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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: MUSEUM OF AUSTERITY, Young Vic


by Franco Milazzo - December 12, 2025

There are many museums dedicated to disaster, but only Britain could create one in which the exhibits are victims of its own fiscal policies. Museum of Austerity, revived at the Young Vic, is a cool, technologically-slick indictment, a moral subpoena served directly to your eyeballs through augmente...

Review: How Founding Fathers Found Love in MAHAR KEMERDEKAAN


by Rakaputra Paputungan - December 12, 2025

On August 24, the theater production company Broadwayang put on their latest production, Mahar Kemerdekaan (“The Dowry of Independence”) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. It’s based on the true story of Indonesia’s founding fathers and how their love lives intertwine with the struggle for independence....

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of Jordan Fein's INTO THE WOODS?


by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 12, 2025

What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Night Music...

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Beacon Arts Centre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 12, 2025

A spellbinding love story about the beautiful Princess Aurora banished to a faraway land to keep her safe from the wicked sorceress, Carabosse who places an evil curse on her that if she pricked her finger before her 21st birthday, she would die! Little did she know that the Queen cast a counter-spe...

Review: A VERY MERRY MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS at Music Box Lounge Hot Springs


by Theresa Bertram - December 12, 2025

A festive whirlwind of skits, songs, jokes, and just enough dance to keep your toes tapping, A VERY MERRY MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS is everything you want a holiday variety show to be—warm, silly, tuneful, and absolutely packed with personality. ...

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at The National Theatre


by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 12, 2025

The biggest issues with the musical adaptation of 'Water for Elephants' is that it doesn’t seem to know what it’s trying to be, and the choreographic and performance talent in this tour would be better served by stronger material....

Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse


by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025

What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and gl...

Review: HOLIDAY SHOW 2025 - SOLSTICE at Circus Juventas


by Jared Fessler - December 11, 2025

What did our critic think of HOLIDAY SHOW 2025 - SOLSTICE at Circus Juventas?...

Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Schoolhouse Theater


by Bruce Apar - December 11, 2025

Those dramatis personae (ha!) and more are animated to a fare thee well by only two – count ‘em – two actors, Mr. Guy and Mr. Lang, who bring to their poly-personality assignments proficient physical suppleness and chameleon-like chops. I started to keep track of how many characters they essay, and ...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES at Unhinged Productions At Hanover Little Theatre


by Andrea Stephenson - December 11, 2025

This is one of the most enjoyable versions of A Christmas Carol this reviewer has seen in recent years—it is unique and entertaining, while maintaining the classic storyline and its underlying themes....



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