BWW Reviews: The Threepenny Opera at the Arden
The Threepenny Opera ran at the Arden Theatre Company from September 30-November 7.
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Arden Theatre Co Presents THE THREEPENNY OPERA, Previews 9/30
Arden Theatre Company continues its 2010/11 season with The Threepenny Opera, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's 1920's musical that paved the way for dark and bawdy works like Cabaret and Sweeney Todd.
BWW Reviews: CAROUSEL at Plays and Players
The production of Carousel currently playing at Plays and Players is an interesting adaptation by Benjamin F.
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BWW Reviews: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the Walnut
Fiddler on the Roof is one of those shows that almost everyone has experienced as some point in their lives - be it the film or a production locally, in NYC or on the high school level.
BWW Reviews: Walnut Street's THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)
It's a simple story - the young ingénue can't pay the rent, the evil landlord comes a calling, a wiser woman offers advice and the leading man offers to pay the rent.
BWW Reviews: GIRLS NIGHT THE MUSICAL at the Kimmel Center
Girls Night the Musical is the story of five friends in their forties celebrating a girls night.
BWW Reviews: IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE at the Arden Theatre Company
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie asks what will happen if you do just that.
BWW Reviews: ROMEO AND JULIET at the Annenberg Center
Romeo and Juliet is a classic that still rings true due to its commentaries on passion, violence, true love, regret, revenge, hatred, societal expectations, and fate.
BWW Reviews: 11th Hour Theatre Company's ROOMS a rock romance
It's a professional relationship that leads to rocky romance; as the show's tagline reads, 'She longs to see every room in the world.
BWW REVIEWS: Henry IV, Part I at the Lantern
Henry IV, Part I plays at the Lantern Theater Company now through May 2nd.
BWW Reviews: Travels with My Aunt at the Walnut's Independence Studio
Currently showing at the Walnut Street's Independence Studio on 3 is Graham Greene's hilarious Travels with My Aunt adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal.
BWW Reviews: Philadelphia Theatre Company's RED HOT PATRIOT: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Has America become too complacent in its acceptance of political figures and their decisions? Molly Ivins certainly thought so.
BWW Reviews: Desperate Housewives in FALLEN ANGELS at the Walnut
Noel Coward's 1925 play, Fallen Angels, is still very much alive at the Walnut Street Theater.
BWW Reviews: Romeo and Juliet The Current Traffic of The Arden's Stage
The Arden has staged a delightful, modern production of Romeo and Juliet, reminding us that though Shakespeare may seem a thing of the past its lessons about loyalty, family, violence, youth, and love still ring true.
BWW Reviews: 'The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' at the Merriam
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber covers thirty-one numbers from twelve Andrew Lloyd Webber shows.
BWW Reviews: RAINmania at the Academy of Music
To begin, RAIN is a Beatles Tribute Band.
BWW Reviews: GOLDEN AGE - A Night of Dangerous and Wonderful Emotions at the Philadelphia Theatre Company
The world premier of Terrence McNally's Golden Age at the Philadelphia Theatre Company is not to be missed.
BWW REVIEWS: Join THE ECLECTIC SOCIETY at the Walnut Street Theatre
What will you find wrapped up in The Eclectic Society? A touch of every emerging social aspect of the 1960s - rock music, marijuana, homosexuals, the independent woman, civil rights.
BWW Reviews: All Hail the Duke - THE PRINCE at Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 3
Bill Van Horn and Armen Pandola have created a well-written political comedy currently playing at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 3.
REVIEW: Little Shop is Definitely Bigger Than Hula-Hoops
Two of Philadelphia's smaller theater companies, Theatre Horizon and 11th Hour Theatre Company, have banded together to put on a unique and intimate production of this beloved musical upstairs in the Independence Studio at the Prince Music Theater.
BWW REVIEWS: PETER PAN; Fly to Neverland at the Arden Theatre
The Arden's children theater production of Peter Pan may be for kids, but adults will still be enthused.
REVIEW: Little Shop is Definitely Bigger Than Hula-Hoops
Two of Philadelphia's smaller theater companies, Theatre Horizon and 11th Hour Theatre Company, have banded together to put on a unique and intimate production of this beloved musical upstairs in the Independence Studio at the Prince Music Theater.
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Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary The Keswick Theatre (9/25-9/25) |
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Kalliope's Comedy Road Trip Next in Line Comedy (9/12-9/12) |
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A Band Called Honalee Bristol Riverside Theatre (9/16-9/20) |
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Redeeming Time John Arthur Lewis in Association With Damon Bonetti (9/15-9/17) |
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"The Nursery" by Clifford Odets The Sam Theater at The Flea (9/24-9/24) |
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Forever Simon & Garfunkel Bristol Riverside Theatre (5/12-5/16) |
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Shatterproof Icebox Project Space Gallery (9/18-9/27) |
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Be Like Blippi Tour! Keswick Theatre (12/11-12/11) |
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Bog Man The Lemonade Stand (9/09-9/20) |
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Turn the Beat! A Gloria Estefan Tribute Bristol Riverside Theatre (3/03-3/07) |