2026 Philadelphia Children's Festival
Penn Live Arts presents the 2026 Philadelphia Children's Festival, May 3-5 at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, featuring a lineup of performances for...
Penn Live Arts
Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104
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
Delbert Anderson Quartet
Delbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpeter and composer, is “at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene.” (The New York Times) Anderson and...
Tiburtina Ensemble: Celestial Harmony: Music for the Heavenly Court by Hildegard of Bingen
The Czech Republic’s Tiburtina Ensemble performs exquisite interpretations of medieval repertoire with an all-female collective of vocalists and a harpist. The ensemble comes to Philadelphia...
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Paul Taylor Dance Company is “one of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world.” (The New York Times) This audience-favorite...
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Hailed as "the best musical entertainment in the country," (The Independent) the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to our stage to celebrate four decades...
Mark Morris Dance Group: Dances to American Music
Celebrate the rich tapestry of American music and dance with Mark Morris, “the most successful and influential choreographer alive.” (The New York Times) Morris’ signature...
Parsons Dance
Led by “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons Dance is an audience-favorite, with remarkable athleticism and bold, dance-your-heart-out choreography. Parsons’ signature musicality...
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show will perform on May 22, 2025, at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts as part of Penn Live Arts. Known...
Lakecia Benjamin
A rising star with inimitable jazz talent, alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin impressed Philadelphia audiences with her radiant performances in our 2022 Coltrane Festival. “Equally melodic...
360 ALLSTARS
Spinning circles around the competition, 360 ALLSTARS makes its Philadelphia debut with a dream team of world champion athletes and artists showing off their mad...
Literature to Life: The Latehomecomer
2024-2025 NEA Big Read SelectionThe impossible happens every day in the life of a refugee. Driven to tell her family's experience—and the history of the...
Terrapin Puppet Theatre: The Paper Escaper
What happens when a book character tries to escape? Benny, the plucky puppet in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a...
Dirty Sock Funtime Band: FREE Outdoor Concert
Get ready! The Dirty Sock Funtime Band (DSFB) makes its Penn Live Arts debut in a wild, musical comedy show where anything (and we mean anything)...
Malandain Ballet Biarritz: The Seasons
France’s prestigious Malandain Ballet Biarritz performs in Philadelphia for the very first time in The Seasons, a full-length work set to The Four Seasons, both Vivaldi’s masterpiece...
Patty Griffin
Co-presented with World Cafe LiveOne of the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, Patty Griffin takes the Penn Live Arts stage for the first time....
Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI: Music of Fire & Love
In this Philadelphia premiere, Grammy® Award-winning early music interpreter and master of the viola da gamba, Jordi Savall, returns to our stage alongside his legendary...
The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality
“Every time they take the stage — or soar above it — the 7 Fingers test the limits of possibility.” (The Boston Globe) Revered around...
Kronos Quartet
"The Kronos Quartet has broken the boundaries of what string quartets do.” (The New York Times) This renowned new music ensemble, an early Penn Live...
Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo is a five-time Grammy® award-winner and world music superstar. Blending traditional West African music, jazz, R&B and funk, Kidjo is a force of...
DENTRO: Giuliana Musso
DENTRO. Una storia vera, se voleteINSIDE. A true story, if you think soA mother discovers the worst of truths. A father innocent until proven guilty....
Rennie Harris Puremovement: American Street Dancer
Rennie Harris, “the most brilliant hip-hop choreographer in America” (The New Yorker) and our 24/25 season artist-in-residence, returns with the world premiere of a commissioned work, American...
Jontavious Willis
Co-presented with World Cafe LiveCalled a wunderkind by blues legend Taj Mahal, Grammy®-nominated guitarist and singer Jontavious Willis makes his Penn Live Arts debut. Performing...
https://pennlivearts.org/event/Ricercar
With “a wonderfully full yet transparent sound” and “expressive detail that [is] wholly absorbing,” (Gramophone) Belgium’s Ricercar Consort performs in Philadelphia for the very first...
Rafiq Bhatia with Chris Pattishall
“An intimidatingly strong guitar player,” Rafiq Bhatia is “one of the most intriguing figures in music today." Making his Penn Live Arts debut alongside pianist...
RUBBERBAND: Reckless Underdog
With an “exciting, seemingly improbable fusion of hip hop, ballet and modern dance,” (Los Angeles Times) RUBBERBAND performs its new work, Reckless Underdog, a dazzling, three-act...
Negro Ensemble Company: Day of Absence
“Arguably the most successful Black theatre group in the world,” (American Theatre) the Negro Ensemble Company performs a new production of Douglas Turner Ward’s Day of...
Shemekia Copeland
Hailed as “the greatest blues singer of her generation” (The Washington Post) and “a powerhouse vocalist,” (Rolling Stone) Shemekia Copeland makes her Penn Live Arts...
Minty Fresh Circus
Conceived by Monique MartinJourney through time and space to explore themes of freedom and survival in the early Black American experience. Named in tribute to...
Benjamin Bagby & Sequentia: Gregorius – The Holy Sinner
Renowned early music artist Benjamin Bagby returns on the heels of his sold-out performance of Beowulf back in 2023. Joined by Sequentia, one of the world’s most...
Mali Obomsawin Quartet
Making their Philadelphia debut, Mali Obomsawin is a bassist and singer/songwriter from Odanak First Nation. Infused with American roots, indie rock and jazz, Obomsawin’s internationally...
Seo Jungmin: One, My Utopia!
Korea’s Seo Jungmin pushes the boundaries between traditional and contemporary music with her exceptional skills on the 25-string Gayageum. A member of the renowned Korean...
Limón Dance Company
A titan of American modern dance, the Limón Dance Company performs The Traitor, one of the most significant works of the 1950s that explores betrayal through...
Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
An indie superstar makes his Penn Live Arts debut! Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of his generation, singer/songwriter and pianist Ben...
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
Called “South Africa’s Mozart” by Nelson Mandela, Cape Town-born icon and 2019 NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim brings his “spell-binding trio” to our stage on...
The Gesualdo Six
Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six, acclaimed for its flawless intonation, “precision and fluency” (The Guardian), makes its Philadelphia debut in a performance of...
Zakir Hussain & Rahul Sharma
Tabla superstar Zakir Hussain is “a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to exuberant play.” (The New York Times) The 2023 Percussionist of...
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Beloved a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock returns to our stage in celebration of its milestone 50th anniversary. Internationally renowned for a musical...
SLAM!
A stunning show with a downright smashing title, Canada’s FLIP Fabrique returns with SLAM!, an electric Philadelphia premiere that amplifies the theatrical and exuberant nature of...
For Crying Out Loud
Led by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, “hailed as two of the greatest virtuosos ever to emerge from [Alvin] Ailey” (The New York Times), Complexions...
re:CREATION
Penn Live Arts opens its 2024-25 season with Pilobolus, showcasing their latest work, re:CREATION, on September 27 and 28. This dynamic collection features a blend...
Videos
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Seussical Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance (6/12-6/27) |
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Forever Simon & Garfunkel Bristol Riverside Theatre (5/12-5/16) |
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, June 2026 309 Resort Dr (6/20-6/20) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company State Theatre Center for the Arts (10/23-10/23) |
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, August 2026 309 Resort Dr (8/01-8/01) |
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 309 Resort Dr (7/11-7/11) |
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Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade Langhorne Players (Spring Garden Mill) (7/10-7/26) |
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Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary The Keswick Theatre (9/25-9/25) |
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Walnut Street Theatre''s THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical Walnut Street Theatre (9/22-11/01) |
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Antigone Bristol Riverside Theatre (2/02-2/21) |
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