Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage. Check out highlights below!
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production begins previews tomorrow, March 11th, opens tonight, March 19th and runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage. Scroll down for some photos of the production!
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production begins previews tomorrow, March 11th, opens on March 19th and runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage. Scroll down for some photos of the production!
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production begins previews tonight, March 11th, opens on March 19th and runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage.
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production begins previews on March 11th, opens on March 19th and runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage.
Joseph Kesselring wrote ARSENIC AND OLD LACE in 1939, and the darkly comic play premiered on Broadway on January 10, 1941 at the Fulton Theatre, now named the Helen Hayes Theatre. Brooks Atkinson, theatre critic for The New York Times, famously stated that the play was "so funny that none of us will ever forget it." Eventually, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE moved to the Hudson Theatre, and closed on June 17, 1944, after having played 1,444 performances. The zany, madcap comedy is considered to be Joseph Kesselring's most successful play and is one that still manages to captivate audiences today. A.D. Player's current production of the classic, well directed by Joey Watkins to pop with delightful enthusiasm and energy, proves that the roughly 74-year-old play is as funny as ever.
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Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre opens its 2013 season with the famous killer comedy, Arsenic & Old Lace! This hilarious classic kicks off the theatre's year-long 40th Anniversary celebration, and is on stage through Feb. 3. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre opens its 2013 season a few days early with the famous killer comedy, ARSENIC & OLD LACE! The classic comedy kicks off the theatre's year-long 40th Anniversary celebration, and is on stage tonight, December 28th through February 3rd.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre opens its 2013 season a few days early with the famous killer comedy, ARSENIC & OLD LACE! The classic comedy kicks off the theatre's year-long 40th Anniversary celebration, and is on stage December 28th through February 3rd.
Mortimer Brewster is a reasonably normal man with reasonably normal aspirations, which are all turned upside down in a single day by the sudden revelation of his sweet-hearted old aunts' penchant for poisoning old homeless men and by the unexpected return of his long-lost psychopathic brother with a mind for revenge. Just in time for Halloween, Throughline Theatre Company presents Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th at the Grey Box Theatre on Butler St. in Lawrenceville.
Throughline Theatre Company closes third season with Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th, 2012 at the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville; Company's third season is first in new venue and neighborhood.
Director Jim Johnson, Linde Stern, and Jeannie Saulnier bring the Brewster sisters and their deadly drinks to riotous life at Susquehanna Stage Co.
Mortimer Brewster is a reasonably normal man with reasonably normal aspirations, which are all turned upside down in a single day by the sudden revelation of his sweet-hearted old aunts' penchant for poisoning old homeless men and by the unexpected return of his long-lost psychopathic brother with a mind for revenge. Just in time for Halloween, Throughline Theatre Company presents Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th at the Grey Box Theatre on Butler St. in Lawrenceville.
Yee-haw! It's time to start two-steppin' and boot-scootin' in the aisles, as Signature Theatre kicks off its 2012/13 season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, beginning performances tonight, August 14.
Yee-haw! It's time to start two-steppin' and boot-scootin' in the aisles, as Signature Theatre kicks off its 2012/13 season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, beginning performances on Tuesday, August 14.
The Norris Center for the Performing Arts will present the classic comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace," April 27 - May 13. A smash hit when it was first produced on Broadway in 1941. Joseph Kesselring's wickedly funny, madcap masterpiece about a wildly eccentric family is one of the most popular American stage plays of all time. A film adaptation, directed by the legendary Frank Capra, and starring Cary Grant, became an international box office success.
The Vagabond Players continues its run of the hilarious Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring and directed by Sherrionne Brown. This 1940's classic with Victorian charm has been proclaimed an insanely funny production. If you want an evening of non stop laughter, gallop to the Vagabond Theatre at 806 S. Broadway in Fells Point. Performances run weekends from January 6 through February 5 with show times at 8:00pm on Friday and Saturdays and 2:00pm on Sundays.
Tovah Feldshuh and Betty Buckly are currently starring in Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring at the Kalita Humphreys Theater at the Dallas Theater Center. Directed by Scott Schwartz, the production began performances on February 4, 2011 and runs through March 13, 2011.
Tovah Feldshuh and Betty Buckly are currently starring in Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring at the Kalita Humphreys Theater at the Dallas Theater Center. Directed by Scott Schwartz, the production began performances on February 4, 2011 and runs through March 13, 2011. Production shots appear below!
A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).
A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).
A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).
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