April 4, 2013
[Evenings in Philadelphia are always action-packed and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we round up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] • Cheers To Beer Tasting Event [...]
Read more»March 19, 2013
The popular musical Sister Act arrives at the Academy of Music on Tuesday, April 2 and will be entertaining guests with its catchy songs until Sunday, April 7. Though a touring show, this performance has a few Philadelphia tie-ins: Sister Act is set in our fair city in 1973. Plus, Philly native Ta’Rea Campbell stars [...]
Read more»March 8, 2013
The hit Broadway musical, FELA! is coming to Philadelphia as part of the Kimmel Center’s current Broadway season. The show will debut at the Merriam Theater on Tuesday, March 12. This year’s cast includes former popstar, Michelle Williams, who was in the fierce musical trio, Destiny’s Child, alongside Beyonce. The three-time Tony Award-winning musical tells [...]
Read more»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»November 14, 2012
The multiple Tony award-winning War Horse, a marvelously staged sentimental journey, gallops onto The Academy of Music stage for a two-week engagement beginning Tuesday, November 20. Inspired by the book that spurred Steven Spielberg to make a movie of the same name, this show raked in five 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Play. The acting, [...]
Read more»January 27, 2012
Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN! A Tribute To The Beatles, returns to Philadelphia at the Academy of Music for eight shows only from January 31 to February 5 as part of the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Season. As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!”, according to [...]
Read more»December 30, 2011
Toes will be tapping and souls will be stirred when Memphis hits the Academy of Music stage, January 17-22. The 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Best Original SCore, Best Book and Best Orchestrations is a rollicking blast of rhythm and blues tunes that you may find yourself humming on the way out. The [...]
Read more»December 19, 2011
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Toto, too, have all landed on Broad Street; and for a limited time, you can join them on their adventure down the yellow brick road. The Kimmel Center’s Broadway Season is bringing The Wizard of Oz to the Merriam Theater for two nights this holiday season. Based [...]
Read more»December 13, 2011
Before there was Rent, The Wiz, Jesus Christ Superstar, Spiderman or any other rock musical, there was the one that started it all: HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The show, which makes a limited run engagement January 3-8 at the Academy of Music, is like a time capsule that continues to entertain with is [...]
Read more»October 4, 2011
The 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is coming to Philadelphia’s Academy of Music from November 16 through 27, part of the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Season. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John plus a 45-person cast, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim on Broadway [...]
Read more»
