march - december 2023

with you, and which ones you leave behind. PSF is thrilled to present this winner of four Tony Awards including best musical and score. Don’t miss this Broadway sensation!

In the Heights will be directed by Valeria Cossu, choreographed by Michael Anthony Sylvester, and music directed by Walter “Bobby” McCoy, all of whom have shepherded numerous productions of In the Heights throughout the United States. Ages 10+

Opening Night, Friday, June 16: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.

Director’s Dinner- specialty dinner themed to the play with behind-the-scenes insights: Wednesday, June 28, 5:00pm.

Meet the actors for an informal talk-back after the show: Thursday, June 22 and June 29.

Audio Described and Open Captioned performance: Wednesday, June 28, 7:30pm.

IN THE HEIGHTS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival DeSales University, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, Main Stage 2755 Station Avenue Center Valley, PA 18034 610-282-9455 | psf@pashakespeare.org pashakespeare.org

June 16 - 18 8:00 PM Fri; 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sat; 2:00 PM Sun

Live Theater - The Mikado The Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular comic operetta “The Mikado” with full orchestra on Friday, June 16 at 8:00 PM, Saturday June 17 at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM and Sunday June 18 at 2:00 PM at Delaware Valley University’s Life Sciences Theater. The show contains soaring arias, glorious choral music, and G&S favorites such as “I’ve Got a Little List,” “The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze,” “Three Little Maids from School Are We,” and “Tit-Willow.”

Written in 1885 when Gilbert & Sullivan reached the pinnacle of their comic and musical talents, the story takes cheerful aim at the pomposity of Victorian British class distinctions. The duo penned a whimsical, satirical and romantic tale of British society, and to lighten the satire they set the story in the fanciful town of Titipu, in an imaginary imperial Japan. For over a century “The Mikado” has proven to be the most popular of all the G&S operas, enjoyable for the whole family, and Bucks County G&S will provide all the beautiful sets, colorful costumes and outstanding orchestral and vocal artists due this masterpiece of musical theater.

For updates on the cast, show plot and ticket information please see our Bucks G&S website.

Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society

Delaware Valley University, Life Sciences Building Auditorium

700 East Butler Avenue

Doylestown, PA 18901 bucksgands@gmail.com bucksgilbertandsullivan.org

June 18 7:30 PM

ABBAFab - The Premier ABBA Experience Having played to soldout crowds across the U.S. and abroad, ABBAFab is a stunning tribute to the music of ABBA featuring the sensational talents of some of TAD’s most talented and loved artists and musicians! This multimedia production is a tribute to some of the greatest music produced in the 70s and 80s including monster hits such as Waterloo, Fernando, Honey Honey, Dancing Queen and countless others. From ABBA’s earliest hits to Mamma Mia, ABBAFab will take you on a technicolor journey that is unmatched. Our vocalists and musicians have toured the world as solo artists and band members and have come together to create the most entertaining ABBA tribute on the market today! ABBA’s record breaking string of hits has stood the test of time and continues to thrill audiences of all ages. With vocals and musicianship the are second to none, the ABBAFab vibe is infectious! ABBA fans love it and new ABBA fans are created at every show. There’s no generation gap here, so let’s ALL party like it’s 1979!

Sellersville Theater 1894

24 West Temple Ave. Sellersville, PA 18960 215-257-5808 | info@st94.com st94.com/events/abbafab-the-premierabba-experience-2

June 19 8:00 PM

Steve Smith & Vital Information with Manuel Valera and Janek Gwizdala Drummer Steve Smith has been touring and recording with his all-star group Vital Information since 1983 making 2023 the 40th Anniversary of the group. Steve Smith and Vital Information celebrate the occasion with a newly recorded double CD release entitled TIME FLIES.

The newest line-up of Vital Information features virtuoso musicians with vast experience. Keyboardist Manuel Valera, a Guggenheim Fellow and Grammy nominated artist, was born and raised in Havana, Cuba and is now living in NYC. Manuel plays and records with many of the New York jazz elite like Antonio Sanchez,

Dafnis Prieto and John Patitucci. Electric Bassist Janek Gwizdala, originally from London, currently living in Los Angeles, records and tours with Peter Erskine, Mike Stern and Randy Brecker and is one of the most in-demand bass players in the world. Both new members of Vital Information are bandleaders and recording artists with multiple recordings to their names.

The new trio version of Steve Smith and Vital Information collectively creates a powerhouse sound. Although the band is rooted in the straight-ahead swing of bebop, at times the group explores exotic time-signatures from the world of South Indian Carnatic music and have arranged adventurous funk-driven renditions of jazz standards.

Sellersville Theater 1894

24 West Temple Ave. Sellersville, PA 18960 215-257-5808 | info@st94.com st94.com/events/steve-smith-vitalinformation-with-manuel-valeraand-janek-gwizdala

June 20 - 25 7:30

PM : Wed-Sat (& Sun Jun 18) | 2:00 PM : Sat & Sun |

6:30 PM : Tues

In The Heights

Tony-Award Winning

Best Musical from the Creator of Hamilton

Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Directed by Valeria Cossu

Choreography by Michael Anthony Sylvester

Musical direction by Walter “Bobby” McCoy

A breakout hit musical co-written by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, debuts the season on the Main Stage. In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood-a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

PSF is thrilled to present this winner of four Tony Awards including best musical and score. Don’t miss this Broadway sensation!

In the Heights will be directed by Valeria Cossu, choreographed by Michael Anthony Sylvester, and music directed by Walter “Bobby” McCoy, all of whom have shepherded numerous productions of In the Heights throughout the United States.