Arden Theatre
40 N 2nd St.Philadelphia, PA 19106
Upcoming Shows
Review: BRIGADOON by the Brandywiners at Longwood Gardens
The forests of Scotland in the lush foliage of Longwood Gardens is the best possible set…
Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Bucks County Playhouse
Blurb: Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved South Pacific sails into Bucks County Playhouse with soaring performances, standout choreography, and a Broadway-caliber cast led by Ryan Silverman, Alexandra Socha, Ann Sanders, and Mike Schwitter. Director Denis Jones delivers a vibrant revival that proves …
Previews: PHILADELPHIA BALLET'S 7TH ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL at Red Rose Farm
In what has become a much-anticipated event to close each season, the Philadelphia Ballet returned to Board Chairman David F. Hoffman’s lovely Red Rose Farm for the seventh time in a celebration of dance and volunteers, and a chance for benefactors to enjoy fabulous dance in a pastoral setting and…
Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF sizzles at Bucks County Playhouse
Tony nominee Elizabeth Davis takes on Liz Taylor’s role as Maggie the Cat and proves to have her own claws…
Review: EVERYTHING I KNOW: MANDY GONZALEZ SINGS LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA at Marian Anderson Hall
I knew Mandy Gonzalez could sing, even belt, but I was unprepared for the power house she truly is. Mixing elements from her own life, insight on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s background and his influences, the Philly Pops with conductor Chris Dragon, special guest José Mendez, humour, great music, and am…
Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music
Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve.…
Past Shows
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Classic fairy tales get mixed up and downright silly in The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. How about the Ugly Duckling growing up to...
RENT
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...
The Hobbit
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...
August Wilson’s King Hedley II
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...
Holy Grail of Memphis
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...
Peter Pan
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...
Intimate Apparel
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...
POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive
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,...
Once on This Island
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...
Pinocchio
A modern retelling of the classic tale — a wooden boy, a nose that grows, a huge whale, and a cricket with a lot of...
The Lehman Trilogy
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...
Ladysitting - World Premiere! - Now Extended to March 10th
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...
What the Constitution Means to Me
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,...
Assassins
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...
Violet
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...
Red Riding Hood
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...
August Wilson's Radio Golf
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...
Clyde's
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...
Charlotte's Web
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...
Every Brilliant Thing
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...
The Glass Menagerie
A cramped apartment. A family struggling to escape the past. And a Gentleman Caller who brings the one thing they all desperately crave – hope....
Dr. Suess's The Cat in the Hat
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...
A Streetcar Named Desire
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...
My General Tubman
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...
An Illiad
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...
Tiny Beautiful Things
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...
Ragtime
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...
Indecent
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...
Treasure Island
Emily – a young girl with big dreams – transforms her living room into the wild seas, in this retelling of the classic pirate tale....
How I Learned What I Learned
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...
Gem of the Ocean
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,...
74 Seconds...To Judgement
A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week – struggling to decide what is ‘justifiable homicide’- in this powerful and provocative new...
Charlotte's Web
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
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...
The Arden Cabaret Series: Alex Keiper and the Next Generation Cabaret
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
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
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...
Touch Tones
Story by Michael Hollinger & Robert Maggio Book & lyrics by Michael Hollinger Music by Robert Maggio Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech October 19 - December...
Gypsy
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....
The Light Princess
A world premiere! Adapted from the story by George MacDonald Book and Lyrics by Tony Lawton Music by Alex Bechtel April 5 - May 28...
The Legend of Georgia McBride
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...
Stupid F**king Bird
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...
The Secret Garden
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...
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales
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...
Two Trains Running
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...
Funnyman
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 Brinker and the Silver Skates
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...
Metamorphoses
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...
Passon
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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What The Constitution Means To Me Neighborhood House (8/01-8/01) |
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The Moth Storyslam: Nine To Five Punch Line Philly (9/01-9/01) |
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Will Fern ♦ He Brings The Party Smoke & Mirrors Theater (8/28-8/29) |
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Gunhild Carling at Sellersville Theater Sellersville Theater (9/10-9/10) |
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"Summer of Kaos" by Stephen Murray DCP Theatre (8/15-8/15) |
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CALL OF THE WILD Philly PACK (9/17-9/19) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Lansdowne Theatre (10/02-10/02) |
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Iron Maiden & Megadeth Hershey Theatre (9/15-9/15) |
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512: The Selena Experience Bristol Riverside Theatre (8/05-8/09) |
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The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery by Brian D. Taylor DCP Theatre (7/31-8/09) |