Arden Theatre Company Closes Season With THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Arden Theatre Company is diving into spring with the TONY Award winning hit musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. With music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin, this hilarious and heartfelt musical, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, takes audiences into the heart of a Spelling Bee and the important moments of growing up that shape the people we become. Arden regular Amina Robinson returns to direct.
MAMMA MIA! Announced At The Media Theatre
Based on the hit songs by ABBA, Mamma Mia is a story of a young woman's search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.
BWW Review: DOGFIGHT at the Eagle Theatre is 'Some Kinda Time'
Dogfight, currently playing at The Eagle Theatre in Hammonton, NJ is a contemporary musical with book by Peter Duncan, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Dogfight is based on Nancy Savoca's 1991 film starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor.
Walnut Street Theatre Invites Families To Journey Under The Sea At THE LITTLE MERMAID
Kids of all ages can explore the underwater kingdom of Atlantis during the WST for Kids' production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR. Based on and adapted from the Academy Award-winning 1989 Disney movie and Broadway production, this hour-long musical will appear on the Walnut Mainstage beginning September 21 and now extended through October 6, 2019.
Photo Flash: Media Theatre Presents SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
The Media Theatre has 'Saturday Night Fever: The Musical' live on stage now through June 9. The show is based on the classic 1977 film that catapulted John Travolta into super-stardom and kept disco alive with huge (and still relevant) hits from The Bee Gees.
Extra! Extra! The Media Theatre Presents NEWSIES This Spring
Disney's 'Newsies' has a Delaware County premiere on The Media Theatre stage April 18 through June 10. The Media Theatre (Jesse Cline, Artistic Director) is a professional music theatre located at 104 East State Street in Media, with free parking after 5pm every weekday and on weekends, and in close proximity to award winning restaurants.
Review Roundup: NEXT TO NORMAL at The Media Theatre
The Media Theatre presents Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt's Pultizer Prize winning musical, NEXT TO NORMAL. This deeply moving rock-musical follows a typical suburban family, haunted by past trauma that manifests itself in matriarch Diana's bipolar disorder. NEXT TO NORMAL opened on January 31st and runs through February 25th.
BWW Review: Media's 'NEXT TO NORMAL' is Next to Perfect!
Director/Choreographer Geoffrey Goldberg returns to the Media after his wonderful work on Media's Billy Elliot to take the helm of this award winning emotionally charged production. Surrounded by an outstanding principle cast led by Philly area favorites Krissy Fraelich and Ben Dibble (Diana & Dan), this brave production unfolds. Far from a 'feel good' show and more of a 'feel everything' experience, Next is To Normal the musical is the portrait of a manic-depressive mother, the people she loves and the pain that cripples her and prevents a typical suburban family from living a 'normal' life.
Photo Flash: The Media Theatre presents NEXT TO NORMAL
'Next to Normal' is a contemporary family drama, about a woman's struggle with mental illness, and the effects of her illness on her family. It is on at The Media Theatre now throughFebruary 25. For tickets, visit mediatheatre.org or call 610-891-0100.
The Media Theatre Announces All-Star Cast for NEXT TO NORMAL
The Media Theatre has Next To Normal this season, January 31 through February 25, and it's the region's only production which features an entire Actors Equity Association cast. The all-star list is well known to theatergoers from Philadelphia to West Chester, as well as from Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
The Media Theatre Presents WEST SIDE STORY
The Media Theatre has the legendary musical "West Side Story" April 19 through June 11. With a book by Arthur Laurents and a sweeping score from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, the musical is often referred to as one of the all-time greats in the Broadway canon.
The Media Theatre to Present SIDE SHOW
The Media Theatre has one musical per season which is not quite as mainstream as the other titles on its marquee, filling a particular void for those interested in passionate works by top notch writers and composers who have pieces in their oeuvre which deserve to be seen but are rarely produced.
Players Club of Swarthmore's HAIRSPRAY to Open 4/22
The Players Club of Swarthmore will present the musical comedy Hairspray, April 22 to May 7 for ten performances at The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore. Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org
UD Presents MARY POPPINS This Summer
Upper Darby Summer Stage proudly presents its crown jewel of the 40th season, the Mainstage production, 'Disney's Mary Poppins' on July 31 and August 1, 7 and 8 at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.
NJ's Surflight Theatre to Present Monty Python's SPAMALOT, 7/30-8/24
Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the madcap Tony Award-winning musical continues Surflight Theatre's 65th Anniversary Seasonfrom July 30 - August 24. Directed by Charlie Siedenburg and choreographed by Jenn Rapp, with music direction by Henco Espag, Monty Python's SPAMALOT will have a press opening on July 31 at 8pm.
Surflight Theatre to Present SPAMALOT, 7/30-8/24
Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the madcap Tony Award-winning musical continues Surflight Theatre's 65th Anniversary Seasonfrom July 30 - August 24. Directed by Charlie Siedenburg and choreographed by Jenn Rapp, with music direction by Henco Espag, Monty Python's SPAMALOT will have a press opening on July 31 at 8pm.