Events
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The Marvelous Wonderettes
Presented by 11th Hour Theatre Company at Adrienne Theater - Skybox June 1-June 24, 2012 THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing such classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick On Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My...
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11th Hour Theatre Company |
06/01/12 -
06/24/12 |
Adrienne Theater - Skybox, Philadelphia |
My Fair Lady
Presented by Act II Playhouse at Act II Playhouse April 24-June 17, 2012 The classic Broadway musical, specially adapted for our intimate venue. See it as you’ve never seen it before! Professor Henry Higgins is the consummate London bachelor, but his life is turned upside down when he meets Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle. Complications ensue when he makes a bet with his best friend that he can train Eliza to pass her as a proper lady. Based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, My Fair Lady boasts wit, wisdom and unforgettable songs, such as...
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Act II Playhouse |
04/24/12 -
06/17/12 |
Act II Playhouse, Ambler |
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The Little Foxes By Lillian Hellman
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Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc |
06/08/12 -
06/24/12 |
Heritage Center, Morrisville |
Gypsy
Presented by Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc at Heritage Center July 13-July 29, 2012 By Arthur Laurents (book), Jule Styne (music), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics). One of the greatest musicals of all time, this is the story of Gypsy Rose Lee and her dominating mother Rose. Directed by Joe Doyle.
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Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc |
07/13/12 -
07/29/12 |
Heritage Center, Morrisville |
2012 Summer Stars Program
Presented by Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc at Heritage Center July 9-August 3, 2012 Entering its fabulous 14th year of operation, Summer Stars is a unique program - instructing students in the basics in acting, singing and dance, while gearing the studies specifically to the proficiency level of each student. At the end of the course, students perform in full-length musical shows custom-written for the course, ensuring each student is performing material suitable to their level of talent.
The youngsters and the teens will perform separate full length musicals....
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Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc |
07/09/12 -
08/03/12 |
Heritage Center, Morrisville |
Robin Hood
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company - Arcadia Stage April 25-June 17, 2012 Enter Sherwood Forrest with Robin Hood, the legendary hero! Wielding a bow and arrow, Robin and his merry men join forces to stand up for what’s right. This athletic take on the fabled story features trickery, disguises, swordfights, live music and plenty of help from the audience.
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Arden Theatre Company |
04/25/12 -
06/17/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - Arcadia Stage, Philadelphia |
Tulipomania
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage May 24-July 1, 2012 Before we had the sub prime mortgage crisis, Holland had the Tulip bulb bubble. Six strangers in an Amsterdam hash bar recall this seedy story of love, sex, money, and power. From the writer and composer of Café Puttanesca and Baby Case comes a new musical that gets high off our financial lows.
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Arden Theatre Company |
05/24/12 -
07/01/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama Summer Camp-Into The Woods
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company June 25-June 29, 2012 Explore the possibilities when you step deep into the forest. Take a magical journey while creating an original play set somewhere in the woods.
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/25/12 -
06/29/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
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Arden Theatre Drama School Summer Camp - Super Sleuths & Detectives
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Arden Theatre Company |
07/23/12 -
07/27/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
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Robin Hood - Grandparents; Day!
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Arden Theatre Company |
05/27/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia |
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Arden Theatre Company Tulipomania Showtime Workshop
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/10/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia |
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Arden Theatre Company LGBT/Cabaret Night
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/01/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School - Summer Camp Teen Company Masterclass Week
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company June 25-June 29, 2012 Workshops in musical theatre, acting, improv and more! Arden teaching artists, who you’ve seen on stage or in the classroom, will lead this week of classes with each day concentrating on his or her area of expertise. Pick just one workshop to concentrate on your favorite aspect of theatre or sign up for the whole week to get a complete view of what it takes to be a professional theatre artist.
For grades 9-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/25/12 -
06/29/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School - Summer Acting Camp Teen Company
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company July 23-August 2, 2012 Philly’s finest theatre pros will teach you how to be an active listener, create believable characters, establish objectives, and dissect scenes. You’ll have a blast as you learn to work with a script and build your ensemble skills. Then, invite your friends and family to watch you star in a performance, showcasing all you’ve learned in just two weeks. Includes camp T-shirt.
For grades 9-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
07/23/12 -
08/02/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School - Teen Company Summer Musical Theatre Camp
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company August 6-August 23, 2012 Work with Philly’s top musical theatre professionals to become a triple threat! You’ll learn how to read music, sing harmonies, and interpret and present a song. Over the three weeks of camp, you’ll rehearse a musical revue to perform for your family and friends.
For grades 6-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
08/06/12 -
08/23/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School - Arden's Got Talent
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company June 25, 2012 Sharpen your acting skills by working on scenes from contemporary plays with theatre professionals Liz Filios and James Ijames. This class will challenge you to analyze text and create believable characters while honing your performance technique.
For grades 9-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/25/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School Whose Line Is It?
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company June 26, 2012 Always wanted to be on Saturday Night Live? Timing and teamwork are just some of the skills you will learn as you create new characters and storylines while thinking on your feet. In this improv and sketch comedy class you will play theatre games and use short form scenes to increase your listening and ensemble building skills that will develop you into a believable, exciting improviser.
For grades 9-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/26/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
Arden Theatre Drama School The Sing Off
Presented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company June 27, 2012 Take this fast-paced one-day musical theatre intensive with one of Philly’s finest pros: actor Alex Keiper. A perfect addition to your musical theatre training, you will learn challenging material from popular Broadway shows.
Price of class also includes a ticket to the Arden’s 6:30 pm performance of Tulipomania: The Musical featuring your teacher, Alex.
For grades 9-12.
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Arden Theatre Company |
06/27/12 |
Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
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Arden Drama School Teen Company Pizza Party
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Arden Theatre Company |
05/27/12 |
Arden Theatre Company - F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia |
Art-Reach Share the Experience Benefit Concert
Presented by Art-Reach at Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, Inc. June 1, 2012 Join Art-Reach on the first day of June for a riveting evening of soulful, eclectic music. Hosted at the historic Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, one of the oldest jazz clubs in the city, music lovers of all ages and musical tastes will enjoy a mix of professional and student performances. Proceeds from the evening fund Art-Reach, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit with the mission of providing cultural experiences for under-served audiences in the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware...
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Art-Reach |
06/01/12 |
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, Inc., Philadelphia |
TBA
Presented by Azuka Theatre at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia June 14-July 1, 2012 We’re opening doors this year by kicking off a new professional’s production which will be performed and designed by recent college graduates giving them a professional credit and the chance to be seen by the greater community. We are pleased to continue our long tradition of launching new theatrical careers with this program exclusively dedicated to that purpose.
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Azuka Theatre |
06/14/12 -
07/01/12 |
First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Hazard County
Presented by Azuka Theatre at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia June 14-July 1, 2012 When a young producer stumbles into town looking for stories and a fresh start, he believes he's found both in Ruth. Her made-for-TV tale captures his attention – a broke young woman in a rural Kentucky town, unable to access the trust fund set up for her children after her husband's murder. But neither of them has told the other the whole truth, and a past tainted by racism threatens to destroy Ruth's already shaky existence. This story is interspersed with memorable...
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Azuka Theatre |
06/14/12 -
07/01/12 |
First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Suburban Motel - 2 Plays by George F Walker
Presented by B. Someday Productions at Walking Fish Theatre June 3-June 30, 2012 Two fast, fun and furious comedies from "one of theatre's most important voices" (Maclean's), George F Walker.
Runs in repertory.
Featuring Loretta
Loretta is young, beautiful and in need of a lot of money. Enter Michael, aspiring pornographer who wants to hire her. But Dave wants to protect Loretta, or maybe star in the film with her. Then there's Sophie, whose ex-KGB father runs the motel. She wants to change Loretta's mind. What will...
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B. Someday Productions |
06/03/12 -
06/30/12 |
Walking Fish Theatre, Philadelphia |
Harvey
Presented by Barley Sheaf Players at Barley Sheaf Players June 8-June 23, 2012 When the affable tippler Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend Harvey, a six-and-a-half- foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister inadvertently kicks off a warm-hearted comedy of errors in her efforts to spare the family further embarrassment by having Elwood committed to a sanitarium.
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Barley Sheaf Players |
06/08/12 -
06/23/12 |
Barley Sheaf Players, Lionville |
Star Wars: A New Musical Hope
Presented by Bootless Artworks at Opera Delaware Studios June 7-June 17, 2012 Far off in a distant galaxy, the starship transporting Princess Leia, a young member of the Imperial Senate, is intercepted in the course of its secret mission by a massive Imperial Star Destroyer. The dark, forbidding figure of Darth Vader appears along with the Empire’s mightiest weapon—a planet-sized battle station called the Death Star. Will Princess Leia escape in time to save the Rebel forces? With help from the two loveable droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as handsome...
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Bootless Artworks |
06/07/12 -
06/17/12 |
Opera Delaware Studios, Wilmington |
Evil Dead, The Musical
Presented by Bootless Artworks at Opera Delaware Studios July 20-July 28, 2012 The Deadites return for another Ash kicking.
Five college students spend the weekend in an abandoned cabin in the woods, accidentally unleashing an evil terror. In this comedic take on 1980s horror franchise, characters and demons sing and dance to songs written specifically for the musical. And, as in the films, Ash is there to dish out his various one liners and fight the never ending demons. The musical takes creative liberty with the plot line of the movies, mixing together...
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Bootless Artworks |
07/20/12 -
07/28/12 |
Opera Delaware Studios, Wilmington |
Rent
Presented by Bristol Riverside Theatre at Bristol Riverside Theatre May 8-June 3, 2012 "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?” - Excerpt from RENT
It won the Tony, the Drama Desk, and the Pulitzer. It remains one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Playwright and composer Jonathan Larson set out to bring musical theatre to the MTV generation and he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Adapted from Puccini’s La Boheme, this is the smash hit that brought you “La Vie...
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Bristol Riverside Theatre |
05/08/12 -
06/03/12 |
Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol |
One Man Stars Wars Trilogy
Presented by Bristol Riverside Theatre at Bristol Riverside Theatre June 16-June 17, 2012 May the force be with you and transport you into the world of the Jedi. Writer and actor Charles Ross will sing, fly, and battle every aspect of Lucasfilms' famous trilogy, with appearances by some of your favorite characters! One Man Star Wars Trilogy performed with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. All Star Wars elements property of Lucas Film Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre |
06/16/12 -
06/17/12 |
Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol |
Wizard of Oz Jr.
Presented by Bristol Riverside Theatre at Bristol Riverside Theatre June 30-July 6, 2012 Little 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. This is a show that is for everyone young and old.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre |
06/30/12 -
07/06/12 |
Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol |
Disney's Winnie the Pooh
Presented by Bristol Riverside Theatre at Bristol Riverside Theatre July 7-July 13, 2012 Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship, and sharing snacks! Based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film, this show is the perfect first pick for young audiences.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre |
07/07/12 -
07/13/12 |
Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol |