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2023 Best Hot Ticket

<i>Fat Ham</i>

Last year, South Philly playwright James Ijames won the Pulitzer for this play in which he deftly transports the story of Hamlet­ to a Black family’s cookout down South. This year, the show opened on Broadway to positively rave reviews, both from critics­ and from theater tastemakers like Lin-Manuel Miranda. It also scooped up five Tony noms. And next, you can see Fat Ham on Broad Street at the Wilma, where it runs from November 24th through December 17th. Assuming you can score tickets, that is. Read More »

265 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2021 Best Theater Splurge

<em>Hamilton</em>

Yes, the Broadway smash already came here. But that was at the Forrest Theatre. So we can’t wait to see it under the big chandelier when it visits us at the Academy of Music from October 20th through November 28th. Read More »

240 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Website