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Three years post-pandemic, audiences to Philly’s regional theaters haven’t returned, costs are up, and funding is down. The show must go on, but how?

(PHILADELPHIA, NJ) -- On November 13th, after a nearly three year hiatus, the Barrymore Awards, run by Theatre Philadelphia, returned to honor the 2022-2023 theatre season, the first full season back for many theatres after the pandemic. In a ceremony held at Fringe Arts, Theatre Philadelphia gave out 24 Barrymore Awards to productions from 10 theatres across the region. Recipients were given a brand new Barrymore designed by Nyred Jackson. The Barrymore Awards recognize professional theatre in ...

The awards honoring Philadelphia regional theater have returned after a pandemic shutdown. Delaware Theatre Company is the big winner.

Theatre Philadelphia has revealed the 2022-2023 Barrymore Award recipients, honoring the local theater community in the Greater Philadelphia region.

The Barrymore Awards return to honor the 2022-2023 theatre season in Philadelphia. With 66 productions recommended, this year's nominations celebrate the diversity of local artists and theatre companies. Stay tuned for the ceremony date and location announcement.

The Arden Theatre opens “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the same time two Philly kids are competing in the national bee.

The overall joke of the play: The playwright’s implicit insistence that anything film can do, theater can do better. We, therefore, get exaggerated light, wind and sound effects in “The 39 Steps” from Virginia Stage Company.

Concerts on Windmill Green The lineup has been announced for the Eastham summer Concerts on Windmill Green series. Changes to COVID-19 restrictions will allow gatherings of 250 socially distanced music fans as of May 29, and the series of outdoor shows produced by the Eastham Visitors Services Board is due to begin a month later. With a record number of summer visitors expected this year, according to board chair Jim Russo, the concerts will be scheduled at 7 p.m. Mondays in June and July; 6 p....

Virginia Stage Company Presents Season 42, A Season Like No Other VSC is offering a unique hybrid season of both streaming and live performances, designed with audience safety in mind.by BWW News Desk Thanks to the support made possible by the Federal Government and additional funding raised through the community, Virginia Stage Company is putting artists back to work. Virginia Stage Company presents Season 42: A Season Like No Other. After a successful presentation of the Wells holiday tradit...

COMEDY OF ERRORS Announced at Virginia Stage Company Steven Pacek returns to Virginia Stage Company to direct this new adaptation of the Shakespeare comedy.by BWW News Desk Virginia Stage Companys Public Works Virginia will present Comedy of Errors to public outdoor playing spaces across Hampton Roads. This zany and unexpected adaptation of Shakespeares play, adapted by Ryan Clemens (A Christmas Carol, Meet Mark Twain) and directed by Steve Pacek (The Legend of Georgia McBride) goes beyond the...