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We can't help it. Whenever anyone so much as mentions Wicked, we get "Defying Gravity" stuck in our heads. Or "Popular." Now, on with the listings!
Wicked - Are you a good witch, or a bad witch? March 22-April 9. Tickets are selling out quickly; what remains is available online.
Much Ado About Nothing - This is the second of this year's Shakespeare Festival shows to open, and it's one of Phillyist's favorites. Because we totally get dysfunctional relationships based on verbal abuse. March 22-May 21. Tickets available online.
Richard III - This one isn't part of the Shakespeare Festival, but seeing as "nobody does Shakespeare better than Lantern Theater Company," we figured we oughtta plug it anyway. March 24-April 30. Tickets via the online box office.
A Lesson Before Dying - Phillyist has learned that there are certain topics we can't make fun of. Racism is off limits. (Racists, not so much.) So we'll just encourage you to go see this show. March 16-25. For information, call 215.204.1122.
Be Lie Ve - If you believe in fairies, clap your hands! March 21-31. Ticket information online.
Trying - The show's summary is a little long, but there's a picture of Logan Square and City Hall on the poster, and our appreciation of that alone might be enough to get us to the Walnut. Through April 30. Ticket information online.
Urinetown - If you had to pay the city every time you had to take a leak, would all those frat parties in University City stop? March 21-April 9. The box office may be reached at 610.519.7474.
Arcadia - Once, Phillyist met a cowboy named Byron. When we said, "Oh, like the poet?" he responded with confusion and a "I... I guess..." That's neither here nor there, really, except that this well-known Stoppard play centers around the possibility that Byron (the poet, not the cowboy), killed a man in a duel. March 16-April 1. Ticket information is online.
Forrest: A Riot of Dreams - Believe it or not, actors were famous before John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. Through April 2. For more information, call 215.574.3550.
The Syringa Tree - Nothing's funny about apartheid, so we'll keep our snarkiness to ourselves, for once. Through March 26. Tickets can be purchased online.
Eyes of the American - Is it a conspiracy theory or an important lesson? Only you can decide! Through March 18 at the Allens Lane Art Center. Reservations can be made online.
Dancing at Lughnasa - In the springtime (i.e. the weeks leading up to and immediately following March 17), everyone is Irish – including the actors at the Arden. Through April 2. Tickets available online.
Vietnam 101: The War on Campus - A friend of ours recently visited Oberlin and said that all the students there are hippies. Seems like nothing much has changed. March 17-April 9. Ticket information on TicketLeap.
Intimate Apparel - This play is centered around a turn-of-the-century lingerie maker. Perhaps the original Victoria? March 17-April 16. Ticket information is online.
Syncopation - It's like Dancing with the Stars. For old people. A hundred years early. Through April 9. Tickets available via TicketLeap.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - "Here's the story of a brotha by the name of Othello/ He liked white women and he liked green jello." Through May 19, as part of the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival. Tickets available online.
The Constant Wife - Infidelity is funny. Through March 19. Ticket information available online.
The Libertine - Turns out porn has been around a lot longer than we've been interested in it. Through March 18. Ticket information is online.
For Richer or Poorer - We like One Act Festivals. There are more opportunities to visit the ladies' room! Through March 18. Tickets online.
Our Town - We see dead people. Through April 8. Ticket information is online.
Hair - Hippies willing to take their clothes off for the very open-minded audience members – what more could you want from a night of theatre? Through March 25. Tickets may be reserved by calling the box office at 609.291.9000.
Les Miserables - We, for one, can hear the people sing! At the Forrest Theatre, through March 19. Tickets are online.
Proposals - Phillyist has a soft spot for Neil Simon Comedies. Especially when they've got lots of booze and slamming doors in them. Through March 19. For information, call: 610.259.1800.
The Crucible - We all read it in high school. But in case you don't remember, it's the one with the fake witches and bratty pre-teens, not the one with the philandering salesman. Through April 9 at the People's Light and Theatre. Ticket information online.
The Lady in the Van - Act II Playhouse and the Mum Puppettheatre present the North American premiere of Alan Bennett's mostly autobiographical play, based on the memoir of the same name. The play runs through March 18. Ticket information online.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Before it was a poorly-reviewed movie, and before it was a well-received book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a popular radio play. And now, the Curio Theatre Company brings you those radio plays as real plays, through March 26 at the Walnut Street Theatre Studio Five. Tickets to both are available online.
Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn't it? Shows at the Society Hill Playhouse, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM, again at 4PM on Saturday, and Sunday at 2 PM and 5:30 PM. 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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