Steve Martin and Martin Short perform in musical comedy show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 15
From a press release: It was announced today that award-winning comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short will reunite for a unique show called “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t” at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at 8 p.m. In this special performance, Martin and […]
Young cast of ‘Addams Family’ musical haunts Act Out Theatre in Dunmore Oct. 19-28
From a press release: Act Out Theatre Group will present “The Addams Family” in the company’s new home in Dunmore from Friday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 28. Artistic Director Dan Pittman of Plymouth leads this cast of workshop participants ages 13-18 through a musical comedy that is sure to have audiences laughing. “’The Addams […]
Musical mermaid comedy ‘Fruit of the Sea’ swims to Scranton Cultural Center Sept. 27-29
From a press release: “Fruit of the Sea,” a modern American fish tail and nautical cabaret, is coming from New York City to the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple on Thursday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 29 as part of the fourth annual Scranton Fringe Festival. In this show, a pet store clerk […]
New game show comedy ‘Right Is the Price’ premieres at Scranton Fringe Festival Sept. 27-30
From a press release: Written by local playwright K.A. Holgate and starring popular local talent, “Right Is the Price” is a funny new show that serves as a throwback to everything you love about game shows in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It will premiere at The Space at Olive in Scranton on Thursday, […]
Talk to the ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ cast live after screening at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 12
From a press release: It was announced today that the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre will present a screening of the cult classic film “Napoleon Dynamite,” featuring a live conversation in person with actors Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Efren Ramirez (Pedro), and Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at 7 p.m. This […]
Comedian Red Green hosts ‘last’ live tour, stops at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 28
From a press release: It was announced today that Canadian comedian Steve Smith, better known as his alter ego Red Green, will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre – potentially for the last time – as part of his This Could Be It Tour on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7 p.m. Tickets, […]
VIDEO: Scranton briefly referenced again by John Oliver on HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’
While it has been seven months since comedian John Oliver’s news satire program “Last Week Tonight” featured Scranton on HBO, but it’s clear that the Electric City left an impression on him. Oliver ended last night’s show with a segment on some of the last remaining brick-and-mortar Blockbusters in Alaska. With business dwindling at these […]
Misericordia Players perform crazy comedy ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ in Dallas March 22-25
From a press release: The Misericordia Players will present the farcical comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Thursday, March 22 through Sunday, March 25 in the Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall on the campus of Misericordia University in Dallas. The classic show, written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, revolves around drama critic Mortimer […]
Comedic YouTube and Netflix star Miranda Sings comes to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 5
From a press release: It was announced today that comedic YouTube sensation and Netflix star Miranda Sings will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $45 and $75, plus fees, are on sale now and available at the Kirby Center box office (71 Public Square, […]
Scranton Fringe Festival hosts first-ever encore performances at AfA Gallery Feb. 22-25
From a press release: Following the third annual Scranton Fringe Festival, its largest event yet that spanned five days in September of 2017, a new encore performance weekend will be held at the AfA Gallery in downtown Scranton on Thursday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 25. Three popular and unique theatrical Fringe works presented over […]
