Broadway Philadelphia 2020-2021 Season

The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus

And the Shubert Organization

Present

2020-2021 Broadway Philadelphia Season

With 14 Blockbuster Productions

And a combined

49 Tony Award Wins

Take a deep breath and look forward to the fall when all the covid 19 shelter in place will be nothing but a memory and everyone will be out and about enjoying the theatre once more. There's nothing better  than experiencing theatre produced by Broadway Philadelphia. Here’s something to look forward to.

·        Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by the Kimmel Center for the performing Arts and The Shubert Organization with productions at the Academy of Music, the Merriam Theatre and the Forrest Theatre. The upcoming season is dynamite. It includes: Pretty Woman: The Musical, (October 21 -  Nov, 8, 2020 - Academy of Music),  My Fair Lady (Nov 17 - 29, 2020- Academy of Music). 1776 (Dec. 8 – 20, 2020 – Forrest Theatre), Hairspray (Dec. 29 – Jan 3, 2021- Merriam Theatre,) The Cher Show (Jan 5 - 17, 2021- Academy of Music,) Blue Man Group (January 26 - 31. 2021 –Merriam Theatre,) Beautiful –The Carole King Musical (February 2- 14, 2021. – Academy of Music). Aint Too Proud (March 16- April 4 2021 - Academy of Music,) Anastasia (March 16-21, 2021- Merriam Theatre), RENT: 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour (April 9-11, 2021, -Merriam Theatre), Oklahoma! (May 4 – 16. 2021 – Forrest Theatre,) Disney’s The Lion King (May 26- June 20, 2021- Academy of Music, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (July 14 – 18 2021 – Academy of Music) and Hadestown (July 27 – August 8, 2021 – Academy of Music). Hamilton will return as part of the following season. The dates and venue will be announced at a later date. Tickets are on sale now and subscribers can save up to 25% off single ticket prices. Tickets may be purchased online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway20-21 or by calling 215-893-1055. For the second consecutive year, subscription packages include a Wednesday matinee option. New this season, subscribers have the option of swapping one of the shows in their subscription package for a season extra of their choice. 

Cabaret

Lauren Molina as Sally Bowles

Bristol Riverside Theatre, located at 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, Pa. is producing a dazzling rendition of the challenging musical, Cabaret through April 12. Set in Berlin, Germany in 1929-1930, Cabaret offers a glimpse of some lives before the war breaks out.  Robb Sapp is a talented and engaging Emcee.  The ensemble cast is brilliant. Many of them have come to the BRT stage from Broadway or from Broadway touring companies. While Sally Bowles (Lauren Molina) belts, “Don’t Tell Mama,” each Kit Kat girl attains high kicks and maintains her spot as she moves dizzyingly around in a formatted circle. There is excellent choreography maintained on the chairs as the girls engage their hands, feet and their entire bodies while Sally once more has a chance to illustrate her talent as she sings “Mein Herr.”  The set design is done to perfection. There is an easy transition from The Kit Kat Club to Fraulein Schneider’s Rooming House and back again. Frequently, while the transition is being made, there are projections on the walls showing the time period - dates, dancing girls, etc., so it is easy to miss the young men and women moving chairs and props off stage to reset the scene. Bristol Riverside favorite, Jo Twiss, shows everyone why she has such a reputation as she portrays Fraulein Schneider flawlessly. I have seen several iterations of Cabaret and I have never seen this character portrayed with more feeling. This is an excellent rendition of an amazing musical. For more information or tickets, call 215- 785- 0100 or visit brtstage.org