Theater
The Wizard of Oz Coming to Academy of Music
Heads up friends (and allies) of Dorothy: The Academy of Music just announced that it will stage a touring production of The Wizard of Oz […]
Bank Forecloses on Suzanne Roberts Theatre
A bit of shocking news from South Broad Street. Just a couple of blocks and a couple of weeks away from the street’s biggest development […]
Lantern Theater Company’s 2014 / 2015 Season Lineup
Lantern Theater Company released its 2014/15 lineup and, true to form, it’s full of classics, modern faves, and its signature revisions of both. Expect fresh […]
Facebook Says Boudoir Photo of Philly Actress Amanda Schoonover Is Obscene
(Editor’s Note: Ticket editor Josh Middleton has designated this entry one of the blog’s top posts for 2014.) If you regularly attend theatrical productions in […]
April Theater Guide: What’s Opening On Stages This Month in Philadelphia
Our guide to the best of what’s opening on Philly stages in April. Looking for something else? We’ve compiled a good list of local events […]
Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq Sheds New Light on Buried Stories
Don Juan is not in hell; he’s in purgatory. Well, he’s in Philadelphia, but it sure is infernal. The Wilma Theater’s latest, Don Juan Comes Home […]
Dr. Anonymous Opens in L.A. With All Kinds of Philly Connections
Tomorrow night psychiatrist, playwright and Penn graduate Guy Fredrick Glass will see his latest work, Dr. Anonymous, open at L.A.’s Zephyr Theatre. And, despite debuting […]
7 Things to Do in Philly This Week:
BLEED, DJ Bloodfaceman, and Other Things to Get Your Juices Flowing
Didn’t find what you were looking for? Check out our Philadelphia Event Listings page for a rundown of local goings-on this week through May.
Philly Playwright Shares Her Fourth Grade Journal in Dear Diary, Bye
For Philly playwright Ellie Brown, having her fourth grade diary not only discovered but read aloud is the stuff of dreams — and I’m not […]
“Rocky Is a Broadway Knockout”: The Rocky Broadway Musical Reviews Are In
The Rocky Broadway musical opened on Thursday night, and the reviews are in. I saw the very first preview of the show back in February, […]
PHILADELPHIA THEATER GUIDE:
5 Shows You Should See in March
Have a show you’d like featured in our next monthly roundup? Email details to jmiddleton@phillymag.com
New City’s Latest Thrusts Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr.
Into the Spotlight
When John Hinckley Jr. pulled the trigger six times on March 30, 1981, he was trying to kill then-president Ronald Reagan. But his real motivation […]
Japanese Actor Makoto Hirano Calls Lantern Theater’s Julius Caesar Racist
Lantern Theater Company is in the middle of a run of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar at St. Stephen’s Theater. The setting is medieval […]
Wilma WynTix Offers Big Theater,
Smaller Prices
For the next three seasons, the Wilma Theater will offer its regular productions at a deeply discounted rate — $25 standard, $10 for students — […]
Shakespeare in Clark Park Is Going to Be Epic This Year
Shakespeare in Clark Park is always a good time—provided it doesn’t get rained out, which happens more often than you’d think. And this year, well: […]