This Week In Philadelphia Theatre

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The Lion King roars into town this week (sorry, couldn't resist), bringing with it puppets, expensive tickets, and a bunch of suburbanites. But haven't you already seen it? If you're looking for something a bit more challenging, might we suggest Tennessee William's attempt at absurdism, The Gnädiges Fräulein?

Opening

• The Gnädiges Fräulein - It's absurd. March 17-April 3. Tickets
• Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins - Kathleen Turner live onstage. March 19-April 18. Tickets
• UP! - Fly away on a lawnchair. March 16-April 4. Tickets
• 10 Months: The Wilmington Voices Project - A day in the life in Wilmington. March 17-April 4. Tickets
• Annie Get Your Gun - Anything you can do . . . March 23-April 18. Tickets
• At This Evening's Performance - The police are spying on you. March 23-April 18. Tickets
• The Lion King - Can you feel the love tonight? March 23-April 24. Tickets
• Doubt, A Parable - I don't know. . . March 25-April 10. Tickets
• How I Became a Pirate - By stealing treasure. March 26-April 10. Tickets
• Louie and Ophelia - Love is tricky. March 23-April 4. Ticket Info
• Macbeth - Out, damn spot! March 19-May 8. Tickets
• The Miser - Money, money, money. March 26-April 11. Tickets

• Some Assembly Required - Like furniture from Ikea. March 26-April 17. Tickets

Continuing

• Romeo and Juliet - Tragic love for the ages. February 25-April 11. Tickets
• Respect: A Musical Journey of Women - Women's history through pop songs. January 27-May 18. Tickets
• Blue Door - Cross the threshold. January 14-March 21. Tickets
• The Irish. . .and How They Got That Way - By being born in Ireland? January 7-April 18. Tickets
• Any Given Monday - Monday, Monday. . . March 3-27. Tickets
• 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - If you like to spell. March 3-28. Tickets
• Arsenic and Old Lace - Care for some wine? March 5-April 3. Tickets
• Happily Ever After - Even princesses grow old. March 4-28. Tickets
• King Lear - Howl, howl, howl, howl! March 3-28. Tickets
• Language Rooms - You're being watched. March 3-April 4. Tickets
• Noises Off - Nothing on. March 4-21. Tickets
• The Rear Column - Soldiers in Africa. March 4-21. Tickets
• Rent - 525,600 minutes. March 3-April 11. Tickets
• Charlotte's Web - Some pig. March 6-April 17. Tickets
• The Countess - Scandal. March 5-21. Call 215-843-1109 for tickets.
• Blues for an Alabama Sky - But it's set in Harlem. March 12-27. Tickets
• Broken Glass - Paralysis. March 11-April 4. Tickets
• By George - I think I've got it. March 12-20. Tickets
• Carousel - You'll never walk alone. March 12-27. Tickets
• Evita - Don't cry for me. March 12-April 24. Tickets
• Peanuts and Cracker Jacks New Play Festival - Take me out to the ball game. . . March 12-20. Tickets
• Take Me Out - Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. March 11-27. Tickets
• The Smell of the Kill - What's the best way to fix a husband? March 12-20. Tickets available at the door.
• The Story - Truth or fiction? March 12-27. Tickets available at the door.
• Waiting for Godot - Nothing to be done. March 12-28. Tickets
• Fallen Angels - Coward. March 16-May 2. Tickets
• Tony and Tina's Wedding - This is still running??? Open-ended run. Tickets
• ComedySportz - Its name says it all. Open-ended run. Tickets
• The N Crowd - Philly style improv. Open-ended run. Tickets

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