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YOU ARE MINE To Be Presented By Venice Island Performing Arts
Venice Island Performing Arts New Musical Series has selected YOU ARE MINE by Connecticut playwright Susan Cinoman, based on the music of Nashville singer/songwriter Maia Sharp.
THE MELON'S CRY To Be Performed At Philly Fringe
The Kammerspiel has announced the world premiere of The Melon’s Cry, an original play written and directed by Effie Kammer, as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
RAPTURES FROM THE GODHOLE Will Debut at Philly Fringe
RAPTURES FROM THE GODHOLE, a Cannonball Immersive Award recipient, will take over Box Spring Gallery for an immersive run featuring artist MAZEL's quantum-clown-electro-opera.
BETSY ROSS GROUNDHOG DAY to Premiere at Philly Fringe Festival
Grace Lazarz, Patrick Burke, and Claire Bronchick will present a new comedy at the Asian Arts Initiative, following Betsy Ross trapped in a colonial-era time loop.
Photos: FringeArts to Host Preview Nights and Fringe Fair Ahead of Philly Fringe Festival
FringeArts will offer Preview Nights, a Fringe Fair at Cherry Street Pier, and guided Tour de Fringe experiences to help audiences explore Philly Fringe Festival programming.
WIKIPEDILOVE to Make Philadelphia Debut at Philly Fringe Festival
Noam Osband will bring his musical comedy WIKIPEDILOVE, based on Wikipedia articles about love and sex, to Studio 34 with musician Dot Rose during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS to Open at Shawnee Playhouse
Neil Simon's comedy will run at the Shawnee Playhouse in Shawnee on Delaware, PA, directed by Sarah McCarroll and starring Kelly Krieger as Barney Cashman.
Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni and Michael Lepore Complete OH, MARY! Tour Cast
The full cast has been revealed for the 2026–27 National Tour of Oh, Mary!, including Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni and Michael Lepore joining Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and Tony Award winner J.
1812 Productions to Present THIS SHOULD NEVER BE A MUSICAL in Philadelphia
1812 Productions will stage THIS SHOULD NEVER BE A MUSICAL, an improvised show in which audiences supply terrible musical titles for actors to bring to life through comedic songs and scenes.
PHILLY POPS to Bring Neighborhood Concerts to Chinatown, Germantown, Northeast Philly
The Philly Pops will partner with Artcinia to present brass, jazz, and string ensemble concerts in Philadelphia neighborhoods this fall, with tickets priced for individuals, families, seniors, and students.
Brian Henson's Stage Show PUPPET UP! Will Embark on Fall Tour
Brian Henson's improv comedy show PUPPET UP! will tour for the first time in 15 years, with stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and New York City between September 27 and October 3, 2026.
SHATTERPROOF to Play Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Dana Block's solo show about her brother's schizophrenia will play a limited engagement at Icebox Project Space Gallery in Philadelphia, directed by Eric Tucker of Bedlam Theatre Co.
THE SHAWNEE ORIGINAL PLAYWRIGHT SERIES Festival to Return to Shawnee Playhouse
The Shawnee Playhouse will present a three-day festival of world premiere plays, one-acts, and staged readings from local and regional playwrights, under the executive direction of Midge McClosky.
Photos: RENT is Now Playing at Bucks County Playhouse
Bucks County Playhouse has released all new production photos from its new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent.
F***ED UP FAIRYTALES to Make Philadelphia Debut at Cannonball
Rising Sun Performance Company will present the Philadelphia premiere of the interactive comedy, which won the Audience Choice and Sold Out Awards at the New York City Fringe Festival.
SHOW PONY to Bring Irene Molloy's Solo Musical to Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Irene Molloy will perform her original solo musical SHOW PONY at the Yellow Bicycle Theater as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, exploring motherhood, identity, and breaking generational cycles through original acoustic music.
IS THIS THING ON? to Premiere at Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Adam Bradley will bring his autobiographical solo show to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, tracing his path from music to a hedge fund career and back, directed by Padraic Lillis.
RETURNED, IRIDESCENT to Premiere at Philly Fringe Festival
Theatre by Development will present the world premiere of RETURNED, IRIDESCENT, a trans love story by Rose Farrell, at the Proscenium at the Drake Theatre in Philadelphia during the Philly Fringe Festival.
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THE N CROWD to Return to Philly Fringe Festival for Second Year
The N Crowd, Philadelphia's longest-running independent improv comedy show, will present three Friday night performances at Sawubona Creativity Project as part of the Philly Fringe Festival.
SHATERPROOF To Take The Stage At Philadelphia Fringe Festival
What if you thought the funniest and saddest thing you could ever write/act would be the story of your crazy brother taken directly from his own “manifesto” about his own illness? In Shatterproof, a solo show written and performed by Dana Block.
THE UNTITLED COURT SHOW to be Presented at the Fringe Festival in Philadelphia
This September, Rachel O'Hanlon-Rodriguez and Cat Ramirez will return to the Fringe Festival in Philadelphia by way of Cannonball for The Untitled Court Show.
SHANGRI-LA-LA: THE SIEGFRIED & ROY REVENGE MUSICAL to Play Philadelphia Fringe Festival
The campy musical satire, fresh off its Midtown International Theatre Festival run, will play a one-day engagement at SideQuest Theater as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
PROMETHEUS BOUND Sneak Peek to Bow at Yellow Bicycle Company
Yellow Bicycle Company will host a one-night staged reading, sizzle reel screening, and audience talkback for Joshua Crone's indie sci-fi film PROMETHEUS BOUND in Philadelphia.
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CALL OF THE WILD Philly PACK (9/17-9/19) |
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The Women Old Academy Players (9/18-10/04) |
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Antigone Bristol Riverside Theatre (2/02-2/21) |
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Helen Keller Wasn't Real Louis Bluver Theatre @The Drake (9/17-9/20) PHOTOS |
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The Light Between: A Modern Cabaret Biello Martin Studio (9/18-9/19) PHOTOS |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Town & Country Players (9/25-10/10) |
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Blank Prima Theatre (9/11-9/27) |
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The Untitled Court Show Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theatre (9/11-9/27) |
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August Wilson's Fences Bristol Riverside Theatre (6/01-6/20) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (9/12-9/12) |