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This week's quote comes from the lyrics to the song "Being Alive," from Stephen Sondheim's Company. (Complete lyrics here.) We've chosen it in honor of the new PTC show of the same name, set not only to open their 2007-2008 season, but also their brand new theatre. Now, on with the listings!
Assassins - That's right. There are two productions in Philly. October 18-November 3. Tickets online.
Being Alive - Better, we suppose, than the alternative. October 24-December 2. Tickets online.
The Diary of Anne Frank - An incredibly inappropriate Stephen Lynch song just popped into our heads. Through November 9. Box office online.
Triffina and the Queens of Conomor - It's almost worth seeing for the name alone. October 26-November 3. Tickets online.
Weights - This one sounds heavy. (No pun intended.) October 24-28. Tickets online.
Arsenic and Old Lace - A most deadly combination. October 19-November 3. Reservations online.
Breathing Corpses - Something tells us that that's not right. October 20-November 4. Tickets online.
Last of the Boys - But… What about the world's population? October 19-November 18. Tickets online.
Titanic: The Musical - Celine Dion need not apply. October 18-November 14. Ticket information online.
Tuesdays with Morrie - It's a better custody deal than Britney Spears got! October 19-27. For reservations, call 888.715.5589.
An Act of the Imagination - It is, after all, the best kind. Through November 17. Tickets online.
Boy Gets Girl - We think we've heard that story before. Through October 21. Tickets online.
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf - That had better be one yummy-tasting plate! Through December 9. Tickets online.
Hello Dolly! - What about Dolly's clone? (What? You don't mean the sheep?) Through December 23. For information, call 302.475.2313.
Rhinoceros - Ionesco! With puppets! (Yeah, we're having trouble picturing it, too.) Through October 27. Ticket information online.
The Rocky Horror Show - No description needed for this one, snarky or otherwise. Through October 31. Ticket information at 609.291.9000.
Six Characters in Search of an Author - Sounds like that won't end well. Through November 4. Tickets online.
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight - We can think of a few. Through October 20. Information online.
The Why - And, um, who's on first again? Through October 28. Tickets online.
Death and the Maiden - Is that kind of like "cake or death?" Through October 27. Ticket information online.
I Do! I Do! - Oh do you, now? Through October 21. Ticket information online.
Three Tall Women - A show this Phillyist would never be cast in. Through October 27. Ticket information online here.
A Night in the Old Marketplace - Two words: Klezmer. Music. Through October 21. Tickets online.
Say Goodnight Gracie - "Goodnight, Gracie!" Through October 21. Tickets online.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe - We've ceased to believe in such things. Through October 28. Tickets online.
Amadeus - We know it's a great piece of contemporary drama about a great classical composer… but somehow, whenever we walk past the Wilma, we just get that Falco song stuck in our heads. Through October 27. Tickets online.
Man of La Mancha - If it's impossible, how exactly are you dreaming it, anyway? Through October 21. Ticket information here.
Assassins - Yep, it's a musical about successful and attempted presidential assassinations. Seriously. Through October 21. Tickets online.
ComedySportz - You know Whose Line Is It Anyway? Yeah, it's kinda like that. Open run. Tickets online.
The N Crowd - More local improv. Open ended run. Tickets and information online.
Tony n' Tina's Wedding - It's like My Big Fat Greek Wedding for a South Philly audience. Open run. Tickets and information at 1.800.660.TINA.
Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn't it? Open run. Tickets online.
If you've got a theater listing in the Philadelphia area, let us know! Also feel absolutely free to post other listings on the comments page!
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