The Blue Moon Theatre, “Psycho Beach Party” by Charles Busch June 6-14.
Hang loose in 1962 Malibu Ca. with the surfers & beach bums, but who’s the psycho on the scene causing the freak outs? Adult themed humor.
Doors at 7:30pm / Show at 8pm, Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.
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Delaware County Institute of Science (DCIS) was founded in 1833 as a natural history museum and a lending library. For almost 200 years DCIS has been managed and maintained by volunteers in the 1867 building located at the corners of Jasper Street and Veterans Square in Media, PA.
The museum exhibits mounted birds and animals, an herbarium of Delaware County plants and other areas; fossils, shells, and corals from around the world; animal skulls, bird nests and eggs, butterflies, insects, and miscellaneous other collections such as maps as old as 1810, Native American tools and pottery, glass bottles, late 1800’s radios and radio vacuum tubes and microscopes.
DCIS is open to the public on most Thursdays 10 am-1pm. For more information and to schedule a visit, call DCIS at 610-566-5126 or visit https://www.delcoscience.org
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By Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt; Directed by Lindsay Franklin & Doug Roberts
This Pulitzer Prize-winning musical explores the dynamics of the Goodman family, a typical suburban family, each trying to cope in their own way with trauma and grief. Diana (the mother) has Bipolar Disorder, but the entire family finds themselves caught in the emotional ups and downs of her illness. Her treatment also leaves them questioning: what does it really mean to be “normal,” and is it worth the cost?
Show Date:
June 12, 19, 2025 — 8pm
June 6, 13, 20, 2025 — 8pm
June 7, 14, 2025 — 8pm
June 21, 2025 — 2pm
June 8, 15*, 2025 — 2pm*
Diana: Kate Nice
Gabe: Ryan Polito
Dan: Rob Tilley
Natalie: Alexandra Block
Henry: Tommy Moliterno
Doctor Madden & Doctor Fine: Kyle Chiavetta
Directions: The theatre is at 810 N Whitford Rd, Lionville, PA 19353
For more information or reservations call 610-363-7075 or visit The Barley Sheaf Players
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Forge Theatre presents “Promises, Promises”
June 6-22, 2025
Book by Neil Simon, Music by Burt Bacharach, Lyrics by Hal David
Based on the screenplay The Apartment by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Directed by Tom Yenchick, Music Direction by Denise Wisneski
In New York City in the 1960s, an ambitious accountant named Chuck Baxter lends out his apartment to his supervisors, who need a discreet place for illicit afternoon rendezvous. Miserable and exploited, Chuck finds a beacon of hope in coworker Fran, who is trapped in a romantic predicament of her own. The bittersweet romantic comedy features a groundbreaking contemporary score from composer Burt Bacharach. The score includes the blockbuster hit “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again,” plus “Knowing When To Leave,” “Turkey Lurkey Time,” “Whoever You Are,” and the title song.
Cast List
Chuck Baxter – Michael Kuhlman
Fran Kubelik – Amanda Frangoulis
J.D. Sheldrake – Rob Geils
Dr. Dreyfuss – Harley Diamond
Marge MacDougall – Donna Dougherty
Sylvia/Miss Della Hoya – Katie VanNewkirk
Ginger/Miss Polansky – Delia Maledonado
Vivien/Miss Wong – Rowin Badinger
Ensemble:
Nurse/Hostess – Rosie Alleva
Sharon – Kavita Ayyar
Patsy/Mrs. Sheldrake – Evelyn Dudonis
Kathy – Ava Keller –
Olson – Sarah Lemore
Barbara – Colleen Wechesi
Doctor/Waiter – David Moyer
All Evening shows begin at 7:30 pm; Matinees (marked with an *) begin at 2 pm.
Forge Theatre is located in a residential area off the main street of downtown Phoenixville, Pa.
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By Karen McCarraher
Jack and Ryan were friends from preschool days. As they approached high school graduation, they talked about their plans and dreams. Ryan planned to go to college, then law school and become a partner in a prestigious law firm. He wanted a penthouse in Manhattan, a beach house in the Hamptons and all the finer things in life. Jack was a math genius, and he dreamed of solving the world’s most difficult calculations and perhaps inventing a supercomputer. During the summer after graduation, they decided to go to a concert being held in a farmer’s field in Woodstock, New York.
When they get to the concert, Ryan is mesmerized by the music, the pot, and all the girls. Jack, on the other hand, meets a girl named Astrid and he spends the weekend in her tent with her. The weekend marked them both indelibly. As Ryan prepared to go to college, Jack changes his mind about going. Instead, Jack takes a bus back to Woodstock and moves in with Astrid. They resided with people who believed they were one with the universe and the universe never ends.
It was almost a year before Ryan heard from Jack again. Jack was living simply. He and Astrid (who had now changed her name to Kai) grew their own vegetables. Jack worked as a carpenter; Kai embroidered flowers on jeans and belts and sold them in a shop in Woodstock. Although Jack wrote infrequently, he never provided a return address. Perhaps he didn’t want Ryan’s outlook on life to invade his peace. Ryan continued on his quest for money and power and attained it at a very young age.
Eventually, Kai and Jack had a daughter they named Harmony. When she was in middle school, she traveled to New York on a school trip and met her “Uncle Ry”. Ryan had never had time to build a family. He married once but it ended in divorce after two years. Jack continued to protest the Vietnam war as well as corporations who made items used in the war. His correspondence with Ryan continued and Jack continued to try to get Ryan to embrace a simpler life.
At age 77, Jack was on his deathbed with Ryan at his side. Their friendship had lasted seven decades. But who do you think lived the happier life?
Howard Reiss is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School. He co-founded a soup kitchen in Nyack, New York where he lives and runs.
Published by: Krance Publishing
Available Online
TooManyGames is the ultimate convention for anyone interested in video games, board games, CCGs, esports, tabletop, arcade, and more.
The event will be held on June 27-29, 2025 at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, 100 Station Ave Oaks, PA 19456
TooManyGames is known for its massive marketplace, voice actors from some of the best franchises in the industry, YouTube personalities, huge free play arcade, video game and board game tournaments, esports tournaments, gaming industry guests and panels, and so much more. The marketplace has more than 200+ vendors selling retro games, new games, board games, crafts, art and so much more.
Children 10 and under are free with a paid adult. For tickets: TooManyGames 2025 Tickets, Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite
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Act II Playhouse rounds out its 2024-2025 Season with its latest production, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing”.
The production features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, musical arrangement by Fred Wells, and orchestrations by Michael Gibson & Jonathan Tunick. The production was conceived by Walter Bobbie.
A comic and loving tribute to the Golden Age of Broadway, “A Grand Night for Singing” showcases some of the most beloved songs from the legendary collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Audiences will be laughing and singing along all night long as the revue offers fresh, witty takes on some of the duo’s most beloved musicals including Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and many more.
The musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein resonate as much with audiences today as they did when they first appeared 80 years ago. Their words and their songs are truly timeless. ‘A Grand Night for Singing’ is the perfect tribute to their extensive body of work. It is constantly surprising in its humor while at the same time reverent to the legendary duo. I am sure that it will have audiences singing along night after night. – Act II Playhouse Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite
A distinguished cast is assembled to give voice to this time-honored collection of songs. Zachary Chiero, Eleni Delopolous, Renee McFillin and Kevin Toniazzo-Naughton all return to the Playhouse. The cast is rounded out by Jackie Washam, making her Playhouse debut.
Previews for “A Grand Night for Singing” begin Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and the production opens Friday, May 30, 2025. The production closes after an extended five-week run on June 29, 2025.
Ticket prices start at $32 and are available online at act2.org, by calling the Act II Box Office at 215-654-0200, or in-person at the Box Office at 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, PA. The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Student tickets are $15 and group discounts are available.
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Lantern Theater Company presents the winner of the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and a 2008 Tony Award® nominee for Best Play, the riotous adaptation of “The 39 Steps”. The show was inspired by John Buchan’s 1915 adventure novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film and continues to delight audiences today.
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Footlighters Theater in Berwyn, PA, will present
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.
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