March 12, 2013
The much anticipated “Shut Up & Dance” MANNA fundraiser is all grown up, and makes its one-night only return on Saturday, March 23 at the Forrest Theater. Dancers from the hugely talented Pennsylvania Ballet will deliver a unique and inspired performance benefiting MANNA, which delivers nourishing meals to individuals battling life-threatening illness throughout the Philadelphia [...]
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»December 16, 2011
The storyline of Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons, the musical that’s causing heads to bob and bodies to sway in seats at the Forrest Theatre, seems too good to be true. The show, which runs though January 14, is about four working-class street tough Jersey guys (what up!) who [...]
Read more»November 4, 2011
Tickets are now on sale for the Philadelphia return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys, at the Forrest Theatre December 6 through January 14. Last year’s phenomenal premiere engagement of the show broke Forrest Theatre box office records and entertained more than 140,000 theatergoers. The show now holds the [...]
Read more»May 16, 2011
Shut Up & Dance 2011, an exclusive benefit performance for MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) presented by the dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet, hits the Forrest Theatre stage this Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m. The performance, a smash hit every year since its inception in 1993, includes numbers set to a wide range of [...]
Read more»February 19, 2010
Since 1993, the Pennsylvania Ballet has been raising funds for Philadelphia’s MANNA. With parties before and after the performance, this year’s Shut Up & Dance! is shaping up to be one fantastic evening of fundraising and dance. This one-night-only performance by the PA Ballet takes place on March 20th, 2010. Tickets range from $35 for [...]
Read more»March 6, 2009
Post by Ryan Billings It’s that time again! What time, you ask? Time to watch dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet get their groove on for a great cause. That’s right; Shut Up & Dance is back for the seventh year in a row at the Forrest Theatre on Walnut Street on March 28th! I’ve been [...]
Read more»December 19, 2008
I’ve seen the movie adaptation of A Chorus Line several times, and I was a little anxious to see what the stage show would be like. But as soon as the lights turned off and I started hearing “Five, Sixe, Seven”¦” my heart started to beat a little faster and a smile lit up on [...]
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