Tuesday, December 12, 2017
A snowy Princeton afternoon may be the most festive of conditions in which to see the great McCarter Theatre holiday tradition of A Christmas Carol. Add to that a host of Dickensian characte…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:04AMFriday, September 29, 2017
“We are the slightest bit bizarre” may be quite an understatement when describing some of the delightfully strange tweens competing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, now pla…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:49AMThursday, September 14, 2017
A scarlet curtain lines the stage of the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, London with a controversy lurking on either side. Outside, angry Londoners flood the streets protesting the 1833 Slav…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:43PMSunday, July 9, 2017
Inevitably, we will each encounter some kind of experience with death as we grow, and although it may be one of our greatest shared experiences, grieving is still a personal process. A mixtu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:04PMTuesday, January 24, 2017
Continuing the exciting season of Broadway Up Close concerts on Saturday at the Kimmel Center, Seth Rudetsky hosted Broadway and recording star Vanessa Williams for an evening of her career …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:15PMSunday, January 15, 2017
An aging rock star struggles to stay relevant, or perhaps struggles whether or not to care at all whether she is still relevant, in the Act II Playhouse remounting of 1812 Productions’ one…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:15PMMonday, December 19, 2016
Beginning a new season of Broadway Up Close concerts on Saturday at the Kimmel Center, Seth Rudetsky hosted Broadway leading man and television’s favorite choir teacher, Matthew Morrison, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:44PMSunday, December 11, 2016
“Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!” For so many, the holiday season just isn’t complete without the images of Jimmy Stewart running through the streets of Bedford F…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:10AMSunday, October 30, 2016
It’s much ado about two small slips of paper in Act II Playhouse’s astute production of Mauritius, Theresa Rebeck’s thriller based on the intense world of stamp collecting. Despite the…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58PMSaturday, October 15, 2016
An adventurous new take on Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars brings a fragile yet startling version of the Irish classic to the Annenberg Center stage courtesy of the Abbey Theatre…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:13AMMonday, September 26, 2016
Danger and darkness lurk around every corner of Opera Philadelphia’s stunning new production of Turandot, a co-production with Minnesota Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Ope…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54AMSaturday, September 17, 2016
Bathing in Moonlight opens subtly with the hum of gentle organ music, a stained glass window looming high above, and Father Monroe (Raúl Méndez) warmly greeting his congregation as he take…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:07PMThursday, September 15, 2016
The hunger for optimism is never in short supply these days. Walnut Street Theatre brings life to an American classic in their current production of South Pacific under the direction of Char…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:19PMSunday, September 11, 2016
Spooky moors, haunting noises in the night, one or two mysterious deaths, and a fabled homicidal hound make for a cozy evening of suspense in the The Hound of the Baskervilles. Adapted by Br…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:16AMSaturday, July 2, 2016
Until now, The Summer Club has been a swinging, snappy treat enjoyed almost exclusively by Cape May and other Jersey Shore towns. After two summers of hot nights on the beach, The Summer Clu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:21PMMonday, June 27, 2016
There’s more to enjoy than simple comedy in Montgomery Theater’s production of Neil Simon’s Chapter Two. Directed by Artistic Director Tom Quinn, this heartfelt tale of a widower and a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20PMFriday, June 17, 2016
Closing out their Concert Series Season on Tuesday, the Kimmel Center welcomed Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway’s brightest stars, to the Merriam stage along with Seth Rudetsky for a conver…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:38PMSunday, May 15, 2016
Perhaps one of the most popular and perennial favorites from a golden age of American musical theatre, Man of La Mancha (with book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:17AMTuesday, May 10, 2016
Each year, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts brings the highest quality of Broadway’s offerings to Philadelphia for local audiences to enjoy. Their recently announced 2016-2017 Bro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
How does a plain pile of clay become a work of art? The courage of an artist to create something out of nothing infuses the recent regional premiere of A Single Shard, now playing at People�…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:16AMTuesday, April 26, 2016
“It is terrifying.” More often than not, the actor’s relationship to their audience involves three parties; the audience, the actor, and their character. Guarded by learned lines and b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45AMMonday, April 18, 2016
Equipped with a catalog of familiar tunes and the indelible spirit of yesteryear, the eternal charm of Forever Plaid shines in a delightful new production at Montgomery Theater. Under the di…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:25AMSunday, April 10, 2016
Traditional ballet gets the “shaken, not stirred” treatment in Cocktail Hour: The Show, a unique piece produced and performed by New York company Ballets with a Twist, and presented by…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:02AMSunday, April 3, 2016
The delicate danger of the Big Top mixes with a resonant sadness in Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s circus-themed production of Leonid Andreyev’s He Who Gets Slapped. In partnership…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54PMMonday, March 14, 2016
The queen of mystery, Agatha Christie, is alive and well in a new production of one of her most famous stories, The Mousetrap, now playing at McCarter Theatre Center. Directed by Adam Immerw…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45AMMonday, March 7, 2016
An enchanting version of the familiar tale, Act II Playhouse’s Driving Miss Daisy serves up a delightful cast and a pleasant story that both challenges and charms. Originally written in 19…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:34AMSaturday, March 5, 2016
Though she may boast two Tony Awards, a resume full of magnificent leading ladies, and starring roles on two recent television series, Sutton Foster becomes refreshingly low-key in her accla…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35PMWednesday, March 2, 2016
It’s easy to see that Philadelphia native Jerry Blavat loves bringing his favorite music back to town, and in turn the city of Philadelphia loves to welcome back one of its own. Blavat’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10AMFriday, February 26, 2016
A complex new production of Lobby Hero at Theatre Horizon takes an exacting look at just how delicate an instrument a moral compass can be. The setting is a commonplace lobby of a Manhattan …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20PMSunday, February 14, 2016
Taking a step back into the world of Jane Austen always promises a rainbow of young ladies in high-waisted dresses, men laced up in crisp white ties, and a cornucopia of ponderings on love, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:47PMFriday, February 5, 2016
Hope and destruction come to a crossroads in Exit Strategy, an East coast premiere in association with Primary Stages now playing at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Although the setting of Ike…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:51PM 
