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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.

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!

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.

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 Dad Vail Regatta is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States, with over 100 colleges and universities from the U.S. and Canada.

Take an eye-opening journey through the inner workings of the human body in this follow-up to 2005's extremely popular Body Worlds exhibition! Experience the human body in all its elegance and complexity in the exhibition of entire bodies in dramatic poses. Body Worlds 2 & The Brain presents a broad collection of authentic human specimens, and, for the first time in Philadelphia, a special presentation on the brain. Featuring some of the latest findings in neuroscience on brain development, function and disease, this exhibit will inspire a greater understanding of and respect for the mysterious world of the brain. All specimens in Body Worlds exhibitions are preserved by the revolutionary process of Plastination, invented by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens. Body Worlds is the only public anatomical exhibition associated with an established body-donation program.

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.

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.

Celebrate the harvest season amid the glowing reds, brilliant golds and bright oranges of nature’s foliage. Gorgeous gourds, giant pumpkins, thousands of blooming chrysanthemums, tasty autumnal treats and music throughout the gardens complement this fun fall festival.

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).