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Quintessence Theatre Group, a professional theatre company located in the Mt.

Let your imagination set sail! Audiences of all ages are invited to 'walk the plank' at Arden Theatre Company this spring as they present a unique twist on the swashbuckling tale TREASURE ISLAND.

Annenberg Center Live presents 42FT-A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels, the Philadelphia debut of show-stopping Cirque Mechanics, Sunday, February 17, at 2 PM.

Steve Mittman of WFMZ-TV has been added to the cast of this year's Dancing with the Lehigh Valley Stars, replacing his co-worker Jim Vaughn.

Launching its past two annual seasons with the groundbreaking Festival O has firmly established Opera Philadelphia not only as "one of North America's premiere generators of valid new operas" (Opera News), but as "one of American opera's success stories" (New York Times).

After the success of School Play in 2017 and Magdalene in 2018 Tribe of Fools is embarking on their third spring-time show, Clown Sex Ed.

How do you make a classic play with just two characters and one set fresh and new? Pick a relevant time, put it against a minimalist background and cast two people who would not be considered for a traditional production.

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) will host a free reception and gallery talk for NOW! on Wednesday, February 6 from 5:00-7:00 p.

The University of the Arts' Ira Brind School of Theater Arts announces the lineup for its fifth annual Polyphone Festival, a 'festival of the emerging musical.

This spring Pennsylvania Ballet will premiere Artistic Director Angel Corella's re-staging of Giselle, ballet's hauntingly romantic classic.

Sittin' In: Live Sessions, the Kimmel Center's FREE, monthly concert series, celebrates its 7th anniversary with an annual Birthday Bash for the program AND for curator/program creator Anthony Tidd in Commonwealth Plaza with a full lineup featuring some of Sittin' In's popular performers.

Many recall Electric Light Orchestra as a powerhouse stadium and arena band who toured between 1971 and 1986.

It's February 14th, you just got home from a freezing commute, and are finally able to put your feet up and relax.

The production of Chicago at the Fulton Theatre has added 6 more performances and is now extended through February 24th!

Tafelmusik's groundbreaking multimedia fusion of Saxon and Arabic music, Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House, returns to Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre under the direction of Elisa Citterio from February 21 to 24, 2019, before embarking on a six-city tour of the United States.

Audiences of all ages will love the frighteningly fun Walnut Street Theatre for Kids' (WST for Kids') production of R.

On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world's best-selling touring magic show, THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE FROM BROADWAY will play the State Theatre on February 28th and March 1st as part of its North American tour in 2019.

It is with great excitement that the Irish Heritage Theatre announces our Spring 2019 production Da by Hugh Leonard.

The Philly POPS and the University of the Arts announced today a joint partnership to create The Philly POPS/UARTS High School All-Star Big Band.

In a time of uncertainty in United States and China relations, The Philadelphia Orchestra will serve as a cultural bridge, fostering meaningful people-to-people exchange through music during its 2019 Tour of China, May 16-28, 2019.

CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and its PURE ENTERTAINMENT! With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history -- and it still shows no sign of ever slowing down!

Roll Play: An Improvised Adventure, returns to CSz Philadelphia for a third engagement! This highly interactive show combines the magic and fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons with the spontaneous hilarity of live improv comedy.

The State Theatre Center for the Arts announces the 2019 FREDDY© Awards, the 17th year of the program, recognizing and rewarding exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New

As a gift to the communities of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Orchestra will present a free concert in celebration of the Year of the Pig, joining the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) for a special one-night-only performance in Verizon Hall on January 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM.

Celebrated Philadelphia playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger is bringing the world premiere of CLICK, a fast, darkly humorous play, to the award-winning Simpatico Theatre.