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Mauckingbird Theatre Company's fourth season kicks off with the regional premiere of [title of show], the company's first ever musical production. Hailed by The New York Times as, 'delectable entertainment … a postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals,' the hit Broadway musical is a quirky comedy about creative expression and taking risks

Azuka Theatre will conclude its 11th season with the World Premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger's the terrible girls, running March 17-April 3 at The Latvian Society, 531 N. 7th Street.

Mauckingbird Theatre Company's fourth season kicks off with the regional premiere of [title of show], the company's first ever musical production. Hailed by The New York Times as, 'delectable entertainment … a postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals,' the hit Broadway musical is a quirky comedy about creative expression and taking risks

Tonight, October 4, 2010, the following people were honored with Barrymore Awards at the 16th Annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony at the Walnut Street Theatre.

Theatre Exile launches our 2010/2011 season with the Philadelphia Premiere of Iron by Rona Munro. Directed by Deborah Block, Exile's co-artistic director and the founding program director of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, Iron runs September 8th through October 10th at Theatre Exile's new Studio X, with the press opening Saturday, September 11th at 8pm.

Tickets are now on sale for the 14th annual Philly Fringe, which runs in conjunction with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival from September 3 - 18.

The 2010 Barrymore nominees have been announced! Created in 1994, The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre are the Greater Philadelphia region's only comprehensive theatre awards program, recognizing artists for excellence and innovation while serving to increase awareness of the richness of the local theatre community. The Barrymore Awards are a nationally recognized symbol of excellence for theatre in this region, raising the bar for the work produced by local theatres and individual artists, and generating significant coverage in all the local newspapers and in national trade publications.Each year, over 120 shows produced by the region's professional theatres are reviewed by the Barrymore Voters. At the annual awards presentation each Fall, the Barrymore Awards are presented to honor the community's collective achievement. For more information, please visit http://www.theatrealliance.org/barrymore-awards.

Tickets are now on sale for the 14th annual Philly Fringe, which runs in conjunction with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival from September 3 - 18.

Theatre Exile launches our 2010/2011 season with the Philadelphia Premiere of Iron by Rona Munro. Directed by Deborah Block, Exile's co-artistic director and the founding program director of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, Iron runs September 8th through October 10th at Theatre Exile's new Studio X, with the press opening Saturday, September 11th at 8pm.

Theatre Exile announces our fearless 14th season, with four Philadelphia premieres as part of our season and an expanded schedule of events in our Studio X performance space, including our first full production in Studio X as part of the Philly Fringe. Get on board with Exile's gutsiest season that lays bare the naked truth behind the perils of sex and the price of love.

Azuka Theatre announces an exciting 11th Season following an adventurous 10th Anniversary Season. Opening the season with a Philadelphia Premiere and closing the season with a World Premiere, the theatre is also pleased to announce that it will sell subscriptions for the first time ever.

Lantern Theater Company caps the 2009/10 Season with a limited three-week engagement of Anthony Lawton's adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. Opening night is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm and the closing performance is Sunday, June 6.

Lantern Theater Company caps the 2009/10 Season with a limited three-week engagement of Anthony Lawton's adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. Opening night is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm and the closing performance is Sunday, June 6.

Lantern Theater Company caps the 2009/10 Season with a limited three-week engagement of Anthony Lawton's adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. Opening night is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm and the closing performance is Sunday, June 6.

Azuka Theatre finishes the Philadelphia Premiere of Adam Szymkowicz's biting dating comedy, Nerve May 2.

A reading of THE LITTLE HOURS, two one-act musicals based on the short stories of Dorothy Parker, is set for April 26th at Playwrights Horizons.

InterAct Theatre Company continues its long-time relationship with Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-nominated playwright, Lee Blessing, by producing the World Premiere his latest drama, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA. The production, which began performances Friday, April 9, has its official Opening Night tonight, April 14, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA takes aim at an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world's most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions.

InterAct Theatre Company continues its long-time relationship with Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-nominated playwright, Lee Blessing, by producing the World Premiere his latest drama, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA, which begins performances Friday, April 9, and has its official Opening Night on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA takes aim at an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world's most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions.

Azuka Theatre finishes its 10th Anniversary season with the Philadelphia Premiere of Adam Szymkowicz's biting dating comedy, Nerve. The show begins April 8, opens April 14 and closes May 2. Nerve will run at the Latvian Society, 531 N. 7th Street. Tickets cost $15-$25 and are available online at www.azukatheatre.org or by calling (215) 733-0255.

People's Light & Theatre Company presents KING LEAR, by William Shakespeare, thru March 28, 2010 on the Main Stage.