May 23, 2013
With the Philadelphia Theatre Company season closer Venus in Fur, you’ll finally have the chance to fulfill every first-date-meets-job-interview fantasy you’ve ever had, by turning those pre-jitters into post-jubilation. David Ives’ two-person comedy hit Broadway in 2011 and is set to draw you in here in Philadelphia with biting wit and provocative subject matters: masochism [...]
Read more»May 22, 2013
A rock-and-roll concert wrapped up as a big glossy Broadway show comes to the The Academy of Music , when The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream rolls in for a limited engagement June 5, 6 and 8. It’s yet another show about a group of Jersey boys who scored big in the music scene during [...]
Read more»May 21, 2013
The Arden Theatre is set to make beautiful music with the tunes of famed composer Stephen Sondheim as his classic show A Little Night Music makes its rounds at the Arden Theatre. Opening this week, the show is set to run from May 23 to June 30. Based on the book by Hugh Wheeler, A [...]
Read more»May 20, 2013
There’s nothing quite like the fight-or-flight thrill of watching Steve McQueen gun his motorcycle towards the Swiss border, or watching a rock pierce through the Raquel Welch poster in Tim Robbins’ jail cell. As if guards, fences and manhunts weren’t enough of a challenge for any escape-addict, Lantern Theater Company’s production of Heroes will be [...]
Read more»April 15, 2013
The Arden Theatre Company‘s current production of A Raisin the the Sun has been astounding audiences since opening last month, already extending its run through April 21. The drama by playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry is a classic piece of theater, inspiring films, literature and the 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, which borrows characters [...]
Read more»April 9, 2013
The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre hosts two blockbuster shows this spring season, Othello which runs until Saturday, May 18 and Much Ado About Nothing which runs until Sunday, May 19. Each play is performed on opposite days for a specific reason — both plays feature the same cast. That’s pretty cool, if you ask us. The [...]
Read more»March 14, 2013
Philadelphia is a great place to be on a budget. Many of our museums, theaters and historical landmarks often offer discounted tickets and cheap events on certain days. Plus, many of our great attractions are just inexpensive — or free! — to begin with. No matter what your budget is, this list encompasses plenty of [...]
Read more»November 30, 2010
“That Pretty Pretty; or, the rape play,” by Theatre Exile, is a show perfectly suited to our times. The play, which runs through December 5th at Christ Church Neighborhood House in Old City, is a wild ride of darting back and forth, crossed story lines, unpredictable scenes, shocking goriness and bizarre interjections. At times it [...]
Read more»August 23, 2010
This is not the place to recount the long and infamous history of Philadelphia sports fans — their passion hitting a level of obsessiveness beyond most. Now is the time, though, to look forward to the return of The Philly Fan, the one-man hit show starring Barrymore Award winner Tom McCarthy and written by award-winning [...]
Read more»August 3, 2010
The Mauckingbird Theatre Company is well known for their gay-themed theatre, producing fantastic, critically acclaimed productions of classical plays and literature. From their first production of R&J to their recent performances of TRU and The Threshing Floor, this local group always pushes the envelope, delivering some truly unique Philadelphia theatre. Well, they’re back at it [...]
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