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»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 [...]
Read more»December 20, 2012
Cameron Mackintosh’s new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables is once again coming to the Academy of Music for a two-week engagement, January 2-13. And here’s a fun spin: the movie version of the hit musical stars Hugh Jackman, who will himself be gracing the Academy of Music stage just 13 days after the Les [...]
Read more»December 11, 2012
When it comes to split personalities few are more famous than those portrayed in Jekyll & Hyde, the hit musical that rings out the year in thrilling fashion at the Forrest Theatre, December 26-30. This popular production is performed with tremendous theatrical flair, especially by the two leads, American Idol finalist and Tony Award nominee [...]
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»June 14, 2012
The Kimmel Center has announced the first installment of its 2012/13 season programs for the “Kimmel Center Presents” season, and the lineup looks awesome. New hot ticket items include: • 7 Fingers: Fresh from their 2011 Live Arts Festival smash hit Traces, Montreal-based circus company 7 Fingers returns with the U.S. premiere of Sequence 8, [...]
Read more»April 19, 2012
It’s the rare theater production that sells out before its run even begins; but that’s the case with Act II Playhouse’s next-up show, My Fair Lady, on stage starting April 24 and now running through June 3 June 17 July 1! The classic Broadway musical is specially adapted for Act II’s intimate venue, so you’ll [...]
Read more»March 22, 2012
The Kimmel Center’s 2012/13 Broadway Season continues with the smash hit Broadway revival West Side Story, on stage at the Academy of Music, March 28-April 8. From the first note to the final breath, the show is one of the greatest love stories of all time. And it’s still just as poignant as ever. In [...]
Read more»March 12, 2012
FELA!, one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of the season and the recipient of three 2010 Tony Awards, will play at the Academy of Music for a limited run March 20–25. The piece is a hybrid of dance, theatre and music, exploring the extravagant world of Afrobeat legend and political activist Fela Kuti. The [...]
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