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Mauckingbird Theatre Company delves into the lives of two influential gay writers Truman Capote and James Baldwin - both authors of literary touchstones of the mid-twentieth century.

Plays & Players, Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theater at 1714 Delancey Place, will present the world premier of Concrete Dinosaur by Nicholas Wardigo running January 7 - 24 in the 3rd Floor Skinner Studio.

Philadelphia's Pig Iron Theatre Company will present encore engagement of it's Obie Award winning CHEKHOV LIZARDBRAIN in Philadelphia (Dec.

The Kimmel Center will present a newly revised version of Frank McCourt's The Irish.

IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE, produced by Theatreworks USA, will continue the Walnut Street Theatre for Kids 2009-2010 Season at the Walnut on Saturday, February 6 at 10:30 a.

Emmy Award winning writer and Tonight Show comedian, Mike Dugan, takes an unflinching look at the secret life of men in his one-man comedy Men Fake Foreplay, live at the State Theatre in Easton on Saturday, January 23rd at 8 PM.

BRAT productions will be merging worlds in 2010 with their FINAL production of Eugene Ionesco's (24 HOUR) 'THE BALD SOPRANO' FRIDAY, JANUARY 22nd @ the Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theatre 3680 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA.

Act II Playhouse presents the first of two special event shows during its subscription season break in January, when Barrymore Award winner Tony Braithwaite premieres his newest one-man show, First Impressions: Tony's Historical and Hysterical Take on the Presidents.

In the coming year, the Walnut Street Theatre, America's oldest theatre and the State Theatre of Pennsylvania will celebrate its landmark 202nd season of live entertainment and its 28th season as a not-for-profit producing theatre company.

Theatre Exile is proud to announce the world premiere of Any Given Monday by Bruce Graham, the 'dean of Philadelphia dramatists' (Philadelphia Inquirer).

York Little Theatre is holding auditions on February 1 and 2, 2010, for their upcoming production of the Broadway musical Once on this Island which runs April 16 - 25, 2010.

From the creators of CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, the groundbreaking hit and only show of its kind to ever perform on Broadway, comes the all-new CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION!

The Centre Theater brings a series of performances to its fourth floor theater.

The annual favorite Elvis Birthday Bash, celebrating it's 14th straight year, pays homage to the King of Rock 'N Roll with the 'world's finest tribute show,' on Saturday, January 16th at 7:30 PM.

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Amaryllis Theatre Company continues its season with the dark Scottish comedy Gagarin Way by Gregory Burke running from January 19 through February 7 at Amaryllis Theatre Company's home in The Playground at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom Street).

It's the 3rd installment of Brat's astonishing day-and-night performance event!

SCAPIN extended by popular demand, Must close Sunday, January 10!

Scapin makes its Philadelphia Premiere.

Lantern Theater Company celebrates the holidays with the Philadelphia Premiere of Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell's brilliant and innovative adaptation of Molière's Scapin, which takes the master's characteristic sharp-witted comedy and soaks it in vaudevillian clowning.

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.

In conjunction with the Philadelphia Premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist 'Becky Shaw', The Wilma Theater will present an afternoon of conversation with playwright Gina Gionfriddo.

From the creators of CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, the groundbreaking hit and only show of its kind to ever perform on Broadway, comes the all-new CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION!

On Borrowed Time -- The Actors' NET of Bucks County starts off the New Year with a classic fantasy drama, Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time.

Equity actress and Hedgerow veteran Micki Sharpe leads the hilarious and gifted cast in Nunsense at Hedgerow Theatre, Dec.