2024 Theater Boost
The Wilma Theater
Philly’s theater scene has been hot, thanks in part to the success of Pulitzer-winning (2022) and Tony-nominated (2023) playwright James Ijames (Fat Ham). Now the venerable Philly venue that staged several of his productions (and where Ijames was recently a co-artistic director) is a Tony winner. This spring, the Wilma snagged the Regional Theatre Tony, awarded annually to a regional theater that contributes to the national theater scene. This is the first such win for a Pennsylvania company — a long-overdue nod, if you ask us.