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The Wilma Theater

265 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Wilma Theater is a theatre in Philadelphia, PA.

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Review: RENT at Bucks County Playhouse

Review: RENT at Bucks County Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers · September 10, 2026

As the group Straight No Chaser sings, 'Five hundred twenty five thousand choirs have sung this... thanks to the writer, we all leave sad.'  Without detail - yes, true. Jonathan Larson died before opening night of his own show about death and dying and drugs and rent strikes, leaving a show that fe…

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Bucks County Playhouse

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Bucks County Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers · July 1, 2026

Blurb: Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved South Pacific sails into Bucks County Playhouse with soaring performances, standout choreography, and a Broadway-caliber cast led by Ryan Silverman, Alexandra Socha, Ann Sanders, and Mike Schwitter. Director Denis Jones delivers a vibrant revival that proves …

Previews: PHILADELPHIA BALLET'S 7TH ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL at Red Rose Farm

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…

Past Shows

23 total · showing 11–20

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 and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard...

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 the universe. Only recently rediscovered and hailed as one of the first-ever abstract artists, she...

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 in increasingly fantastical situations: strategizing with President Zelenskyy, striking Russian drones with jars of pickles, and...

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 Hamlet is set at a BBQ in the South, and centers Juicy, who is Black, queer, and soft – and...

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 of madness and societal biases against women. This world premiere from composer Rene Orth and...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Jun 6 – Jun 25, 2023

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY YURY URNOV June 6–25, 2023 The Wilma boldly reimagines Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy, set on a beach in the summertime. "Twelfth Night is a celebration of life and love. It’s about getting to the other side of grief, finding ways out of...

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 5. This streaming version was filmed in front of a live audience on stage at the Wilma Theater by Leslie Rivera, who...

Bootycandy

May 15 – Jun 16, 2013

The Wilma Theater: - Robert O'Hara.

Assistance

Jan 2 – Feb 3, 2013

The Wilma Theater: - Leslye Headland.

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