Added on 09/28/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Scranton , Scranton Cultural Center , Scranton Fringe Festival

From a press release: The piano is Zach Sprowls’ voice. With it, he composes stories that are as much everyone’s as they are his own – affecting and true to life. Once rootless, he now proudly calls Scranton home. The full-time composer and pianist has come to identify with the relentless heart of the city, […]
Added on 09/28/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Marketplace at Steamtown , play , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival , Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: “Madam and Eve” challenges perceptions of spirituality, sexuality, and the complexities that lie within the journey of becoming who we really are. Presented by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, the new play will receive its world premiere at the Scranton Fringe Festival with performances at The Shakes Space […]
Added on 08/23/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
horror , Mohegan Pennsylvania , TV show , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Thank you for being a… fiend? It was announced today that the Keystone Grand Ballroom at Mohegan Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre will host a special event, “A Golden Girls Mystery: The Halloween Caper,” on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8. This funny and spine-chilling show allows the audience to become a […]
Added on 07/19/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Broadway , musical , Scranton , Scranton Cultural Center

From a press release: Today, NAC Entertainment and the Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced the new Broadway in Scranton season – its biggest yet – coming to the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple. The 2023-2024 season features six live shows that include beloved classics, Tony Award winners, musicals for the entire […]
Added on 07/13/2023
NEPA Scene Staff
Lackawanna College , New York , Philadelphia , play , sci-fi , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival

From a press release: Big Brother is watching, and all of Northeastern Pennsylvania will soon be watching too. This summer, the Scranton Fringe Festival is producing the Pennsylvania premiere of Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s gripping adaptation of the George Orwell classic “1984.” This dark dystopian masterpiece will be presented at the Peoples Security Bank […]
Added on 12/09/2022
NEPA Scene Staff
Heat , NEPAtalent , open mic , Scranton , The Woodlands , V-Spot , Wilkes-Barre

Soon after the NEPA Scene website launched in the fall of 2014, the NEPA Scene Open Mic was created in Wilkes-Barre to give local artists a platform to express themselves, hone their skills, and reach new audiences. Eight years later, the popular event is returning to the city where it all started. On Monday, Dec. […]
Added on 09/20/2022
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , musical , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Seen by more than 22 million music fans since it opened in London’s West End in 1989, “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” – the show that inspired a generation of multi-million-selling jukebox musicals like “Jersey Boys,” “Mamma Mia,” “Million Dollar Quartet,” and “We Will Rock You” – is back by popular […]
Added on 07/25/2022
NEPA Scene Staff
Christmas , dance , F.M. Kirby Center , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: It was announced today that “America’s Got Talent” semi-finalists Lightwire Theater will perform “A Very Electric Christmas” at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Lightwire Theater is internationally recognized for their electroluminescent artistry, poignant storytelling, and captivating performances in complete darkness. This touring show is certain to […]
Added on 07/15/2022
NEPA Scene Staff
comedy , Lackawanna College , play , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival , TV show

From a press release: The Scranton Fringe Festival will present the dark comedy “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play” at the Peoples Security Theater at Lackawanna College in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 23. Award-winning playwright Anne Washburn’s imaginative play propels the audience forward nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling […]
Added on 05/27/2022
NEPA Scene Staff
LGBTQ , New York , Radisson , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival , Scranton StorySlam

From a press release: The Scranton StorySlam has been a popular recurring event in Northeastern Pennsylvanian, starting with its first slam in March of 2012 and becoming part of the Scranton Fringe Festival’s year-round arts programming in the spring of 2016. The joy of StorySlam is that any kind of story can be spun within […]