Philadelphia Theatre Company News

Bergen County Players presents Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning 'Master Class' opening October 28. Learn more about the show here!

The Guthrie Theater will present For the People by Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse, directed by Michael John Garcés. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

Shakespeare Theatre Company, in association with Philadelphia Theatre Company and Brooklyn Academy of Music, has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of Macbeth In Stride. Learn more about the show here!

Discover the Tony Award-nominated play CHOIR BOY, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, at Temple Theaters. Explore themes of homophobia and personal identity as the story unfolds at the elite all-boys Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. Don't miss this powerful production filled with gospel and R&B performances. Tickets available now.

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.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) and Harbor Stage Company present Betrayal, by Harold Pinter, directed by Robert Kropf. Learn more about the production and find out how to gett ickets here!

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has announced that it has awarded 40 grants and fellowships totaling $9 million in support of Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists. Learn more about what the grants will fund here!

Discover the highly anticipated return of the Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest this September! Over 50 arts organizations will come together to showcase their talent and creativity. Find out the dates and locations of this exciting event in our latest article.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the 12 Award Recipients for the 2023/2024 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals Project Development & Production Grants and the 10 Award Recipients for the 2023/2024 Impact & Exploration Fund.

Get a sneak peek into the highly anticipated 2023-24 season at Ensemble Studio Theatre, featuring an impressive lineup of plays and events that are sure to captivate theater enthusiasts. Find out what to expect and mark your calendars for an unforgettable theatrical experience.

The court of the St. James Theatre has assembled! The Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT has just announced its cast and we have the full list!

Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), under the leadership of new Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen, today announced the selection of playwrights for its 26th Annual New Works Festival to be held August 2 – 6 in Ojai, CA.

The Cape Cod Theatre Project is continuing its 2023 season this week on July 6 with playwright May Treuhaft-Ali’s Quick Service. 

This summer, from July 26 through July 30, the popular West Philadelphia theater company will perform Shakespeare with a musical twist, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven and the WAM Theatre team has announced an exciting ensemble of actors who are performing in the upcoming 2023 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series. The roster features a diverse array of talented performers. For all but one, Fresh Takes 2023 marks their WAM debut. 

Playwrights receive a week-long workshop to develop their new plays followed by a public presentation in OPC's 26th Annual New Works Festival, August 2 - 6.

Cleveland Play House will present the Suburban Outlaw production of Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, a quick-witted, uplifting story recounting the life of America columnist and humorist, Erma Bombeck.

Hedgerow Theatre announced both a one-week extension and a virtual streaming option of the company's Barrymore Recommended world premiere production of The Puzzle by Juliette Dunn.

Prospect Theater Company and the newly launched Peter Foley Music Project have announced final additional performers for Out of Myself—Songs of Peter Foley. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Goodspeed Musicals has announced the cast for the world premiere musical comedy Summer Stock, the second production of its 60th anniversary season. Filled with exuberant dance numbers and hits from the American songbook, it is adapted from the MGM/Warner Bros. film Summer Stock and will appear on the Goodspeed stage from July 7 – August 27 in East Haddam, Connecticut.