Gertrude Stein

OY/YO Sculpture Coming To Philly

The Weitzman will install Brooklyn-based artist Deborah Kass' monumental OY/YO sculpture on its grounds, at 5th and Market Streets on Independence Mall, for the next 12 months. The bright yellow aluminum statue is creative word play using just two letters, with several meanings.

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: David Greenspan Goes Solo in The Patsy and Take Me Out Prompts a Mets Memory

Notes on David Greenspan in The Patsy, a Mets memory from Take Me Out and keeping track of New York theatre's Lenape Land Land Acknowledgements.

CABARET IN CAPTIVITY Comes to The Triad Theater, May 1

Cabaret in Captivity, an annual cabaret produced by Untitled Theater Company No. 61 in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, will perform both live and livestreamed on Sunday, May 1, at 2pm. 

Springboard Season At Contemporary Theater Company

The Contemporary Theater Company is known for its focus on the community and local talent. This April and May their annual Springboard Season, which is comprised of one or two night events by community and ensemble members, returns. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm.

Theater Works Announces 2022-2023 Season Productions

 Theater Works has announced a new lineup full of family favorites, a holiday mainstay hit and glorious musicals.  Theater Works’ Mainstage series features musicals, drama and a return to large scale productions sure to stir imagination and maybe even some singing-a-long.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces Initial Cast For ORLANDO

It was announced today that Taylor McClaine has been cast as the eponymous Orlando in acclaimed playwright, Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's time and gender shifting masterpiece to be staged at Jermyn Street Theatre this spring.

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF ALICE B. TOKLAS BY GERTRUDE STEIN, Jermyn Street Theatre

The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, both written and directed by Edward Einhorn, makes its European premiere at Jermyn Street Theatre.

Tickets on Sale for Target Margin Theater's ONE NIGHT

The multi-Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater has announced that tickets are now on sale for One Night, a nine-hour theatrical event that concludes the company’s five-year exploration of The One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of classic Silk Road stories. 

Museum Of Jewish Heritage Extends BORIS LURIE: NOTHING TO DO BUT TO TRY Exhibition Through November 2022

Due to an enthusiastic response, the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust announces that Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try, a first-of-its-kind exhibition on the 20th century artist and Holocaust survivor and the Museum's first contemporary art show, will be extended until November 6, 2022. The exhibition originally was scheduled to close on April 29.

Casting Announced For THE MARRIAGE OF ALICE TOKLAS at Jermyn Street Theatre

Today, Jermyn Street Theatre announces the casting for Edward Einhorn's breath-taking wedding farce, The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein.

At The Table: A Play Reading Series has released its April play, Little Wars by Steven Carl McCasland. Directed by Rachel Flynn (Heathers: The Musical), and co-hosted by Ned Donovan (The Hunted: Encore), the episodes are edited, and feature original scoring by Marcus Thorne Bagala (This American Life).

Acclaimed playwright Steven Carl McCasland (Little Wars, What Was Lost, neat & tidy) has debuted his new online anthology of monologues,The Bone Orchard Monologues.

In honor of this historic Presidential race, McCasland recently debuted a piece inspired by the life of suffragette Alice Paul. Just in time for Election Day, actress Kristen Gehling has brought the monologue to life.

SaintsCurrent students and alumni from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama will join forces to present 'Gertrude Stein SAINTS!' at the 17th Annual New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), Aug. 9 - 25, in New York City. FringeNYC is the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from around the world performing more than 1,200 shows in 16 days at more than 20 venues. Click below to get a sneak peek at the show!

Stage Entertainment USA and Sylvester Stallone have announced that the new musical, ROCKY, will come to Broadway in 2014, beginning preview performances in February and officially opening in March at Broadway's historic Winter Garden Theatre. ROCKY received its world premiere in fall 2012 in Hamburg, Germany.

Jenny guest stars on NBC's MERCY this week, playing Jackie, a New Jersey housewife who has an interesting connection to Michelle Trachtenberg (Nurse Chloe Payne). The episode airs this Wednesday, November 18th at 8pm EST. Check local listings for further details.