Performing Arts

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

Born Dito van Reigersberg, the singer, actor and cabaret star was a fixture of the city’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities.

Emma Hearn expects 100 students and former classmates at Germantown Academy to see her perform in “The Outsiders: A New Musical” this week.

Just in time for Philly’s summer of soccer, Inis Nua puts the Homeless World Cup on stage.

The acclaimed artist and founder of Rush Arts says Philly Is primed for an artistic renaissance.

The Tony-winning play shines a light on the issue of suicide among students and offers resources as part of Mental Health Awareness month.

The “One Philly: Unity Concert for America” will take place on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on July 4.

From the classic “1776” to a play set entirely in Lincoln’s grave, Philly theater fans have lots of history-related shows to choose from.

The new play, based on the 19th-century Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, centers international students studying in Philadelphia.

Tempesta di Mare is presenting a fully orchestrated “America Independent, or The Temple of Minerva” as it has never been done before.

Philly is funny – literally. Whether you’re looking for an improv show, comedy classes or the bigger headliners, here’s your guide to Philly’s comedy scene.

Pax Ressler and Jackie Soro play both themselves and their American Girl counterparts in “Girl Dolls: The American Musical.”

With the loss of Germantown's Circadium school, a new festival is trying to establish Philly as a hub for contemporary circus.

George and Ira Gershwin’s “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” flopped on Broadway in 1933. Opera Philadelphia will revive it for the midterm election season.

With funding turbulence at the federal and state levels, elected officials are calling for the city to pick up some of the slack.