Upcoming Shows
Meredith Willson's The Music Man, the six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy, comes to The Playhouse on Rodney Square June 5–7, 2026. The story follows fast-talking...
by Rosanne DellAversano - April 28, 2026
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 �...
by Greer Firestone - April 26, 2026
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....
by Greer Firestone - April 20, 2026
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...
by Greer Firestone - April 14, 2026
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...
by Rosanne DellAversano - March 21, 2026
A monster of a musical hits The Candlelight Theatre stage....
by Greer Firestone - March 10, 2026
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...
by Rosanne DellAversano - January 20, 2026
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS - A MEL BROOKS MUSICAL at The Candlelight Theatre?...
by Rosanne DellAversano - December 18, 2025
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....
by Greer Firestone - December 15, 2025
City Theatre Company’s CHICAGO was met with a warm audience response on opening night—and deservedly so. Now celebrating its 32nd year, CTC has long occupied a vital place in Delaware’s theatrical landscape, with current Artistic Director Kerri Kristine McElrone integral to the company since i...
Past Shows
HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites...
DEAR EVAN HANSEN takes a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and...
Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture-breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and...
Mean Girls is a popular musical based on Tina Fey's classic film. It follows naive newbie Cady Heron as she falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies...
An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen...
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