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 CHRISTMAS SHOW: THE FIRST NOEL
Nov 1 – Dec 30, 2018
Coming Soon to American Music Theatre
OVATION: An AMT Pops Orchestra Experience – May 1 – Oct 4, 2019
The 2019 Christmas Show: JOY TO THE WORLD – Nov 1 – Dec 30, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit American Music Theatre
THE BELMONT THEATRE presents
LOVE, SEX, AND THE IRS
Jan 11 – 20, 2019
Coming Soon to The Belmont Theatre
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
TBA
Coming Soon to Carlisle Theatre
TBA
For more info, visit Carlisle Theatre Company
CHAMBERSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Dec 14 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Chambersburg Community Theatre
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
A Seussified Christmas Carol
December 7 – 23, 2018
Coming Soon to DreamWrights
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
A Christmas Carol
Nov 15 – Dec 31, 2018
Coming Soon to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre – Mainstage
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
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast
Dec 6 – 22, 2018
Coming Soon to Ephrata Performing Arts Center
Mary Poppins Jr. – Feb 1 – 17, 2019
The Humans – Mar 14 – 23, 2019
Ragtime – Apr 25 – May 11, 2019
EPAC’S Got Talent – May 18, 2019
The (expletive) with the Hat – June 6 – 15, 2019
EPAC on the Edge – Jun 21 – 23, 2019
Pippin – Jul 18 – Aug 3, 2019
The Man Who Came To Dinner – Sept 5 – 14, 2019
Young Artists’ Cabaret – Sept 20 & 21, 2019
Evita – Oct 17 – Nov 2, 2019
My Fair Lady – Dec 5 – 21, 2019
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Ephrata Performing Arts Center
FULTON THEATRE presents
42nd Street
Nov 13 – Dec 30, 2018
Upcoming Main Stage productions:
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 Glass Menagerie
Feb 12 – Mar 3, 2019
Upcoming EAG Studio Series productions:
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
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)
Dec 7 – 23, 2018
Upcoming Productions:
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
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Nov 28 – Dec 15, 2018
Coming Soon to Popcorn Hat Players
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
For more info, show schedules or to purchase tickets, visit Gettysburg Community Theatre
GRETNA THEATRE presents
IRVING BERLIN’S I LOVE A PIANO
June 13 – 16, 2019
Coming Soon to Gretna Theatre
ROUNDING THIRD – June 27 – 30, 2019
OLIVER! – July 18 – 21, 2019
MURDER FOR TWO – August 1 – 4, 2019
USO SHOW TROUPE – August 22 – 25, 2019
Gretna Theatre – Theatre for Young Audiences
TBA
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Gretna Theatre
HANOVER LITTLE THEATRE presents
The Mousetrap
Mar 29 – Apr 7, 2019
Coming Soon to Hanover Little Theatre
Church Basement Ladies – Jul 12 – 21, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Hanover Little Theatre
HARRISBURG CHRISTIAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER presents
A Christmas Story
Dec 14 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to HCPAC
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
A Christmas Story
Dec 6 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Hershey Area Playhouse
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
Shrek Jr.
Apr 11 & 14, 2019
Coming Soon to Harrisburg JCC
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit JCC Events
KEYSTONE THEATRICS – THE PLAYHOUSE AT ALLENBERRY presents
THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
Nov 23 – Dec 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Keystone Theatrics at Allenberry
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
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder – June 21-July 7, 2019
Disney’s Mary Poppins – July 19-August 4, 2019
TBA Musical – September 13-29, 2019
An Act of God – October 18 – 20, 2019
Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street The Musical – November 29 – December 22, 2019
Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies – February 21 – March 1, 2020
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – April 24 – May 10, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Keystone Theatrics – The Playhouse at Allenberry
LEBANON COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
Charlotte’s Web
Dec 6 – 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Lebanon Community Theatre
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
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Nov 30 – Dec 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
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
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Dec 1 – 23, 2018
Coming Soon to Open Stage of Harrisburg
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
Radio Plays
Dec 7 – 9, 2018
Coming Soon to Oyster Mill Playhouse
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
Piano Men
Dec 7 – 15, 2018
Coming Soon to PRiMA Theatre
HAMILTUNES: AN AMERICAN SING-ALONG – Friday, Jan 11, 2019
DISENCHANTED! – Feb 1 – 23, 2019
GODSPELL – Apr 5 – 20, 2019
7Os SMASH HITS – April 8, 14, and 18, 2019
JEKYLL & HYDE – Oct 4 – 26, 2019
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED – Oct 17, 20, and 24, 2019
MOTOWN LEGENDS – Dec 6 – 21, 2019
For more info, visit PRiMA Theatre
Servant Stage Company presents
A Christmas Carol
Nov & Dec 2018
Coming Soon to Servant Stage Company
A Million Dreams: Songs of Inspiration – Jan – Mar 2019
Jump, Jive, and Jukebox – May 2019
My Fair Lady – May 31 – Jun 15, 2019
Oklahoma! JR. – June 29 – Jul 3, 2019
Once On This Island JR. – Jul 13 – 17, 2019
High School Musical JR. – Jul 27 – 31, 2019
Let Freedom Ring: Music of America – Jul – Sept 2019
The Music Man – Sept 2019
Joy To The World – Nov – Dec 2019
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
St. James Players presents
TBA
Coming Soon to St. James Players
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, email bonnieshank@comcast.net
SUSQUEHANNA STAGE COMPANY presents
1940’s Radio Hour
Nov 30 – Dec 16, 2018
Coming Soon to Susquehanna Stage Company
Plaza Suite – Feb 15 – 24, 2019
A Year with Frog and Toad – Mar 22 – 31, 2019
Company – May 10-19, 2019
Evita – July 19 – Aug 4, 2019
The Crucible – Oct 25 – Nov 3, 2019
A Children’s Christmas Carol – Dec 6 – 15, 2019
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Susquehanna Stage Company
THEATRE ARTS FOR EVERYONE presents
The Night Before Christmas
Dec 7 – 10, 2018
Coming Soon to Theatre Arts For Everyone
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit TAFE
THEATRE HARRISBURG presents
Oh Joy, Oh Rapture!
Jan 18 – 27, 2019
Coming Soon to Theatre Harrisburg
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
A Christmas Carol 2018
Dec 14 – 23, 2018
Coming Soon to Totem Pole Playhouse
TBA
For more info, visit Totem Pole Playhouse
TWIN VALLEY PLAYERS presents
TBA
For more info, visit Twin Valley Players
VOCAL PRODUCTIONS STUDIOS presents
A Christmas Carol
For more info, visit Vocal Production Studios
Check back often for updates!
[Theatre Companies: Please contact us if you’d like your information included]
