The 90s and early 2000s are back this week with The Millennium Tour (Credit: Black Promoters Collective via Facebook).
From retro music of the 90s and 2000s to the Irish Heritage Theatre, prepare for some of the best tickets in town
It’s Tuesday and it is almost Saint Patrick’s Day, so let’s celebrate with a new list of live music and theater in the City of Brotherly Love. Downtown Philadelphia is just a short drive away and is filled with so many opportunities to create special memories with family and friends. From blockbuster concerts to the latest stage performances, we will bring you the best tickets in town each week.
This week we have performances that span from Tuesday, Mar. 11 to Monday, Mar. 17, 2025. If you’ve seen news of a show coming to Philly and want to be sure we don’t miss promoting it here, email mfinley@accessgmt.com.
The Millennium Tour at the Liacouras Center
On Friday, Mar. 14, 8 p.m., the sounds of the 90s and 2000s will fill The Liacouras stage with performances by 106 & Park and TRL, Baby Phat and Rockawear.
The Millennium Tour will also include performances by Trey Songz, Omarion and Bow Wow and plenty of other special appearances.
The Liacouras Center is located at 1776 N. Broad Street. For tickets and more information, visit liacourascenter.com or call (215) 204-2400.
Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays & Players Theatre
The Irish Heritage Theatre is Philadelphia’s only theatre company dedicated to producing Irish and Irish American classics. Currently the theater company is showing The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Plays & Players Theatre.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane, written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Peggy Mecham, tells the story of a middle-aged woman living in Connemara, County Galway who finally has her chance at happiness when a handsome man shows her interest. Unfortunately, her demanding mother is determined to squash her dreams.
The show is running until Sunday, Mar. 23. General admission tickets are $25.
Plays & Players Theatre is located at 1714 Delancey Place. For tickets and more information, visit irishheritagetheatre.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra’s ‘Carnival of Animals’
On Saturday, Mar. 15, 11:30 a.m., The Philadelphia Orchestra is bringing to life the sounds of the zoo in Carnival of Animals at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts.
Under mastership of conductor Naomi Woo, The Philadelphia Orchestra will use its instruments to create a full-sensory experience of a trip to the zoo, including the roars of the big cats and the quiet bleating of the barnyard animals.
Composed by Charles-Camille-Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals is a part of Ensemble Arts Philly’s buy-two-or-more Family Discovery Series saving package.
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is located at 300 S. Broad Street. For tickets and more information, visit ensembleartsphilly.org or call (215) 893-1999.
