The latest theatre news from Central Pennsylvania — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Touchstone Theatre will present a staged reading of Is Love So Small A Pain? – an original work written by Ensemble Member Matt Prideaux and Touchstone alumnus Abbie-Jean Litman.
Open Stage in Harrisburg will celebrate Halloween with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, running October 4–November 1, 2025.
BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
The Belmont Theatre will present The Shawshank Redemption in the Grumbacher Studio October 10–12 and 16–19.
Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025.
Penn State Centre Stage, in the College of Arts and Architecture, will present 'Rhinoceros,' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Sam Osheroff, Oct.
A half-century later, A Chorus Line remains one singular sensation! Grab some tickets and see for yourself, now through November 1st.
DreamWrights presents the world premiere of “The Wonder in Alice” from September 26th to October 5th under the direction of Gregory DeCandia.
The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center has announced the winners of its 2025 International Youth Solo Contest, revealed in a pre-recorded ceremony broadcast online.
A Chorus Line, featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and book by James Kirkwood, Jr.
The Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA will present Jekyll & Hyde October 10–November 2, 2025.
Servant Stage will bring the sweeping Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities to the stage this fall, with performances running through September 28 at the Performing Arts Center at Warwick High School in Lititz.
This fall, DreamWrights Center for Community Arts is inviting audiences to step into a world of wordplay and wonder with the world premiere of The Wonder in Alice, a poetic reimagining of Lewis Carroll's timeless works.
Due to popular demand, a second leg of the North American tour of GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! PRESENTED BY WALMART will launch in Macon, GA, on January 14, 2026.
Valerie David returns to Scranton Fringe with her award-winning solo show Baggage from BaghDAD: Becoming My Father's Daughter, with three performances at the end of September.
The hit theater production The Simon & Garfunkel Story will return to the road in 2026 and will visit nearly 60 U.
The Hershey Symphony will kick off its 57th season at the Hershey Theatre at the Hershey Free Church with “Let’s Be Franck: Music of France and Belgium.
PCS Theater will launch its 114th season with the delightfully dark and hilarious musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, presented by arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
Penn State will close WPSU, its PBS/NPR affiliate, by June 2026 after trustees rejected a $17 million subsidy plan to transfer the station’s assets to WHYY.
Millbrook Playhouse will launch its new cabaret series Back at the Barn on September 19–20, 2025, with alum Nicholas Carroll, joined by Musical Director Mo Ortbal.
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the dynamic duo of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” fame, take the stage in a one-night-only live show, “Asking For Trouble,” coming to Hershey Theatre.
For an evening of beautiful harmonies, gorgeous solos, entertaining characters, and sheer hilarity, get your tickets for Theatre Harrisburg’s production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.
While Driving Miss Daisy will never match the stagecraft extravaganza of an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical nor the plot complexities of Arthur Miller, it is very effective at what it does.
Prima Theatre is kicking off its 15th Anniversary Season with the sharp, sassy Off-Broadway hit Disenchanted.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Pennsylvania Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
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HAIR Gretna Theatre (7/23-8/02) |
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Musical: Annie Milford Theater (7/18-8/09) |
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Fuel Injected Magic! 50th Anniversary Concert - Venue Premium Tickets York Barbican (4/30-4/30) |
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Messiah University Department of Theatre and Dance (2/25-2/28) |
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Play: Murder on the Orient Express Milford Theater (10/30-11/08) |
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Alice by Heart Messiah University Department of Theatre and Dance (4/08-4/14) |
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The Who''s Tommy Hershey Theatre (4/08-4/09) |
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Jonathan Burns: The Life of the Party Totem Pole Playhouse (10/24-10/24) |
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BAT! 50th Anniversary - Bat Out of Hell - Venue Premium Tickets York Barbican (4/30-4/30) |
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Hansel and Gretel Popcorn Hat Players (7/08-8/15) |
