Thursday, May 7, 2026

She Gets Around

 


Jennifer Child’s is performing in her third solo show, She Gets Around, through May 17, 2026 at 1812 Production’s home, Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancey Place. While her other two solo pieces were enjoyable, funny, even memorable, She Gets Around is on a whole new plane. Jen is brilliant as she performs sketch after sketch and dons various items of clothing “from her closet“ that relate to specific times of her life. Each sketch is wildly funny and the entire audience roars with laughter in the 90- minute show. Jen is a whirlwind: she sings; she dances across the stage; she prances up and down a huge ladder to unhook clothes from a clothes pin, and she relates to the audience. One of the most endearing parts of the show is Jen in her girl scout uniform as a second grader in “time-out.” She is on the “time-out” stool several times and in heart-breaking terms she explains how unfair it is.  One of the most gratifying segments is Jen’s tribute to all the female comedians who came before her. I absolutely loved this show. Jennifer Childs is always excellent but this show is outstanding. Contact the box office at 215-592-9560 for information on how to get your tickets today.


Saturday, April 25, 2026

Seng's Hair Salon


InterAct Theatre Company is presenting’s Seng’s Hair Salon through May 10, 2026 at The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks Street, Philadelphia, Pa. InterAct has commissioned three playwrights, with the help of The William Penn Foundation, to write a play about a community in Philadelphia that is under-represented on local or national stages. Seng’s Hair Salon, by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, is the second of the three chosen plays which are part of the Philly Cycle. It is set in a neighborhood in South Philly and encompasses the stories of Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian families. Together the Asian community is a tight-knit group which has found its commonality in the great care they are given and the gossip they share in the chairs of Seng’s Hair Salon. Developers threaten to “buy out” the properties on the block, one by one. The younger generation cannot see Seng giving up her salon and are willing to go door to door to get support. Seng’s best friend Ahn has a new house built in Vietnam with a room added especially for her. She pleads with Seng to retire, sell her salon and move with her. Will Seng’s secret keep her in Philly? The play answers this question as well as developing a wonderful insight into family life and cultural norms in that Asian community. Be sure to get your tickets at https://www.interacttheatre.org/sengs

Thursday, March 19, 2026

She Gets Around


                                                                          Jennifer Childs

Actor, playwright, comedian and 1812 Productions’ Producing Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs returns to the stage with a brand-new solo comedy, She Gets Around. It will be running April 24 through May 17, 2026 as part of the Phoebe & Otto Premiere Series at Plays & Players Theatre. In the show, Jennifer Childs is cleaning out her closet and reminisces with every piece of clothing in it. Through a whirlwind of characters, and comedic riffs, she explores the many versions of the “bad girls” and “good girls” she has been in her life. The show introduces many unforgettable personalities from a 7-year old who complains about being put in “time-out” to a variety of female comics who helped shape the landscape of comedy. Together these characters guide Childs as she considers whether she should be more like Doris Day or Tallulah Bankhead. The production will add an element of theatrical spontaneity: the audience will determine the order in which the characters will appear. Tickets are available at 1812productions.org. 


Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Shucked




Ensemble Arts Philly and The Shubert Organization will be presenting the Philadelphia Premiere of Shucked, the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy, at the Forrest Theatre from April 21- May 3, 2026.  It’s a hilarious show of love, sacrifice and hope, centered around one community’s obsession with corn. The score is written by Grammy Award winners, Tony Award nominees and Nashville superstars Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. The design teams are helmed by Drama Desk, Tony and Emmy Award nominees and winners. The cast boasts some members of the original Broadway cast (Miki Abraham as Lulu, Quinn VanAntwerp as Gordy) as well as Doylestown, Pa native Mike Nappi as Peanut. To purchase tickets, visit www.ensembleartsphilly.org or Telecharge.com or call Telecharge at 212-239-6200. Group orders may be placed at Broadway Inbound or by calling 866-302-0995. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Forrest Theatre Box Office, located at 1114 Walnut Street, Monday thru Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 30, 7:30 PM will have the addition of an American Sign Language performance.


Saturday, March 14, 2026

Marsha Blovotnick and the Mavelous Magical Chicken Soup


                                                       Ensemble Cast at Shabbat Dinner

Theatre Ariel, Philadelphia’s only theatre dedicated to telling stories about the Jewish experience, is presenting the world premiere of Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup. This very humorous production can be seen through March 22 at The Bluver Theatre @ The Drake, Hicks Street, Philadelphia. Marsha, (Janis Dardaris) a self- proclaimed lesbian, lives in a ramshackle house that was her father’s that also serves as her acting studio. She is angry at the world, her three ex-wives, and particularly at her sister, Janice. Janice, (Susan Riley Stevens) is the antheses of Marsha.  She is well dressed and coiffed, has a home in the country, belongs to the country club, and has a very calm demeanor.  Adam Pelta-Pauls is charming as the Chorus. He both explains Marsha and the other characters to the audience and repeats what is said back to Marsha to the delight of the audience. As Marsha is preparing a Shabbat dinner, she realizes she has forgotten to make chicken soup. A mysterious ancestor arrives with magical chicken soup that will change anyone who eats it. Marsha has great plans for this soup.  Plans sometimes work in unexpected ways. The sound and lighting design are excellent in this production. Kudos to Christopher Colucci and Will Lowry. Tickets may be obtained online at theatreariel.org .

 


Thursday, March 5, 2026

A Delicate Balance

                                                          Ensemble Cast (without Julia)
 

Walnut Street Theatre is producing Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning A Delicate Balance through March 29. With the living room couch and pillows matching an abstract painting on the wall thanks to  Scenic Designer Roman Tatarowicz, everything on the set looks beautifully balanced.  The characters, however, are not. This drama is, among other things, a picture of familial dysfunction.  Agnes (Alicia Roper) believes that she is the fulcrum, keeping the household in balance, yet she never has a kind word to say to her sister Claire (Grace Gonglewski) or her daughter, Julia (Alanna J. Smith).  Claire does not filter what she says but her harsh words are only for her sister.  Claire is an alcoholic but is encouraged to drink by her brother-in-law Tobias. Julia returns home after a failed fourth marriage and faces her  mother's resentment.  Tobias (Paul J. Nolan) is strangely quiet in the first two acts, although, as his best friends come to the door in a strange panic, he offers them shelter.  He tends bar in the house and makes sure that everyone has something to drink at all times. When Julia is forced to give up her room to her parents’ friends, Edna and Harry, she becomes petulant and has a tantrum. After Edna slaps Julia in the face, and the entire audience gasps, she replies, “somebody had to do it.” It is in the final act that Tobias finally is able to communicate and another theme emerges - “What will one do for the sake of friendship?”  The acting is excellent throughout this drama,  but Paul J. Nolan’s performance at the end of Act Three is magnificent.  For tickets or information, visit WalnutSreetTheatre.org or 
Ticketmaster.com or call 215- 574- 3550.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Blues For An Alabama Sky


                                                         Tariq Kanu & Ebony Pullum

The Lantern Theater Company is presenting the Philadelphia premiere of Pearl Cleage’s Blues For An Alabama Sky through March 15, 2026 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.  The set is marvelous.  With a raised platform on the stage, a second apartment is established.  Angel (Ebony Pullman) and Guy (Cookie Diorio) are staying downstairs while Delia (Taylor J. Mitchell) lives upstairs. Guy’s walls are awash with fabric samples and sketches for designs he hopes to submit to Josephine Baker.  He has cupboards that are filled with bottles of champagne that the friends frequently drink to celebrate a moment or to wish for a better one.  When an uncompromising Southern gentleman, Leland, (Tariq Kanu) arrives on the scene and asks, “Isn’t this the time of prohibition?” Guy responds with, “Not in Harlem.” The acting is excellent. Delia is an outgoing activist, hoping to start her own clinic for women. She’s ‘bubbly’, passionate, and eager to fulfill her dreams. Kash Goins is the enthusiastic doctor who is ready to help her. Guy is an optimist, consistent in his beliefs that any day his designs will be discovered and he will be off to Paris, designing costumes for Josephine Baker. He is willing to enjoy himself with champagne while he is waiting.  Angel’s life falls apart when she loses the love of her life and her job minutes apart. Shortly after, Leland comes into her life and although there are some  obvious pitfalls to a potential relationship with him, she becomes pregnant and foreshadows the rest of the play by ending the first act with- “I can’t stand a man who won’t finish what he’s started."- shortly after she observes the gun he is carrying. The second act has many dramatic moments. While the first act is mainly a series of character studies, the second act yields many “Oh No!” utterances from the audience. This is a serious drama, to be sure, but one immersed in joy and laughter as well. For more information or tickets, call 215-829-0395 or visit online at www.lanterntheater.org


Friday, February 13, 2026

Plantation Black



InterAct Theatre Company is known for producing thought-provoking plays. Plantation Black, which is being performed through March 1, 2026, is another such work. It is outstanding in so many aspects. Set on a plantation in both the present day and the Civil War Era, its 6-member cast seamlessly threads back and forth across the stage while the date is projected on the wall to enlighten the audience. The ensemble cast of DeAnna Suppe, Tymothee Harrell, Hannah Parke, Trevor Wiliam Fyle and Eli Lynn play their dual roles to perfection. Lenny Daniels is a warm and caring Big Momma no matter the century. Descendents of slaves have lived on the land for generations. Intermittent music is played throughout evoking a slave’s life on a plantation.  White siblings arrive who think they have a claim to “The Big House.”  Curiously enough, everyone has the same last name.  One absolutely fascinating point about Plantation Black is that the play can have one of six different starting points.  You can see it more than once for a reduced price and the sequence of events might be more straight-forward, but then you would miss out on having those “aha” moments which give clarity to a scene you have just witnessed. This is definitely must-see production. For more information or tickets, contact the box office at boxofffice@interacttheatre.org  or call 215- 568-8079 between  2-6 PM Monday- Friday.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Sherlock Holmes:The Great Detective

 


The Walnut Street Theatre, located at 825 Walnut Street, is presenting the World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective. Adapted from short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the show can be seen on Walnut Street’s main stage through February 15. Dr. Watson (Bill Van Horn) and Sherlock Holmes (Harry Smith) lead the audience on a rollicking, side-splitting laughter-filled adventure across continents in search of the captain of crime Professor Moriarty (Dan Hodge) and his sister Arabella (Anna Bailey). The writing is excellent; the play on words throughout is superb. A 10- minute bit of off-hand remarks about the sandwich family is hysterical. The props are exquisite. A metal train is assembled on stage and a large screen behind it, simulating a window, has the vaguest of objects suggesting movements so that it appears the
train is in motion on the stage. Christopher Colucci has prepared extraordinary sound effects to heighten the mysteries taking place on stage. Act 1 ends in a cloud of smoke as both Sherlock Holmes and Moriarity disappear.  The ending of Act 2 is also clever. This is a very entertaining play. It is funny, mysterious, and a bit of eye candy. For tickets or more information, call 215-574-3550, visit online at WalnutStreetTheatre.org or Ticketmaster.



Saturday, December 20, 2025

Beauty and the Beast

 



Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization is announcing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years. It will begin performances in Philadelphia, Pa. at the Academy of Music on February 11, 2026, for a limited engagement of 2 weeks through February 22, 2026. Beauty and the Beast, adapted from the 1991 Oscar-winning film, debuted on Broadway in 1994 and remains the 10th longest running show in its history. Nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning best Costume Design, Beauty remains one of the highest grossing Broadway shows of all time. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ensembleartsphilly.org, by calling 215-893-1999 or by visiting in person at the Academy of Music Box Office ( 240 S. Broad Street) from 10 AM- 6 PM. For more information, visit www.ensembmleartsphilly.org.

 



The Lady Hoofers - The Tapcrackers

                                                                Youth Ensemble

 The Lady Hoofers is a group of 40 women tap dancers comprised of first company dancers, apprentice dancers, and a youth ensemble. For one weekend only at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, they performed their unique interpretation of the Nutcracker Suite on tap shoes rather than ballet or point and it was known as The Tapcracker. After 15 years, the group now has its own portable wood floor which makes the taps resound more profoundly. Although most of the music was Tchaikovsky’s, there were some variations. The story-line of the Tapcracker deviated from the traditional Nutcracker, in that Clara didn’t fall asleep and dream of the March of the Toy Soldiers or the Sugar Plum Fairies but she is taken to Paris by her mother where she sees the march of real soldier guards and a jazz version of the Sugan Plum Fairy done by grey mice with pink ears and long tails. She has adventures in the Eiffel Tower and Versailles with friendly mice. The Waltz of The Flowers was beautifully orchestrated by a snowball fight with cotton “snowballs” thrown. The choreography was outstanding throughout.

Why am I writing about a group whose performance has come and gone? They are just too good to miss. I spoke to the mother of one of the mice. Her daughter is 10 years old and has been with the ensemble for 2 years. When I asked her how long she has been dancing, she said that her daughter has been dancing since she was 3 years old. Hopefully The Tapcracker will return next year, and you can see this marvelous holiday rendition for yourself, but in the meantime, open your 2026 calendar and save the date Saturday, May 9, 2026, for the Spring Concert Series. The Lady Hoofers will be appearing at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at 2:00 & 7:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at ladyhoofers.org

Friday, December 19, 2025

Clue






Clue, the hilarious murder mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the fan-favorite film, will make its Philadelphia premiere on January 20 through 25 at the Forrest Theatre. Philadelphia area cast member Madeline Raube, from West Chester, Pennsylvania, will star in the role of “Mrs. Peacock,” one of the suspects in the murder mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests gather at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget. Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with a knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with a wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodonit that will leave you crying with laughter and guessing until the final twist. Clue is based on the screenplay by Jonathon Lynn. Written by Sandy Rustin with material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price. It features original music by Michael Holland.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ensembleartsphilly.org or via Telecharge at 800-543-4835.

In-person tickets can be purchased at the Forrest Theatre Box Office, located at 1114 Walnut Street, Monday through Friday from 10: a.m. to 6: p.m. Group orders may be placed by calling Broadway Inbound at 866-302-0995.

For more show information, visit www.clueliveonstage.com


Friday, December 5, 2025

This Is The Week That Is 20th Anniversary Special

 


1812 Productions presents This is The Week That Is 20th Anniversary Special through December 31, 2025. Every member of the ensemble, Newton Buchanan, Lee Minora, Connor McAndrews, Pax Ressler, Lexi Thammavong, and Robyn Unger adds their own spark of brilliance to this extraordinarily entertaining performance. While the company has been engaging in political humor and social satire for 20 years, this production is the most sophisticated and delightful one ever  presented. Movie Sequels sequences require quick change of costume and videography. Ineffectuals is the least effective of several. It stars Superheroes who are incapable of deciding anything and cannot live up to their name. It is amusing unless you are waiting for health care coverage to be passed. The Twilight Zone brings out several chuckles from the audience. A Congresswoman stops into a Cracker Barrel in dire need of a bathroom but needs reassurance that the bathrooms are assigned to the sex at birth. When it has been discovered that aliens have stolen toilets from the Women’s room, a difficult decision arises. Also popular with the audience is a Back to the Future sequence wherein a teenager and her Grandpa do dance routines and then ride a scooter back to older decades, only to discover that wherever she travels, her parents’ arguments are the same and no one celebrates her birthday. Lee Minora replaces long-time news desk anchor Dave Jadico and she is excellent. Lexi Thammavong is adorable as Lee interviews her as a young TikTok influencer. Patsy (Jen Childs) is on the stoop via video, but I have received feedback that people have missed seeing her read “’T’was the Night Before Christmas” live. Next year Jen. For tickets or more information for this exceptional show call 215-592-9560 or go onlinline at info@1812productions.org. 


Saturday, November 29, 2025

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical


                                   
                             A triple-dog-dare on the playground results in a frozen tongue

Walnut Street Theatre is presenting its holiday show, A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical, on its main stage through January 4. Ralphie, played by Tyler Jai Knowles on opening night, leads a talented ensemble of children in this comic musical countdown to Christmas. He is obsessed with getting a RED RYDER CARBINE ACTION BB GUN for Christmas and plots various scenarios to help him get his wish. Of course, he meets obstacles along the way, and a variety of sub-plots grab the audience’s attention. The musical numbers are catchy (“Ralphie to the Rescue’s” choreography is excellent as are the costumes. There are frequent little scene changes in “Ralphie to the Rescue” and they are done seamlessly. The choreography in “A Major Award” is brilliant with false legs interacting with the can-can dancers. “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” is a surprise tap routine that is astonishingly breathtaking. John Farrell has designed an excellent set with a two-story house so that Ralphie and his brother Randy (Kieran Gallagher) can go upstairs to their bedrooms. The house can slip back so that other scenes may play on a clear stage in front of it. This is a joyous holiday production on many levels. It is a perfect show for the whole family, particularly upper elementary students and older. For tickets and information, visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org or Ticketmaster or call 215-574-3550.


Saturday, November 8, 2025

Walden


                                       Campbell  O'Hare, Alice Yorke  & Newton Buchanan

                                           

                                            
 Interact Theatre Company is presenting the Philadelphia Premier of Walden through November 23, 2025. Set sometime in the not-too distant future, the earth is ravaged by tsunamis followed by news reports of millions of deaths, and earthquakes with comparable results. Scientists are actively trying to discover ways to colonize other habitats and “start over,” being kinder to the climate. Earth Advocates are trying to save this planet, against all odds, by returning to nature, spurning the use of electricity, and growing their own food. Campbell  O'Hare portrays Cassie, a NASA astronaut who has just returned from a moon mission and appears to visit her sister twin sister in a remote cabin. Alice Yorke beautifully  beautifully portray Stella, Cassie's twin, and the confused ex-NASA architect who isn’t sure whether to stay with her simple life or return to work with NASA. Newton Buchanan remains steadfast in his beliefs as Bryan. He is committed to his fiance Stella, but even more committed to his life as an Earth Advocate. All three actors portray believable characters and each one’s point of view presents a valid conundrum. As usual with the plays presented at InterAct, this one ends with a cliff hanger. You must buy a ticket to see this breathtaking performance.

https://ci.ovationtix.com/35072/production/1232767?performanceld=11608142

 


Thursday, November 6, 2025

Macbeth


                                                      Karen Peakes -  Lady Macbeth

Lantern Theater Company is presenting William Shakespere’s Macbeth through December7, 2025, at St. Stephen’s Theater at 10th and Ludlow Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. One of the powerful elements of the Lantern Theater Company is its ability to alter its stage at the theater. The seating is flexible. For this production, seating is on two sides of the stage only. The floor of the stage emulates tiles and barriers are built along the sides of the stage to indicate the sides of castles. Anthony Lawton is one of the most accomplished actors in the Philadelphia region. Casting Karen Peakes against him as Lady Mabeth was brilliant. The two are excellent in their roles; their voices project; you can feel their oncoming madness. Every actor is outstanding in his role as well. Frank X plays the original king who is deposed and he also plays multiple other parts. Jered McLenigan  well-plays the dual roles of McDuff. The weird sisters Rachael Brodeur, Eli Lynn and Amanda Schoonover make several appearances and are fleet of foot as they quickly disappear as the lights go out. The scene changes are numerous and are very tight. As some actors exit from one side of the stage, other actors enter from the other side. There are frequent flashes of light and accompanying sounds thanks to the superb work of Lighting Designer Shon Causer and Sound Designer Christopher Colucci. For tickets to this excellent production, call (215) 829-0395 or visit online at www.lanterntheater.org.


Friday, October 24, 2025

The Tapcracker


The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble will be returning to the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad Street, for their signature production of The Tapcracker on Saturday, December 13 at 11:00 am, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm and again on Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 pm. With a cast of over 40 dancers from PA, NJ, and DE, The Lady Hoofers have developed an all tap version of the much beloved holiday classic. The Tapcracker whisks audiences to Paris, where an infestation of rats has thrown the city into chaos: toy soldiers guard the Eiffel Tower, and mice wreak havoc in the metro.
A new portable wood floor amplifies the sound of previous productions. First company dancer Mia Valeriole will premiere a new work of choreography. At all performances, refreshments, apparel, holiday gifts, and lap-themed stocking stuffers will be available for  purchase.

Tickets may be purchased at: https://the-lady-hoofers.ticketleap.com/    



 



 




Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Back To The Future

 


Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization will present the Philadelphia Premiere of Back to the Future: The Musical at the Academy of Music November 18 – 30, 2025. This production is based on the wildly successful Back to the Future film trilogy created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Tickets for the musical are on sale now at www.ensembleartsphilly.org.

Back to the Future: The Musical follows Marty McFly, rock ‘n’ roll teenager, who is accidently transported back in time to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean. Before he can return to 1985, Marty must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love to ensure his own existence.

The production is directed by Tony Award winner John Rando and features a multi-Tony and Oliver Award-winning design team. The musical has a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Emmy and Grammy-winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard.

Back to the Future: The Musical has been an international success. It has been playing for four years in London’s West End. It recently premiered in Tokyo and Sidney and is slated to open in Hamburg, Germany in March 2026. How fortunate it is to have it slated for Philadelphia in November 2025 !

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ensembleartsphilly.org, by calling 215-893-1999, or by visiting in person at the Academy of Music Box Office (240 S. Broad Street) daily from 10:a.m. – 6:p.m. For more information, visit www.ensembleartsphilly.org. Groups of 10 or more can save money by calling 215-790-5883 or  emailing  groupsales@ensembleartsphilly.org

Monday, October 13, 2025

Hadestown


 Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Theatre Organization are presenting the return of Hadestown, back by popular demand, from December 2- 7, 2025 at the Forrest Theatre. The winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back. Visit www.ensembleartsphilly.org  to purchase tickets.

Hadestown was the most honored show of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. In addition to the show’s eight Tony Awards, the show has also been honored with four Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical. The Grammy winning Hadestown Original Cast Recording is now available at Hadestown.com/music.

Visit www.ensembleartsphilly.org to purchase tickets or Telecharge at 800-543-4835.

In person tickets can be purchased at the Forret Theatre Box Office, located at 114 Walnut Street, Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Group orders may be placed by calling Broadway Inbound at 866-302-0995.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Million Dollar Quartet


                           Carl Perkin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dyanne, Johnny  Cash & Elvis Presley

The Walnut Street Theatre is presenting Million Dollar Quartet on their main stage through November 2. The Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by actual events that took place on December 4, 1956, at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips (Fran Prisco), brought the group of legendary musicians together – Johnny Cash (Ken Sandberg), Jerry Lee Lewis (Brian Michael Henry), Carl Parkins (Paul Harrold), and Elvis Presley (Matteo Scammell). Elvis  brought his girfriend Dyanne (Kathryn Brunner)because she could sing.  What happens next is a “feel good” production. There is a smattering of dialogue amongst Sam and the musicians, but it is mostly  the actors taking turns singing one “50’s” hit after another – “ Blue Suede Shoes,” “Down By the Riverside,” “Hound Dog,” and See You Later Alligator“ among them. Those are only a few of the reasons to come to see this show. Jon Rossi and Steve Harding are outstanding backup to the group with drums and bass. When Ken Sandberg sings, you can close your eyes and imagine Jonny Cash on the stage. Brian Michael Henry is an outstanding Jerry Lee Lewis. Not only is he a comedic actor; he is a phenomenal piano player. AND…. The show is not over when you think it is over! For tickets, visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org or Ticketmaster.com or call 215-574-3550.