Act II Playhouse Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite has released the slate of shows for the theatre’s 2024-2025 season following the first preview performance of It’s Only a Play.

The six productions comprise Act II premieres and beloved favorites returning to the Playhouse.

Subscriptions and discount rates are now available for all six productions.

The season starts with the comedy An Act of God by David Javerbaum. Tony Braithwaite stars as the Almighty Himself who has returned to Earth to set the record straight on a few things. An Act of God runs from Aug. 6 to Sept. 1.

Next, just in time for the election, is The Outsider, a political comedy by Paul Slade Smith. A hilarious fictional farce following newly elected and reluctant Governor Ned Newly, whose fear of public speaking might make him the worst candidate to ever hold public office, The Outsider satirizes American politics and lifts up democracy. It runs from Oct. 8 to Nov. 3.

Tony Braithwaite returns by popular demand to Christmas in the Catskills 2: A Star is Borscht. Following last season’s sold-out run of the comedy cabaret, join Philadelphia’s funniest man for an evening of jokes, songs, stories, and more honoring the comedians of the Borscht Belt including Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, Henny Youngman, and many more. Christmas in the Catskills 2: A Star is Borscht runs from Dec. 3 to Dec. 9.

Act II kicks off 2025 with the comedy-drama Grace and Glorie by Tom Ziegler, an inspiring tale of Grace, a 90-year-old spitfire, and Glorie, her volunteer hospice worker. This odd duo with seemingly nothing in common will learn new perspectives from one another in a performance sure to inspire laughter, tears, and hope. Grace and Glorie runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 23.

Next is the beloved thriller Dial M For Murder, adapted from the Frederick Knott original by Jeffrey Hatcher. The inspiration for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film starring Grace Kelly, this edge-of-your-seat suspense story follows Tony Wendice who believes he has concocted the scheme to pull off the perfect murder — until it all goes horribly wrong. Dial M For Murder runs from Mar. 25 to Apr. 19.

The season is rounded out with the beloved comedy musical A Grand Night for Singing, which lovably sends up and pays tribute to the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein and the musicals of Broadway’s Golden Age including Oklahoma, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music. Audiences will be tapping their feet and singing along all night from May 27 to June 22.

Individual tickets for all six shows are now available, and The Box Office is open Monday through Saturday, 2 PM-6 PM. Tickets can be purchased by phone, in person, or online.

Learn more about these upcoming productions at Act II Playhouse and how it is committed to theatrical programming that is both accessible and entertaining. Act II is committed to creating and producing original, classic, and contemporary plays, musicals, and cabarets (both comedic and musical) that reflect the highest artistic standards and presenting them in our intimate venue that draws audiences and performers into a unique, vibrant, and dynamic interaction. Act II Playhouse has received 43 Barrymore nominations and six Barrymore Awards. Act II Playhouse was founded in 1998; in 2012, Tony Braithwaite became the third Artistic Director in the theatre’s history.

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