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WALNUT STREET THEATRE

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“IMPECCABLE PRODUCTION OF THE DRAMA... PLAYED WITH A TOUCH-LIFE TONE AND ACTED WITH A REGAL UNDERTONE.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
“THE WALNUT STREET THEATRE HAS DONE IT AGAIN.”
Broadwayworld.com
“YOU CAN’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE STAGE.”
Broad Street Review
“SPECTACULAR, ELECTRIFYING, STUPENDOUS.”
Philadelphia Weekly
“A MARVELOUS CAST AND IMPRESSIVE COSTUMES WITH ENOUGH ENERGY TO ILLUMINATE A CITY.”
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Biography

Walnut Street Theatre

Founded in 1809, Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the United States. For 200 years, this venerable institution has stood the test of time to become a staple of Philadelphia’s, and for that matter, America’s cultural community. Over the past two centuries the Walnut’s landmark theatre has been graced by some of America’s most legendary performers including Ethel Barrymore, Marlon Brando, Sidney Poitier, Helen Hayes and Kathryn Hepburn. Its grand stage has housed a remarkably wide range of entertainment and national events, including circus, opera, vaudeville, lectures, music, dance, motion pictures, live theatre and even the first televised Presidential Debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

Today the Walnut offers world-class entertainment with five-play Mainstage and Studio seasons as well as education programs. Through its theater school, touring outreach, the Adopt A School program and the family-focused Walnut Street Theatre for Kids, the Walnut’s education programs reach nearly 110,000 children and families annually.