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12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; Kimmel center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; at Theatre in the X Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; Kimmel Center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Langhorne Players to Present Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU Opening This Month

Langhorne Players in Newtown, Bucks County will bring Lauren Gunderson's touching comedic drama I and You to the stage from July 22 through August 6.
ActorsNET Continues 21st Season with OUR TOWN

OUR TOWN:  ActorsNET continues its 21st season with a reimagined staging of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning classic, Our Town.  Jarad Benn co-directs and stars as "The Stage Manager," who both narrates and interacts with the residents of Grover's Corners.  Eddie Honan co-directs.  The large ensemble cast includes Madison Kornarowski, Matt Robertson, Eddie Honan, Hannah Rappaport-Stein, Scott Karlin, Tami Amici, Libby Honan, Tim Brown, Sydney Gilmore, Anthony Rita, Seth Pollock, Daniel Booda, Tyler Brennan, Jim Palmer, Jim Cordingley, John Gilmore, Jack Bathke, Mollie Karlin, Rosie Karlin, Griffin Kemp, Marilyn Licciardello, Michael O'Hara and Olivia Schanbacher.  Produced by Victoria Benn.  Stage managed by Colby Langweiler.  Costume design by Ruth Schanbacher.  Lighting and set by Stephen Hoppe.  Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
4th Wall Theatre Opens 20th Anniversary Season with GUYS and DOLLS in Concert

4TH WALL THEATRE opens its 20th anniversary season with the Broadway classic, Guys and Dolls in concert. The show features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The story is based on 'The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown' and 'Blood Pressure' - two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories - most notably 'Pick the Winner.' The show has a limited run of September 30, and October 1, 2 at the Westminster Arts Center in Bloomfield.
4th Wall Theatre Opens 20th Anniversary Season with GUYS and DOLLS in Concert

4TH WALL THEATRE opens its 20th anniversary season with the Broadway classic, Guys and Dolls in concert. The show features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The story is based on 'The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown' and 'Blood Pressure' - two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories - most notably 'Pick the Winner.' The show has a limited run of September 30, and October 1, 2 at the Westminster Arts Center in Bloomfield.
4th Wall Theatre Opens 20th Anniversary Season with GUYS and DOLLS in Concert

4TH WALL THEATRE opens its 20th anniversary season with the Broadway classic, Guys and Dolls in concert. The show features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The story is based on 'The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown' and 'Blood Pressure' - two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories - most notably 'Pick the Winner.' The show has a limited run of September 30, and October 1, 2 at the Westminster Arts Center in Bloomfield.
ActorsNET to Present CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF for Nine Performances in June

ActorsNET brings Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to life on its intimate stage.  Sultry Maggie the Cat, her brooding husband Brick, his domineering Big Daddy, overwrought Big Mama, and the rest of the Pollitt clan gather to celebrate what may be Big Daddy's last birthday.  Shocking secrets, old guilts and buried resentments explode before their eyes. 
Mercer County Community College Stages SHREK THE MUSICAL, Now thru 6/8

Everyone's favorite ogre comes to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre when the award-winning Maurer Productions OnStage (MPO) presents 'Shrek the Musical,' a song-and-dance-filled adaptation of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animated film. Dates and times for this special family event are: Fridays, May 30 and June 6 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 31 and June 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew will follow the opening night performance on May 30.
Mercer County Community College to Stage SHREK THE MUSICAL, 5/30-6/8

Everyone's favorite ogre comes to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre when the award-winning Maurer Productions OnStage (MPO) presents 'Shrek the Musical,' a song-and-dance-filled adaptation of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animated film. Dates and times for this special family event are: Fridays, May 30 and June 6 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 31 and June 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew will follow the opening night performance on May 30.
WORKING Set for MCCC's Kelsey Theatre, 11/1-10

For everyone who has ever had a long, tough day on the job comes the musical 'Working,' presented by Playful Theatre Productions at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. This inspiring, compelling portrait of 'average' Americans will be performed Fridays, Nov. 1 and 8 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 2 and 9 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC's West Windsor campus, MCCC's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew takes place following the opening night performance on Nov. 1.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre Tonight, 10/19

Playful Theatre Productions presents the comic rock musical "Little Shop of Horrors" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this production are Fridays, tonight, Oct. 19 and the 26th at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance tonight, Oct. 19.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens 10/19 at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre

Playful Theatre Productions presents the comic rock musical "Little Shop of Horrors" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this production are Fridays, Oct. 19 and 26 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 19.
Drilling Company Presents HOME OF THE GREAT PECAN, Closes 2/6

The Drilling Company Brings Texas to NYC: premieres 'Home of the Great Pecan' - the production will close on February 6.
Drilling Company Presents HOME OF THE GREAT PECAN 1/20-2/6

The Drilling Company, known for its short play projects and downtown Shakespeare in the PArking Lot, now in its 11th season, will premiere a hilarious new comedy from longtime collabortator Stephen Bittrich. Opening January 20th and running until February 6th, Thursday - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., at The Drilling Company Theatre, 236 West 78th Street on the third floor, between Amsterdam and Broadway, just 1 block south of the 1 train at 79th Street.
Drilling Company Presents HOME OF THE GREAT PECAN 1/20-2/6

The Drilling Company, known for its short play projects and downtown Shakespeare in the PArking Lot, now in its 11th season, will premiere a hilarious new comedy from longtime collabortator Stephen Bittrich. Opening January 20th and running until February 6th, Thursday - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., at The Drilling Company Theatre, 236 West 78th Street on the third floor, between Amsterdam and Broadway, just 1 block south of the 1 train at 79th Street.
SHOW CHOIR! Plays The New York Musical Theatre Festival 9/28-10/11

The New York Musical Theatre festival, Sound Street Productions & Julie Miller present SHOW CHOIR! - THE MUSICAL, an original musical comedy that takes place in a not too distant future, when international pop phenomenon The Symphonic Sensations rise from a small town high school show choir, to big time show biz success, complete with an explosion of tight harmonies & jazz hands.
SHOW CHOIR! Plays The New York Musical Theatre Festival 9/28-10/11

The New York Musical Theatre festival, Sound Street Productions & Julie Miller present SHOW CHOIR! - THE MUSICAL, an original musical comedy that takes place in a not too distant future, when international pop phenomenon The Symphonic Sensations rise from a small town high school show choir, to big time show biz success, complete with an explosion of tight harmonies & jazz hands.
SHOW CHOIR! Plays The New York Musical Theatre Festival 9/28-10/11

The New York Musical Theatre festival, Sound Street Productions & Julie Miller present SHOW CHOIR! - THE MUSICAL, an original musical comedy that takes place in a not too distant future, when international pop phenomenon The Symphonic Sensations rise from a small town high school show choir, to big time show biz success, complete with an explosion of tight harmonies & jazz hands.

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