March 6, 2013
The Addams Family, a new musical comedy, brings a popular and sweet yet totally oddball crew to The Academy of Music , starting on March 19. Creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky, the Addams’ are a one-of-a-kind family. In this playful production, their world is rocked when Wednesday Addams falls in love with a young [...]
Read more»February 20, 2013
The individuals who populate Good People are not necessarily good, or bad, but they are all immensely human. The play, which opens at Walnut Street Theatre, on March 20, takes a look at what people will do get ahead in life, or at least try to make a go of it. The setting is Southie, [...]
Read more»February 19, 2013
It’s been several decades since A Raisin in the Sun played the City of Brotherly Love, but that long absence is about to be filled when this classic drama appears at Arden Theatre Company, starting March 7. The storyline is now familiar to many: A poor black family decides to change its lot in life [...]
Read more»February 7, 2013
Reality and fantasy collide in the most spectacular way in To Fool The Eye,, a lively farce written by Jeffrey Hatcher that’s presented by 1812 Productions, starting on February 14. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to kick of this whimsical romantic comedy, which is a modern adaptation of the French classic Léocadia. The premise [...]
Read more»January 30, 2013
Miller Rothlein begins 2013 with a double dose of dance-theater. To kick things off, the company, better known as simply MIRO, presents An Attempt to Fail at Groundbreaking Theater with Pina Arcade Smith, at the Crane Arts Old School White Space, Thursday January 31 through Saturday February 2. As you may guess from the title, [...]
Read more»January 29, 2013
The title of the theatrical experience known as A Play, a Pie and a Pint, says it all. The month-long program, which opens its third season, at Society Hill Playhouse on March 6, serves up a play, a slice of pizza pie, plus a pint of beer or other beverage of your choice, for just [...]
Read more»January 29, 2013
Some people attend a Parsons Dance show just to see Caught; and who can blame them? The piece, which appears on the program when Parsons plays the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts beginning February 27, is a striking work that creates the fabulous illusion of a dancer soaring through space. It’s done with blazing [...]
Read more»January 8, 2013
Arden Theatre makes its first foray into presenting the work of Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett by beginning at the end. Endgame, that is; a stellar example of theater of the absurd that is also one of Beckett’s most celebrated works. Opening on January 16, the one-act play presents four actors in an ambiguous setting. [...]
Read more»January 7, 2013
With just two actors and a bare stage, playwright Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs explores a big topic that has perplexed couples throughout the ages: Is now a good time to have a baby? The intimate drama, presented by Luna Theater Luna Theater, starting January 25, proves the weighty question can sure shake up a romantic relationship. [...]
Read more»January 7, 2013
The Broadway hit musical American Idiot is set to rock Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater, February 12-17. Based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, it’s a lavish production that taps into the heart and soul of a disaffected generation. Set in post-9/11 America, the show tells the stories of three boyhood friends who [...]
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