The Bee Gees won 5 Grammys, including Album of the Year in the late '70's with the album SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. The brothers three, along with Donna Summer, ushered in the disco era, and 'Stayin' Alive' became its anthem.... (more...)
The Independence Studio 3 at The Walnut is the ultimate black box, seating perhaps only over 100. It gives the audience a thrilling intimacy with performers. The Walnut, whatever the size of the audience, never relinquishes their high production standards.... (more...)
This particular production of TOMFOOLERY shines at Act II Playhouse due to director, Tony Braithwaite's treatment of the show. Where some of the musical numbers and lyrics can seem outdated, the show is treated as a history lesson based on the importance of Tom Lehrer and his music. In addition, the... (more...)
Philly celebrates the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Album" with a special concert performance on Feb. 3, 4, 5.... (more...)
Currently onstage at Act II Playhouse is the show I WILL NOT GO GENTLY, written and starring Jennifer Childs. This show, under the direction of Harriet Power, is a humorous and poignant exploration of getting older and how it affects everyone. This show premiered last spring at 1812 Productions and ... (more...)
THE CAROLS, the latest show onstage at 1812 Productions, is a delightful show that takes audiences back to the year 1944 in a small New Jersey town. Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, wrote and directed this original play that is a heartfelt reminder of the importance of family and kindness. This p... (more...)
Frank Capra's holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, is a movie that brings to mind so many cherished memories of the holiday season. People always seems to have a story about the first time they saw the movie, or how it is a holiday tradition. Currently at Act II Playhouse is the show THIS WONDERF... (more...)
Passion, greed and danger play out in MAURITIUS, the current play onstage at Act II Playhouse. This intense show is about what one character calls "the crown jewel of philately," two rare stamps from the island of Mauritius that are worth many millions of dollars if sold. The play tells an action pa... (more...)
1812 Productions opens their 2016/17 season with the hilarious THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL. This show provides a respite from the chaos of this current election season, and delivers the gift of laughter to the audience no matter which side of the political aisle you are on. Person... (more...)
Director David Cregan brings Frank McGuinness' adaptation of Sophocles' classic tragedy to electrifying life on the Villanova stage. Some things never change throughout history...... (more...)
BREAKING THE WAVES, the stark, brutal new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, had its premiere last week at Opera Philadelphia, with a thrilling score and a star-making turn by soprano Kiera Duffy. Directed by James Darrah, the gripping production doesn't let anyone off easy, including the aud... (more...)
Act II Playhouse opens their 2016/17 season with the uproariously funny ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION. This comedy pokes fun at all sides of the political spectrum this election season. Audiences can expect an evening full of political parodying, musical hijinks and rib-tickling political impersonations. ELE... (more...)
Piecing together a new mythology is an audacious undertaking, and yet it is an act that is at the very heart of theatre-making: the building of a new world, with its own origins and order, that only becomes fully realised when an audience believes in it. THE FIREBIRD attempts just that, telling a po... (more...)
"We're the lucky ones," said Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) CEO Nicholas Ade as he introduced the company's 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Sunoco Theater in the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg on June 25th, 2016. Ade acknowledged the tremendous accomplishment in... (more...)
Visit Camelbeach in Tannersville, Pennsylvania where you can enjoy over 35 wonderful aquatic attractions including their newest addition, 'Mummy's Cove.' Camelbeach is only 90 minutes from Manhattan and... (more...)
"Balanchine and Beyond," the Pennsylvania Ballet's strangely named program that I saw Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, was a very satisfying evening. Of course, beyond can mean anything, so the choice of Trisha Brown, Hans van Manen and Jean-Pierre Frohlich was a very ... (more...)
Corella's recent directive choices brought levity; Laura Bowman took her final bow and the program noted other retirements. Whatever the climate, Corella's choices substantially elevated the company's performance profile especially since their June 2014 performances, and even since the fall 2015 sea... (more...)
May 12th 2016 - May 15th 2016
By Balanchine, Neenan, & Scarlett, music by Tchaikovsky, Poulenc & Herion
May 12, 2016 to May 15, 2016 - Academy of Music... (more...)
Act II Playhouse's production of KISS ME, KATE is a show that is imbued with energy and full of delightful musical numbers. It has a sensational score by Cole Porter that will please audiences. This show, under the direction of Peter Reynolds and with the incredible choreography by Maggie Anderson, ... (more...)
BWW Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Walnut Street Theatre
BWW Review: JERRY'S GIRLS at The Walnut Street Theater
BWW Review: Valerie Joyce Breathes Life Into LITTLE WOMEN at Villanova
BWW Review: Act II Playhouse Presents a Charming TOMFOOLERY
BWW Interview: Jim Owen of CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR at Kimmel Center
BWW Review: I WILL NOT GO GENTLY at Act II is a Story with Heart
BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH MAUREEN MCGOVERN at The RRazz Room At The Prince
BWW Review: THE CAROLS at 1812 Productions is a Nostalgic Look at Christmas Past
BWW Review: THIS WONDERFUL LIFE at Act II Playhouse is a Heartwarming Delight
BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Walnut Street Theatre
BWW Review: Act II Playhouse Presents an Intense MAURITIUS
BWW Review: THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL at 1812 Productions
BWW Review: ELECTRA is Electrifying at Villanova Theatre
BWW Review: How Do You Become a Producer? The Producers of the North American Premiere of THE WAR OF THE ROSES Explain
BWW Review: Duffy Makes WAVES in Mazzoli-Vavrek Premiere at Opera Philadelphia
BWW Review: ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION at Act II Playhouse Cures the Political Season Blues
BWW Review: The Ritz Theater THE ADDAMS FAMILY Rises From the Ashes Just for Fun
BWW Review: Newly Conceived THE FIREBIRD Belies the Clarity of it Creator's Vision
BWW Review: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLETs 60th Anniversary Celebration
BWW Review: Visit CAMELBEACH Water Park for Mummy's Cove and So Much More
BWW Dance Review: PENNSYLVANIA BALLET Presents 'Balachine and Beyond'
BWW Review: PENNSYLVANIA BALLET's Balanchine and Beyond
BWW Review: A PROGRAM OF FIRSTS at Academy Of Music
BWW Review: KISS ME, KATE at Act II Playhouse Will Keep Audiences Smiling
BWW Review: Tommy Tune Transfixes at The Rrazz Room at The Prince
VIDEO: Miranda Up for Writing GAME OF THRONES Musical; Offers Lyrics
Star of Stage and Screen, Joe Bologna Dies at Age 82
