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Triangle Show: Pageant Pending

Friday, May 23, 2025 @ 8:00pm



McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Directed by Sam Hay

Choreographed by Taylor Gordon

Music Directed by Pete Mills '95

Book, Music and Lyrics by The Triangle Writers’ Workshop

Taking its final bow at Reunions, the Princeton Triangle Club reprises this year’s Triangle Show Pageant Pending!  Welcome to America’s Most Wanted, the biggest pageant event in all 50 states!  The lights are blinding, the competition is cutthroat, and the interview questions must be answered in twenty seconds or less.  Dreams, schemes, and ripped seams are all exposed under a merciless spotlight in this new musical comedy about a series of sash decisions!  Join us for Pageant Pending and discover what has made the annual Triangle Show one of Princeton’s favorite traditions for over 130 years! 

Support Triangle as a ProducerSponsor or Patron. Upgrade your ticket to be a premium supporter from any seat in the house and get prime program billing and our sincerest thanks. Just select your seats and then select your premium tier. 

On Friday, premium ticket buyers are invited to our pre-Show reception, honoring our alumni volunteers and our newest alumni, the class of 2025!  

On Saturday, premium ticket buyers get a free drink at the McCarter lobby bar; showing your ticket is all you need to get a drink on us!

Also….Triangle Alumni Reception – Friday, 10 pm, on stage after the Show!

All Triangle alumni and fans are invited to join us onstage following Friday night’s performance, for Triangle’s annual Alumni Reunion!




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(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- This spring, Arden Children's Theatre invites families into a hilariously twisted world where classic fairy tales don't go quite as expected in its next production of the 2025/26 season, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (The Stinky Cheese Man). Based on the beloved book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, adapted by John Glore, the production brings the book's fractured fairy tales to life for kids and adults alike. Directed by Steve Pacek, the production runs on the Arden’s Arcadia stage with previews starting April 8, opening night on April 18, with performances running through May 31.



(ORADELL, NJ) -- Fresh off being named the top live music or theater venue by 201 Magazine's "Best of Bergen" readers, Bergen County Players (BCP) invites audiences to brace themselves for a whirlwind of espionage and outrageous comedy with the Tony Award-winning The 39 Steps, which runs weekends from May 2-31, 2026. Directed by BCP life member Steve Bell, this breakneck adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film classic blends film noir suspense with Monty Python-style absurdity.



(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Mrs. Christie, a witty new comedy-mystery by Heidi Armbruster, from May 6–31, 2026. The production is directed by BOLD Associate Artistic Director Donya K. Washington in her McCarter directorial debut.



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The Barn Theatre presents Monty Python's "Spamalot"

(MONTVILLE, NJ) -- The Barn Theatre presents Monty Python's Spamalot weekends from May 15 through June 6, 2026. King Arthur's legendary quest for the Holy Grail gets a hilarious twist in this uproarious musical, lovingly ripped from the 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.



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