - 230 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19106

Admission: $25/20% off for Crush Card Holders

215-925-9914

tickets@paintedbride.org

http://paintedbride.org/becoming-a-man-in-127-easy-steps/

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Written and performed by Scott Turner Schofield Directed by Steve Bailey Irreverent and dynamic, graceful and playful, this one-person show engages the deep questions and locker-room jokes about what it means to become a man Moving beyond the predictable transgender narrative, Schofield’s stories explore the drama and hilarity of living a new life in the “opposite” gender The aerial dance component pushes the limits of solo performance Schofield dances, climbs, hides and seeks in a choreography of brute strength and beautiful flexibility The show’s “choose your own adventure” format invites viewers to decide which stories they will hear Since its Seattle debut, Becoming has sold out every engagement from Miami to Anchorage This project is made possible in part by support from the National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program For more information: wwwnpnweborg

Trial By Jury

12-03-2009 - 12-05-2009

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Chester County

http://www.gsschesco.org

Chester County Courthouse - 2 N High Street West Chester PA 19380

Admission: Adults $8 advance, $10 at door Seniors (60+) $6 advance, $8 at door Youth (21 or under) $6 advance, $6 at door Under 6, free

610-269-5499

info@gsschesco.org

http://www.gsschesco.org

Start Time(s): Thurs Dec 3 @ 8 pm Fri Dec 4 @ 5:30 pm Fri Dec 4 @ 7 pm Sat Dec 5 @ 2 pm Sat Dec 5 @ 8 pm

Gilbert and Sullivan's first collaboration, a delectable gem of a musical comedy In this one-act spoof of a Victorian courtroom proceeding, the personal foibles of the participants overrule any sound judicial principles Performed in the historic Chester County Courthouse

Back by popular demand, Philly’s professional improve troupe returns to the Tri-PAC! Each show, the N Crowd plays a series of games in which they take suggestions from the audience and then perform scenes There are no scripts No props And nowhere to run! Since April 2005, The N Crowd has performed 90-minute shows on a weekly basis The N Crowd also has appeared at Fergie's Pub, the Trocadero Balcony Bar, the Melange Theater, and Bethlehem's First Night, as well as fundraising appearances for Naked Feet Productions, Vagabond Productions, and the Tri-County Performing Arts Center The N Crowd also has made appearances at Eastern University, Ursinus College, and the Philadelphia Improv Festival in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, as well as the 2005, 2007, and 2008 Philadelphia Fringe Festival Currently The N Crowd performs at the Actors Center, located at 257 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia

Law & Order:49th Street

12-09-2009 - 12-13-2009

Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The Forty Niners Chorus

http://www.49erschorus.org

Henderson High School - West Chester - 400 Montgomery Avenue West Chester PA 19380

Admission: Free

(610) 918-0213

tickets@49erschorus.org

https://express.iristickets.co.uk/k?49erschorus

Start Time(s): Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2 pm

Oh, no! Grandpa's gonna sue the pants off of Santa for running over Grandma on Christmas Eve! How will Santa defend himself against the mountain of evidence? Or, will he? This year's Christmas show will follow the traditional format with a first half choral performance and second half mini-musical comedy entitled, Law & Order: 49th Street You have five opportunities to join in the fun!

"Young @ Heart is Alive & Well" has been featured in an award-winning documentary Don't miss the chance to see them live! With performers ranging in age from 72 to 88, and a repertoire steeped in Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay and more, Young @ Heart bridges the gap between modern and old school, bringing generations together wwwyoungatheartchoruscom

Come to this free event with friends and family to watch a magical, colorful giant puppet performance about moving through these challenging economic times towards new collective, resourceful possibilities Meet the magnificent puppets that couldn’t come out for the Peoplehood Parade!

Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars: Holiday Show

12-04-2009 - 12-04-2009

Friday

Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

http://www.udpac.org/performances/

Upper Darby Performing Arts Center - 601 N Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Hill PA 19026

Admission: $6-$9 (members save $1)

6106221189

http://www.udpac.org

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

The Shooting Stars Holiday Show, "A Holiday to Remember," features outstanding singing, exciting choreography and the energy and smiles of talented young people performing many of the holiday favorites! The Upper Darby Summer Stage “Shooting Stars” is a troupe of just over 30 talented young people who are selected by audition from more than 600 members of the Upper Darby Summer Stage program A wonderful event for the entire family to enjoy, at a very reasonable cost!