Barnstormers Theater presents “Bingo the Musical”.
The show opens Friday May 9 at 8pm ticket includes Bingo card!
Performances at May 9-10; 16-17, @8pm and Sunday May 18th @ 2pm at The Barnstormers. Get tickets https://barnstormerstheater.
Barnstormers is at 402 Tome St, Ridley Park, PA 19078
Ticket link Tickets (barnstormerstheater.com)
Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) announces the return of its highly anticipated 2025 Mid Penn Bank Summer Music Fest. This year’s powerhouse lineup features a stellar mix, including The Bronx Wanderers, Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Showdown, and Purple Xperience, alongside the uproarious musical comedy Oy Vey! It’s The Calamari Sisters.
This year, the concerts are back at BRT’s historic, intimate, and recently renovated theater. The theater offers an inviting atmosphere with comfortable seating, free on-site parking, wheelchair accessibility, assisted listening devices, and a full range of concessions, including beer and wine.
Get ready to kick off the summer with these unforgettable shows:
The Bronx Wanderers | Thursday, May 8 – Sunday, May 11, 2025
An electrifying journey through rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest hits, from Frankie Valli to Queen! The Bronx Wanderers bring boundless energy, unmatched talent, and harmonious vocals, having earned standing ovations throughout their Las Vegas residency. This high-octane tribute to classic rock will have the audience dancing in the aisles from start to finish.
Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Showdown | Wednesday, June 25 – Sunday, June 29, 2025 Which legendary band will reign supreme? In this one-of-a-kind “battle of the bands,” two world-class tribute acts — Abbey Road and Satisfaction — go head-to-head, bringing the timeless music of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to life in alternating sets. The showdown concludes with an epic joint encore that no rock ‘n’ roll fan will want to miss!
Purple Xperience | Wednesday, July 16 – Sunday, July 20, 2025
Calling all Prince fans! Direct from Minneapolis, Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience deliver a tribute to the iconic superstar like no other. With jaw-dropping musicianship and electrifying showmanship, this unforgettable performance captures the magic of Prince’s greatest hits, blending R&B, soul, and new wave in a mesmerizing live experience.
Oy Vey! It’s The Calamari Sisters | Wednesday, July 23 – Sunday, July 27, 2025
When the Calamari Sisters are hired to cater an event at a Jewish funeral home, culinary chaos and comedic brilliance ensue. From matzah balls to meatballs, challah bread to pizza dough, and gefilte fish to baccala, the girls try desperately to bridge the cultural gap. This laugh-out-loud musical comedy blends Italian and Jewish traditions with side-splitting songs and outrageous antics, proving that family is the secret ingredient to making both death and dinner unforgettable.
Tickets are available at 215-785-0100, brtstage.org. Ticket prices start at $50 for adults or purchase a Mid Penn Bank Summer Music Fest 3-Pack Subscription and enjoy three incredible performances for as low as $135.
Bristol Riverside Theatre is at 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA
Review by Lisa Panzer
Darkness Rises, A Star Wars Inspired Horror Experience only at Lincoln Mill
Dare to traverse the ‘dark side’ at ‘Star Wars’ inspired Lincoln Mill Haunted House, where the Sith, some armed with light saber-saws, and their creepy cronies urge you to join them. Courageously crafted corridors of chilling horror filled scenarios await, carving the way through an alley-GORY-cal mythos of insanely morbid sci-fi infused macabre. Will you be convinced join the diablerie?
This otherworldly frightening tour de ‘Force’ is inescapably all pervasive in its feel. Immense detail has been committed to creating an immersive environment via interaction with some stellar actors, eerie lighting, superb sound effects and theme song, forced air, and surprising moving, and sometimes gutsy, props that pop, and often plop! All combine to create an eerie atmosphere from a super spooky world populated with galactic ghouls. Fun times!
Look for the show to return in October 2025.
Darkness Rises
Lincoln Mills Haunted House
4100 Main St.
Philadelphia, PA 19127
Run Time:
20-30 minute tour
By Betty Lou Roselle
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is based on a 1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot. It is adapted by Ken Ludwig adding his comedy talents to the production. Everyone knows Agatha Christie, detective novelist and playwright whose books have sold more than 100 million copies, translated into 100 languages. An interesting fact about Dame Agatha is that in 1926 Christie’s mother died, and her husband, Colonel Archibald Christie, requested a divorce. In a move she never fully explained, Christie disappeared and, after several highly publicized days, was discovered registered in a hotel under the name of the woman her husband wished to marry.
Who murdered Samuel Ratchett?
As the play opens just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Director Jennifer Wolfe has assembled an extraordinary cast that Christie would certainly approve of.
Bill Haburcak plays the role of Samuel Ratchett with a relish. He tries to enlist Hercule Poirot to help him discover who has been threatening his life. We quickly observe why someone would want to kill him. John Devine is solid as the proprietor of the Orient Express trying to keep his friend Poirot from frightening the other guests.
Meghan Hanson is mysterious as Mary Debenham as is her lover Colonel Arbuthnot played by Mickey Donahue. Jacob Ryan plays the clueless Hector MacQueen with enthusiasm. Kate Scanlon shines as Countess Andrenyl. Nick Squeri is good in his double roles as Michel the Conductor and the Headwaiter.
Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” includes these three suspects.
Stephanie Donahue’s charming as Greta Ohisson, assistant to Princess Dragomiroff royally played by Susan Wefel. It was wonderful watching Princess Dragomiroff square off against Helen Hubbard played with gusto by Barbara Scanlon (nice change of character when the truth comes out).
Bill King is excellent as Hercule Poirot, never missing a clue to solving this mystery. His monologue figuring everything out in the end is epic. Voiceovers were provided by Loic Barnieu and Connor Scanlon.
Kudos to director Jennifer Wolfe, Stage Manager Peggy Oleynick and the entire production staff for their great work. There are six performances left: May 9, 10, 11; 16,17 and 18.
Colonial Playhouse is at 522 West Magnolia Ave., Aldan, PA. Call 610-622-5773 or visit www.colonialplayhouse.net.
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The King is back at Venice Island– and so is the music! Join us for a night of twisting and shouting with The Ghostlight Players for their spring musical, “All Shook Up!” You won’t want to miss all the pelvic thrustin’ and honkey tonkin’ from the talented cast – get your tickets today!
3 SHOWS ONLY!
Friday, May 9th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 10th at 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Ludus – The Ghostlight Players Inc
$20 – General Admission (Adult)
$17 – General Admission (Child/Senior Citizen)
Saturday, May 17
7:00-9:00 PM
The Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival highlights original assorted works by local and regional artists. This year features pieces by:
Thoughts by The Collective Mic Productions
Out Of The Heart Wicked Things Doth Come by Jaz
Smart Casinos by Brooke Shilling
La Diva Noire Speaks Love, Strength & Freedom by The Collective Mic Productions
We’re All Sad So Let’s Laugh by Teresa Nutter
General Admission $10.00 + $1.20 Service Fee at Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival in Philadelphia – Checkout
Venice Island Performing Arts Center is at 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, PA
“Incorruptible” by Michael Hollinger will be directed by Cathy Gibbons Mostek at the Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050. A hysterically funny dark comedy about the dark ages.
The cast of Spotlight Theatre’s “Incorruptible”.
Dani Kennedy is featured in “Incorruptible” at Spotlight Theater.
Dates: May 9, 10, 11*, 16, 17, 18*, 2025
Evenings at 8 PM – *Matinee at 3 PM
Tickets $20; Seniors (65+) and Students (High School & College w/student id) $17.
Note the new performance location: Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050
Beginning May 14, Hedgerow Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of “Endlings: by Korean-Canadian director, playwright, and screenwriter Celine Song. Directed by Kalina Ko, the play follows two generations of Korean women grappling with the weight of their pasts, the loss of their cultural heritage, and the complexities of identity, all while confronting the haunting question of what it means to be remembered.
Endlings is set to run from May 13 to June 1.
Song has written and directed stage and film productions depicting beautiful explorations of the perils of the human condition. Audiences may recognize her as the writer and director of the 2023 romantic drama Past Lives, which earned Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. As a playwright, she has received critical acclaim for her work, including her first major production, Endlings, which premiered in 2019 at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The play led to her becoming a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the oldest and largest playwrighting prize for women writing for English-speaking theater.
Endlings is set on two different islands. On the Korean island of Man-Jae, three elderly haenyeos – sea women – spend their dying days continuing a fading ancient tradition, diving into the sea to fish with nothing but a knife. On the Island of Manhattan, Korean-Canadian playwright Ha Young (Shin) struggles to finish a new play as she navigates the expectation that she write more “authentic” stories inspired by her identity. Endlings poses a thought-provoking question: who gets to tell stories, and how do those stories shape our understanding of the world?
Hedgerow’s regional premiere presentation of Endlings features an award-winning cast of stage actors. Portraying the three haenyeos are Helen Hayes Award-winning Washington, D.C.-based actor Tuyết Thị Phạm as Go Min, New York-based actor Gray Choi as Sook Ja, and New York-based actor and dancer Shigeko Sara Suga as Han Sol. Sarah Shin appears as the play’s struggling playwright Ha Young. Rounding out the cast in various ensemble roles are Philadelphia-based actors Scott Berkowitz, Ethan Goonewardene, Paul Harrold, John Harvey, and Kevin McCann.
Media Theatre presents
Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night,” “Alone at the Drive-In Movie” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world’s most popular musicals.
Tickets and more information online at www.mediatheatre.org .
Venue Details:
The Media Theatre
104 E. State Street
Media, PA 19063
PCS Theater is thrilled to present The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Kayla Bowe, on the Raymond W. Smith Second Stage from May 2 to May 17, 2025. This exciting production, featuring limited seating and an intimate experience, will transport audiences into the world of a high school girls’ soccer team navigating the complexities of girlhood, autonomy, and the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
The PCS cast of “The Wolves.” Photo by Abrham Bogale
“The Wolves” centers on a group of teenage girls, their soccer practices, and the conversations that unfold between them. From debating pads versus tampons to grappling with larger world issues like genocide, the play illuminates the complexity of being sixteen, where every moment is both incredibly significant and fleeting.
With overlapping dialogue and an unfiltered approach, The Wolves gives a raw and honest portrayal of a group of girls creating their own space, claiming autonomy, and defining themselves outside the influence of the male gaze or societal expectations.
The Wolves is not just a play about a high school soccer team. It is about the small, unfiltered moments of girlhood that happen when adults aren’t around to listen. Reaching for the right words; dealing with things bigger than yourself. For the next ninety minutes, I invite you to let yourself step onto the field with them and feel what it is like to be a part of every conversation, every silence, and every moment. – Director Kayla Bowe
The talented cast features: Hope Smalley, Ali Walker, Ivy Meyer, Janea Hundley, Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz, Jessie Demmert, Salma Elwy, Angelina Canavan, Autumn Scouten, Kathy Gilbert (Soccer Mom), Alternates Courtney Bundens and Gab Fischetti.
Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company is thrilled to close out its 2024-25 season with the electrifying Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT. Following its Broadway debut in 1996, where it earned four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical, RENT redefined musical theatre by taking audiences on an unforgettable journey of love, loss, hope, and resilience. The Arden brings Jonathan Larson’s iconic story to life on the F. Otto Haas Stage, in a powerful new production directed by Terrence J. Nolen and Steve Pacek. The production begins May 15, with opening night May 21. Due to popular demand, RENT has been extended through June 22.
With its unforgettable score and songs like “Seasons of Love” and “I’ll Cover You,” the production tells the story of a close group of young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create a life in New York City’s East Village during the height of the AIDS crisis.
The dynamic cast features new and familiar faces to Arden audiences.
Tickets are available online at ardentheatre.org or at the box office at Arden Theatre Company (40 N. 2nd Street). . Single ticket prices vary by performance and start at $65.
