Torch Song
4/25 - 5/19/2024
Harvey Fierstein's seminal work, revised by the playwright to two acts, comes to Central Florida for the first time since its Broadway run in a ...
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Receives Grant To Celebrate Multiple Summer Programs
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2024
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has received a grant from Air Products, enabling it to celebrate multiple summer programs. ...
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by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2024
1812 Productions is preparing for the landmark Philadelphia professional regional premiere of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, running for an exclusive engagement April 25 through May 19 at Plays & Players Theater. ...
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by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2024
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by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2024
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Experience the Tony Award-winning play, The Lehman Trilogy, as it makes its Philadelphia premiere at The Arden Theatre Company. This epic theatrical triumph takes audiences on a three-hour journey exploring nearly two centuries of the Lehman family from their humble beginnings to the devastating fai...
1812 Productions Presents THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG On PSF's Main Stage
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2024
Philadelphia's all comedy theatre company, 1812 Productions, presents the hilarious revival of 'The Play That Goes Wrong' on PSF's Main Stage. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), this comedic sensation is 'a ri...
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 14, 2024
Philadelphia's all comedy theatre company, 1812 Productions will present The Play That Goes Wrong as the opener on PSF's Main Stage....
Lantern Theater Company to Continue 30th Anniversary Season With FAITH HEALER By Brian Friel
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024
Lantern Theater Company continues its 30th anniversary season with Brian Friel's masterpiece play, Faith Healer. Directed by Peter DeLaurier and featuring Anthony Lawton, Ian Merrill Peakes, and Geneviève Perrier, Faith Healer explores memory, belief, and the stories we tell ourselves....
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Philadelphia Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023
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Don't miss Philadelphia theater legends Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer in the hilarious world premiere co-production of THE FLATLANDERS....
Past Shows
The Play That Goes Wrong
4/5 - 5/21/2023
From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ...
This Is The Week That Is
11/29 - 1/5/2020
Got politics? Bring your friends and celebrate the holidays with 1812’s smash political party, This Is The Week That Is! Now in its sixth year, ...
The Roommate
9/26 - 10/20/2019
Jen Silverman; dir: Harriet Power....
Broken Biscuits
10/4 - 10/28/2018
Tom Wells; music: Matthew Robins; dir: Jennifer Childs. American Premiere...
A Few of Our Favorite Things
2/14 - 2/18/2018
Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs. Plays & Players Theatre:...
Buyer & Cellar
10/5 - 10/29/2017
Buyer & Cellar is a one-man comedy play written by Jonathan Tolins. It premiered in 2013 and quickly gained critical acclaim for its humor and ...
An Evening Without The Brits
5/15 - 5/16/2017
dir: Jennifer Childs. World Premiere...
The 1812 Game Show Spectacular!
2/20 - 2/21/2017
Plays and Players Theatre:...
The Carols
12/1 - 12/31/2016
Jennifer Childs; lyrics: Jennifer Childs; music: Monica Stephenson; dir: Jennifer Childs. World Premiere...
The Carols
12/1 - 12/31/2016
Jennifer Childs; lyrics: Jennifer Childs; music: Monica Stephenson; dir: Jennifer Childs. World Premiere...
Cherry Bomb
12/19 - 12/20/2016
Jennifer Childs; book: Jennifer Childs; lyrics: Jennifer Childs; music: James Sugg; dir: Jennifer Childs....
Cherry Bomb
12/19 - 12/20/2016
Jennifer Childs; book: Jennifer Childs; lyrics: Jennifer Childs; music: James Sugg; dir: Jennifer Childs....
This Is The Week That Is:The Election Special
9/29 - 11/7/2016
Alex Bechtel, Nia-Samara Benjamin, Jennifer Childs, Sean Close, Dave Jadico, Justin Jain, Don Montrey, Thomas E. Shotkin; dir: Jennifer Childs. World Premiere...
This Is The Week That Is:The Election Special
9/29 - 11/7/2016
Alex Bechtel, Nia-Samara Benjamin, Jennifer Childs, Sean Close, Dave Jadico, Justin Jain, Don Montrey, Thomas E. Shotkin; dir: Jennifer Childs. World Premiere...
I Will Not Go Gently
4/21 - 5/15/2016
Jennifer Childs; dir: Harriet Power....
A Tribute to Joan Rivers
2/29 - 3/1/2016
Improvukkah: Improv for the Holidays
12/14 - 12/15/2015
Intimate Exchanges
8/28 - 9/21/2015
Alan Ayckbourn; dir: Mary Carpenter....
To The Moon
4/16 - 5/17/2015
Jennifer Childs; dir: Matt Pfeiffer....
An Evening Without The Catskills
5/4 - 5/11/2015
adapt: Jennifer Childs from Jennifer Childs....
Bingo Night with Patsy!
3/4 - 3/8/2015
Jennifer Childs....
An Evening Without...
3/10 - 3/11/2014
Plays & Players Theatre: dir: Jennifer Childs....
The Big Time: New Vaudeville for the Holidays
11/29 - 12/31/2013
Plays & Players Theatre: Jennifer Childs; dir: Jennifer Childs....
That Was The Year That Was: The Year in Revue
12/9 - 12/10/2013
Plays & Players Theatre: dir: Jennifer Childs....
Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner- A Sort of Romantic Comedy
9/19 - 10/27/2013
Alan Zweibel; dir: Noah Herman....
It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project
4/25 - 5/19/2013
Plays & Players Theatre: - Jennifer Childs; dir: Jennifer Childs....
To Fool The Eye
2/14 - 3/3/2013
The Mandell Theater: - adapt: Jeffrey Hatcher; trans: Stephanie L. Debner....
Boston Marriage
4/29 - 5/20/2012
Boston Marriage
4/26 - 5/20/2012
Celebrated American playwright, David Mamet (American Buffalo, Glengarry Glen Ross), delivers this wildly funny story of two women thrust into a crisis of love, truth, ...
Let's Pretend We're Famous
3/6 - 3/25/2012
Act II Playhouse: adapt: Jen Childs from Tony Braithwaite....
Let’s Pretend We’re Famous
3/6 - 3/25/2012
Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite return to the stage for a limited engagement run of their newest comedy cabaret, Let’s Pretend We’re Famous. A trip ...
This Is The Week That Is
11/25 - 12/31/2011
Got politics? Bring your friends and celebrate the holidays with 1812’s smash political party, This Is The Week That Is! Now in its sixth year, ...
Every year, 1812 Productions is pleased to bring you a one-night-only event in our own signature style-from an evening of David Sedaris Christmas stories, to ...
Mistakes Were Made
10/6 - 10/30/2011
Felix Artifex has two problems: his mouth and his conscience. In a last valiant effort to dig himself out of a self-made rut, this Broadway ...
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William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Lantern Theater Company (5/16 - 6/16) BUY NOW & SAVE COMEDY | |
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The Doo Wop Project
Keswick Theatre (5/4 - 5/4) | |
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Funny Girl
Academy Of Music (7/16 - 7/28) | |
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Forge Theatre (6/7 - 6/23) | |
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Malpaso Dance Company
Penn Live Arts (10/6 - 10/7) | |
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Rittenhouse Grill’s Cabaret Series: An Evening with Me featuring John Lloyd Young
Rittenhouse Grill (5/20 - 5/21) | |
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The Second City Comedian Rhapsody
Bristol Riverside Theatre (5/14 - 6/2) | |
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An Evening With Me
Rittenhouse Grill (12/11 - 5/20) | |
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