THE PHILLY FAN

Conceived & performed by Tom McCarthy

Play by Bruce Graham

September 15 - October 4, 2009

In this one-man tour-de-force, two-time Barrymore Award winner Tom McCarthy takes his audiences on a journey through Philadelphia sports history of the last fifty years (and the frustrations therein!). The Philly Fan is an in-your-face, tell-it-like-it-is romp through the eyes of a hard core sports fan that will have you rolling in the aisles.

“Those who follow sports, and those who don’t, will
delight in this show, written with humor by Bruce
Graham and acted by a bluff, outspokenly funny Tom McCarthy.” Philadelphia Inquirer

I LOVE YOU,

YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Book & Lyrics by Joe Di Pietro

Music by Jimmy Roberts

November 3 - November 22 , 2009

The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak are cleverly explored in this musical. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change addresses everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about. Some of the satires include what it means to be a part of the crazed, hopeless singles scene; cold feet and the pre-wedding realization; the in-laws, 30 years of marriage...basically everything that you’re afraid to admit.

“A great date show. A perfect mating dance. It’s Seinfeld set to music.” The Star Ledger

THE FOREIGNER

Comedy by Larry Shue

January 26 - February 14, 2010

Winner of two Obie Awards, Best American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production, The Foreigner is an uproariously inspired comedy that celebrates our curiosity and empathy for “the outsider.” Englishman Charlie Baker, self-proclaimed “world’s dullest man,” takes a vacation at a rural fishing lodge with his eccentric army buddy, Froggy LeSuer. Froggy concocts an outrageous scheme to save Charlie from his shy self by introducing him as an exotic “foreigner” who can’t speak English. Soon Charlie’s guileless persona backfires and the lodge guests share their deepest secret and most sinister plans. What ensues is a series of hilarious and heartwarming revelations, which lead to the ultimate good-guys vs. bad-guys climax!

“A romantic comedy with enough warmth and truth in it that it is not only funny, but also often moving.”
- The NY Times

TO BE ANNOUNCED

March 16 - April 4, 2010

CLOSER THAN EVER

Music by David Shire

Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

May 4 - May 23, 2010

In this brilliant companion to their hit revue Starting Here, Starting Now, Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire follow up their earlier “songs of innocence” with twenty four funny, wise and witty “songs of experience.” As with their earlier revue, each song in Closer Than Ever is a story: an intimate, insightful tale about love, security and happiness—and holding onto them in a world that pulls you in a hundred different directions at once. Maltby and Shire bring their celebrated craft and contemporary sensibility to songs about aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages, and role reversals with parents, as well as wicked satirical jabs at Muzak, working couples and unrequited love. Winner of the 1989 Outer Critics Circle Award.

“As collaborators, Maltby and Shire have a rarified gift for melodic, inventive, penetrating theater music.” - LA Times