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BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical


The inspiring true story of Carole King’s remarkable journey from a teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the pop classics ...


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Quintessence Theatre Extends William Shakespeare's MACBETH Due to Popular Demand,


by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024

Audience reaction to Quintessence Theatre’s Season XIV production of Macbeth has been electric, and the company has announced a five performance extension to run through April 28th....

Video: Highlights From BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Walnut Street Theatre


by Joshua Wright - April 02, 2024

Get an extended look at Walnut Street Theatre's final show of the 215th season - the highly anticipated BEAUTIFUL – THE Carole King MUSICAL....

Video: First Look At BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Walnut Street Theatre


by Joshua Wright - March 28, 2024

Get a first look at Walnut Street Theatre's final show of the 215th season - the highly anticipated BEAUTIFUL – THE Carole King MUSICAL. Check out the cast in action in all-new video. ...

BEAUTIFUL, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY & More Lead Philadelphia's April 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - April 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 April 2024 include Beautiful, The Lehman Trilogy, and more!...

Photo: First Look At BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Walnut Street Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - March 25, 2024

Get an exclusive first look at Carole King in the Broadway musical BEAUTIFUL. The sneak peek reveals King's captivating performance, stirring anticipation among fans and theatre enthusiasts....

Photos: First Look at Quintessence Theatre Group's MACBETH


by Blair Ingenthron - March 23, 2024

Quintessence Theatre’s Season XIV is currently presenting William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, on stage through April 21st at the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy. Check out a first look at the production here!...

Video: Walnut Street Theatre Announces Summer Renovation Project


by Blair Ingenthron - March 10, 2024

Jeff Coon, Director of Development, discusses the planned summer renovations at Walnut Street Theatre, including wider seats, more legroom in the orchestra, and railings throughout the mezzanine. The theatre will also renovate the lobby. Watch in this video!...

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. ...

Video: Get A First Look at GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE at Walnut Street Theatre


by Joshua Wright - February 26, 2024

Get a first look at an all-new trailer for GROUCHO:  A LIFE IN REVUE is now playing at Walnut Street Theatre....

Groucho's Grandson to Attend GROUCHO at Historic Walnut Street Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - February 25, 2024

Don't miss GROUCHO'S GRANDSON at 'Groucho' in Philadelphia's historic Walnut Street Theatre on March 2. Celebrate the Marx Brothers' legacy with a special performance....

Past Shows

GROUCHO: A Life in Revue
GROUCHO: A Life in Revue
2/13 - 3/10/2024


Celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Marx Brothers' historic three-month run at the Walnut with this hilarious and moving tribute to 'The Kings of Comedy.' ...

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


Edward Albee took the theatrical world by storm with this celebrated Tony Award-winning Best Play. George and Martha have invited the young and naive Nick ...

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
11/27 - 12/31/2023


“Be Our Guest” for the most enchanting musical of all time, Disney's  BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!  This ‘tale as old as time,’ based on Disney’s ...

ELVIS - A MUSICAL REVOLUTION
10/3 - 11/5/2023

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
3/28 - 4/23/2023


Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville is a musical comedy featuring the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise”, “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” ...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2/14 - 3/12/2023


Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American drama written by Tennessee Williams . It is considered one of his greatest works and ...


With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and ...

ROCKY, the Musical
10/4 - 12/30/2022

CINDERELLA
11/22 - 12/18/2022

Rocky
9/20 - 10/30/2022


This powerful and touching musical based on the Academy Award�-winning Best Picture is sure to be a knock-out on your stage!...

Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit


To gather background for his new book, novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth, invite the extremely eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to perform a ...

Always...Patsy Cline
Always...Patsy Cline
4/12 - 5/15/2022


Patsy Cline’s soulful voice coming from the radio spoke to Louise Seger like none she had ever heard. On a special trip to see Patsy ...

Disney's Moana JR.
Disney's Moana JR.
4/30 - 5/15/2022


Moanas adventures come to life onstage! "Disneys Moana JR." is a new 60-minute musical adaptation of the hit Disney animated film, with music and lyrics ...

Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band


Comedic mystery reigns in this world premiere adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes tale. After her twin sisters unusual death at the familys run-down country ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
11/16 - 1/2/2022


Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story and the classic film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful story of love and letting ...

Beehive - The '60s Musical
Beehive - The '60s Musical
9/28 - 10/31/2021


BEEHIVE - The 60s Musical is a loving, rockin celebration of that eras powerful female voices whose music stands the test of time including Diana ...

Death of a Salesman
3/23 - 5/9/2021


Walnut Street Theatre Arthur Miller...

Rocky
9/8 - 11/1/2020


This powerful and touching musical based on the Academy Award�-winning Best Picture is sure to be a knock-out on your stage!...

Popcorn Falls
Popcorn Falls
2/25 - 3/29/2020


A nasty neighboring town has shut off Popcorn Falls' namesake waterfall and targeted them as a sewage treatment site. But the enterprising Popcorn Falls townsfolk ...

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance
1/14 - 3/1/2020


A beautiful, wealthy, American woman travels to England seeking to marry a titled aristocrat. The incomparable Oscar Wilde employs this deceptively simple plot to masterfully ...

Grace for President
Grace for President
2/1 - 2/9/2020


When Grace doesnt see a female face on a poster of US presidents, she decides to be the president of her class at school. But ...

Thurgood
Thurgood
1/7 - 2/9/2020


Meet Thurgood Marshall: Lawyer. Civil Rights Activist. The first African American Supreme Court Justice. In the acclaimed Broadway play Thurgood, you have a seat at ...

The Gifts of the Magi
11/12 - 12/22/2019


music by Randy Courts, lyrics by Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts Walnut Street Theatre...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
9/3 - 10/20/2019


From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
5/14 - 7/21/2019


Elle Woods, a bubbly sorority girl known for her love of pink and all things fashion, isn't taken seriously. But when her boyfriend Warner dumps ...


based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens Walnut Street Theatre...

Oleanna
1/15 - 2/17/2019


David Mamet Walnut Street Theatre...


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

MAMMA MIA!
5/15 - 7/22/2018


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

MAMMA MIA!
5/15 - 7/15/2018


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

Tell Me On A Sunday
4/3 - 7/1/2018


Emma, a young British hat designer, has come to New York City to live with a drummer. A series of relationships (with varying degrees of ...

IVY + BEAN
5/30 - 6/17/2018


Come meet quiet Ivy, who has amazing ideas, and outgoing Bean, who loves to put ideas into action. In this lively musical based on the ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me On A Sunday


Walnut Street Theatre’s 2017-18 Independence Studio on 3 Season concludes with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic musical TELL ME ON A SUNDAY. Directed by Debi Marcucci ...

Noises Off
Noises Off
3/13 - 4/29/2018


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 209th season with Michael Frayn’s classic backstage comedy, NOISES OFF. Directed by Frank Anzalone, this production begins previews on ...

The Humans
The Humans
1/16 - 3/4/2018


Winner of over twenty 2016 Best Play Awards, including the Tony Award! After a sleepless night, Erik Blake has brought his family from Pennsylvania to ...

STINKY KIDS
2/2 - 2/11/2018


ANNIE
11/7 - 1/7/2018


Leapin’ lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to ...

Annie
Annie
11/7 - 1/7/2018


Leapin' Lizards! Celebrate the holiday season with one of the world's best-loved musicals! Annie is a spunky orphan in 1930s New York City determined to ...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


Stephen Sondheim's classic Tony Award-winning Best Musical is fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest Broadway shows ever written! A Funny Thing Happened On ...

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
5/16 - 7/16/2017


Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
11/8 - 1/8/2017


When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow ...

South Pacific
9/6 - 10/23/2016


The plot of South Pacific centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II who falls in love with ...

SISTER ACT
5/17 - 7/10/2016


When disco club singer is placed in protective custody in a dying convent, her unique brand of funk comes face-to-face with the traditions of the ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
3/15 - 5/1/2016


Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. ...


Freckleface Strawberry The Musical, based on the beloved New York Times best-selling book by celebrated actress, Julianne Moore, is a fun and touching family musical. ...

Memphis
5/2 - 7/12/2015


n the electrifying world of Memphis the Musical, get ready for a powerful story set against the backdrop of the 1950s rock and roll revolution. ...

I Love a Piano
4/28 - 6/28/2015


An absolute celebration of the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, follows the journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American ...

MARY POPPINS
11/4 - 1/4/2015


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
9/2 - 10/19/2014


9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie Nine ...


Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office. From the authors of GUYS AND DOLLS comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals ...


Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office. From the authors of GUYS AND DOLLS comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals ...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change


This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.' Act I explores the journey ...

ELF
11/5 - 1/5/2014


ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. ...

In the Heights
In the Heights
9/3 - 10/20/2013


IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York?s Washington Heights neighborhood ? a place where the coffee from the ...

THE MUSIC MAN
11/6 - 1/6/2013


An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson?s ?The Music Man? follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the ...

PLAID TIDINGS
11/20 - 12/30/2012


FOREVER PLAID: PLAID TIDINGS is a brand-new show that offers the best of FOREVER PLAID tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow ...

 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story


Buddy Holly was a brilliant musician who changed the face of popular music and paved the way for the next generation of rock'n'rollers. Follow Buddy's ...

A Grand Night for Singing
A Grand Night for Singing
5/1 - 6/24/2012


Broadway's tribute to the genius of Rodgers & Hammerstein is truly A Grand Night for Singing. This Tony-nominated Best Musical shows how wonderfully timeless their ...

Skippyjon Jones


Skippyjon Jones is a little kitten with big ears and even bigger dreams! He longs to be someone different, so he transforms himself into Skippito ...

God of Carnage
God of Carnage
3/13 - 4/29/2012


God of Carnage is a comedy of manners without the manners! This internationally acclaimed comedy takes you into the most dangerous place on Earth: parenthood. ...

Doubt - A Parable
Doubt - A Parable
3/27 - 4/15/2012


Did he or didn't he? Where's the proof? A seed of doubt is sewn. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, ...

Miss Nelson is Missing
Miss Nelson is Missing
3/28 - 4/13/2012


Miss Nelson is the nicest teacher ever... or is she? The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears ...

Ethel!
Ethel!
2/21 - 3/11/2012


She was saucy. She was talented. She was a star. Ethel Waters grew up in difficult circumstances in Chester, PA in the early 1900s, but ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
1/17 - 3/4/2012


Agatha Christie, the mistress of mystery, brings you her most popular creation, The Mousetrap. When a group of strangers are trapped together at a manor ...

Proof
Proof
1/17 - 2/5/2012


Everyone has parents and everyone aspires to be like them in some way. But what happens when there's a distinct possibility that we may inherit ...

Henry and Mudge


Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Luckily Henry has Mudge—a big, slobbery, canine buddy to share his ...

The King and I
The King and I
11/8 - 1/8/2012


East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, ...

The King and I
The King and I
11/8 - 1/8/2012


The King and I has captured the hearts and minds of millions with its charming story of the British governess brought into the court of ...

Noel and Gertie
Noel and Gertie
11/22 - 12/31/2011


He was a talented actor, playwright and composer who delighted audiences with Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. She was a celebrated actress who triumphed on ...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol


The Walnut Street Theatre is proud to present Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Our holiday magic begins when a troupe of actors appear at the ...

Aspects of Love
Aspects of Love
9/6 - 10/23/2011


You'll fall in love with Aspects of Love. This romantic musical is filled with passion, love and loss across three generations of a family and ...

Madeline and the Bad Hat


Kids love Madeline and Madeline loves everyone, except her new neighbor! Pepito is rude and conceited. He is downright trouble, but when he is in ...

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