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Michael Dardant ♦ The Cajun Sensation - December 12th & 13th 2025 - 8PM


Michael Dardant is more than a magician—he’s a world-class entertainer with a signature blend of sleight-of-hand mastery, sharp improv, and authentic Cajun charm. Whether he’s ...

HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Live at The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA


Get ready for a night of mind-bending laughter and unbelievable entertainment as Rising Sun Presents HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis starring Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci ...

Illumination
Illumination
11/21 - 12/23/2025


An Immersive Candlelit Holiday Concert Step into the glow. Candlelight, harmony, and the beauty of the season that’s often buried beneath the rush. Holiday classics ...

The Christmas Candy Caper
The Christmas Candy Caper
10/30 - 12/27/2025


Candy store owner Sadie Graber is a long-time prankster, so when two men try to steal her coveted candy recipe and kidnap her instead, no ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/28 - 12/28/2025


When Charlie Brown isn’t feeling the Christmas spirit, his (not professionally licensed) psychiatrist, Lucy Van Pelt, appoints him director of her nativity play. It turns ...

The Nice List
The Nice List
12/9 - 12/28/2025


A World Premiere! When Santa announces he has to leave the North Pole for an important trip, he puts two elves in charge of the all-important ...

Philadelphia Ballet: The Nutcracker


As one of the premier ballet companies in the country, Philadelphia Ballet (formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet) has been bringing quality ballet shows for nearly ...

Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
12/19 - 1/4/2026


Hello, Dolly! This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in ...

The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
11/19 - 1/4/2026


Launch your holidays by celebrating a beloved model of a modern major comedic opera with Quintessence Theatre’s presentation of The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert ...

Chris Capehart ♦ Master Magician


Chris Capehart  is an accomplished master magician. He is respected throughout the world by his peers, applauded for his skills by the most famous of ...

Poor Judge
Poor Judge
1/13 - 1/25/2026


Pig Iron Theatre Company's acclaimed dance-theater cabaret, ‘Poor Judge,’ is back at the Wilma! This original work, inspired by Aimee Mann's alt-rock music and conceived ...

HHenok ♦ Magician, Mentalist and Humorist


Henok has captivated audiences around the world – from France to Thailand and across the United States – for private and corporate celebrations as well ...

Caesar
Caesar
2/6 - 2/22/2026


Shakespeare's political thriller is reborn. Caesar is a bold, 95-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's classic, trimmed to its most urgent core when a principled senator joins ...

Theatre Horizon presents “XOXO: Montco’s Variety Show”


This Valentine's Day, experience XOXO: Montco’s Variety Show, a special evening celebrating love in all its beautiful forms—romantic, familial, platonic, and communal. This original production ...

The Peking Acrobats


The Peking Acrobats push the limits of human ability, wowing audiences with spellbinding trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting and gymnastics. With a three-decade legacy of ...

Legally Blonde Jr.
Legally Blonde Jr.
3/13 - 3/21/2026


Legally Blonde Jr.  takes the stage at the Barnstormers Theater this March! Based on the hit Broadway musical and film, this high-energy production follows the ...

The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington by James Ijames


Behold the feverish Martha Washington, our first First Lady, on her deathbed, surrounded by the enslaved people poised to claim freedom the moment she dies ...

The Prom
The Prom
4/17 - 4/26/2026


The Prom    by Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar   April 17th-26th   Tomlinson Theater, 1301 W. Norris St, Philadelphia, PA 19122    ...

The Philadelphia Theatre Company presents A World Premiere: Wilderness Generation by James Ijames


Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames (Fat Ham) presents the world premiere of Wilderness Generation, a play directed by PTC Artistic Director Taibi Magar. Set over ...

Theatre Horizon Presents Ain't Misbehavin' by Richard Maltby, Jr.


Experience the energy and joy of the Harlem Renaissance with Ain’t Misbehavin’!   This Tony Award-winning musical revue brings the vibrant world of jazz houses ...

Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
4/30 - 5/24/2026


All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly ...

SISTER ACT
SISTER ACT
6/5 - 6/7/2026


THE HOTTEST THEATER GROUP IN PHILLLY...

Finding a theatrical stage play writer. By Lisa Montalto


Finding a theatrical stage play writer. By Lisa Montalto     Writing a stage play is different from writing a screenplay. While they are similar, ...

The Nursery by Clifford Odets


Point 5 Collective, in collaboration with The Lee Strasberg Creative Center, to present the first staging of the unpublished Clifford Odets one-act, THE NURSERY at ...



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Latest Philadelphia Reviews


Review: THE GIFT, Citizen's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 13, 2025

A mountain of discarded wrapping. A lonely child with an active imagination. It’s often the cardboard boxes, not the gifts inside that are the most fun. Is the true gift the joy that can come from the imagination?...

Review: SHREK is a Triumph of Filipino Artistry, Skill, and Theatrical Vision


by Gilbert Kim Sancha - December 13, 2025

Newport Performing Arts Theater has been transformed into a fantastical swamp teeming with color, laughter, and heart....

Review: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at Connecticut Theatre Company


by Jared Reynolds - December 12, 2025

Cozy, cute, and full of Christmas cheer. That’s what you get with Miracle on 34th Street. That was abound and aplenty at the Connecticut Theatre Company’s production of the motion picture classic! CTC’s production of Miracle on 34th Street kept the joy of the season at the heart of this production, ...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre


by Doug Poms - December 12, 2025

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre? Olney Theatre continues its lovely tradition of its annual rendering of Paul Morella’s one-person adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas.” Now in its 16th year, this r...

Review: ELF at The 5th Avenue Theatre


by Shelley Dean - December 12, 2025

The movie Elf is one of those films that sticks with you throughout your life; you remember the spaghetti, the syrup, and the unrivaled holiday cheer from the unique story. It’s only natural that a story full of this much nostalgia takes on a new life that honors its legacy. Enter Elf: The Musical. ...

Review: EVITA TOO, Southbank Centre


by Katie Kirkpatrick - December 13, 2025

Rollerskates, Elaine Page, ducks, puppets, corpses, puppet corpses, and a DJing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Evita Too is worlds away from the Jamie Lloyd hit that swept London this summer, but it has just as much to say, if not more....

Review: QUEEN CITY ARTS FESTIVAL, INC. at Mint Museum


by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025

The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers....

Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Theatre Under The Stars


by Brett Cullum - December 12, 2025

Going into Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS, you already know what you are in for. Most people have seen the film starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, released in 1954....

Review: MOZART’S THE MAGIC FLUTE at The Metropolitan Opera


by Gabby Ziccarelli - December 12, 2025

As the houselights dim at the Metropolitan Opera, the Julie Taymor–directed The Magic Flute transports viewers into a buoyant and kaleidoscopic fairy-tale dreamworld. This abridged, English-language production is a visually sumptuous version of Mozart's singspiel bathed in bold primary colors, shape...

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Tesseract Theatre Company is a Peppy High Energy Production


by James Lindhorst - December 12, 2025

Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater asse...



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