“RICH and RESONANT story telling as COMPELLING as it is IMPORTANT!” – The Guardian Filled with humor, heart, and vivid storytelling, this deeply personal play invites audiences into the life of legendary playwright, August Wilson – from the streets of Pittsburg to the moments...
“Fireflies is FUNNY, HEART-WARMING, and makes for an ENCHANTING evening!” – ShowRiz A warm and heartfelt romantic comedy about second chances, Fireflies follows a retired teacher whose quiet life is transformed by the arrival of a mysterious drifter in her small Texas town...
“A WITTY and WONDERFUL play… This is more than a simple comedy. It’s about what keeps a marriage alive and well.” – The Berkshire Edge An Anniversary dinner spirals delightfully out of control. What begins as a simple night out soon becomes a hilariously complicated and nearly...
“A MASTERFUL and HIGHLY ENGAGING thriller!" – Chicago Sun-Times In this riveting and revitalized new adaptation of the classic thriller, Bella Manningham finds herself trapped in a web of confusion and intrigue… Is she truly losing her mind? Or is she the victim of a scheming...
Who doesn’t enjoy an evening of young musical theater performers strutting their stuff on a professional stage? Not me and certainly not the enthusiastic Opening Night audience of ANNIE now playing at The Candlelight Theatre. …
It doesn’t matter if you know the stage version, or the movie version, or don’t know anything about it, just know ARSENIC AND OLD LACE has an easy to follow plot that leads you down a path of hijinks straight to your funny bone.…
For many, the wild and unpredictable ride of a roller coaster is exhilarating and euphoric, while for others, it is traumatic and elicits multiple phobic fears. The musical RIDE THE CYCLONE is very much like a roller coaster in that the mindset of the viewer makes all the difference. Labeled as a �…
The Walnut Street Theatre’s opening night production of 1776 is, quite simply, magnificent. It arrives not merely as a theatrical event, but as something more essential—an experience that feels necessary.…
George Abbott earned the reputation of Broadway’s “show doctor” in the 1950s because he had an uncanny ability to fix troubled musicals quickly and commercially. Producers would bring him in—often late in rehearsals or even during out-of-town tryouts—to tighten scripts, sharpen comedy, res…
The Smyrna Opera House’s Cabaret isn’t just good—it’s a minor miracle. This is their first musical in years, and instead of easing back in with something safe, they went straight for one of the most stylistically demanding, tonally complex shows in the canon. And they pulled it off with grit…
A monster of a musical hits The Candlelight Theatre stage.…
Producing a play called POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in today’s political climate takes nerve. Aisle Say applauds Kerry Kristine McElone and the Board of City Theatre for having exactly that kind of chutzpah. Mounting this razor-edged farce at a mo…
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS - A MEL BROOKS MUSICAL at The Candlelight Theatre?…
Disney’s The Little Mermaid, loosely based on the fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen, tells the simple story of the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, and her longing to leave her ocean home and live in the world above with humans.…
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The Oglander family is enjoying a quiet game of bridge in their drawing room when suddenly a woman, covered in blood, staggers in, with a cry of Murder! before she collapses. The woman, famous actress Valerie Saintclair, is the only witness to the terrible murder of her former...
The REP's audio adaptation of Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace will have you roaring with laughter as our resident actors portray the colorful characters of the mad Brewster family.In this theatre classic, drama critic Mortimer Brewster, discovers his seemingly sweet old...
Join the Resident Ensemble Players (REP) on air and online this holiday season for the brand new audio presentation of Charles Dicken's heart-warming classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Sara Valentine and Michael Boudewyns. Immerse yourself in your imagination while following...
by Alan AyckbournDirected by Maria AitkenAPR. 23 MAY 10A hilarious tale of three couples looking for love and satisfaction anywhere but their own bedrooms. Annie has grown weary of caring for her ailing mother and has decided to take a break: an amorous weekend in the country...
By Matthew LopezDirected by Steve TagueAPR. 16 MAY 10The Civil War is over; the Confederacy has fallen. On the eve of Passover, Caleb, a young Jewish Rebel soldier with a bullet still lodged in his leg, returns to his half-destroyed Virginia home and his familys former slaves...
By Arthur MillerDirected by Ben BarnesMAR. 5 - MAR. 22When a group of teenage girls is caught dancing naked in the woods outside of a tiny Puritan town in Massachusetts, an investigation into their adolescent mischief-making derails into madness and hysteria when accusations of...
By Michael GotchDirected by Mark LamosJAN. 16 FEB. 2After last seasons wildly successful Minor Fantastical Kingdoms, Michael Gotch returns with a darker look at middle America. In a withering Midwest town, Karen Jameswife, mother, and breadwinner has enough venison chili to...
Adapted for the Stage by Ken LudwigDirected by Sanford RobbinsNOV. 7 - NOV. 24An opulent train stranded in the snow-whipped mountains, a dining car packed with elegant passengers, and one very dead fellow traveler launch famous detective Hercule Poirot into what may be his most...
By Tracy LettsDirected by Jackson GaySEP. 26 OCT. 13This funny, furious family reunion from hell begins when patriarch Beverly Weston disappears into the hot summer night. His sister-in-law and three daughters rush to the family estate with their families to care for their...
Thompson Theatre: - Theresa Rebeck; dir: Sanford Robbins.
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Mean Girls Clear Space Theatre (6/26-8/29) |
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Pretty Woman Clear Space Theatre (7/01-8/25) |
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August Wilson's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED Resident Ensemble Players (9/04-9/20) |
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Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Second Street Players (8/21-8/30) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10/17-10/17) VIDEOS |
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Holidays a cappella at Chicago a cappella Chicago A Cappella (10/25-8/25) |
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Clear Space Theatre Company presents Mean Girls: The Musical (Children 12 and under are free to attend and do not need a ticket when sitting in the La Freeman Arts Pavilion (8/19-8/19) |
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Beetlejuice JR. Second Street Players (10/09-10/18) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Milton Theatre (10/21-11/01) |
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Possum Point Players (9/11-9/20) |
