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The Lehman Trilogy
The Lehman Trilogy
3/7 - 4/7/2024


Weaving together nearly two centuries of family history, The Lehman Trilogy charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes and devastating failure of the financial institution that would bring ...

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
4/10 - 6/2/2024


A modern retelling of the classic tale — a wooden boy, a nose that grows, a huge whale, and a cricket with a lot of ...

Once on This Island
Once on This Island
5/16 - 6/16/2024


In search of her place in the world with guidance from the island gods, Ti Moune, a fearless young woman of the French Antilles, risks ...


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Arden Theatre Company Extends THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, Now Playing Through April


by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2024

Arden Theatre Company extends the run of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY until April 14....

Video: Get A First Look at THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at The Arden Theatre


by Joshua Wright - March 12, 2024

Get a first look at The Lehman Trilogy, the 2022 Tony Award winner for Best Play as it makes its highly anticipated Philadelphia premiere March 13 at Arden Theatre Company. Check out the video!...

The Wilma Theater Presents Radical New Production Of THE GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN


by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2024

Discover the radically reclaimed production of THE GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN by Bertolt Brecht at The Wilma Theater....

THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER Comes to Philadelphia This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2024

What if the January 6, 2021 insurrection was successful? The Last Yiddish Speaker by Deborah Zoe Laufer imagines this alternate reality where a white supremacist regime has come into power. Learn more about the play here!...

9 TO 5: The Musical & More Lead Philadelphia's Spring 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - March 01, 2024

Philadelphia is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Spring 2024 include 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL and more. ...

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...

Applications Now Open for Theatre Exile's 2024 Paper Wings Theatre Camps


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2024

​​​​​​​Applications are open through March 18 for Theatre Exile's 2024 Paper Wings spring and summer Theatre Camps. Learn more about the camps and see how to register. ...

Arden Theatre Company Extends LADYSITTING For a Second Time


by Stephi Wild - February 13, 2024

 Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company has announced the second extension of its third production of the 2023/24 season, the world premiere of Ladysitting....

VIDEO: Get A First Look at LADYSITTING at Arden Theatre Company; Now Extended


by Alan Henry - January 29, 2024

Get a first look at Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company's world premiere of Ladysitting. Ladysitting is written by Lorene Cary, acclaimed Philadelphia-based author and playwright, University of Pennsylvania senior lecturer, and advocate....

Interview: Tony Award Winner Trezana Beverley Talks World Premiere of Lorene Cary's LADYSITTING at Arden Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2024

In this exclusive interview, Trezana Beverley discusses her experience starring in the world premiere of Ladysitting at the Arden Theatre. Discover the heartwarming story of this tribute to a grandmother's journey and get an inside look into the cast and creative team behind the production....

Past Shows

Ladysitting - World Premiere! - Now Extended to March 10th


This world premiere play, by acclaimed Philadelphia writer Lorene Cary, explores the life and last year of Lorene’s Nana – a fiercely strong and independent ...

What the Constitution Means to Me


Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition and developed a deep love of the Constitution by winning debate competitions around the country. In this hopeful, ...

Assassins
Assassins
9/21 - 10/15/2023


The Arden returns to the genius work of Stephen Sondheim with this audacious musical that speaks to the moment we are in as a country ...

Violet
Violet
5/25 - 6/25/2023


This multi-award-winning musical follows a scarred woman who embarks on a cross-country bus trip to be healed by a minister, discovering the true meaning of ...

Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood
4/12 - 6/4/2023


This wildly inventive and humorous adaptation puts a spin on the popular fairy tale when a delivery driver calls into question an actor’s production of ...

August Wilson's Radio Golf
3/16 - 4/16/2023


Set in Pittsburgh in the late 1990s, it’s the story of a successful entrepreneur who aspires to become the city’s first Black mayor. But when ...

August Wilson's Radio Golf
August Wilson's Radio Golf
3/23 - 4/16/2023


The last chapter of August Wilson’s monumental ten-part series, The American Century Cycle, will come to the F. Otto Haas Stage. Set in Pittsburgh in ...

Clyde's
1/26 - 3/12/2023


Clyde's, written by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, is a powerful dramedy that takes a comedic yet poignant look at redemption and second ...

Clyde's
Clyde's
1/26 - 3/5/2023


Just outside of Reading, PA, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption as they find purpose and ...

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
12/7 - 1/29/2023


Arden Children’s Theatre is back! Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte ...

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
12/7 - 1/29/2023


Arden Children’s Theatre is back! Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
11/3 - 12/11/2022


This much-loved production returns to the Arden on the Arcadia Stage! A moving, insightful, and hilarious one-person play leads audiences through a remarkable journey that ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
11/3 - 12/11/2022


This much-loved production returns to the Arden on the Arcadia Stage! A moving, insightful, and hilarious one-person play leads audiences through a remarkable journey that ...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
10/6 - 11/6/2022


A cramped apartment. A family struggling to escape the past. And a Gentleman Caller who brings the one thing they all desperately crave – hope. ...

Into the Woods
6/2 - 7/3/2022


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

Backing Track
3/3 - 4/10/2022

Backing Track
2/17 - 3/27/2022

NO CHILD
4/27 - 5/9/2021


Diving into the overlooked world of a teaching artist, NO CHILD follows playwright Nilaja Sun as she struggles to lead a class in a city ...


Robi Hager has quickly become an Arden favorite, having been featured in productions such as NEXT TO NORMAL, FUN HOME and RAGTIME. A Broadway veteran ...


A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week - struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide'- in this powerful play by Philadelphia ...


Acclaimed Arden favorites Joilet Harris (CAROLINE, OR CHANGE) and Mary Martello (GYSPY) team up for an evening of show-stopping, memorable tunes that span the American ...

Every Brilliant Thing
11/10 - 12/13/2020


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Dr. Suess's The Cat in the Hat


A gloomy day indoors for Sally and her brother is upended entirely upon the arrival of the eccentric Cat in the Hat. This production of ...

No Child... (Sun)
3/19 - 4/26/2020


NO CHILD…is a tour-de-force exploration of the New York City public school system. An insightful, hilarious and touching master class not to be missed by ...

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
3/12 - 4/12/2020


Tennessee Williams masterpiece depicts a story of love, lust, and the memories we leave behind. Join us as the F. Otto Haas stage transforms into ...

My General Tubman
My General Tubman
1/16 - 3/1/2020


A world premiere by acclaimed Philadelphia playwright Lorene Cary, My General Tubman is a beautiful and exciting new play about the complex journey of Harriet ...

An Iliad
11/6 - 12/15/2019


Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare Arden Theatre Company...

An Illiad
An Illiad
11/13 - 12/8/2019


The infinite beauty of storytelling consumes this provocative adaptation of Homers classic. The Trojan War is placed beside our modern day, presenting the allure of ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
Tiny Beautiful Things
10/24 - 12/8/2019


Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things explores Strayeds time as the anonymous advice columnist, Dear Sugar. While navigating her readers questions ...

Ragtime
Ragtime
9/19 - 10/20/2019


This Tony Award-winning tale follows the intersection of cultures, classes, and nationalities all fighting for their American dream in New York City at the turn ...

Indecent
Indecent
5/22 - 6/23/2019


Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogels critically acclaimed play with music is about the creation of the controversial Yiddish play God of Vengeance and is a ...

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
4/3 - 6/9/2019


Emily – a young girl with big dreams – transforms her living room into the wild seas, in this retelling of the classic pirate tale. ...

How I Learned What I Learned


In this solo show, the late playwright August Wilson shares stories about his first jobs, first loves, and his encounters with racism in this theatrical ...

Gem of the Ocean
Gem of the Ocean
2/28 - 3/31/2019


Set in 1904, this first installment of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle journeys to Pittsburgh’s Hill District and tells a mystical story of freedom, ...

74 Seconds...To Judgement
74 Seconds...To Judgement
1/17 - 3/10/2019


A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week – struggling to decide what is ‘justifiable homicide’- in this powerful and provocative new ...

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
11/28 - 2/3/2019


Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte and their barnyard friends have ...

Fun Home
Fun Home
5/17 - 6/17/2018


Fun Home Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel Directed by Terrence J. Nolen ...

The Arden Cabaret Series: Alex Keiper and the Next Generation Cabaret


Alex Keiper (Arden’s The Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, A Little Night Music) hosts a cabaret of Philadelphia’s next generation of musical theatre talent. This evening of ...

Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye


Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges On the F. Otto Haas Stage MARCH 1 – APRIL 8, ...

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1/11 - 2/25/2018


A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Terrence J. Nolen On the Arcadia Stage JANUARY 11 – FEBRUARY 25, 2018 Nora and Torvald are ...

Touch Tones
Touch Tones
10/19 - 12/3/2017


Story by Michael Hollinger & Robert Maggio Book & lyrics by Michael Hollinger Music by Robert Maggio Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech October 19 - December ...

TouchTones
TouchTones
10/19 - 12/3/2017


Single Tickets are now Available to purchase! The Arden Theatre Company presents TouchTones A new musical comedy about love, sex, and the fantasy at the ...

Gypsy
Gypsy
5/18 - 6/18/2017


A Musical Fable Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee On the F. ...

The Light Princess
The Light Princess
4/5 - 5/28/2017


A world premiere! Adapted from the story by George MacDonald Book and Lyrics by Tony Lawton Music by Alex Bechtel April 5 - May 28 ...

The Legend of Georgia McBride
The Legend of Georgia McBride
10/13 - 11/27/2016


By Matthew Lopez. Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech. On the Arcadia Stage. October 13-November 27, 2016. He’s young, he’s broke, he’s just found out his wife ...

Stupid F**king Bird
Stupid F**king Bird
9/15 - 10/16/2016


In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of The Seagull, Arden co-founder Aaron Posner scoops up Chekhov’s tale of unrequited love, missed opportunities, and ...

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
5/12 - 6/19/2016


After the sudden death of her parents, ten-year-old Mary Lennox is sent to live with an uncle whom she’s never met. Mourning the loss of ...

The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales


What do you get when you take fairy tale classics and turn them on their heads? The widely acclaimed Caldecott Award-winning book comes to the ...

Two Trains Running
Two Trains Running
3/10 - 4/10/2016


The civil rights movement is sweeping across Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969 and Memphis Lee’s diner is scheduled to be torn down, a casualty of ...

Funnyman
Funnyman
1/14 - 3/6/2016


New York City, 1959. An aging vaudevillian comic, grasping to remain relevant in the ever-changing world of “show biz,” tries to revive his career with ...

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates


Hans and his sister Gretel are determined to win the local ice skating race, though they can only afford cheap wooden blades. When a kind ...

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
10/1 - 11/1/2015


From acclaimed playwright Mary Zimmerman (of Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre) comes this dazzling adaptation of Ovid’s classic myths. A rippling, onstage pool conjures a magical world ...

Passon
Passon
5/21 - 6/28/2015


Passion Book by JAMES LAPINE Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Production Co-Conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN ...

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
4/15 - 6/21/2015


The Jungle Book By GREG BANKS Based on the story by RUDYARD KIPLING Directed by MATTHEW DECKER Arden’s The Jungle Book is a brand new ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
3/5 - 4/19/2015


Macbeth By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by ALEXANDER BURNS Fueled by ambition, Macbeth cuts a bloody path to power, spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth ...

Under the Skin
Under the Skin
1/15 - 3/15/2015


Under the Skin World Premiere By MICHAEL HOLLINGER Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Lou, a man dying of kidney failure, asks his estranged daughter Raina ...

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
11/26 - 2/1/2015


Beauty and the Beast By CHARLES WAY Directed by WHIT MACLAUGHLIN Meet two sisters: Cassandra, eager to experience life; and Belle, who is afraid of ...

Great Expectations
Great Expectations
10/23 - 12/14/2014


Great Expectations Based on the book by CHARLES DICKENS Adapted by GALE CHILDS DALY Directed by MATTHEW DECKER Charles Dickens’ classic coming-of-age novel springs to ...

 La Bête
La Bête
9/24 - 10/12/2014


La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott ...

 La Bête
La Bête
9/11 - 10/12/2014


La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott ...

La Bête
La Bête
9/11 - 10/12/2014


La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott ...

La Bête
La Bête
9/11 - 10/12/2014


La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott ...

Tulipomania
Tulipomania
5/24 - 7/1/2012


Before we had the subprime mortgage crisis, Holland had the Tulip bulb bubble. Six strangers in an Amsterdam hash bar recall this seedy story of ...

Robin Hood
Robin Hood
4/25 - 6/17/2012


Enter Sherwood Forrest with Robin Hood, the legendary hero! Wielding a bow and arrow, Robin and his merry men join forces to stand up for ...

Cyrano
Cyrano
3/8 - 4/5/2012


The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this American adaptation of the French classic. Will Roxane fall for Christian’s dashing looks or ...

Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park
1/26 - 3/18/2012


Clybourne Park tells the story of a house, a neighborhood and the people who have come and gone over five decades. This daring comedy, leasing ...

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
11/30 - 1/29/2012


Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte and their barnyard friends have ...

The Whipping Man
The Whipping Man
10/27 - 12/18/2011


A Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his home, reuniting with his family’s former slaves. Amidst the rubble from the Civil War, these three men gather ...

August: Osage County
August: Osage County
9/29 - 10/30/2011


A father disappears on a hot summer night. A pill-popping mother summons her grown daughters back home. Dinner is served, lies are told, and the ...

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