QUINTESSENCE THEATRE

by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

by A.A. Cristi - November 25, 2025

Quintessence Theatre has released first-look production photos and a new rehearsal video for its upcoming staging of The Pirates of Penzance, opening November 19 at the Sedgwick Theater....

by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2025

 On November 19, Quintessence Theatre will continue its 16th season with The Pirates of Penzance, the beloved comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2025

Theatre Horizon will present the world premiere of Wishing to Grow Up Brightly, a new musical created by Amanda Morton, Matthew Decker, Brenson Thomas, and Josh Totora. Learn more!...

by Gillian Blum - September 28, 2025

See photos for the Quintessence Theatre Group's upcoming production of FIRE!!, adapted for the stage by Marilyn Campbell-Lowe and Paul Oakley Stovall....

by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2025

Ensemble Arts Philly will celebrate the kickoff of Philadelphia's robust arts and culture season with Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts....

by Emmy Rice - August 31, 2025

Young, Queer, and Stupid is a trio of short comedic plays diving headfirst into the messy, awkward, and often hilarious experiences of being young, queer, and, well… sometimes just plain stupid....

by Emmy Rice - July 11, 2025

Exploring the theme of “chosen family,” the theatre’s upcoming 16th season presents Wallace Thurman’s Fire!!, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Shakespeare’s Rare Accidents, and Moliere’s The Hypochondriac....

by Cara Joy David - May 19, 2025

Theater makers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the over forty artistic leaders I spoke to in the last two weeks believed they would find a way to survive even without promised National Endowment for the Arts funding. But it won’t be easy....