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CHRISTMAS IN THE CATSKILLS 2 Announced At Act II Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2024
Act II Playhouse has announced the return of CHRISTMAS IN THE CATSKILLS 2, running from December 1-31. The production stars Act II Artistic Director, Tony Braithwaite. ...
Act II Playhouse Announces 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2024
Act II Playhouse Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite announced the slate of shows for the theatre's 2024-2025 season following the first preview performance of “It's Only a Play.” Subscriptions and discount rates are now available for all six productions....
Tony Award-Winning Play THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Makes Its Philadelphia Premiere March 13 At The Arden Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024
Experience the Tony Award-winning play, The Lehman Trilogy, as it makes its Philadelphia premiere at The Arden Theatre Company. This epic theatrical triumph takes audiences on a three-hour journey exploring nearly two centuries of the Lehman family from their humble beginnings to the devastating fai...
Act II Playhouse to Present Three First Ladies of the United States in One-Woman Show TEA FOR THREE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 26, 2023
Act II Playhouse will present “Tea For Three” by Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
Act II Playhouse Honors Comedy Legends In World Premiere Comedy Cabaret Starring Tony Braithwaite
by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2023
Act II Playhouse announces its latest production entitled “Christmas in the Catskills”; an original comedy cabaret starring Philadelphia's Funniest Man, Tony Braithwaite. ...
Act II Playhouse Celebrates 25 Years With Proclamation From Ambler Mayor
by Blair Ingenthron - August 20, 2023
Act II Playhouse received an official proclamation celebrating their 25th anniversary from Ambler mayor, Jeanne Sorg....
Hannah Parke's Disability-Centered Musical to Premiere at Cannonball Fest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2023
Don't miss the debut of Hannah Parke's newest work, Birth. Sparkle. Death., a disability-centered musical that shines a light on rare brain conditions. Witness the captivating journey of a young artist from Broadway auditions to bed-bound hospitalization. Opening performance on September 2 at The Fi...
GASLIGHT, IT'S ONLY A PLAY & More Set for Act II Playhouse 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2023
Act II Playhouse has announced its 2023-2024 season celebrating 25 years in Ambler....
Showbiz Satire MISTAKES WERE MADE Starring Tony Braithwaite to be Presented at Act II Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2023
Act II Playhouse has announced its latest production, the showbiz satire, “Mistakes Were Made” by Criag Wright. The production stars Act II Playhouse Artistic Director, Tony Braithwaite....
Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS Meets The Moment At Temple Theaters
by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2023
Happily ever after... and then what? That's the initial premise of Sondheim's musical parable, INTO THE WOODS. But there's much more darkness and light to be found on the journey....
Past Shows
The Outsider
10/8
by Paul Slade Smith...
An Act of God
8/6
David Javerbaum...
Forever Plaid
5/21 - 6/23/2024
The heavenly male quartet returns for their final chance to reach musical glory. Including songs “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, “Moments to Remember”, and ...
It's Only a Play
3/19
It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan ...
Mistakes were Made
3/21 - 4/23/2023
In MISTAKES WERE MADE, B-list Off-Broadway producer Felix Artifex gets in way over his fast-talking head when he takes on Mistakes Were Made, the first ...
Steel Magnolias
1/31 - 2/26/2023
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...
Eleanor
10/25 - 11/20/2022
A shy, insecure young aristocrat emerges as a compelling champion of the downtrodden. The tumultuous story of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, set in a ...
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (2018 Version)
5/3 - 6/12/2022
Comedy Tonight!
3/24 - 4/30/2021
Its time to pull up your chairs for a comedy cabaret - there's something for everyone! From Tony Braithwaite, "The show is inspired by the ...
Moonlight and Magnolias
3/23 - 4/25/2021
Three weeks into shooting, producer David O. Selznick believes his film is not working. He fires director George Cukor, pulls director Victor Fleming off “The ...
Electile Dysfunction, Hindsight is 2020
8/25 - 1/9/2021
Fresh from the swing state of Pennsylvania and just in time for the mayhem of the election season, Tony Braithwaite leads a shameless cast of ...
Looking Over the President's Shoulder
10/22 - 11/17/2020
James Still; dir: Timothy Douglas....
Pippin
5/19 - 6/28/2020
There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece....
Chapter Two
3/24 - 4/26/2020
Can you find your soulmate more than once? Loosely based on his three-week courtship of actress Marsha Mason, Neil Simon created George and Jennie - ...
Together Again for the First Time
1/14 - 2/2/2020
An all new comedy cabaret from Tony and Jen channeling classic variety shows from when TV ruled the universe - plus legendary sketches from Bob ...
Souvenir
12/10 - 1/5/2020
Stephen Temperley Act II Playhouse...
Murray the Elf and the Cast of the Missing Mistletoe
12/17 - 12/31/2019
Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
Greater Tuna
8/27 - 9/22/2019
Ed Howard, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
Kalamazoo
7/28 - 8/4/2019
Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger Act II Playhouse...
Rosie the Reindeer and the Case of the Stolen Snow Globe
12/8 - 12/30/2018
Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...
Collected Stories
10/23 - 11/18/2018
Ruth Steiner, a critically acclaimed, seasoned author, takes her student, Lisa, under her wing. What begins as a mentorship flourishes into a deeper maternal friendship. ...
I Ought to be in Pictures
2/27 - 3/25/2018
Neil Simon; dir: Tom Teti. Act II Playhouse:...
A Few Of Our Favorite Things
1/9 - 1/28/2018
Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs. Plays & Players Theatre:...
Red Herring
10/24 - 11/19/2017
“What J. Edgar doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” “Hoover knows everything. He’s like Santa.” A madcap, irreverent farce of spy versus counter-spy, set in the ...
Which Reminds Me
8/29 - 9/24/2017
Tony Braithwaite. World Premiere...
Brighton Beach Memoirs
5/16 - 6/11/2017
Neil Simon; dir: William Roudebush....
TOMFOOLERY
2/28 - 4/2/2017
Four actors, stools, a piano and a healthy dose of attitude are all you need to enter the witty, wicked, offbeat and thoroughly twisted world ...
I Will Not Go Gently
1/10 - 1/29/2017
Jennifer Childs; dir: Harriet Power....
Murray the Elf and the Case of the Horrible Holly Heist
12/17 - 12/29/2016
Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...
Murray the Elf and the Case of the Horrible Holly Heist
12/17 - 12/29/2016
Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...
This Wonderful Life
12/6 - 12/24/2016
Share the hope and humor of Frank Capra’s adored Classic Christmas screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life in this delightful re-imagining. The virtuosic James Leaming portrays ...
This Wonderful Life
12/6 - 12/24/2016
Share the hope and humor of Frank Capra’s adored Classic Christmas screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life in this delightful re-imagining. The virtuosic James Leaming portrays ...
Mauritius
10/25 - 11/20/2016
Theresa Rebeck; dir: David Bradley....
Mauritius
10/25 - 11/20/2016
Theresa Rebeck; dir: David Bradley....
Electile Dysfunction
9/6 - 10/2/2016
Tony Braithwaite, Will Dennis, Tracie Higgins....
Electile Dysfunction
9/6 - 10/2/2016
Tony Braithwaite, Will Dennis, Tracie Higgins....
Kiss Me, Kate
5/17 - 6/12/2016
One of the most raucous, rowdy and enduring romances of all time, Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate is a mix of an on-stage Taming of ...
Sleeping Handsome
4/16 - 4/24/2016
Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
Driving Miss Daisy
3/1 - 3/26/2016
Driving Miss Daisy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, charts a heartwarming yet poignant journey of an unlikely friendship blossoming over two and a ...
On the Road Again
1/12 - 1/31/2016
Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs....
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits
5/19 - 6/14/2015
Gerard Alessandrini; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits, Vol 1
5/19 - 6/14/2015
Rainbowtown
4/11 - 4/19/2015
Carrie Nielsen; dir: Bill D'Agostino....
Unnecessary Farce
2/24 - 3/22/2015
Two undercover cops stake-out a motel room to catch a crooked mayor on tape. Sounds simple, right? Nope. Because his accountant keeps removing her clothes, ...
Mark Twain Unplugged
1/20 - 2/8/2015
Tom Teti; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
Man of La Mancha
4/29 - 5/25/2014
Trapped in a dungeon, an eccentric old man tells of the adventures of Don Quixote: his campaign to restore the age of chivalry, to battle ...
Hotel Suite
2/18 - 3/16/2014
Act II Playhouse: Neil Simon; dir: Matt Silva....
Let's Pretend We're Famous
1/7 - 1/26/2014
Act II Playhouse: adapt: Jen Childs from Tony Braithwaite....
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
12/10 - 12/29/2013
Studio Theatre: Ginna Hoben....
Murray the Elf and the Case of the Terrifying Tinsel
12/21 - 12/28/2013
Act II Playhouse: Bill D'Agostino; dir: Tony Braithwaite....
The Woman in Black
10/29 - 11/24/2013
The framework of this spine tingler is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that ...
Didn't Your Father Have This Talk With You?
9/10 - 10/6/2013
Act II Playhouse: Tony Braithwaite ; dir: Mary Carpenter....
Lend Me a Tenor
5/7 - 6/2/2013
Winner of 3 Tony Awards Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ...
Assassin
2/19 - 3/17/2013
Act II Playhouse: - David Robson; dir: Seth Reichgott....
Why I'm Scared of Dance by Jen Childs
1/15 - 1/27/2013
Act II Playhouse: - Jen Childs; dir: Harriet Power....
4 Lads from Liverpool: A Tribute to the Beatles
9/4 - 9/30/2012
The show takes you through an epic journey that begins in the early days in Hamburg, Germany and the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then fast ...
My Fair Lady
4/24 - 7/1/2012
Time Stands Still
2/14 - 3/11/2012
Visit the website for more details....
Let's Pretend We're Married
1/11 - 1/22/2012
Let's Pretend We're Married is a cabaret about bliss of the wedded sort, starring comedy masters Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs....
Laughing All The Way
12/13 - 12/31/2011
Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Thing meets Whose Line IsIt Anyway? in this holiday show for all ages. From the creators of Heeere's Tony! ...
The Mystery of Irma Vep
10/25 - 11/20/2011
Vampires, werewolves, and mummies (oh my!) - two actors play all eight roles in this madcap comedy....
Sylvia
9/6 - 10/2/2011
A love triangle between a man, his wife — and his dog! New York power couple Greg and Kate move from the suburbs to the ...
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Linda Eder
Keswick Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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Life of Pi
Ensemble Arts [Academy Of Music] (7/15 - 7/27) | |
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Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Fulton Theatre (11/15 - 12/29) | |
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‘It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play’
Hedgerow Theatre (11/27 - 12/29) | |
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Kiss Me, Kate
Quintessence Theatre (11/27 - 1/5)
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Family Magic Show
Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater (11/2 - 12/28) | |
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Rafiq Bhatia with Chris Pattishall
Penn Live Arts (2/23 - 2/23) | |
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Sesame Street Live! Say Hello
Keswick Theatre (3/26 - 3/26) | |
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