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This week's quote has been extracted from a much longer one by Sarah Bernhardt that reads: "The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions." Now, on with the listings!
Bright Lights, Big City - The Prince is so excited about this rock opera that they’ve got sound clips up on their website! June 14-July 2. Tickets are available online.
Butterflies Are Free - Dating the girl next door can only ever get you into trouble. June 14-July 8. Ticket information is available online.
Sleuth - We think we played this board game once. June 14-July 2. Tickets may be ordered online.
The Lion King - It’s the circle of life! June 8-September 10. Tickets are selling out quickly, but are available online.
Laughter on the 23rd Floor - Does it matter what we write here? It’s Neil Simon, so of course you should go! June 9-24. Tickets may be purchased online.
Radio Gals - The show synopsis uses the phrase “zany hilarity,” so it has to be good! June 8-July 2. For more information, contact the theatre.
For Sentimental Reasons... - Who doesn’t love some Nat King Cole once in a while? June 8-18. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office: 215.785.0100.
I Hate Hamlet - This will be especially interesting if the drunken Barrymore character takes a leak onstage. June 9-24. For reservations, call 610.296.9245.
The Island - If it’s funny, we really do hope it’s surprisingly so. We don’t usually expect plays about political prisoners to be slapstick in nature. June 8-25. Ticket information is online.
Big River - Not to be confused with “Old Man River.” Through June 25. Tickets available on TicketLeap.
Love Unpunished - Evacuation is the one thing that scares us about working in a high rise, so this play may hit a little close to home. Through June 11. Tickets online.
Over the River and Through the Woods - Our grandparents like to play matchmakers, too! June 9-25. Ticket information is online.
The Wizard of Oz - It’ll be just like the movie. Only onstage. Which is clearly even better! Through June 17. Tickets may be purchased online.
The Man From Nebraska - And here we thought those were the normal signs of a mid-life crisis. Through June 25. Tickets via the online box office.
Since Africa - Somebody should have told us that privileged white folks can accidentally be racists. Through June 25. Tickets online.
The Thing About Men - We really dig this poster. And the play sounds funny, too. Through July 2. For more information, call 215.574.3550.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Stephen Sondheim + Roman farce = good times had by all. Through June 18. Extended through June 25! Tickets are online.
Daughters of Genius - We all heard the story about Milton and his daughters – but here it is from the daughters’ point of view. Through June 18. Tickets are available online.
Closer Than Ever - Ooh, we smell a musical revue, and we like it! Through June 11. Tickets are available online.
Godspell - Because Jesus was actually a hippie. Through July 9. Ticket information is online.
Some Men - We must confess: we’ve been waiting for this world premiere show all season, so we can’t be too snarky about it in our listings. We will tell you, though, that this show is going to be gay. (Just not in the bad way.) Through June 11. Tickets are available through the production website.
True West - Because Sam Shepard is a god of theatre, and because graphics with cactus are cool. Through June 10. For reservations or information call: 215.545.0876.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales - We loved this book when we were younger, and we can only hope the show lives up to it. Through June 11. Tickets online.
Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn't it? Shows at the Society Hill Playhouse, Wednesday 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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