BRT Presents...

                                                                      Joe Kinosian

Bristol Riverside  Theatre, located at 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, Pa, is presenting Murder for Two, a wickedly funny murder mystery musical through October 10, 2021. In it, one actor plays the detective, and another actor portrays a myriad of suspects. Joe Kinosian not only co-authored the book along with Kellen Blair and composed the music while Blair composed the lyrics, but he also brilliantly portrays a wide variety of suspects, both male and female. Martin Landry portrays  Marcus, “the detective.”  They take turns accompanying each other on the piano. Both men not only have an excellent sense of comic timing, but they are also accomplished musicians as well. Marcus has a limited amount of time to solve the mystery of who murdered Arthur Whitney. There are a few running “gags” throughout the 90-minute performance that have the audience roaring in their seats. Other funny lines are more subtle, and you can find yourself laughing out loud when you least expect it. The ending has a twist. Who knows who has seen it coming? Proof of vaccination and ID was checked at the theatre’s entrance and the whole procedure went very smoothly. For tickets or  more information visit brtstage.org or call 215-785-0100.

Me & The Devil

The Lantern Theater is streaming a World Premiere of Me and the Devil through September 17, 2021. It was written  by Steve Broadnax III and Charles Dumas. Steve Broadnax III also directs the production and plays the part of the Devil.  In reality,  Robert Johnson became a Blues phenom almost overnight after having shown very little skill with the guitar, thus the rumor that he made a deal with the Devil. Lawrence Stalling portrays Robert Johnson phenomenonally. He not only sings seven songs that Robert Johnson has written for the guitar, but with slight costume adjustments he also portrays several other characters. Music is delightfully played by Curtis Craig. After a premature death, Robert Johnson arrives in Hell because of a contract he has signed with the Devil- - his soul in exchange for becoming the world’s best Blue’s musician. Because he has died before he has become well known,  Robert pleads that the Devil has no claim to the contract. Lawrence Stalling is excellent as he portrays a wide variety of witnesses who speak for the Devil’s point of view and others who speak for Robert’ s. The drama is well paced with a twist at the end. For more information or tickets, call the box office at 215-829-0395.

RAIN kicks off Kimmel's 2021 Season

  RAIN -A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES with The Best of Abbey Road Live! from October 29 – 31 at the Merriam Theater. In celebration of Abbey Road, this show brings the album’s greatest hits to life, in addition to all your early favorites

Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture, and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. Let RAIN take you back with all of the greatest hits along with all of your other Beatles favorites! This adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right!

Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Merriam Theater

Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Tickets are on sale now and start at $39.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999 or online at www.kimmelculturalcampus.org. The Kimmel Box Office is currently closed, as the Kimmel Cultural Campus prepares to reopen to the public after 18 months on September 18, 2021.In-person ticket sales can be conducted at the Academy of Music Box Office, located at 240 S. Broad Street. Group sales are available for groups of 10 or more and can be purchased by calling 215-790-5883. See www.kimmelculturalcampus.org for more informatio

The Kimmel is committing to a healthy and clean environment with increased disinfection, enhanced ventilation, and will enforce recommended health authority guidelines, including masks and vaccinations upon reopening. In response to the City of Philadelphia’s mask mandate, masks will be required when inside all buildings. Masks are required to be worn at all times when on the Kimmel Cultural Campus, except when actively consuming food or beverage in designated locations. Prolonged periods of mask removal are not permitted.

 Effective September 18, all attendees for public events must show proof of full vaccination at the time of entry. Proof of negative COVID-19 tests will not be accepted, with the exception of children under the age of 12; children under 12 will be required to show a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of the event. This policy is subject to change based upon guidance from the CDC and local health authorities. Details and procedures are in development and will be rolled out to the public and ticket holders ahead of the September 18 reopening event.

PTC 2021-2022 Season

 

The  Philadelphia Theatre Company’s 2021-2022 season will have two world premieres and a play with beautiful music

The first production is called The Garbologists, by Lindsay Joelle.  It is a contemporary odd-couple comedy, and follows two city sanitation workers in a 19-ton garbage truck who discover there’s more that binds them than taking out the trash.

Punctuated by soaring gospel performances, Choir Boy, by Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney, is a piercing play about a young man finding his voice. The play won two Tony Awards on Broadway and will be directed by PTC Resident Artist, Jeffrey Page.

The third and final show is also a world premiere. It’s called Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet. She's an Indigenous theatre-maker and Shakespearean scholar who journeyed across geographic borders, personal history, and cultural legacies in search of a place to belong. 

Philadelphia Theatre Company is prioritizing audiences’ safety as they return to the Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

 They have established three ways to bring people back into the theatre safely.

1. Proof of vaccination will be required.

2. Masks must be worn inside the theatre.

3. Reduced capacity seating in the mezzanine will be offered to welcome those patrons who need an additional precaution in order to reenter the theatre. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Box Office (215) 985- 0420

 

Lantern Theater's 2021-2022 Digital/Live Season

 

The Lantern Theater Company is having a different approach to theater this season.  In the fall, the audience will be able to purchase tickets for plays that were performed on the St. Stephens theater stage and are streamed on demand. The first one, Me and the Devil, is a world premiere, written and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. It will be streamed on demand  September 9 – 17, 2021. The Plague begins its premier and streaming on demand October 7. Tickets are $20 per household or  $35 for a fall digital pass. Call the box office  at 215-829-0395. Anthony Lawton returns to the stage live Dec 3-30  for his fabulous one-man Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. For the 2022 season,  plans are for the audiences to return to the theatre to see live performances. Masks must be worn, and members must show proof of vaccination. The January production, Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine, will be performed in the St Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow Street. A Man for All Seasons, performed from March 10 -  April 10, 2022, will be presented at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place. Travesties, which will be performed May 19 – June 19, 2022, will be on the stage of St. Stephens Theater. Additionally, there will be a fourth production to be announced,

BRT 2021-2022 Season

 

Bristol Riverside Theatre, located at 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pa,, will open its 35^th season with a two-person madcap musical Murder for Two from September 21^st-  October 10^th. This zany comedy has two actors with one playing the detective and the other playing all thirteen suspects. Both actors take turns accompanying each other on the piano.

Skeleton Crew will open on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 7:30 pm. and runs through November 4, 2021. Four Detroit auto workers panic as rumors that their factory is closing circulate through their tight-knit work community. Each worker must make difficult choices about loyalty to each other, the company and themselves.

I and You opens January 27, 2022, at 7:30.and runs through February 13, 2022. Caroline hasn’t been in school for months due to an illness. Anthony, a high school athlete, arrives at her door with an urgent assignment from their English teacher. As the two begin to get to know each other and share their secrets, they uncover a mystery that has brought them together. The ending  will astound the audiences.

A Comedy of Tenors  will run from March 8 through March 27, 2022. This is one of the funniest farces to hit the stage. I have seen Ken Ludwig’s outrageous A Comedy of Tenors twice and it was hilarious both times. Just imagine multiple cases of mistaken identities and many doors.

A Few Good Men will run from May 3 to May 22, 2022. This show is about power structure in America, our national ethics, race and gender and one woman facing off against a sea of men.

There is a special fundraising cruise into the new season  with the Boat to Bristol Champagne Cruise running during the Murder for Two on September 26 and Oct 3, 2021. Take a champagne cruise down the Delaware. You’ll be picked up at the Trenton marina and cruise over to BRT in time to have lunch before the curtain goes up. Tickets are $100 and seating capacity is limited. To purchase, call Jackie Di Ferdinando at 215-785-6664. For subscriptions, single tickets, or more show information about the season, call 215-785-0100 or visit online at brtstage.org.