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An Evening with Peter Billingsley and A Christmas Story


Peter will be on a limited tour this holiday season hosting a series of screenings of A Christmas Story. The evening will include a pre-show ...

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party


April, 2024, marks the 31 year anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early nineties ...

Postmodern Jukebox


Even in our futuristic age of AI chatbots and virtual realities, there is still nothing in the world that compares with the thrill of hearing ...

Darlene Love


It’s no wonder the New York Times raves: “Darlene Love’s thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock and roll as Eric Clapton’s ...

Linda Eder


Showcasing one of the greatest voices of our time, Linda Eder’s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, Standards, Pop, Country, and Jazz. When she performs “live” in ...

American Moor
American Moor
11/7 - 12/8/2024


An actor auditions for the title role in Othello . From this simple scenario springs a rich and penetrating exploration of Shakespeare in a story ...

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Chris Capehart ♦ Master Magician


Chris Capehart is an accomplished master magician. He is respected throughout the world by his peers, applauded for his skills by the most famous of ...

Hamilton (Philip Company)
Hamilton (Philip Company)
10/29 - 11/23/2024


A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding ...

Limón Dance Company
Limón Dance Company
11/22 - 11/23/2024


A titan of American modern dance, the Limón Dance Company performs  The Traitor , one of the most significant works of the 1950s that explores ...

Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra


Some of the most talented students from across the Greater Philadelphia area with Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (PYJO) will be performing a free concert this Saturday at ...

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA


The Broadway adaptation of the classic musical features new characters, a hilarious libretto, surprising twists, and an unforgettable score from Rodgers & Hammerstein.

The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show


America’s largest interactive true crime mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Philadelphia! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Hadestown (Non-Equity)
11/23 - 11/24/2024


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...


Get in, high schools - we're licensing Mean Girls High School Version! Consider this your invitation from Regina George herself to license the fiercely hilarious ...

Miss Nelson Is Missing
11/16 - 11/24/2024


Miss Nelson is the nicest teacher ever... or is she? The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears ...

Seo Jungmin: One, My Utopia!


Korea’s Seo Jungmin pushes the boundaries between traditional and contemporary music with her exceptional skills on the 25-string Gayageum. A member of the renowned Korean ...


MusiCoLab's November New Works Showcase presents six original musical theater pieces, featuring local writing teams. Highlights include Charlie Gilbert's *The Student Princess*, a reimagining of ...

Into The Woods Jr
11/27 - 11/27/2024


The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" as Sondheim and Lapine offer up a cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters-Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, ...


Brandon Tomasello, a Philadelphia vocalist, will present never-before-performed arrangements originally created for Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra in a concert at the Scottish ...


In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to ...

Intimate Apparel
Intimate Apparel
10/24 - 12/1/2024


The time is 1905. The place, the Lower East Side. Sewing beautiful lingerie gives Esther Mills, an African American seamstress, an intimate look at the lives ...

Intimate Apparel
Intimate Apparel
10/24 - 12/1/2024


The time is 1905. The place, the Lower East Side. Sewing beautiful lingerie gives Esther Mills, an African American seamstress, an intimate look at the ...


Disney’s Finding Nemo is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...

Disney's Lion King Jr.
12/6 - 12/6/2024


The Lion King JR. features classic songs from the Broadway musical and animated feature film, including “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “He Lives ...

Make Ready Again
12/5 - 12/7/2024


Journey Arts presents Make Ready Again, an original work by Jamaican-American dancer Marguerite Hemmings. Running from December 5 to 7, this performance combines dance, storytelling, ...

My First Nutcracker


The Rock School presents: My First Nutcracker! My First Nutcracker is an abridged, sensory friendly 45-minute performance presented especially for toddlers that are not practiced ...

Rocco & Mike Miller / Twice the Magic


Dec 7th @ 7:00 PM     Ages 13+    BYOB 21+ A special show with two great performers! Master Magician Rocco Silano, is an extraordinary ...

BLACK NATIVITY
12/6 - 12/8/2024


Sankofa African American Theatre Company presents Langston Hughes' gospel musical BLACK NATIVITY, a vibrant retelling of the Nativity story that highlights African American spirituality and ...

Bria Skonberg: Jingle Bell Swing


Swing into the holidays with the smoky vocals and fiery trumpet of Bria Skonberg! Described as “one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of ...


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