Live@The Lane

Get ready to embrace the holiday spirit like never before! Join us for a captivating musical performance directed by Barrymore Award winner Matthew Decker, featuring a talented ensemble of Philadelphia theatre veterans. This evocative exploration delves into the complex emotions that the holiday season stirs within us all—joy, nostalgia, longing, and even the bittersweet moments. Experience the magic of the holidays through a rich tapestry of stories and performances that will leave you laughing, crying, and reflecting. Don’t miss this heartfelt journey into the true essence of the season!

Step back in time to 1900s Britain in this infectiously funny farce, MARJORIE IS DEAD. Inspired by Fry & Laurie and the works of P.G. Wodehouse, this play follows the outbreak of a deadly “coroner’s virus” in the unsuspecting Tilbury family, whose lives are as convoluted as they are in peril. Watch as the doctor, the Colonel, the solicitor, and a roguish ne’er-do-well run circles around each other in a hilarious whirlwind of mixed-up identities, flaming passions, overheard conversations, and misunderstandings.

Crossing Delancey is a charming, humorous and heartfelt story exploring the bonds of family and tradition; the culture clash of New York’s old East Side and new West Side. Isabelle is a young modern, independent woman who works in a bookstore and lives alone on the new West Side. Her irascible grandmother, Bubbie, lives on the Lower East Side and worries that Isabelle doesn’t have a man in her life. Bubbie hires a Yenta to help Isabelle find love. Does the old traditional way of finding love prove successful? Come and see this sweet tale of life on the Lower East Side.

Created by Christine Petrini and Melissa Brun, the Big Idea Committee is about imagination and collaboration: “Many minds are better than one!” “Big Thinkers” join in playing, creating, and making BIG plans for fun all year! Big Idea Committee blends musical theatre vocals and live cello to create an interactive and theatrical experience for kids (ages 3-8). President Christine and VP Melissa, along with everyone’s favorite musical friend, Karl the Cello, facilitate the committee by engaging Big Thinkers in the power (and fun!) of their ideas. Audiences everywhere are invited to listen to the season sing and explore big ideas through imaginative play. What’s your BIG idea? Join the musical journey with fun, games, grand adventures, acts of kindness and, of course, song and dance. All in favor? Say, “AYE!” Think BIG and let your ideas soar!

Floating through space, The Ark – the last remaining space craft from Earth – carries the entirety of the remaining human population in cryogenic chambers.  Captain Maddox, Chief Petty Officer Marius, and their AI computer, ARIEL have been entrusted with the care and maintenance of the craft and the souls on board and the future of the human race. When ARIEL’s responses begin to feel a little like lies, Marius has to decide if he will proceed with the mission or take the lives of all of humanity into his own hands.

Enjoy local and Philadelphia comedians as they perform the Mount Airy Home Companion “Special edition: Surviving the Election”, a collection of comedy and musical parodies in a radio-style show! Polls show that you’ll go home laughing!

Cast: Jim Harris (Director), Blew Kind (Choreographer and Dancer), Zipora Schulz (Set & Props/Swing Actor), Que Harris, Mensa Corinaldi, Crystal Barham, Karen Smith, Linda Sanders, Molly Mahoney, Martha Michael, Maria Pfender, Chris Seifert, Bill Simpson, Andy Pettit, Ed Feldman