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Act II Playhouse will present “Tea For Three” by Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka. Learn how to purchase tickets!

WIt’s time for a Broadway revival of this classic show, and this theatergoer believes this production is it! When a “Tale as old as time” is so richly and beautifully packaged in 2023, one can only melt into the lush and stellar production of  Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEASST currently playing at The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. This reviewer caught the opening night performance of this nine-time Tony Award nominated masterpiece and was elated to be whisked away to the land of enchantment.hat did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Walnut Street Theatre?

Walnut Street Theatre has released a teaser trailer for Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, now playing now through Dec 31st!⁠ Watch the trailer here!

Get ready for a magical holiday production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Walnut Street Theatre. Previews start on November 21st, with the show running through December 31st, 2023.

Act II Playhouse has announced its latest production, the hilarious and heartwarming comedy, “Boca” by Jessica Provenz. The production is directed by Tony Braithwaite and features an all-star cast of Philadelphia theatre talent.

Walnut Street Theatre has announced that Demetria Joyce Bailey has been selected as one of 10 stage actors in the United States to be a 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.

Something wicked this way comes… when William Shakespeare's “Macbeth” opens at the Ritz Theatre Company, a historic New Jersey venue, on March 17.

Walnut Street Theatre continues its 213th season with a world premiere adaptation of a classic mystery with Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band. Written and directed by Walnut favorite Bill Van Horn, the production begins previews February 22, opens March 2, and continues through March 27 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.

Walnut Street Theatre is continuing its 213th season with a world premiere adaptation of a classic mystery with Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band. Written and directed by Walnut favorite Bill Van Horn, the production begins previews February 22, opens March 2, and continues through March 27 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.

Walnut Street Theatre continues its 213th season with Noël Coward's fiendishly funny comedy, BLITHE SPIRIT. Directed by Walnut Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard, the production begins previews on January 11, opens January 19, and continues through February 13 on the Walnut's Mainstage.

1812 Productions, Philadelphia's All-Comedy Theater Company, will welcome live audiences back as they announce their 2021-22 season, featuring a variety of in-person, hybrid, and online offerings to suit any audience member's preference.

The Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia has announced plans for a Spring 2021 digital season, featuring original shows that feature some of the company's most celebrated artists. These new productions will be available to the general public starting in February 2021 and will run through May. Tickets will go on sale Monday, November 2 starting at 11AM.

The Walnut Street Theatre's Mainstage production of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE opened last night at the Walnut Street Theatre. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard, A Woman of No Importance holds an unfiltered mirror up to the bourgeois life of Victorian England, while extolling the virtues of robust—and refreshing—American values.

Walnut Street Theatre (WST) continues its 211th season with Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE. Directed by Walnut Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard, the production begins previews on January 14, opens January 22, and continues through March 1 on the Walnut's Mainstage.

Delaware Theatre Company warmly invites you and yours to their holiday tradition A Christmas Carol. This family-friendly play is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the classic Charles Dickens novel and runs December 4 - 29, 2019. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29 for adults and $20 for students and can be purchased online at DelawareTheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at (302) 594-1100.

The Walnut Street Theatre opens its 211th season (no typo) with an uproarious YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. This venerable theatre has seen the likes of all the Barrymores, Katherine Hepburn and Edwin Booth, to name a few. (Although his brother's legacy probably tanked his career).

When you see Halloween decorations lining the aisles of every store, you may groan -- autumn has hardly begun! But at the Walnut Street Theatre, spooky season is in full swing, and you won't be sorry for it.

Walnut Street Theatre opens its 211th season with Mel Brooks' hilarious musical comedy, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL. Directed by Charles Abbott and choreographed by Mary Jane Houdina, the electrifying production begins previews on September 3, opens September 11, and continues through October 20.

Walnut Street Theatre opens its 211th season with Mel Brooks' hilarious musical comedy, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL. Directed by Charles Abbott and choreographed by Mary Jane Houdina, the electrifying production begins previews on September 3, opens September 11, and continues through October 20.