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Arden Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet from February 25-April 11, under the direction of Matt Pfeiffer and featuring a diverse ensemble cast of Philadelphia favorites. This story of love, violence and the consequences of both brings one of the English language's greatest stories to life on the Arden's F. Otto Haas stage. This production is sponsored by Fox Chase Bank.

The Arden has staged a delightful, modern production of Romeo and Juliet, reminding us that though Shakespeare may seem a thing of the past its lessons about loyalty, family, violence, youth, and love still ring true.

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber covers thirty-one numbers from twelve Andrew Lloyd Webber shows. These shows include both hits, flops, and favorites - Cats, Evita, Phantom, Sunset Boulevard, Aspects of Love, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph, Song and Dance, Whistle Down the Wind, Starlight Express, The Woman in White and The Beautiful Game. Webber's songs are well loved for their musicality and they are well served by the incredible vocals of six Broadway stars.

Arden Theatre Company begins 2010 with the Philadelphia premiere of Blue Door written by Tanya Barfield.

To begin, RAIN is a Beatles Tribute Band. Now you may already be wondering, why you are reading about a concert on a theater site, and the simple answer is this, RAIN is an experience.

The world premier of Terrence McNally's Golden Age at the Philadelphia Theatre Company is not to be missed. The playwright's personal love of the medium shines through brightly in his newest work. The play takes place on January 24, 1835 backstage at the Italien Opera House in Paris and centers on the composer Vincenzo Bellini at the premier of his I Puritani. This is the third play McNally has written about opera, mixing both historical facts and imagined interactions. While the play lasts almost the length of the opera itself it does not feel tedious but rather allows the audience to truly understand Bellini's emotional state.

What will you find wrapped up in The Eclectic Society? A touch of every emerging social aspect of the 1960s - rock music, marijuana, homosexuals, the independent woman, civil rights. Though this was, in the long run, too many topics to do them all justice, at curtain call The Eclectic Society still brought the audience to its feet.

Bill Van Horn and Armen Pandola have created a well-written political comedy currently playing at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 3. The Prince features two characters portrayed by the playwrights themselves. Nick Collas (Armen Pandola) is law ethics professor recounting to his students (the audience) the case of indicted politician Paul 'The Duke' Ducachevski (Bill Van Horn). Both actors spend the entire time in these roles and therefore spend a good deal of time addressing invisible people. However, when Van Horn as the Duke has a meeting or personally greets people at a crowded event, the acting and writing allow the audience to clearly see the people he's addressing.

Philadelphia costumer Richard St. Clair recently sat down with BroadwayWorld to give us his insight on the Arden's current production of Peter Pan.

After record-breaking off-Broadway, Los Angeles, Chicago, Florida, and Toronto runs, Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, the creators and stars of Jewtopia, finally make their Philadelphia debut with World of Jewtopia. The hilarious and irreverent duo performs at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater beginning Thursday, December 24 - 27 before heading back to Broadway in the fall 2010. Tickets for World of Jewtopia are now on sale.

The Arden's children theater production of Peter Pan may be for kids, but adults will still be enthused. As a fan and scholar of Peter Pan I was incredibly interested to see this adaptation. Often, children's theater takes classic books and dummies them down for kids to the point where they are barely recognizable. This is not the case in this production.

Seymour was a meek flower-shop clerk on Skid Row until the day he discovered a mysterious plant with a taste for blood. To win the love of the beautiful Audrey and to escape from his miserable life in the ghetto, he feeds the flower's deadly appetite…but at what cost? 11th Hour teams up with Theatre Horizon to bring you a 'cross-pollination' of this cult classic musical like you've never seen it before!

Arden Theatre Company's 2009/10 children's theatre series begins with an all-new adaptation of Peter Pan. Ever since J.M. Barrie's story first appeared in 1904, countless versions have been produced on stage and in film. Now, Arden Children's Theatre presents a brand-new adaptation; one that celebrates the wonder of storytelling and the power of make-believe. Recommended for families with children ages five and older, every performance includes a post-show question and answer session with the cast, an opportunity to meet the cast in the lobby after the performance, and a free commemorative show poster for all kids. This production is sponsored by PECO.

Two of Philadelphia's smaller theater companies, Theatre Horizon and 11th Hour Theatre Company, have banded together to put on a unique and intimate production of this beloved musical upstairs in the Independence Studio at the Prince Music Theater.

Walnut Street Theatre's production of Oliver! is, in a word, stunning. This might seem like an odd word choice for a show that mainly takes place in the workhouse and seedier sides of Victorian London but there is no other way to describe the technical beauty of the show.

After record-breaking off-Broadway, Los Angeles, Chicago, Florida, and Toronto runs, Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, the creators and stars of Jewtopia, finally make their Philadelphia debut with World of Jewtopia. The hilarious and irreverent duo performs at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater beginning Thursday, December 24 - 27 before heading back to Broadway in the fall 2010. Tickets for World of Jewtopia are now on sale.

The King will Return March 23-April 24

The Walnut Street Theatre's 2009-2010 Independence Studio on 3 season opens with Red, White and Tuna - the tale of a tiny Texas town celebrating a very crazy Fourth of July. Directed by Barrymore Award winner Madi Distefano and featuring the talents of Bill Van Horn and John Zak; Red, White and Tuna starts on November 24, opens on December 3 and closes on January 3.