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This week, we’re starting something new. You see, we’ve just about run out of generic quotes about theatre to use for headlines, and the few times we’ve used less common quotes, we’ve had a few people contact us in rather a lot of confusion. So, we’re going to begin explaining the more, er, “in-quotes,” right here. If you’ve got any theatre-related quotes you’d like us to use, e-mail the quote, play/song, and context to us (contact info is at the end of each week’s listings), and we’ll be happy to use it sometime. This week, we begin with King Lear. The headline quote comes from Edmund’s monologue in 1.2; in it, Edmund has decided to ruin his family so that he can claim his half brother's inheritance. Good times are subsequently had by all. Now, on with the listings!
Bermuda Avenue Triangle - Las Vegas is fast becoming one of the most popular places to retire in the United States. And who says that little old ladies in Vegas can’t have another shot at love? December 2-17 at the Footlighters Theatre in Berwyn. Tickets are available online.
Double Down - 1812 Productions brings holiday audiences an homage to comic (and unintentionally comic) duos of the past. December 1-January 8 at the Adrienne. Tickets are available online.
The Santaland Diaries and Season’s Greetings to Our Friends and Family - Because really, who doesn’t love David Sedaris? At the Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse, December 1-17. Tickets are available online.
Side by Side by Sondheim - It’s not really a Sondheim show, but it’s got a lot of his music – which is usually the best part! At the Players Club of Swarthmore, December 1-17. For more information, call 610.328.4271.
The Underpants - Only Steve Martin would adapt an old German play about the perils of losing your panties in public. (Well, actually, now that we think of it, it doesn’t sound like that bad an idea!) December 2-10. Ticket information is available online.
Measure for Measure - Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London brings you back to an age when the men were men and the women were, too. That’s right, it’s Shakespeare as it was meant to be seen: without any ladies. Runs through December 4 at the Zellerbach Theatre of the Annenberg Center. Ticket information is available here.
The Dinosaur Musical - We’re not exactly how the Arden plans on getting a bunch of dinosaurs to sing and dance – their ceilings are awfully low – but we’d sure pay to find out! World premiere, runs through January 22. Tickets can be ordered online.
PMS: A Period Musical - ’Nuff said. World premiere, runs through December 23. For more information, call 215.563.4330.
A Christmas Carol - Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Runs through December 31 at the Hedgerow Theatre. Show dates are available online.
Shadow of a Gunman - It’s the holiday season. What do we do for the holidays? Drink a lot. Who does it best? The Irish. (Please note that this production really has nothing to do with alcohol. But it does have to do with the Irish, and it was a convenient segue.) Through December 4. Reservations may be made through an online form.
Shakespeare in Hollywood - You’ve seen Shakespeare adapted for Hollywood. But what about Shakespeare adapted for Hollywood adapted for the stage – with a twist? At the Wilma through December 31. Tickets available online.
Seussical - Feeling nostalgic? Howsabout a little Dr. Seuss – set to music – to make you feel like a kid again? At the Media Theatre through January 1. Tickets can be purchased on the theatre’s secure ticket ordering site.
Moon Over Buffalo - Nothing we like better in a play than a play within a play. Meta is the new black, you know. Playing at the Bristol Riverside Theatre through December 4. Ticket information is available on the production website.
Alarms & Excursions - Answers to life’s big questions by the author of the perennial amateur theatre favorite Noises Off. Playing at the Montgomery Theatre through December 10. For ticket information, see their ticket page. For reservations, call 215.723.9984.
Rounding Third - What sport has the most goal-oriented coaches and the most adamant fans? Why, little league baseball, of course. Theatre Exile’s production of this Matt Pfeiffer comedy will be produced at the Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3 through December 4. For tickets and information, call 215.922.4462.
Swimming in the Shallows - What? You mean you’ve never fallen in love with a man-eating fish? Produced by the Philadelphia Theatre Workshop at the Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5 through December 4. Tickets are available online.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - These days, musical theatre is all about the spectacle. Giant chandeliers crashing down. A helicopter landing on stage. Large puppets that suggest, but don’t replicate, African animals. A beast changing into a man before the audience’s very eyes. That last one is what you’ll get at the Walnut Street Theatre, along with perennial Disney favorites like “Be Our Guest” and “Gaston.” Show runs through January 8. For tickets and information, see the Walnut Street Theatre’s online box office.
The Lady in the Van - Act II Playhouse presents the North American premiere of Allen Bennett’s mostly autobiographical play, based on the memoir of the same name. The play runs through December 11, and tickets can be purchased through Ticket Leap.
Patty Red Pants - Fairy Tales aren’t always as nice and sweet as Disney makes us believe. Grimm’s Fairy Tales were, well, grim. Hans Christian Anderson was depressing. And now Theater Catalyst brings you a sexed-up version of “Little Red Writing Hood” with a David Lynch-esque twist. We can’t wait. Runs through November 26. Philadelphia Premiere. For reservations and information, call 215.563.4330.
Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn’t it? Shows at the Society Hill Playhouse, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM, and 5:30 PM on Sunday. Tickets are $45. Call 215.923.0210 for reservations. The Society Hill Playhouse is located at 507 South 8th Street in Philadelphia.
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