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Lantern Theater Company

923 Ludlow Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-829-0395



Previews: PHILADELPHIA BALLET'S 7TH ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL at Red Rose Farm


by Scott Serio - May 29, 2026

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


by Marakay Rogers - May 03, 2026

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


by Sebastian Cherry - April 30, 2026

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


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....

Past Shows

Blues for an Alabama Sky

Feb 12 – Mar 22, 2026

Blues for an Alabama Sky, a poignant drama by Pearl Cleage, is set in Harlem during 1930, following the life of Angel, a jazz singer...

The Real Thing

Sep 4 – Oct 5, 2025

Lantern Theater Company opens its 2025/26 season with The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, directed by Peter DeLaurier. The cast includes Trevor William Fayle, J...

The 39 Steps

May 15 – Jun 15, 2025

A spy thriller or a rollicking comedy? Why not both! We travel from London to the Scottish Highlands and back again in this absurdist play...

Much Ado About Nothing

Feb 13 – Mar 16, 2025

Beatrice and Benedick hardly seem like a couple to be placed at the center of a classic romantic comedy. Well past the age of youthful...

American Moor

FeaturedAmerican Moor

Nov 7 – Dec 15, 2024

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND!An actor auditions for the title role in Othello. From this simple scenario springs a rich and penetrating exploration of Shakespeare in...

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The Wanderers

FeaturedThe Wanderers

Sep 5 – Oct 6, 2024

"Absorbing, twisty, and thoughtful... the finest play of the year!" –The Wall Street JournalTwo couples – Esther and Schmuli, Abe and Sophie – seem destined...

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FAITH HEALER

FeaturedFAITH HEALER

Feb 1 – Mar 3, 2024

From the rich imagination of the great Irish playwright Brian Friel, Faith Healer is a deep dive into the psyche of an inspired performer –...

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

FeaturedCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Dec 2 – Dec 27, 2023

In this wonderfully clear and direct telling of Charles Dickens' beloved novella, acclaimed playwright and actor Anthony Lawton brings the story vividly to life as...

Holiday Show
Crumbs from the Table of Joy

FeaturedCrumbs from the Table of Joy

Nov 9 – Dec 17, 2023

This dramatic gem from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage gently reveals the funny and touching struggles of a family trying to make a fresh start.

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Molière's TARTUFFE

FeaturedMolière's TARTUFFE

Sep 7 – Oct 8, 2023

Prim and devout Orgon invites Tartuffe, a charlatan par excellence, into his bourgeois household, laying the scene for equal parts domestic disruption and social outrage....

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William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT

FeaturedWilliam Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT

May 18 – Jun 18, 2023

As Shakespeare's most fascinating comic heroine, Viola turns personal tragedy and loss into a life-changing experience for herself and those she comes to love. Yes,...

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The Lifespan of a Fact

FeaturedThe Lifespan of a Fact

Feb 2 – Mar 5, 2023

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT pits a famous writer, a magazine editor, and a lowly fact checker against one another in a chaotic battle over...

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

FeaturedCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Dec 3 – Jan 2, 2023

"Electrifying!" –THE WALL STREET JOURNAL"A 95-minute masterpiece. Brilliantly performed and staged." –THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERIn this wonderfully clear and direct telling of Charles Dickens' beloved novella,...

THE ROYALE

FeaturedTHE ROYALE

Nov 10 – Dec 11, 2022

Set in the early 1900s, THE ROYALE takes inspiration from the life of Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight world boxing champion. Ramirez's riveting...

Travesties

FeaturedTravesties

Sep 8 – Oct 9, 2022

Zurich, 1917. In Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning comic masterpiece, obscure British diplomat Henry Carr and Dadaist Tristan Tzara are in love with Cecily and Gwendolen,...

Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine

FeaturedFabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine

Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2022

Undine has it all success, love, and a fabulous wardrobe. When her life begins to unravel in one hilarious reversal after another, she is forced...

A Man for All Seasons

FeaturedA Man for All Seasons

Mar 10 – Apr 9, 2022

When Henry VIII puts aside Queen Catherine, he fears opposition from Sir Thomas More, his own Lord Chancellor, even more than from the Pope. A...

Me and the Devil

Me and the Devil

Sep 9 – Feb 27, 2022

A World Premiere by Steve H. Broadnax III and Charles Dumas / Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III / Have you ever wanted something so...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (DIGITAL)

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (DIGITAL)

Dec 14 – Jan 2, 2022

In this professionally filmed and edited version of Charles Dickens' beloved novella, acclaimed actor and playwright Anthony Lawton brings the story boldly to life with...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (LIVE)

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (LIVE)

Dec 3 – Dec 30, 2021

We are thrilled to welcome back audiences with this wonderfully clear and direct telling of Charles Dickens' novella, in which acclaimed actor and playwright Anthony...

The Plague

The Plague

Oct 7 – Nov 21, 2021

Infection, quarantine, panic, and closed borders are invoked in this sharp adaptation of Camus' masterful novel La Peste, originally written following World War II to...

Plays from the Lantern Archives: CORIOLANUS

Plays from the Lantern Archives: CORIOLANUS

Jun 1 – Jun 27, 2021

Famine threatens Rome, and the people's hunger swells to an appetite for political change. A war hero from a powerful family, Coriolanus seems destined to...

Molly Sweeney

Molly Sweeney

Jan 15 – Mar 7, 2021

In this New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play, Molly Sweeney leads a full and productive life as a woman with blindness. But her husband...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Dec 4 – Dec 27, 2020

STREAMING TO YOU AT HOME December 4 - 27, 2020 "A 95-MINUTE MASTERPIECE. BRILLIANTLY PERFORMED." -The Philadelphia Inquirer In this wonderfully clear and direct telling...

Emma

Sep 19 – Oct 27, 2013

Jane Austen's adored heroine gets the musical treatment in Emma from acclaimed composer and lyricist Paul Gordon (Daddy Long Legs, Jane Eyre). For centuries, Emma...

Heroes

May 16 – Jun 9, 2013

Three aging WWI French army veterans, a very different "band of brothers," muse on life, the past and what is over the next hill as...

Henry V

Mar 14 – Apr 14, 2013

St. Stephen's Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Charles McMahon....

Videos


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Project 22 at The Wilds in Philadelphia Project 22 at The Wilds
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, June 2026 in Philadelphia Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, June 2026
309 Resort Dr (6/26-6/26)
Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 in Philadelphia Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026
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