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Following the in-person run, Philadelphia-based theater company The Wilma Theater has launched the digital presentation of the Barrymore Award-winning production, Poor Judge – A Pig Iron Production.

Responding to high demand, the Citywide James Ijames Pass now includes a two-show option, allowing access to major productions at Philadelphia's Wilma Theater and another venue for $90.

The Wilma Theater is presenting the return of the Barrymore Award-winning production, Poor Judge – A Pig Iron Production, a dance-theater cabaret set to the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Aimee Mann.

The Wilma Theater will celebrate the return of the Barrymore Award-winning production, Poor Judge – A Pig Iron Production, an exhilarating dance-theater cabaret set to the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Aimee Mann.

Theatre Horizon will open its 21st season with Oedipus in Seattle, an experimental theatrical adventure blending myth and romantic comedy in real time.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Dominic Moore-Dunson, an award-winning choreographer and arts leader, has been selected as the 2025-2026 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist.

MusiCoLab will present workshop performances of Red & Black. RED & BLACK, a new musical by Philadelphia-based artists Nick Hatcher, Sheridan Merrick, and David Thomas, asks this question with compelling clarity and originality.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival will present a bold repertory pairing of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead this summer, running July 9 through August 3 on the Main Stage at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts at DeSales University.

Philadelphia-based theater company The Wilma Theater has revealed four productions for its 2025-26 season. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

Charlie Gilbert, Executive Director of MusiCoLab, the non-profit incubator for new musical theater in Philadelphia, has announced the upcoming workshop presentations of RED & BLACK.

Theater makers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the over forty artistic leaders I spoke to in the last two weeks believed they would find a way to survive even without promised National Endowment for the Arts funding. But it won’t be easy.

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor recognizes a regional theatre company that has displayed a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theatre nationally.

Discover the exciting new 2024-25 season productions announced by The Wilma Theater. Get the latest details on the upcoming shows and subscription options.

Discover the radically reclaimed production of THE GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN by Bertolt Brecht at The Wilma Theater.

Philadelphia-based theater company The Wilma Theater (265  South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107) will partner with The League of Live Stream  Theater (LOLST) to present four worldwide live-stream performances of My Mama and The Full-Scale Invasion by Ukrainian playwright Sasha Denisova.

Dive into the behind-the-scenes process of 'Hilma,' the groundbreaking contemporary opera, as The Wilma Theater releases the second installment of their captivating docuseries. Discover the creative journey and inspiration behind this world premiere production.

What did our critic think of MY MAMA AND THE FULL SCALE INVASION at Woolly Mammoth Theatre? How do you tell the story of a person who has lived 1,000 lives? How do you capture a life that includes being born into Nazi occupation, raising a child, surviving a massive nuclear accident, and a full-scale invasion of a homeland…all in a tight, 90-minute package?

The Barrymore Awards return to honor the 2022-2023 theatre season in Philadelphia. With 66 productions recommended, this year's nominations celebrate the diversity of local artists and theatre companies. Stay tuned for the ceremony date and location announcement.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company kicks off its 2023-24 Enter the Woollyverse season with the world premiere of My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, an over-the-top look at the current war and invasion in Ukraine through one family's story.

Digital theater trailblazer The Wilma Theater is offering a streaming version of its onstage production of TWELFTH NIGHT, available to view on demand through July 23.