Upcoming Shows & Performances
Make sure to see these excellent theatre performances by area theatre companies! Also, we love to hear your comments about the shows – share on the Kids Theatre News Facebook or Twitter pages!
Parents: We include all offerings by the area theatre companies and some shows may not be appropriate for younger audiences – contact theatre companies for more info.
Wondering what the reviews are? Here are links to some of the area review sites:
Broadway World: Central PA
Lancaster Online
The Sentinel/Cumberlink
NOTE: Disappointingly, The Patriot News is no longer providing regular reviews for area theatre.
Are there other review sites we should include? Send your link to KTN@EMRStrategies.com
Make sure to scroll down, the shows & performances are listed by alphabetically by theatre
AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE presents
THE 2018 AMT SHOW: SONGS OF THE SILVER SCREEN
An AMT Original Show
May 1 – Oct 5, 2018
Movie buffs of all ages will delight in this live musical journey through the most beloved cinematic hits from movies past and present. This all-new Original Show reminds us of how magical music can be.
Coming Soon to American Music Theatre
THE 2018 CHRISTMAS SHOW: THE FIRST NOEL – Nov 1 – Dec 30, 2018
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit American Music Theatre
THE BELMONT THEATRE presents
The Rat Pack Lounge
Aug 10 – 19, 2018
Coming Soon to The Belmont Theatre
WEST SIDE STORY – Sept 14 – 23, 2018
VERONICA’S ROOM – Oct 19 – 28, 2018
ANNIE – Nov 16 – 25, 2018
LOVE, SEX, AND THE IRS – Jan 11 – 20, 2019
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – Feb 15 – 24, 2019
MOON OVER BUFFALO – Mar 29 – Apr 7, 2019
MY FAIR LADY – June 14 – 24, 2019
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – Aug 9 – 18, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit The Belmont Theatre
CARLISLE THEATRE COMPANY presents
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Nov 2 – 4, 2018
Coming Soon to Carlisle Theatre
TBA
For more info, visit Carlisle Theatre Company
CHAMBERSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Sept 21 – 30, 2018
Coming Soon to Chambersburg Community Theatre
LITTLE WOMEN – Nov 9 – 18, 2018
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – Dec 14 – 16, 2018
IT’S ONLY A PLAY – Mar 22 – 31, 2019
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM – May 10 – 19, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Chambersburg Community Theatre
DREAMWRIGHTS YOUTH & FAMILY THEATRE presents
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
October 12 – 28, 2018
Coming Soon to DreamWrights
A Seussified Christmas Carol – December 7 – 23, 2018
The Liar – Feb 1 – 8, 2019
James and the Giant Peach – Feb 15 – 24, 2019
Yours, Anne – Mar 13 – 17, 2019
Honk – Apr 5 – 14, 2019
The Spitfire Grill – May 9 – 12, 2019
RENT, School Edition – June 13 – 23, 2019
Tuesdays with Morrie – May 31 – June 2, 2019
The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Aug 9 – 18, 2019
A Little Princess – Oct 25 – Nov 3, 2019
Brilliant Traces – Oct 3 – 6, 2019
These Shining Lives – Nov 15 – 24, 2019
Prancer – Dec 13 – 22, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre
DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATRE presents
Swing
Aug 9 – Sept 15, 2018
Coming Soon to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre – Mainstage
Sister Act – Sept 20 – Nov 10, 2018
A Christmas Carol – Nov 15 – Dec 31, 2018
Stand By Your Man – Jan 10 – Feb 9, 2019
Lucky Stiff – Feb 14 – Mar 16, 2019
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Mar 21 – May 4, 2019
Camelot – May 9 – Jun 22, 2019
Annie – Jun 27 – Aug 10, 2019
TBA – Aug 15 – Sept 21, 2019
The Will Rogers Follies – Sept 26 – Nov 9, 2019
Holiday Inn – Nov 14, 2019 – Jan 4, 2020
Children’s Theatre:
Cinderella
Nov 30 – Dec 31, 2018
Upcoming Children’s Theatre Productions:
Knuffle Bunny – Feb 26 – Mar 15, 2019
Mulan, Jr. – May 24 – Jun 21, 2019
Peace and Love Cupcakes – Jul 12 – Aug 9, 2019
Honk, Jr. – Oct 11 – Nov 8, 2019
The Snow Queen – Nov 29 – Dec 29, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
EPHRATA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER presents
Picnic
Sept 6 – 15, 2018
Coming Soon to Ephrata Performing Arts Center
EPAC’s Young Artist’ Cabaret – Sept 21 & 22, 2018
Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Oct 18 – Nov 3, 2018
EPAC on the Edge Staged Readings – Nov 9, 2018
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Dec 6 – 22, 2018
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Ephrata Performing Arts Center
FULTON THEATRE presents
Treasure Island
Sept 18 – Oct 14, 2018
Upcoming Main Stage productions:
42nd Street – Nov 13 – Dec 30, 2018
Chicago – Jan 22 – Feb 17, 2019
Once – Mar 19 – Apr 14, 2019
Sophisticated Ladies – Apr 30 – May 25, 2019
MAMMA MIA! – Jun 4 – Jul 21, 2019
EAG Studio Series:
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Oct 16 – Nov 4, 2018
Upcoming EAG Studio Series productions:
The Glass Menagerie – Feb 12 – Mar 3, 2019
I Am My Own Wife – Apr 2 – Apr 28, 2019
Next To Normal – May 14 – Jun 2, 2019
Family Theatre:
A Christmas Carol
Dec 1 – 29, 2018
Upcoming Family Theatre productions:
Pinocchio – Mar 30 – Apr 13, 2019
Princess and the Pea – May 11 – 25, 2019
Madagascar – Jun 15 – Jul 6, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Fulton Theatre
GAMUT THEATRE GROUP presents
William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Nov 3 – 25, 2018
Upcoming Productions:
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) – Dec 7 – 23, 2018
All The King’s Men – Feb 16 – Mar 3, 2019
Voices of F.E.W. – Mar 8 – 10, 2019
William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar – Mar 15 – 17, 2019
William Shakespeare’s As You Like It – Apr 12 – 14, 2019
26th Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park, Much Ado About Nothing – May 31 – Jun 15, 2019
For more info, visit Gamut Theatre Group website
GAMUT THEATRE GROUP / POPCORN HAT PLAYERS presents
Hansel and Gretel
Jul 12, 2018 – Aug 18, 2018
Coming Soon to Popcorn Hat Players
Aladdin – Sept 12 – 22, 2018
Jack and the Beanstalk – Oct 10 – 27, 2018
The Steadfast Tin Soldier – Nov 28 – Dec 15, 2018
Tales from Ancient Greece – Jan 16 – 26, 2019
Frog Prince – Mar 13 – 30, 2019
Puss in Boots – May 1 – 18, 2019
Beauty & the Beast – Jul 10 – Aug 17, 2019
For more info, visit Popcorn Hat Players
GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
A Year with Frog & Toad
Aug 10 – 26, 2018
Coming Soon to Gettysburg Community Theatre
Annie – Sept 7 – 23, 2018
The Diary of Anne Frank – Oct 5 – 21, 2018
The Wizard of Oz – Nov 2 – 18, 2018
Home for the Holidays – Nov 23 – Dec 2, 2018
For more info, show schedules or to purchase tickets, visit Gettysburg Community Theatre
GRETNA THEATRE presents
An Evening With Groucho
Aug 23 – 26, 2018
Coming Soon to Gretna Theatre
TBA
Gretna Theatre – Theatre for Young Audiences
TBA
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Gretna Theatre
HANOVER LITTLE THEATRE presents
Getting Sara Married
Sept 14 – 23, 2018
Coming Soon to Hanover Little Theatre
Heaven Help Me – Nov 9 – 18, 2018
The Mousetrap – Mar 29 – Apr 7, 2019
Church Basement Ladies – Jul 12 – 21, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Hanover Little Theatre
HARRISBURG CHRISTIAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER presents
Tarzan (Based on the Disney Film)
Sept 14 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to HCPAC
Jekyll & Hyde – Oct 19 – 21, 2018
MAGIC TREE HOUSE: Pirates Past Noon Kids – Nov 16 – 18, 2018
A Christmas Story – Dec 14 – 16, 2018
Lerner & Lowe’s Brigadoon – Jan 18 – 20, 2019
All Shook Up – Feb 15 – 17, 2019
Murder Mystery (Title TBA) – Mar 15 – 17, 2019
A Passion Play (Title TBA) – Apr 12 – 14, 2019
Xanadu Jr. – May 17 – 19, 2019
For more info, visit HCPAC website
HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER/STAGE ON HERR presents
TBA
Coming Soon to HMAC
Stay Tuned
For more info, visit HMAC
HERSHEY AREA PLAYHOUSE presents
Inherit the Wind
Oct 4 – 14, 2018
Coming Soon to Hershey Area Playhouse
A Christmas Story – Dec 6 – 16, 2018
Dearly Departed – Feb 7 – 17, 2019
The Glass Menagerie – Apr 4 – 14, 2019
Disney’s The Little Mermaid – Jul 18 – 28, 2019
The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Oct 3 – 13, 2019
The Homecoming – Dec 5 – 15, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Hershey Area Playhouse
TBA
Coming Soon to Harrisburg JCC
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit JCC Events
KEYSTONE THEATRICS – THE PLAYHOUSE AT ALLENBERRY presents
MADACASCAR
Aug 11 – 25, 2018
Coming Soon to Keystone Theatrics at Allenberry
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 – Sept 7 – 16, 2018
LEGALLY BLONDE, JR. – Oct 12 – 14, 2018
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH – Nov 3 – 17, 2018
THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS – Nov 23 – Dec 16, 2018
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU – Feb 15 – Mar 3, 2019
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – Mar 9 – 23, 2019
THE ODD COUPLE (MALE & FEMALE VERSIONS) – April 5 -14, 2019
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT – May 11 – 26, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Keystone Theatrics – The Playhouse at Allenberry
LEBANON COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
The Lion King, Jr.
Aug 15 – 19, 2018
Coming Soon to Lebanon Community Theatre
Arsenic and Old Lace – Sept 20 – 30, 2018
Little Shop of Horrors – Oct 31 – Nov 11, 2018
Charlotte’s Web – Dec 6 – 16, 2018
Into the Woods – Jan 7 – 17, 2019
Noises Off – Mar 21 – 31, 2019
Mary Poppins Jr – May 8 – 12, 2019
Broadway at the Barn Fundraiser – Jun 21 – 23, 2019
Beauty and the Beast – Jul 31 – Aug 11, 2019
And Then There Were None – Sept 12 – 22, 2019
Jekyll and Hyde – Oct 24 – Nov 3, 2019
Miracle on 34th Street – Dec 5 – 15, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Lebanon Community Theatre
LITTLE THEATRE OF MECHANICSBURG presents
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Sept 7 – 23, 2018
Coming Soon to Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Oct 19 – Nov 4, 2018
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – Nov 30 – Dec 16, 2018
Radium Girls – Jan 18 – Feb 3, 2019
Black Comedy – Mar 1 – 17, 2019
The Unexpected Guest – Apr 26 – May 12, 2019
Cannibal! The Musical – June 7 – 23, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
OPEN STAGE OF HARRISBURG presents
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Sept 29 – Oct 21, 2018
Coming Soon to Open Stage of Harrisburg
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Dec 1 – 23, 2018
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF – Jan 19 – 27, 2019
THE WOLVES – Feb 16 – Mar 3 **Possible Extension through March 9
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK – March 12 – 16, 2019
THE KIDS YOU READ ABOUT IN TEXTBOOKS – Apr 7 – May 5, 2019
RAGTIME – May 25 – June 16, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Open Stage of Harrisburg
OYSTER MILL PLAYHOUSE presents
I Hate Hamlet
Aug 17 – Sep 2, 2018
Coming Soon to Oyster Mill Playhouse
The Haunting of Hill House – Sep 21 – Oct 7, 2018
The Bridges of Madison County – Nov 2 – 18, 2018
Radio Plays – Dec 7 – 9, 2018
The Mousetrap – Jan 25 – Feb 10, 2019
Romance, Romance – Mar 8 – 24, 2019
The Last Night of Ballyhoo – Apr 26 – May 12, 2019
The Fox on the Fairway – May 31 – Jun 16, 2019
Brighton Beach Memoirs – Jul 12 – 28, 2019
Jeeves Takes a Bow – Aug 16 – Sept 1, 2019
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Sept 27 – Oct 13, 2019
Oliver! – Nov 8 – 24, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Oyster Mill Playhouse
PRiMA Theatre presents
Minor Keys
Oct 12 – 27, 2018
Coming Soon to PRiMA Theatre
Piano Men – Dec 7 – 15, 2018
For more info, visit PRiMA Theatre
Servant Stage Company presents
I’ll Fly Away
Thru Aug 2018
Coming Soon to Servant Stage Company
Titanic The Musical – Sept 2018
A Christmas Carol – Nov & Dec 2018
For more info, visit Servant Stage Company
SIGHT AND SOUND THEATRE (Lancaster, PA) presents
Jesus
Mar 10, 2018 – Jan 5, 2019
Coming soon to Sight & Sound
Noah – Mar 9 – Oct 15, 2019
Miracle of Christmas – Nov 9 – Dec 28, 2019
For more info, visit Sight and Sound Theatres
SUSQUEHANNA STAGE COMPANY presents
Clybourne Park
Oct 5 – 14, 2018
Coming Soon to Susquehanna Stage Company
1940’s Radio Hour – Nov 30 – Dec 16, 2018
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Susquehanna Stage Company
THEATRE ARTS FOR EVERYONE presents
TBA
Coming Soon to Theatre Arts For Everyone
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit TAFE
THEATRE HARRISBURG presents
Baskerville
Sept 7 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Theatre Harrisburg
Disney’s Newsies – Nov 2 – 18, 2018
Oh Joy, Oh Rapture! – Jan 18 – 27, 2019
Doubt – Mar 8 – 17, 2019
Avenue Q – Apr 26 – May 12, 2019
Sylvia – Jun 14 – 23, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Theatre Harrisburg
TOTEM POLE PLAYHOUSE presents
Mamma Mia!
Jul 27 – Aug 19, 2018
Coming Soon to Totem Pole Playhouse
The Queen of Bingo – Aug 21 – 26, 2018
A Christmas Carol 2018 – Dec 14 – 23, 2018
For more info, visit Totem Pole Playhouse
TWIN VALLEY PLAYERS presents
TBA
For more info, visit Twin Valley Players
Check back often for updates!
[Theatre Companies: Please contact us if you’d like your information included]
