Theater

The outdoor block party has been put off this year due to the rain and cold temperatures.

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission clarified that the proposed South Side Bethlehem Cultural Arts Center isn't expected to meet LEED green certification in construction.

It's an opportunity to celebrate Hispanic culture during the theater’s Latino open-air block party on Saturday, April 29.

Hundreds gathered Saturday for two sold-out showings of the film made by Lehigh Valley native and Hollywood actor Daniel Roebuck.

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is taking the show to the people — a free community tour for the first time. 'Play On!' will feature the classic, family-friendly comedy 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' in libraries, parks and community centers in June.

Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre is America’s oldest drive-in movie theater to still be in operation. It will celebrate its 89th birthday on April 15, 2023.

ArtsQuest is using the Bethlehem Visitor Center to present comedy shows. And it plans on a new dedicated comedy club at the new Banana Factory.

The Lehigh Valley takes center stage in a new independent film, 'Lucky Louie,' by faith-based production company A Channel of Peace. It will premiere in April at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton.

MunOpCo Music Theatre in Allentown is offering three more performances of the production this weekend, March 3-5.

The virtual reality experience at Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University examines race relations and features community leaders from Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton.

Danny Roebuck and Dan Lauria were part of a writing workshop held at DeSales University on Friday.

Moravian University students wrote and directed the productions as part of their Master of Fine Arts thesis projects. Their performances at Touchstone Theatre — spread out through April and starting this week — will explore disability, self-worth and creativity.

This weekend, the PPL Center in Allentown hosts Cirque du Soleil's "Corteo," the tale of a clown imagining his funeral as a spectacle of incredible carnival acts.

“Corteo,” which premiered in Montreal in April 2005, has performed before 10 million spectators in 20 countries on four continents. It will perform six shows March 28-31 at the PPL Center in Allentown.

Considered by friends and colleagues a staple of the Lehigh Valley theater scene, 60-year-old Bill Mutimer died earlier this week. Tributes are pouring in from former students and local theater aficionados.

The musical, based off the Broadway show, debuted on Friday, Feb. 23 and runs through March 10.

The short film showcases the work of six community leaders and is streaming on YouTube.

Tickets for the 2024 summer season of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival go on sale Monday, Feb. 12.

With its workspace drastically reduced at the proposed Bethlehem Cultural Arts Center at the current site of the Banana Factory, the Pennsylvania Youth Theatre's search for a new venue continues

The Allentown Art Museum has new immersive and interactive exhibition called Restoring Petals. The artwork — which includes framed poems, resin pieces and paper flowers — reflects on the isolation of the pandemic and honors those who died from Covid-19.

Due to its lease not being renewed for 2024, the Pines Dinner Theatre in Allentown will be relocating.

The theatre, which opened in 1981, will hold its last production of “The Mad Ones.”