The America Play
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....
The Wilma Theater
265 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19107Philadelphia
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
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
The Wilma Theater: - Robert O'Hara....
Under the Whaleback
The Wilma Theater: - Richard Bean....
Assistance
The Wilma Theater: - Leslye Headland....
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
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...
Body Awareness
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
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Seussical Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance (6/12-6/27) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (8/08-8/08) |
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Empty Night Harrisburg Fringe Festival (7/17-7/19) |
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 309 Resort Dr (7/18-7/18) |
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Harrison Greenbaum♦ Funniest. Magician. Ever!!! - June 28th 2026- 8pm Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (6/28-6/28) |
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Project 22 at The Wilds The Wilds By Marathon Bar Events (6/27-6/27) |
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August Wilson's Fences Bristol Riverside Theatre (6/01-6/20) |
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Magic Show - Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic | Camelback Resort, July 2026 309 Resort Dr (7/16-7/16) |
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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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Rock Revisited Bristol Riverside Theatre (7/22-7/26) |
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