JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR And More Set for Open Stage 40th Anniversary Season

Open Stage has announced its 40th anniversary season, themed The Next Chapter. This milestone year invites audiences to celebrate the legacy of Open Stage while embracing a creative future.

“Season 40 is a celebration of everything we've been and everything we're becoming,” says Producing Artistic Director Stuart Landon. “It's a chance to honor the artists, educators, and storytellers who brought us here--and to throw open the doors to what's next.”

From the world premiere of STONEY BROOK, an unhinged parody reunion of the world's most iconic babysitters, to Jesus Christ Superstar in a one-weekend-only musical event at The Forum. The season begins with The Beatles in Come Together and Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. The season also features the Pennsylvania premiere of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.

The season also includes student productions from The Alsedek Theatre School, Open Stage's educational program, including Shrek Kids, Beetlejuice JR., Musical Theatre Workshop, and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. These productions give young artists the opportunity to perform, grow, and share their talents with the community.

In addition, Open Stage will launch new tours of The Diary of Anne Frank, A Christmas Carol, and more, designed to bring thoughtful, accessible, high-quality theatre to students across Central Pennsylvania.

Full highlights of The Next Chapter season include:

• Sept. 6 – 27, 2025: Come Together: A Celebration of The Beatles
• Oct. 4 – Nov. 1, 2025: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
• Nov. 22 – Dec. 23, 2025: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
• Jan. 8-11, 2026: Beetlejuice JR.
• Feb. 7 – March 7, 2026: STONEY BROOK or, The Unauthorized, Unhinged, and Unfiltered Reunion of Our Favorite Babysitters Who Are Now Forty-Something, Never Recovered from the '90s, and Might Burn the Neighborhood Down
• Mar. 17 – Apr. 2, 2026: The Good at Heart Festival
• Mar. 17 – Apr. 2, 2026: The Diary of Anne Frank
• Mar. 20 – 22, 2026: Jesus Christ Superstar
• Mar. 27 – 29, 2026: Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed
• Apr. 24 – 27, 2026: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
• May 30 – Jun. 20, 2026: The Boys in the Band
• Jun. 25 – 27, 2026: Shrek Kids

Plus, ongoing and returning programming:

• Dec. 5 – 21, 2025: Who's Holiday!
• Dec. 13: Figgy PuddingCourt Street Cabaret
• EFF Live! (Erotic Fan Fiction Live!)
• Black NewsBeat

BaRPG, a brand-new monthly fantasy comedy night

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