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Penn Live Arts Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring World, US & Philadelphia Premieres


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Discover the exciting 24/25 season of PENN LIVE ARTS, featuring world, U.S., and Philadelphia premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia Names Ariel Shelton And Melinda Steffy As Co-Executive Directors


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 30, 2024

CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia announces Ariel Shelton and Melinda Steffy as Co-Executive Directors, bringing a combined 40 years of experience in arts and cultural administration. ...

Penn Live Arts Presents UKRAINE: THE EDGE OF FREEDOM


by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

Penn Live Arts (PLA) – the leading presenter of innovative and transformative performing arts experiences in Philadelphia – will present Ukraine: The Edge of Freedom, from Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Sunday, March 3, 2024. ...

Penn Live Arts to Present The Acting Company's THE ODYSSEY and More in 2023-24 Season


by Blair Ingenthron - April 22, 2023

Penn Live Arts (PLA) has announced its 2023-24 season, curated by Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits. Following its highly successful 50th anniversary celebration, PLA steps forward into its next 50 years, presenting the world's best artists and multidisciplinary performing arts f...

Philadelphia Young Playwrights and World Café Live Present A Reading Of Original Student Work


by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2023

Presented in collaboration with World Cafe Live, Philadelphia Young Playwrights is excited to bring the next installment of our Play Development Series! On Saturday, April 22nd, join PYP for a one-time only reading of brand-new student written plays and monologues, directed by local professional the...

Over 80 Festivals, Concerts, Shows & Exhibits Are Coming to Philadelphia This Spring and Summer


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2023

When they say there's nothing to do this weekend - they definitely do not mean Philadelphia! The guide to spring and summer will keep you busy every single weekend for the new three months - and give tourists over 80 reasons to visit Philly in 2023. ...

Five Emerging Artists Selected For WXPN'S Black Opry Residency


by Stephi Wild - February 08, 2023

Five Black artists from around the U.S. have been selected for the first Black Opry Residency, a creative development project partnership between Philadelphia public radio station WXPN and The Black Opry platform for Black musicians and Black fans of Americana music. ...

World Cafe Live And The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts Present MULTITUDES


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2023

World Cafe Live, the nonprofit independent venue dedicated to live music, education, and community, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), the first art school and museum in the United States, have announced a new multisensory event series that celebrates women artists, LGBTQIA+ artis...

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Announces Fall and Holiday Jazz Series Featuring Musicians, Vocalists, Dancers & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 25, 2022

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is offering a stellar series of jazz performances with more than two dozen musicians, vocalists, and dancers appearing in West Chester this September through December, hosted by local jazz and blues artist, Sara Michaels....

Jazz, World Music, Early Music, Theatre, Family Fun & More Announced for Penn Live Arts 2022-23 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2022

Penn Live Arts has announced its 2022-23 season, curated by Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits, and celebrating 50 years of exceptional, multi-disciplinary performing arts at the University of Pennsylvania....

Past Shows

Balaklava Blues


Balaklava Blues is an activist-driven, genre-bending group mixing traditional folk music and transnational EDM with the echoes of revolution and war. A timely Philadelphia debut ...

STRUT! A Harlem Renaissance Cabaret


World Cafe Live and Opera Philadelphia are teaming up to present STRUT! A Harlem Renaissance Cabaret. Philadelphia-based artist  Cookie Diorio  takes the audience on a ...

Videos


William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS in Philadelphia William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Lantern Theater Company (5/16 - 6/16)

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Philly GRIT: a Pirate, a School Girl and a Good Person in Philadelphia Philly GRIT: a Pirate, a School Girl and a Good Person
Theatre Exile (5/8 - 5/19) Tracker
The Doo Wop Project in Philadelphia The Doo Wop Project
Keswick Theatre (5/4 - 5/4) Tracker
Mae West’s Play “THE DRAG” in Philadelphia Mae West’s Play “THE DRAG”
ActorsNET of Bucks County (4/26 - 5/12)
Forever Motown in Philadelphia Forever Motown
Bristol Riverside Theatre (8/14 - 8/18)
Hamilton (Philip Company) in Philadelphia Hamilton (Philip Company)
Ensemble Arts [Academy Of Music] (10/29 - 11/23)
50's Dance Party in Philadelphia 50's Dance Party
Bristol Riverside Theatre (7/24 - 7/28)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in Philadelphia Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Forge Theatre (6/7 - 6/23)
Bachelors of Broadway in Philadelphia Bachelors of Broadway
Bristol Riverside Theatre (6/26 - 6/30)
An Evening With Me in Philadelphia An Evening With Me
Rittenhouse Grill (12/11 - 5/20)
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