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THE WILMA THEATER

265 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Philadelphia, PA 19107



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

The America Play
The America Play
May 19 – May 31, 2026

A Black Abraham Lincoln impersonator named the “Foundling Father” runs “The Great Hole of History,” a tourist attraction where visitors can meet other historical lookalikes....

Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
Dec 18 – Dec 21, 2025

The Wilma Welcomes Alex Edelman: What Are You Going to Do, featuring award-winning comedian and storyteller Alex Edelman. Best known for his hit special JUST...

The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
Nov 11 – Nov 23, 2025

The Wilma’s first offering for an all-ages audience, ‘The Snow Queen,’ is the timeless tale reimagined through a lens of delightful whimsy and profound truth....

Archduke by Rajiv Joseph
Archduke by Rajiv Joseph
Apr 15 – May 4, 2025

The Wilma Theater presents the regional premiere of ‘Archduke’ by Rajiv Joseph. Three boys – Gavrilo Princip, Trifko Grabe, and Nedeljko abrinovi – are recruited...

The Half-God of Rainfall
The Half-God of Rainfall
Feb 11 – Mar 2, 2025

The Wilma Theater presents Half-God of Rainfall, a story by Nigerian-born British poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Blending Yoruba and Greek mythologies, it tells the...

The Comeuppance
The Comeuppance
Sep 19 – Dec 8, 2024

From the boundary-pushing, Obie Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon), this electrifying comedy is a meditation on impermanence, nostalgia, and isolation. Anticipating their 20-year high...

'Can I Be Frank' by Morgan Bassichis
'Can I Be Frank' by Morgan Bassichis
Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2024

In a desperate attempt to prove they can think about someone other than themself, Morgan Bassichis revisits queer comedian, musician, and performance artist Frank Maya’s...

Dog Man: The Musical
Dog Man: The Musical
Sep 26 – Oct 15, 2024

Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up...

Hilma
Hilma
Jun 4 – Jun 23, 2024

The early 20th-century queer mystic and artist Hilma af Klint channeled hundreds of paintings through messages from otherworldly forces, hoping to communicate the mysteries of...

My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
Jan 30 – Feb 18, 2024

Sasha’s 82-year-old mother has lived in Kyiv her whole life. When Russia invades Ukraine in 2022, Sasha copes with her fears by imagining her mother...

The Wilma Theater presents Fat Ham by James Ijames
The Wilma Theater presents Fat Ham by James Ijames
Nov 24 – Dec 23, 2023

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play finally arrives on stage in Philadelphia, in a celebratory new production, following its limited Broadway run! James Ijames’s riff on Shakespeare’s...

10 Days in a Madhouse
10 Days in a Madhouse
Sep 21 – Sep 30, 2023

Is she insane? Or just pretending? This psychological drama follows trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly through her internment at Blackwell's Asylum, exposing, as Bly did, notions...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Jun 6 – Jun 25, 2023

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDIRECTED BY YURY URNOVJune 6–25, 2023The Wilma boldly reimagines Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy, set on a beach in the summertime."Twelfth Night is a...

KISS
KISS
Feb 20 – Mar 5, 2023

Digital theater trailblazer The Wilma Theater is offering a streaming version of its onstage production of KISS, available to view on demand from Feb. 20-March...

Bootycandy
May 15 – Jun 16, 2013

The Wilma Theater: - Robert O'Hara....

Under the Whaleback
Mar 6 – Apr 7, 2013

The Wilma Theater: - Richard Bean....

Assistance
Jan 2 – Feb 3, 2013

The Wilma Theater: - Leslye Headland....

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
May 23 – Jul 1, 2012

The most honored play in a generation concludes the Wilma’s 2011/2012 Season – and then returns for the 20th Anniversary of Part Two: Perestroika to...

Curse of the Starving Class
Mar 7 – Apr 3, 2012
Body Awareness
Jan 4 – Feb 5, 2012

Director Anne Kauffman thrilled Wilma audiences in 2010 with the smash hit Becky Shaw, winning a Barrymore for Best Director. She returns to Philadelphia next...

Videos


Seussical in Philadelphia Seussical
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance (6/12-6/27) PHOTOS
Matt Donnelly ♦ The Mind Noodler - June 26th & 27th 2026 - 8PM in Philadelphia Matt Donnelly ♦ The Mind Noodler - June 26th & 27th 2026 - 8PM
Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (6/26-6/27)
Community Jazz and Art Event in Philadelphia Community Jazz and Art Event
SOMA Downtown Harrisburg Community (7/25-7/25)
Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” in Philadelphia Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (7/16-8/02)
An American Christmas Songbook in Philadelphia An American Christmas Songbook
Bristol Riverside Theatre (12/15-12/22)
Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 in Philadelphia Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026
309 Resort Dr (7/11-7/11)
Project 22 at The Wilds in Philadelphia Project 22 at The Wilds
The Wilds By Marathon Bar Events (6/27-6/27)
Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 in Philadelphia Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026
309 Resort Dr (7/04-7/04)
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 (6/18-6/18)
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 (6/27-6/27)