President and producing artistic director Bernard Havard said in a statement, "We're looking forward to working with Philadelphia's sensational artistic talent, both on stage and behind-the-scenes, to create productions that will lead our audiences on exciting journeys, celebrating these incredible works."
The Walnut will open its season with High Society (Sept. 8-Oct. 25), followed by A Christmas Story, The Musical, based on the film of the same name (Nov. 10-Jan. 10, 2016); the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Harvey (Jan. 19-March 6, 2016); Peter and the Starcatcher (March 15-May 1, 2016); and Sister Act (May 17-July 17, 2016).
Walnut Street Theatre is located at 825 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, PA . For more information and tickets, call (215) 574-3550 or visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org.