IMPORTANT NOTICE – many theatres have canceled or postponed performances. Visit their websites/social sites for most current info.
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

Britain’s Best
May 5 – Oct 2, 2020
Coming Soon to American Music Theatre
The 2020 Christmas Show – Deck the Halls – Nov 3 – Dec 30, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit American Music Theatre
THE BELMONT THEATRE presents
THE MIRACLE WORKER
Mar 27 – April 5, 2020
Coming Soon to The Belmont Theatre
CAROUSEL – Jun 12 – 21, 2020
STEEL MAGNOLIAS – Aug 7 – 16, 2020
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit The Belmont Theatre
CARLISLE THEATRE COMPANY presents
Coming Soon to Carlisle Theatre
TBA
For more info, visit Carlisle Theatre Company
CHAMBERSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
NANA’S NAUGHTY KNICKERS
Mar 20 – 29, 2020
Coming Soon to Chambersburg Community Theatre
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT – May 8 – 17, 2020
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Chambersburg Community Theatre
DREAMWRIGHTS YOUTH & FAMILY THEATRE presents
Songs for a New World
Mar 26 – 29, 2020
Coming Soon to DreamWrights
Pippi Longstocking – Apr 17 – 26, 2020
Marvin’s Room – May 7 – 10, 2020
West Side Story: School Edition – Jun 12 – 21, 2020
A Lie of the Mind – Aug 6 – 9, 2020
Shrek The Musical – Oct 9 – 18, 2020
The Last Night of Ballyhoo – Nov 5 – 8, 2020
A Christmas Carol – Dec 11 – 20, 2020
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre
DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATRE presents

Guys and Dolls
Apr 2 – May 16, 2020
Coming Soon to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre – Mainstage
Something Rotten – May 21 – Jul 3, 2020
Disney’s The Little Mermaid – Jul 9 – Aug 30, 2020
Saturday Night Fever – Sept 17 – Nov 7, 2020
Elf The Musical – Nov 12 – Jan 3, 2021
Children’s Theatre:
Junie B. Jones The Musical
Mar 6 – 27, 2020
Upcoming Children’s Theatre Productions:
Robin Hood The Musical – Jun 5 – Jul 3, 2020
How I Became a Pirate – Jul 24 – Aug 16, 2020
Pinkalicious The Musical – Nov 27 – Dec 31, 2020
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
EPHRATA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER presents
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
April 23 – May 9, 2020
Coming Soon to Ephrata Performing Arts Center
The Boys in the Band – June 11 – June 20, 2020
Damn Yankees -July 23 – August 8, 2020
Hedda Gabler– September 3 – September 12, 2020
The Scottsboro Boys – October 15 – October 31, 2020
Matilda – December 3 – December 19, 2020
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Ephrata Performing Arts Center
FULTON THEATRE presents
TITANIC
Apr 14 – May 10, 2020
Upcoming Main Stage productions:
JERSEY BOYS – Jun 2 – Jul 12, 2020
KINKY BOOTS – Aug 11 – Aug 30, 2020
PHANTOM – Sept 17 – Oct 11, 2020
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA – Nov 12 – Dec 27, 2020
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE – Jan 14 – Feb 7, 2021
CRAZY FOR YOU – Mar 4 – 28, 2021
RAGTIME – Apr 22 – May 16, 2021
GREASE – Jun 3 – Jul 11, 2021
EAG Studio Series:
WHIPPING MAN
Mar 24 – Apr 12, 2020
Upcoming EAG Studio Series productions:
FUN HOME – May 2 – 31, 2020
HILLARY AND CLINTON – Oct 8 – 25, 2020 (Previews October 6 & 7)
CHANGING CHANNELS – Jan 28 – Feb 14, 2021 (Previews January 26 & 27)
SWEAT– Mar 18 – Apr 3, 2021 (Previews March 16 & 17)
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN – May 13 – 30, 2021 (Previews May 11 & 12)
Family Theatre:
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Apr 25 – May 9, 2020 (Saturdays)
Upcoming Family Theatre productions:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – Jun 13 – Jul 11, 2020 (Saturdays)
SNOW WHITE – Aug 15 – 29, 2020 (Saturdays)
THE NUTCRACKER – Nov 28 – Dec 26, 2020
SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE MYSTERY OF THE CROWN JEWEL – Mar 13 – 27, 2021
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL – May 1 – 27, 2021
SHREK THE MUSICAL – Jun 12 – Jul 10, 2021
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Fulton Theatre
GAMUT THEATRE GROUP presents
Hamlet
Apr 17 – Apr 19, 2020
Upcoming Productions:
Medea (Shakespeare in the Park) – Jun 5 – 20, 2020
For more info, visit Gamut Theatre Group website
GAMUT THEATRE GROUP / POPCORN HAT PLAYERS presents
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Mar 14 – 28, 2020 POSTPONED
Coming Soon to Popcorn Hat Players
Cinderella – Apr 3 – 5, 2020 (Young Acting Company) POSTPONED
Wonder Tales From Around the World – May 9 – 16, 2020
Snow White and the Two Dwarfs – Jul 11, 2020 – Aug 15, 2020
For more info, visit Popcorn Hat Players
GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE presents

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Mar 20 – 29, 2020 POSTPONED
Coming Soon to Gettysburg Community Theatre
Lock Down – Apr 17 – 26, 2020
Past Our Prime Plays – May 1 – 3, 2020
The Laramie Project – May 29 – Jun 7, 2020
James and the Giant Peach – Jun 19 – 28, 2020
Junie B. Jones Jr. – Jul 17 – 26, 2020
We Will Rock You – Aug 14 – 30, 2020
Anything Goes – Sept 18 – Oct 4, 2020
Honk Jr. – Nov 6 – 15, 2020
For more info, show schedules or to purchase tickets, visit Gettysburg Community Theatre
GRETNA THEATRE presents
HONKY TONK ANGELS
Jun 11 – 14, 2020
Coming Soon to Gretna Theatre
THE LAST FIVE YEARS – Jun 25 – 28, 2020
MATILDA THE MUSICAL – Jul 9 – 18, 2020
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES – Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2020
DINO! AN EVENING WITH DEAN MARTIN – Aug 20 – 23, 2020
Gretna Theatre – Theatre for Young Audiences
TBA
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Gretna Theatre
HANOVER LITTLE THEATRE presents
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Hanover Little Theatre
HARRISBURG CHRISTIAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER presents
The Last Word – Passion Play 2020
Apr 3 – 5, 2020
Coming Soon to HCPAC
The Little Mermaid – May 8 – 17, 2020
OZ! – June 19 – 21, 2020
For more info, visit HCPAC website
HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER/STAGE ON HERR presents
For more info, visit HMAC
HERSHEY AREA PLAYHOUSE presents
THE UNFORGETTABLE BIG BAND
May 8 & 9, 2020
Coming Soon to Hershey Area Playhouse
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID – May 14 – 17, 2020
ROCK OF AGES – Jul 16 – 26, 2020
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU – Oct 1 – 11, 2020
A GIFT TO REMEMBER – Dec 3 – 13, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Hershey Area Playhouse
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit JCC Events
KEYSTONE THEATRICS – THE PLAYHOUSE AT ALLENBERRY presents
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
April 24 – May 10, 2020
Coming Soon to Keystone Theatrics at Allenberry
The Marvelous Wonderettes – Jun 19 – 28, 2020
Grease – Jul 17 – Aug 2, 2020
Pippin – Sept 11 – 27, 2020
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery – Oct 16 – 25, 2020
Elf the Musical – Dec 4 – 20, 2020
Frost/Nixon – Feb 19 – 28, 2021
The Producers – Apr 23 – May 9, 2021
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Keystone Theatrics – The Playhouse at Allenberry
LEBANON COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Mar 12 – 22, 2020 POSTPONED
Coming Soon to Lebanon Community Theatre
Cheaper by the Dozen – Apr 23 – May 3, 2020
Mamma Mia! – Jul 22 – Aug 2, 2020
Disney’s Aladdin – Sept 3 – 13, 2020
Dracula – Oct 22 – Nov 1, 2020
Meet Me in St. Louis – Dec 10 – 20, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Lebanon Community Theatre
LITTLE THEATRE OF MECHANICSBURG presents
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Apr 24 – May 10, 2020
Coming Soon to Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
Murder on West Moon Street – Jun 5 – 21, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
OPEN STAGE OF HARRISBURG presents
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
April 30 – May 10, 2020
Coming Soon to Open Stage of Harrisburg
The Diary of Anne Frank – POSTPONED
James and the Giant Peach – May 13 – 24, 2020
Angels in America – May 9 – June 28, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Open Stage of Harrisburg
OYSTER MILL PLAYHOUSE presents
Barefoot in the Park
May 22 – June 7, 2020
Coming Soon to Oyster Mill Playhouse
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL – Jul 24 – Aug 9, 2020
THE 39 STEPS – Sept 25 – Oct 11, 2020
INTO THE WOODS – Nov 5 – 22, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Oyster Mill Playhouse
PRiMA Theatre presents
Motherhood the Musical
May 1 – 23, 2020
Coming Soon to PRiMA Theatre
Brave & Beautiful – Jun 5 – 13, 2020
Murder Ballad – Sept 11 – Oct 3, 2020
Oz – Nov 13 – Dec 19, 2020
For more info, visit PRiMA Theatre
Servant Stage Company presents
Don’t Rock The Jukebox
Mar – Apr 2020
Coming Soon to Servant Stage Company
Amazing Grace – May 15 – 31, 2020
A Broadway Melody – Jun – Aug 2020
Once Upon A Mattress Jr. (Camp) – Jun 22 – Jul 1, 2020
For more info, visit Servant Stage Company
SIGHT AND SOUND THEATRE (Lancaster, PA) presents
Queen Esther
Mar 14 – Dec 31, 2020
Coming soon to Sight & Sound
TBA
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
The Last Five Years
Mar 13 – 21, 2020 POSTPONED
Coming Soon to Susquehanna Stage Company
Bye Bye Birdie – May 8 – 17, 2020
Children of Eden – Jul 24 – Aug 9, 2020
Tigers Be Still – Sept 25 – Oct 3, 2020
Cabaret – Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020
All is Calm – Dec 10 – 20 , 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Susquehanna Stage Company
THEATRE ARTS FOR EVERYONE presents
Coming Soon to Theatre Arts For Everyone
TBA
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit TAFE
THEATRE HARRISBURG presents
Singin’ in the Rain
May 1 – 17, 2020
Coming Soon to Theatre Harrisburg
Vanya Sonia Masha and Spike – Jun 12 – 21, 2020
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit Theatre Harrisburg
TOTEM POLE PLAYHOUSE presents
Always, Patsy Cline
May 29 – Jun 14, 2020
Coming Soon to Totem Pole Playhouse
The Sound of Music – June 19 – Jul 5, 2020
Beehive – Jul 10 – 26, 2020
West Side Story – Jul 31 – Aug 16, 2020
For more info, visit Totem Pole Playhouse
TWIN VALLEY PLAYERS presents
For more info, visit Twin Valley Players
Check back often for updates!
[Theatre Companies: Please contact us if you’d like your information included]