Jennie Eisenhower, who won a Barrymore Award five years ago for her performance in The Media Theatre's 'The Wild Party', returns to the State Street stage as Julie in the classic musical 'Show Boat'. Artistic Director Jesse Cline, who directed her to her award winning performance, takes the helm once again for this Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II collaboration.
Arden Theatre Company continues its 2009/10 season with the Philadelphia premiere of Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire.
People's Light & Theatre Company presents SNOW WHITE, by Kathryn Petersen, with music and lyrics written by Michael Ogborn, from November 18, 2009 to January 3, 2010 on the Main Stage. Pete Pryor directs. SNOW WHITE is one of three shows in the Target Family Discovery Series and is sponsored by ING.
Luna Theater Company is excited to announce the Philadelphia premiere of the 2009 Humana Festival entry, Slasher by Allison Moore.
Charles Abbott has announced he will retire as Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre at the end of the 2010 season.
Luna Theater Company is excited to announce the Philadelphia premiere of the 2009 Humana Festival entry, Slasher by Allison Moore.
Broadway comes to Ambler, as Act II Playhouse opens its 11th season in September with the Tony Award-winning hit play Boeing-Boeing. Act II Associate Artistic Director Harriet Power directs the post-Broadway world premiere of the smash-hit revival of Marc Camoletti's 1960s effervescent farce.
Amaryllis Theatre Company opens its 2009-2010 season with Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, from November 10 through 22 at Amaryllis Theatre Company's home in The Playground at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom Street).
People's Light & Theatre presents the World Premiere of ABSENCE by Wendy Hammond. ABSENCE runs from October 14 - November 8, 2009 on the Steinbright Stage. People's Light founder Ken Marini directs.
The Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 201st season with a masterful new staging of Lionel Bart's OLIVER!
The Creators of 'Spamalot,' WestBeth Entertainment by kind permission of Monty Python present.
The Creators of 'Spamalot,' WestBeth Entertainment by kind permission of Monty Python present For a Few Nights only 'An Evening Without Monty Python' A Jubilation. Starring Jeff B. Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk, Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Board of Trustees today announced that internationally acclaimed director Mark Clements will become the company's next Artistic Director. Clements has directed at more than 100 major theaters in the United States and Europe, including productions in London's West End, 11 seasons as the Artistic Director of Derby Playhouse in the United Kingdom, and six seasons as Associate Artistic Director for Moving Theatre Company, founded by Vanessa and Corin Redgrave. In the U.S., his work has been seen at New York's Roundabout Theatre and Classic Stage Company; and at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre. Clements, who is currently directing OLIVER! at Walnut Street Theatre, will begin his debut season with The Rep in the fall of 2010.
Philadelphia Theatre Workshop opens its sixth season with a classic example of its new mission. After last season, the professional company decided to dedicate itself to producing premieres of work by local playwrights.
Factory 449: a theatre collective debuts with its inaugural production of 4.48 PSYCHOSIS by Sarah Kane, author of Crave and Blasted. The production, a remount of Factory 449's award-winning workshop production staged as part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival, was recognized as "Best Drama" & "Best Overall Production" by the Festival and "Favorite Festival Play" by DC Theatre Scene. Directed by John Moletress and produced by Rick Hammerly, the cast features Factory 449 company members Sara Barker, Lisa Hodsoll and Brian Hemmingsen.
The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia announced that Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind was honored with the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, a cash award of $10,000, at the 15th Annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 5 at 7:00 PM at the Walnut Street Theatre.
The Creators of 'Spamalot,' WestBeth Entertainment by kind permission of Monty Python present For a Few Nights only 'An Evening Without Monty Python' A Jubilation. Starring Jeff B. Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk, Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock
The Creators of 'Spamalot,' WestBeth Entertainment by kind permission of Monty Python present For a Few Nights only 'An Evening Without Monty Python' A Jubilation. Starring Jeff B. Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk, Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock
The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia announced that Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind was honored with the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, a cash award of $10,000, at the 15th Annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 5 at 7:00 PM at the Walnut Street Theatre. The award is given to a Philadelphia theatre artist (director, designer, actor or writer) who shows outstanding promise in his or her field and is dedicated to working in the Philadelphia theatre community.
The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Lantern Theatre Company was the recipient of the 2009 Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service for its Classroom Connections Program. Actor Tony Danza, now an English teacher at Northeast High School, presented the award at the 2009 Barrymore Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 5 at the Walnut Street Theatre.
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