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ACT II PLAYHOUSE

56 E. Butler Avenue
Ambler, Pennsylvania


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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....

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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 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 ...

Comedy Tonight!
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


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 ...


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
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


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...


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...


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:...


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....


Bill D'Agostino. World Premiere...


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....


Gerard Alessandrini; dir: Tony Braithwaite....

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....


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 ...


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....


Act II Playhouse: - Jen Childs; dir: Harriet Power....

4 Lads from Liverpool: A Tribute to the Beatles


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


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Let's Pretend We're Married
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
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
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
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 ...

Videos


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Keswick Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) Tracker
‘It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play’ in Philadelphia ‘It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play’
Hedgerow Theatre (11/27 - 12/29)
Frozen: The Broadway Musical in Philadelphia Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Fulton Theatre (11/15 - 12/29)
70s Flashback in Philadelphia 70s Flashback
Bristol Riverside Theatre (4/30 - 5/4)
RENT in Philadelphia RENT
Arden Theatre Company (5/15 - 6/8)
Agora de la danse: Koros – VR Experience in Philadelphia Agora de la danse: Koros – VR Experience
Annenberg Center Feintuch Family Lobby (1/24 - 1/26)
The Dining Room in Philadelphia The Dining Room
Old Academy Players (6/13 - 6/29)
This One's for the Girls: Patsy Cline & the Women of this Country in Philadelphia This One's for the Girls: Patsy Cline & the Women of this Country
Fulton Theatre (3/22 - 3/23)
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