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Hershey Area Playhouse to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 12/5-14
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2013
A Christmas Carol, the classic Christmas tale of a greedy humbug's last-minute redemption, ushers in the holiday season at Hershey Area Playhouse starting December 5, 2013! This original musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel, is written by Lancaster theatre veteran, Barry Kornhauser. With over 30 years of involvement with the Fulton Theatre and scores of awards, Kornhauser's works have taken the local playwright to the White House, Tony Award-winning stages, the Kennedy Center, and more.
BWW Reviews: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN At Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - November 14, 2013
Director Patrice Whitson brings the classic Irving Berlin's music to the Oyster Mill stage with Kat Prickett playing the first American female superstar
BWW Reviews: CORIOLANUS At Harrisburg Shakespeare Company
by Marakay Rogers - November 14, 2013
BWW Award nominee Clark Nicholson directs nominee Tom Weaver and some other strong cast in a controversial production of the Shakespeare tragedy
Popcorn Hat Players to Host 21st Annual New Year's Eve Party for Children, 12/31
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2013
The Popcorn Hat Players will continue their New Year's Eve tradition with the 21st Annual New Year's Eve Party for Children, where we count down to NOON instead of midnight! This year's show will be a Popcorn Hat mega-hit: SNOW WHITE AND THE TWO DWARFS. The event is so huge they will hold it at the Sunoco Performance Theatre at the Whitaker Center in downtown Harrisburg!
Ware Center to Screen THE ACT OF KILLING Doc, 11/25
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2013
"The Act of Killing," a film by Joshua Oppenheimer, has shaken film festival audiences around the world, from the Toronto to the Telluride film Festivals. According to the Los Angeles Times the film "could well change how you view the documentary form." The Ware Center presents "The Act of Killing," Monday, November 25 at 5 & 7:30 PM.
Classic Musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Comes to EPAC for the Holidays, 12/5-21
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2013
Fiddler on the Roof- Ephrata Performing Arts Center's 2013 holiday production-is exotically set in a small Jewish village in Tsarist Russian in 1905, but the Tony Award-winning musical is beloved around the world for its universal appeal.
Irish Tenors, Canadian Brass & More Set for Strand-Capitol's Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2013
Beginning Nov. 26 and continuing throughout December, the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center will bring holiday performances the whole family will enjoy to downtown York. Performances include: The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks 10th Anniversary Tour!! on Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m.; The Irish Tenors on Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Canadian Brass on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m.; Tim Warfield's All-Star Jazzy Christmas on Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.; and Wynonna & The Big Noise: A Simpler Christmas on Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Popcorn Hat Players Presents SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, 12/13-22
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2013
Usher in the holiday season with Popcorn Hat Players' unique brand of a yuletide tale. Help Tinker the Elf and a crazy cast of characters assist Santa find his lost bag of toys. Start the season off with PHP and make the season merry!
Reading Theater Project to Host 'SuperGalaFundraiser', 11/30
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2013
The Reading Theater Project will be hosting their first fundraiser, SuperGalaFundraiser(It'sNotAtAllAtrocious) on Saturday November 30, 8-11 PM at the Women's Club of Reading (140 N. 5th Street).
THE STORY TOUR Coming to Giant Center, 12/15
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2013
The Story Tour, presented by World Vision, is a Christmas celebration featuring an all-star cast of some of today's top Christian recording artists including Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, Natalie Grant, Matthew West, Nichole Nordeman, Selah and Rawsrvnt. They'll perform at Giant Center on Sunday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. In addition, the show will feature guest author/speakers Randy Frazee, musical director Bernie Herms, a full orchestra and children's choir.
Storybook Musical Theatre to Stage PRINCESS & THE PEA Throughout Pennsylvania
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2013
Storybook Musical Theatre, the Abington, PA-based professional Equity children's theatre company, just north of Philadelphia, will present the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a disheveled girl, who must prove she is a real princess by taking a very strange test involving twenty mattresses and a tiny pea. The family musical first plays at the Klein JCC Theater, 10100 Jamison Ave. in Philadelphia from November 23 to December 1, then at the Gratz College Theater from December 23 to December 30. It concludes it run at St. Joseph's University from January 14 to18. Tickets are $12 for children and $14 for adults. For reservations or more information call: 215-659-8550 or www.storybookmusical.org.
Oyster Mill Playhouse Stages ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Now thru 11/24
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2013
Oyster Mill Playhouse in Camp Hill has announced its 8th production of its 2013 season, the musical Annie Get Your Gun. It is produced by special arrangement with Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Popcorn Hat Players Stages THE GOLDEN GOOSE, Now thru 11/23
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2013
Popcorn Hat Players present THE GOLDEN GOOSE from tonight, November 6-23 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m., and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
York Little Theatre to Present WILLY WONKA, 11/15-24
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2013
York Little Theatre presents WILLY WONKA the musical November 15-17 and 21-24. The show features music from the original CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY film that debuted in 1971, including PURE IMAGINATION, I'VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET, I WANT IT NOW, CHEER UP CHARLIE, and more.
DreamWrights Receives New Funding from York Traditions Bank
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013
CFO OF York Traditions Bank, John Blecher, presents a check for $5,000 to Ann Davis, Executive Director of DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre. This generous funding partially supports DreamWrights' upcoming holiday production of Miracle on 34th Street.
'Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations' in Art Show and Performance Set for Today at The Ware Center
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013
In 1895, French author Georges Polti wrote a book so well-respected that it would be translated into English in the 1920's and is still being published today. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations is a treatise that suggests that all fictional and dramatic stories are variations and adaptations of only thirty-six basic plots. Popular local artist Gail Gray decided to visualize through her abstract artwork some of these 36 situations and her interpretations will be on display at the Ware Center beginning First Friday, November 1 from 6 - 8 PM. Gray will be on hand to meet art-enthusiasts. Her exhibit continues at the Ware Center through the month of November. The artwork on the left is Gray's interpretation of Polti's 'Revolt.'
Photo Flash: First Look at Oyster Mill Playhouse's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2013
Oyster Mill Playhouse in Camp Hill has announced its 8th production of its 2013 season, the musical Annie Get Your Gun. It is produced by special arrangement with Rodgers and Hammerstein. Check out a first look below!
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE HOBBIT & More Set for DreamWrights' 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2013
DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre is proud to announce their 17th season of live theatre performances for children and adults running February to December 2014. Audition opportunities to become a part of the performances begin in December and tickets for all shows are on sale now!
Theatre Harrisburg Presents THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Now thru 11/17
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2013
Theatre Harrisburg continues its 2013­2014 Mainstage season with the original stage version of the cult movie classic Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW . Opening with a st special Halloween night performance tonight, October 31 at 11 : 30 p.m . at Whitaker Center , other performances are scheduled for November 1 , 2 , 8 , 9 , 14 , 15 , 16 & 17 . Show times are Thursday at 7 : 30 p.m . , Fridays & Saturdays at 8 : 00 p.m . and Sunday at 2 : 00 p.m .
BWW Reviews: GHOST: THE MUSICAL is a Bad Halloween Trick, No Treat, at Hershey
by Marakay Rogers - October 30, 2013
Bruce Joel Rubin's popular 1990 movie makes for a 2013 Halloween fright in its appalling musical version on stage at the Hershey Theatre in its national tour
Robert McCleary Named New Technical Director of DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2013
DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre is pleased to announce Robert McCleary, of York Pa., as the nonprofit's new technical director. McCleary's primary responsibility is to support volunteers in preparing the critical behind-the-scenes details of all DreamWrights' shows while assuring a safe and enjoyable learning experience.
The Haunted - and Not So Haunted - Theatres of Central Pennsylvania
by Marakay Rogers - October 28, 2013
Ghosts abound at some of Central Pennsylvania's theatres. But some of the ones that don't claim any spectral visitations might surprise you. In time for Halloween, here's a rundown on places where the ghosts are, and aren't, only on stage.
SOUNDS OF DESIRE to Play Ware Center, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013
"Sounds of Desire" is as play that features monologues by nine highly distinctive Iraqi women, all played by one in a tour-de-force, highly reviewed actress. "Sounds" tells a story of what it means to be a woman in a strongly-Muslim country - torn apart by war -- with views different form our own of a woman's place in society. Ms. Raffo will be performing the concert version of this play which was originally commissioned and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. During this performance, she will be accompanied by acclaimed Middle Eastern instrumentalists and vocalists. The one-night-only and only-in-Lancaster performance is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., the Ware Center, 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster.
WWE LIVE HOLIDAY TOUR to Play Giant Center, 12/29
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013
WWE Live returns to Hershey for the final time this year. See their Holiday Tour at Giant Center on Sunday, December 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Hershey Community Chorus Announces Christmas Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2013
The Hershey Community Chorus will present its Christmas Concert, 'Home For the Holidays', in the beautiful, historic Hershey Theatre, 15 E. Caracas Avenue, Hershey, on Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 3:00 pm. The Chorus, under the direction of James Hoffmann, will perform Chorus favorites such as 'Joy to the World', 'Candlelight Carol', 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day', 'Blue Christmas' and 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year'.

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