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A Christmas Story The Musical brings the beloved tale of Ralphie Parker to life as he embarks on a quest for the ultimate Christmas gift: ...


Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective, a world premiere adapted from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, brings to life the iconic duo of Holmes ...


Edward Albee’s A DELICATE BALANCE is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that delves into the complexities of family and friendship. On a seemingly ordinary evening, unexpected ...

1776 The Musical
4/14 - 5/31/2026


1776 The Musical brings to life the fervent struggle for American independence during the Continental Congress. As John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson navigate ...



A CHORUS LINE & More Lead Philadelphia's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - October 31, 2025

Philadelphia is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include A Chorus Line and more....

Walnut Street Theatre to Present 2025-26 Playwriting Competition For Young Audience Works


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 16, 2025

Walnut Street Theatre is launching its 2025-26 Walnut Outreach Playwriting Competition, inviting playwrights nationwide to help shape the next season of its acclaimed Touring Outreach program....

WISHING TO GROW UP BRIGHTLY World Premiere is Coming to Theatre Horizon


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!...

David Dean Bottrell Brings Solo Show to HOT! Festival at Dixon Place


by Emmy Rice - July 12, 2025

The theatre yarn-spinner David Dean Bottrell brings his latest one-man confessional Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen to the HOT! Festival at Dixon Place for one-night only on Wednesday July 16 at 7:30pm....

David Dean Bottrell's TEENAGE WASTELAND is Coming To The HOT! Festival At Dixon Place


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 23, 2025

Actor, writer, and storyteller David Dean Bottrell will bring his critically celebrated solo show, TEENAGE WASTELAND: Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen, to The HOT! Festival at Dixon Place. Learn more here!...

Video: First Look at DREAMGIRLS at Walnut Street Theatre


by Joshua Wright - April 10, 2025

Watch a video of Walnut Street Theatre's production of DREAMGIRLS as they close out their 216th season. First premiering on Broadway in 1981, DREAMGIRLS took the theatre world by storm....

GROUNDHOG DAY & More Lead Philadelphia's April 2025 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - March 28, 2025

Philadelphia is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for April 2025 include Groundhog Day and more!...

DRIVING MISS DAISY Announced At Walnut Street Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2024

Walnut Street Theatre will present the heartwarming and thought-provoking classic story DRIVING MISS DAISY as part of their 216th season of dreams. ...

Broadway BFFS: Caroline Kane & Morgan Anita Wood


by Joey Mervis - December 06, 2024

Caroline Kane and Morgan Anita Wood have made it big onstage, but they've known each other since Broadway was just a dream. Watch in this video as they chat about how they met, what it's like making their debuts at the same time, and take a BFF quiz to find out how well they know each other! ...

Jewish Composers Highlighted in Upcoming No Name Pops Concert


by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2024

 An evening of Broadway music highlighting the timeless works of Jewish composers who have shaped much of Broadway’s history will be presented by Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Center City Philadelphia....

Past Shows

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
9/30 - 11/2/2025


MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET depicts the remarkable 1956 jam session featuring music legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. This musical brings ...

DRIVING MISS DAISY
1/7 - 2/2/2025


Walnut Street Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy, which begins previews on January 7, 2025, and officially opens on January 15. This ...

BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical


The inspiring true story of Carole King’s remarkable journey from a teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the pop classics ...

GROUCHO: A Life in Revue
GROUCHO: A Life in Revue
2/13 - 3/10/2024


Celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Marx Brothers' historic three-month run at the Walnut with this hilarious and moving tribute to 'The Kings of Comedy.' ...

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


Edward Albee took the theatrical world by storm with this celebrated Tony Award-winning Best Play. George and Martha have invited the young and naive Nick ...

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
11/27 - 12/31/2023


“Be Our Guest” for the most enchanting musical of all time, Disney's  BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!  This ‘tale as old as time,’ based on Disney’s ...

Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit


To gather background for his new book, novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth, invite the extremely eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to perform a ...

Always...Patsy Cline
Always...Patsy Cline
4/12 - 5/15/2022


Patsy Cline’s soulful voice coming from the radio spoke to Louise Seger like none she had ever heard. On a special trip to see Patsy ...

Disney's Moana JR.
Disney's Moana JR.
4/30 - 5/15/2022


Moanas adventures come to life onstage! "Disneys Moana JR." is a new 60-minute musical adaptation of the hit Disney animated film, with music and lyrics ...

Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of The Speckled Band


Comedic mystery reigns in this world premiere adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes tale. After her twin sisters unusual death at the familys run-down country ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
11/16 - 1/2/2022


Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story and the classic film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful story of love and letting ...

Beehive - The '60s Musical
Beehive - The '60s Musical
9/28 - 10/31/2021


BEEHIVE - The 60s Musical is a loving, rockin celebration of that eras powerful female voices whose music stands the test of time including Diana ...

Popcorn Falls
Popcorn Falls
2/25 - 3/29/2020


A nasty neighboring town has shut off Popcorn Falls' namesake waterfall and targeted them as a sewage treatment site. But the enterprising Popcorn Falls townsfolk ...

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance
1/14 - 3/1/2020


A beautiful, wealthy, American woman travels to England seeking to marry a titled aristocrat. The incomparable Oscar Wilde employs this deceptively simple plot to masterfully ...

Grace for President
Grace for President
2/1 - 2/9/2020


When Grace doesnt see a female face on a poster of US presidents, she decides to be the president of her class at school. But ...

Thurgood
Thurgood
1/7 - 2/9/2020


Meet Thurgood Marshall: Lawyer. Civil Rights Activist. The first African American Supreme Court Justice. In the acclaimed Broadway play Thurgood, you have a seat at ...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
9/3 - 10/20/2019

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me On A Sunday


Walnut Street Theatre’s 2017-18 Independence Studio on 3 Season concludes with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic musical TELL ME ON A SUNDAY. Directed by Debi Marcucci ...

Noises Off
Noises Off
3/13 - 4/29/2018


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 209th season with Michael Frayn’s classic backstage comedy, NOISES OFF. Directed by Frank Anzalone, this production begins previews on ...

The Humans
The Humans
1/16 - 3/4/2018


Winner of over twenty 2016 Best Play Awards, including the Tony Award! After a sleepless night, Erik Blake has brought his family from Pennsylvania to ...

Annie
Annie
11/7 - 1/7/2018


Leapin' Lizards! Celebrate the holiday season with one of the world's best-loved musicals! Annie is a spunky orphan in 1930s New York City determined to ...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


Stephen Sondheim's classic Tony Award-winning Best Musical is fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest Broadway shows ever written! A Funny Thing Happened On ...

Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
11/8 - 1/8/2017


When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow ...

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