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When Totem Pole Playhouse opens it's 59th summer season on May 30th, it's a case of the more things change, the more things stay the same.

Hitch a rainbow ride through ancient Egypt when Pittsburgh CLO kicks off its 63rd Summer Season with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The Wilma Theater welcomes a distinguished group of speakers on Monday, June 1 at 7:30 p.

The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia proudly announces the fifth annual Spark Showcase featuring five of Philadelphia's freshest and most innovative small theatre companies presenting original world premiere work.

Lantern Theater Company is proud to announce the extension of William Shakespeare's Hamlet for five additional public performances through May 17, 2009 due to critical and popular demand.

Bristol Riverside Theatre, an acclaimed professional theatre company in Bucks County currently in its 22nd season, has announced the appointment of Amy Kaissar to the newly created position of Managing Director.

It is set to be one of the most emotionally stirring experiences ever seen on Civic Theatre of Allentown's stage: a special two show-only benefit concert performance of Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award-winning musical Parade on July 17th and 18th, 2009, with both shows at 8pm.

To mark the acquisition of the more than 500-piece collection of illustrations and sketches of alumnus Richard Amsel, The University of the Arts is presenting 'Richard Amsel: A Retrospective' at its Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery (333 S.

Austin Pendleton's stunning historical drama about the Booth Family -- America's first First Family of the Theatre -- takes to the Heritage Center stage.

Summer is approaching and Totem Pole Playhouse is back with a full roster of activities.

The Wilma Theater will bring its 30th Anniversary Season to a spirited finish with the East Coast Premiere of Hysteria, written by Terry Johnson and directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka.

The Pittsburgh International Children's Festival, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will present the 23rd annual festival May 13-17, 2009, in various venues throughout the city's university district of Oakland.

Bristol Riverside Theatre has announced a change to its final show of the 2008-2009 season and is pleased to present an original production of the Off-Broadway smash, Altar Boyz, from May 12 through May 31.

Hedgerow Theatre has selected an award-winning line up of shows for its summer season.

The four student winners of Act II Playhouse's recent 'American Idol' contest will take the Act II stage this month for two special performances of the theatre's sold-out musical, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women.

Pittsburgh CLO, with the families of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, will proudly present the 12th Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater to award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.

Pittsburgh CLO, with the families of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, will proudly present the 12th Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater to award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.

Due to the overwhelming response to our 'Buy Early & Save' campaign, our phone lines have been extremely busy for several weeks.

To mark the acquisition of the more than 500-piece collection of illustrations and sketches of alumnus Richard Amsel, The University of the Arts is presenting 'Richard Amsel: A Retrospective' at its Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery (333 S.

The Joyce Theater Foundation (New York), in association with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and On the Boards (Seattle), is pleased to announce the 12 choreographers in each of the four cities who will participate in The A.

The closing show of Civic Theatre of Allentown?s 2008-2009 stage season is a backstage musical with everything- humor, heart? and a scandalous affair.

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops has pulled out all the stops for its 30th anniversary concert on Friday, June 5 at 7:00 p.

The Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown announced today that stage and screen star, Sandy Duncan, will star in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, September 15-27, at the professional summer theater in Jennerstown, Pennsylvania.

Act II Playhouse has announced a full-month extension for its high-energy musical, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, thanks to strong early ticket sales.

Act II Playhouse, the professional theatre company in Ambler, PA, rounds out its 10th anniversary season with the high-energy regional premiere of Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, on stage May 5-31, 2009.