Theater
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
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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
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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: […]
Philadelphia Event Listings
Our selective, day-by-day guide to the best of what’s happening in Philly. Send event listings to ticket@phillymag.com Thursday 5/15 CHARITY: An Evening at Franklin Square […]
5 Things to Do in Philly this Week: Discotastrophe, Porgy and Bess Debuts, Bad Boys of Dance and More
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: Tony Award-winning revival The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess makes its Philadelphia debut at the Kimmel Center tonight, with a 23-piece orchestra and a […]
Rocky Broadway Review: Rocky Wins
On Thursday, February 13th, the new musical version of Rocky premiered on Broadway in New York City, and some 1,500 effusively enthused Rocky fans–including Sylvester […]
February Theater Guide: What’s Opening On Stages This Month in Philadelphia
BrainSpunk Theater presents a classic by iconic playwright Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman, The Crucible). All My Sons opened on Broadway in 1947, and won […]
Philly’s Puppet Arts Movement is Growing
Philadelphia is already known as a physical theater hub in the United States, and now our puppet arts movement is growing. (That’s right, I said […]