by Scott Serio - December 07, 2025
Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....
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At the end of the millennium, a group of bohemians in the East Village struggle with love, loss, and gentrification amidst the AIDS crisis. In...
At the end of the millennium, a group of bohemians in the East Village struggle with love, loss, and gentrification amidst the AIDS crisis. In...
Our unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea and a plate of bacon...
After seven years in prison, King returns to his family and community, determined to take control of his life. But his hopes conflict with the...
After seven years in prison, King returns to his family and community determined to take control of his life. But his hopes conflict with the...
When Newton Stover III discovers the long-lost recordings of a legendary bluesman in the basement of his granddaddy’s rundown music studio, he resolves to rebuild...
Join Peter Pan on an adventure to Neverland, a magical island where there are no parents, no chores, and fairies and pirates rule! Introduce your...
The time is 1905. The place, the Lower East Side. Sewing beautiful lingerie gives Esther Mills, an African American seamstress, an intimate look at the lives...
When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon must risk life, liberty,...
When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon must risk life, liberty,...
In search of her place in the world with guidance from the island gods, Ti Moune, a fearless young woman of the French Antilles, risks...
A modern retelling of the classic tale — a wooden boy, a nose that grows, a huge whale, and a cricket with a lot of...
Weaving together nearly two centuries of family history, The Lehman Trilogy charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes and devastating failure of the financial institution that would bring...
This world premiere play, by acclaimed Philadelphia writer Lorene Cary, explores the life and last year of Lorene’s Nana – a fiercely strong and independent...
Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition and developed a deep love of the Constitution by winning debate competitions around the country. In this hopeful,...
The Arden returns to the genius work of Stephen Sondheim with this audacious musical that speaks to the moment we are in as a country...
This multi-award-winning musical follows a scarred woman who embarks on a cross-country bus trip to be healed by a minister, discovering the true meaning of...
This wildly inventive and humorous adaptation puts a spin on the popular fairy tale when a delivery driver calls into question an actor’s production of...
The last chapter of August Wilson’s monumental ten-part series, The American Century Cycle, will come to the F. Otto Haas Stage. Set in Pittsburgh in...
Just outside of Reading, PA, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption as they find purpose and...
Arden Children’s Theatre is back! Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte...
Arden Children’s Theatre is back! Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte...
This much-loved production returns to the Arden on the Arcadia Stage! A moving, insightful, and hilarious one-person play leads audiences through a remarkable journey that...
This much-loved production returns to the Arden on the Arcadia Stage! A moving, insightful, and hilarious one-person play leads audiences through a remarkable journey that...
A cramped apartment. A family struggling to escape the past. And a Gentleman Caller who brings the one thing they all desperately crave – hope....
A gloomy day indoors for Sally and her brother is upended entirely upon the arrival of the eccentric Cat in the Hat. This production of...
Tennessee Williams masterpiece depicts a story of love, lust, and the memories we leave behind. Join us as the F. Otto Haas stage transforms into...
A world premiere by acclaimed Philadelphia playwright Lorene Cary, My General Tubman is a beautiful and exciting new play about the complex journey of Harriet...
The infinite beauty of storytelling consumes this provocative adaptation of Homers classic. The Trojan War is placed beside our modern day, presenting the allure of...
Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things explores Strayeds time as the anonymous advice columnist, Dear Sugar. While navigating her readers questions...
This Tony Award-winning tale follows the intersection of cultures, classes, and nationalities all fighting for their American dream in New York City at the turn...
Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogels critically acclaimed play with music is about the creation of the controversial Yiddish play God of Vengeance and is a...
Emily – a young girl with big dreams – transforms her living room into the wild seas, in this retelling of the classic pirate tale....
In this solo show, the late playwright August Wilson shares stories about his first jobs, first loves, and his encounters with racism in this theatrical...
Set in 1904, this first installment of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle journeys to Pittsburgh’s Hill District and tells a mystical story of freedom,...
A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week – struggling to decide what is ‘justifiable homicide’- in this powerful and provocative new...
Join us for the heart-warming story of a special friendship between a lovable pig and everyone’s favorite spider. Wilbur, Charlotte and their barnyard friends have...
Fun Home Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel Directed by Terrence J. Nolen...
Alex Keiper (Arden’s The Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, A Little Night Music) hosts a cabaret of Philadelphia’s next generation of musical theatre talent. This evening of...
Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Adapted by Lydia R. DiamondDirected by Raelle Myrick-HodgesOn the F. Otto Haas StageMARCH 1 – APRIL 8, 2018 EXTENDED BY...
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Terrence J. Nolen On the Arcadia Stage JANUARY 11 – FEBRUARY 25, 2018 Nora and Torvald are...
Story by Michael Hollinger & Robert Maggio Book & lyrics by Michael Hollinger Music by Robert Maggio Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech October 19 - December...
Single Tickets are now Available to purchase! The Arden Theatre Company presents TouchTones A new musical comedy about love, sex, and the fantasy at the...
A Musical Fable Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee On the F....
A world premiere! Adapted from the story by George MacDonald Book and Lyrics by Tony Lawton Music by Alex Bechtel April 5 - May 28...
By Matthew Lopez. Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech. On the Arcadia Stage. October 13-November 27, 2016. He’s young, he’s broke, he’s just found out his wife...
In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of The Seagull, Arden co-founder Aaron Posner scoops up Chekhov’s tale of unrequited love, missed opportunities, and...
After the sudden death of her parents, ten-year-old Mary Lennox is sent to live with an uncle whom she’s never met. Mourning the loss of...
What do you get when you take fairy tale classics and turn them on their heads? The widely acclaimed Caldecott Award-winning book comes to the...
The civil rights movement is sweeping across Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969 and Memphis Lee’s diner is scheduled to be torn down, a casualty of...
New York City, 1959. An aging vaudevillian comic, grasping to remain relevant in the ever-changing world of “show biz,” tries to revive his career with...
Hans and his sister Gretel are determined to win the local ice skating race, though they can only afford cheap wooden blades. When a kind...
From acclaimed playwright Mary Zimmerman (of Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre) comes this dazzling adaptation of Ovid’s classic myths. A rippling, onstage pool conjures a magical world...
Passion Book by JAMES LAPINE Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Production Co-Conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN...
The Jungle Book By GREG BANKS Based on the story by RUDYARD KIPLING Directed by MATTHEW DECKER Arden’s The Jungle Book is a brand new...
Macbeth By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by ALEXANDER BURNS Fueled by ambition, Macbeth cuts a bloody path to power, spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth...
Under the Skin World Premiere By MICHAEL HOLLINGER Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Lou, a man dying of kidney failure, asks his estranged daughter Raina...
Beauty and the Beast By CHARLES WAY Directed by WHIT MACLAUGHLIN Meet two sisters: Cassandra, eager to experience life; and Belle, who is afraid of...
Great Expectations Based on the book by CHARLES DICKENS Adapted by GALE CHILDS DALY Directed by MATTHEW DECKER Charles Dickens’ classic coming-of-age novel springs to...
La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott...
La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott...
La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott...
La Bête By DAVID HIRSON Directed by EMMANUELLE DELPECH Dazzling displays of verbal wit and manic farce distinguish this uproarious comedy featuring Arden favorite Scott...
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