SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Plays Lyceum Theatre Jan. 23-28
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 28 2:00 AM) - From the team behind the hugely successful Dreamboats and Petticoats, Bill Kenwright’s brand new musical Save the Last Dance for Me transports the Lyceum Theatre to the ‘music and magic’ of the early 60’s from Monday 23 – Saturday 28 January.

Amphibian Concert Series Presents Momenta Quartet at HiArt Gallery, 1/28
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 28 1:30 AM) - The Momenta Quartet will perform as a part of the AMPHIBIAN concert series at the HiArt Gallery at Temple University on January 28th. The quartet will perform Dalit Warshaw's Elegy for String Quartet, Rosamunde by Schubert, and new works by Jonathan Gruver and Andrew Taylor.

BWW Launches Non-Equity Audition Center with Free Listings
by BWW

(Jan. 27 10:15 AM) - We've unveiled a Non Equity Auditions section of the site which now contains free listings for audition opportunities around the country with all the same features that our Equity center includes like our search, chart view, daily and instant email alerts and more.

State Theatre Center for the Arts Presents Jim Gaffigan 1/27/12
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 27 4:45 AM) - Jim Gaffigan will present a hilarious evening of stand-up comedy at the State Theatre in Easton on Friday, January 27th at 7 & 9:30pm.

Philadelphia Theatre Company Presents PTC@Play 2/29-3/11
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 5:45 PM) - Philadelphia Theatre Company will present PTC@Play, a two-week festival of new work on February 2-March 11 at PTC’s home at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets).

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT Returns To The Hershey Theatre 3/9-10
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 11:52 AM) - The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python's Spamalot, will return to Hershey Theatre on Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 10 at 2 and 8 p.m.

Theatre Confetti Hosts MARTHA UNDRESSED 2/2
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 10:37 AM) - Theatre Confetti will host a special edition of a Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret.

Outback Concerts Presents Comedian Rodney Carrington
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 5:00 AM) - Texas native, Rodney Carrington has been making audiences laugh for almost twenty years with his unique brand of stand-up comedy.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Comes to Whitaker Center February 25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 11:21 PM) - Open Stage of Harrisburg presents the highly acclaimed, award- winning play, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. The play is an inspiring story of perseverance and hope, which serves as a timeless lesson that the spirit of a child is impossible to deny. Adapted by Wendy Kesselman, the play was first dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the novel Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank. This production is sponsored by Capital BlueCross.

The Wilma Theater Announces Reading of Dustin Lance Black’s '8'
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 9:56 PM) - The Wilma Theater, in partnership with American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), R Families, The Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation, and Broadway Impact are proud to announce a one-night-only reading of “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by AFER Founding Board Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black.

OpenStage of Harrisburg to Bring NYC Actors to Classroom 180, 1/28
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 5:19 PM) - Open Stage of Harrisburg, the Capital Region’s professional theatre devoted to thought-provoking contemporary works and theatre education, is producing an intensive workshop with professional New York City actors at Susquehanna Township High School this Saturday, January 28 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Susquehanna Township High School is located at 3500 Elmerton Ave. Harrisburg, PA 17109.

Photos: Philadelphia Theatre Company's SCOTTSBORO BOYS Opens Tonight, Jan 25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 12:13 PM) - Philadelphia Theatre Company officially opens THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS tonight, January 25, 2012, running through February 19 at PTC’s home in the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Previews began January 20, 2012. This is the first regional production of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS since its run on Broadway last season. Check out official production shots from the musical below!

Walnut Street Theatre Presents THE MOUSETRAP. Previews 1/17
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 1:30 AM) - Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 203rd season with an all-new production of Agatha Christie’s classic thriller THE MOUSETRAP.

Lantern Theater Company 2012 Annual Benefit Set for 2/24
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 7:18 PM) - Lantern Theater Company has announced that it will honor Ceal Phelan and Gayle Smith with the 2012 Luminary Award at its Annual Benefit on Friday, February 24, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. An Evening in Verona will be held at the elegant Down Town Club at 6th & Chestnut Streets in Center City, and will include entertainment, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, dinner and dessert, plus live music from the Alex Hiele Trio and a Silent Auction featuring exclusive vacations, fine dining, entertainment, adventures, sports, and other unique items.

Wynton Marsalis Performs The Ballad of the American Arts in Philadelphia, 4/3
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 7:00 PM) - The Kimmel Center kicks off Jazz Appreciation Month with a special program, The Ballad of the American Arts, featuring Wynton Marsalis with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Verizon Hall on April 3, 2012 at 7:30pm.

FELA! Comes To Philadelphia 3/20-25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 3:36 PM) - FELA! will play the Academy of Music for a limited engagement March 20 – March 25 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization.

Jim Brickman Plays An Evening of Romance At Kimmel Center 2/18
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 3:07 PM) - Jim Brickman makes his Philadelphia debut at the Merriam Theater with a program entitled An Evening of Romance on February 18, 2012 at 8pm.

Gotham Chamber Opera Announces Second Round of Composer In Residence Program
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 1:08 PM) - The Opera Company of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in New York, has announced the launch of the second track for its collaborative operatic Composer In Residence program, with applications being accepted from February 15 - March 7, 2012.