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ACT II PLAYHOUSE


Ambler, PA 

Forever Plaid
5/21 - 6/23/2024


The heavenly male quartet returns for their final chance to reach musical glory. Including songs “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, “Moments to Remember”, and ...


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Act II Playhouse Announces 2024-2025 Season


by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2024

Act II Playhouse Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite announced the slate of shows for the theatre's 2024-2025 season following the  first preview performance of “It's Only a Play.” Subscriptions and discount rates are now available for all six productions....

Tony Award-Winning Play THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Makes Its Philadelphia Premiere March 13 At The Arden Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024

Experience the Tony Award-winning play, The Lehman Trilogy, as it makes its Philadelphia premiere at The Arden Theatre Company. This epic theatrical triumph takes audiences on a three-hour journey exploring nearly two centuries of the Lehman family from their humble beginnings to the devastating fai...

Robi Hager, Angel Sigala, And Elena Camp to Headline TICK, TICK... BOOM! at Theatre Horizon


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2024

A star-studded cast is planned for Theatre Horizon's upcoming production of tick, tick...BOOM!, composed by the late Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Act II Playhouse to Present Three First Ladies of the United States in One-Woman Show TEA FOR THREE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 26, 2023

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

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Philadelphia Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Philadelphia Awards; 13 THE MUSICAL, 12 CHAIRS, Newtown Arts Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Hedgerow Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL COMEDY Adds Performances After Initial Run Sells Out


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2023

Don't miss out on the joy and laughter of Hedgerow Theatre's A Christmas Carol Comedy. Featuring regional favorites Brian Anthony Wilson and Christopher Patrick Mullen....

BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; 13 THE MUSICAL, 12 CHAIRS, Newtown Arts Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards December 5th Standings; YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Act II Playhouse Honors Comedy Legends In World Premiere Comedy Cabaret Starring Tony Braithwaite


by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2023

Act II Playhouse announces its latest production entitled “Christmas in the Catskills”; an original comedy cabaret starring Philadelphia's Funniest Man, Tony Braithwaite. ...

Past Shows


It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan ...

Mistakes were Made
3/21 - 4/23/2023


In MISTAKES WERE MADE, B-list Off-Broadway producer Felix Artifex gets in way over his fast-talking head when he takes on Mistakes Were Made, the first ...

Steel Magnolias
1/31 - 2/26/2023


The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...

Eleanor
10/25 - 11/20/2022


A shy, insecure young aristocrat emerges as a compelling champion of the downtrodden. The tumultuous story of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, set in a ...

Comedy Tonight!
Comedy Tonight!
3/24 - 4/30/2021


Its time to pull up your chairs for a comedy cabaret - there's something for everyone! From Tony Braithwaite, "The show is inspired by the ...

Moonlight and Magnolias
3/23 - 4/25/2021


Three weeks into shooting, producer David O. Selznick believes his film is not working. He fires director George Cukor, pulls director Victor Fleming off “The ...

Electile Dysfunction, Hindsight is 2020


Fresh from the swing state of Pennsylvania and just in time for the mayhem of the election season, Tony Braithwaite leads a shameless cast of ...


James Still; dir: Timothy Douglas....

Pippin
5/19 - 6/28/2020


There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece....

Chapter Two
Chapter Two
3/24 - 4/26/2020


Can you find your soulmate more than once? Loosely based on his three-week courtship of actress Marsha Mason, Neil Simon created George and Jennie - ...

Together Again for the First Time


An all new comedy cabaret from Tony and Jen channeling classic variety shows from when TV ruled the universe - plus legendary sketches from Bob ...

Souvenir
12/10 - 1/5/2020


Stephen Temperley Act II Playhouse...


Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

Greater Tuna
8/27 - 9/22/2019


Ed Howard, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

Kalamazoo
7/28 - 8/4/2019


Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger Act II Playhouse...


Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...

Collected Stories
10/23 - 11/18/2018


Ruth Steiner, a critically acclaimed, seasoned author, takes her student, Lisa, under her wing. What begins as a mentorship flourishes into a deeper maternal friendship. ...

I Ought to be in Pictures
2/27 - 3/25/2018


Neil Simon; dir: Tom Teti. Act II Playhouse:...


Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs. Plays & Players Theatre:...

Red Herring
10/24 - 11/19/2017


“What J. Edgar doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” “Hoover knows everything. He’s like Santa.” A madcap, irreverent farce of spy versus counter-spy, set in the ...

Which Reminds Me
8/29 - 9/24/2017


Tony Braithwaite. World Premiere...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
5/16 - 6/11/2017


Neil Simon; dir: William Roudebush....

TOMFOOLERY
2/28 - 4/2/2017


Four actors, stools, a piano and a healthy dose of attitude are all you need to enter the witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted world ...

I Will Not Go Gently
1/10 - 1/29/2017


Jennifer Childs; dir: Harriet Power....


Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...


Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...

This Wonderful Life
12/6 - 12/24/2016


Share the hope and humor of Frank Capra’s adored Classic Christmas screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life in this delightful re-imagining. The virtuosic James Leaming portrays ...

This Wonderful Life
12/6 - 12/24/2016


Share the hope and humor of Frank Capra’s adored Classic Christmas screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life in this delightful re-imagining. The virtuosic James Leaming portrays ...

Mauritius
10/25 - 11/20/2016


Theresa Rebeck; dir: David Bradley....

Mauritius
10/25 - 11/20/2016


Theresa Rebeck; dir: David Bradley....

Electile Dysfunction
9/6 - 10/2/2016


Tony Braithwaite, Will Dennis, Tracie Higgins....

Electile Dysfunction
9/6 - 10/2/2016


Tony Braithwaite, Will Dennis, Tracie Higgins....

Kiss Me, Kate
5/17 - 6/12/2016


One of the most raucous, rowdy and enduring romances of all time, Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate is a mix of an on-stage Taming of ...

Sleeping Handsome
4/16 - 4/24/2016


Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

Driving Miss Daisy
3/1 - 3/26/2016


Driving Miss Daisy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, charts a heartwarming yet poignant journey of an unlikely friendship blossoming over two and a ...

On the Road Again
1/12 - 1/31/2016


Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs....


Gerard Alessandrini; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

Rainbowtown
4/11 - 4/19/2015


Carrie Nielsen; dir: Bill D'Agostino....

Unnecessary Farce
2/24 - 3/22/2015


Two undercover cops stake-out a motel room to catch a crooked mayor on tape. Sounds simple, right? Nope. Because his accountant keeps removing her clothes, ...

Mark Twain Unplugged
1/20 - 2/8/2015


Tom Teti; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

Man of La Mancha
4/29 - 5/25/2014


Trapped in a dungeon, an eccentric old man tells of the adventures of Don Quixote: his campaign to restore the age of chivalry, to battle ...

Hotel Suite
2/18 - 3/16/2014


Act II Playhouse: Neil Simon; dir: Matt Silva....

Let's Pretend We're Famous
1/7 - 1/26/2014


Act II Playhouse: adapt: Jen Childs from Tony Braithwaite....

The Twelve Dates of Christmas
12/10 - 12/29/2013


Studio Theatre: Ginna Hoben....


Act II Playhouse: Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

The Woman in Black
10/29 - 11/24/2013


The framework of this spine tingler is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that ...


Act II Playhouse: Tony Braithwaite ; dir: Mary Carpenter....

Lend Me a Tenor
5/7 - 6/2/2013


Winner of 3 Tony Awards Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ...

Assassin
2/19 - 3/17/2013


Act II Playhouse: - David Robson; dir: Seth Reichgott....


Act II Playhouse: - Jen Childs; dir: Harriet Power....

4 Lads from Liverpool: A Tribute to the Beatles


The show takes you through an epic journey that begins in the early days in Hamburg, Germany and the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then fast ...

My Fair Lady
4/24 - 7/1/2012

Time Stands Still
2/14 - 3/11/2012


Visit the website for more details....

Let's Pretend We're Married
Let's Pretend We're Married
1/11 - 1/22/2012


Let's Pretend We're Married is a cabaret about bliss of the wedded sort, starring comedy masters Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs....

Laughing All The Way
Laughing All The Way
12/13 - 12/31/2011


Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Thing meets Whose Line IsIt Anyway? in this holiday show for all ages. From the creators of Heeere's Tony! ...

The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep
10/25 - 11/20/2011


Vampires, werewolves, and mummies (oh my!) - two actors play all eight roles in this madcap comedy....

Sylvia
Sylvia
9/6 - 10/2/2011


A love triangle between a man, his wife — and his dog! New York power couple Greg and Kate move from the suburbs to the ...

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