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Popcorn Hat Players Stages BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Now thru 12/21

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Popcorn Hat Players will present "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST", today, December 4-21, playing Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.

The young magician, Merlin, has lost his magic, and his self-centered master has turned into a Beast! They live a lonely life until one night two strangers, including the smart and beautiful Bonita, happen upon their castle. Watch as the Popcorn Hat Players use music and magic to tell the classic tale of how opposites attract. Will it end happily ever after? We hope so...

Popcorn Hat Players Children's Theatre is Central PA's only professional children's theatre and has been entertaining audiences throughout the Susquehanna Valley since 1993. PHP performs a full season of children's mainstage plays at Gamut Classic Theatre, located on the 3rd floor of Strawberry Square in downtown Harrisburg. Created by the husband-and-wife team of Clark and Melissa Nicholson, this innovative and energetic troupe consists of seven full-time core company members and tours throughout the eastern United States, performing original comedies and teaching creative dramatics, reaching over 30,000 people each year.

Their goal is to provide Live Theatre to children and areas that do not normally have the opportunity to experience professional theatre and to spread a bit of laughter wherever they go! Audiences of all ages love their original scripts, quick wit, and improvisational comedy.

PHP and Harrisburg Shakespeare Company joined forces to become Gamut Theatre Group, Home of the Classic Story. You can learn more about this unique company at www.gamutplays.org.

Gamut Classic Theatre, 3rd Floor is located in Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA. Tickets: $8 each - adult or child; $6 each - groups of 20-49; $5 each - groups of 50 and up. Reservations at (717) 238-4111 or online at www.gamutplays.org.

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