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Beginning with a simple mission of making outstanding theatre accessible for everyone by offering touring, pay-what-you-will productions, Servant Stage, now in their tenth season, has grown dramatically to become “a major player in the local theatrical market.'

The inspirational Broadway musical Amazing Grace comes to Lancaster in a dynamic concert experience, presented by Servant Stage Company. This marks the first production of the show since its Broadway run at the Nederlander Theater in 2015 and subsequent national tour. The production runs October 1 through 17 with performances in the auditorium at Lancaster Bible College.

A video of the live workshop performances of this new musical invites you to send feedback as if you were at the workshop

Shining Light, a non-profit organization that brings arts and personal development programs to prisons and jails throughout the country, has partnered with Broadway actors, professional musicians and dancers, and independent filmmakers to produce 10 original creative works written by men and women in prison.

Servant Stage is presenting a staged reading of a brand-new original musical called Prodigal by composer and playwright Tyler D. Hoover. The community is invited to attend and be part of the development process of this musical with a limited number of in-person tickets available to the public.

Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead a stalwart Broadway group of performers lending their voices to a non-partisan a?oeGet Out the Votea?? music video a?" hashtag: #enoughalreadyvote a?" which has been re-released in anticipation of the November 3rd election.

Servant Stage Company is launching an online theater training program called The ConSERVANTory, offering virtual theater classes for students ages 10-18, in place of their usual summer theater camps.

The Temptations. The Jackson 5. The Supremes. Their music (and more) takes the stage at Prima Theatre in Lancaster, PA for three weekends in December. Motown shattered barriers and continues to inspire every generation to move to the same beat. Fill your soul with the spirited music of 'Hitsville USA' in this exciting concert celebration, featuring a seven-piece band and ten powerhouse performers.

An energetic Piano Men concert opens the new 200-seat downtown Lancaster theater with free on-site parking.

A music video has been released, featuring many Broadway favorites, urging people to get out and vote. Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead the performers lending their voices to the song, called Enough Already.

Servant Stage has done some great work, of course. They've put together delightful revues of everything from the Great American Songbook to gospel to bluegrass, and taken them on the road to nursing homes, parks, and other places that truly can use live professional entertainment. Over the past couple of years, however, they've also gotten more settled into single-location larger productions, still on their pay-what-you-will plan that gives them outreach to those who can't afford high ticket prices.

When seeking exciting things to do in South-Central Pennsylvania this October, search no further. Prima, a contemporary music and theatre organization, is presenting a swanky and delightfully dark original concert production. 

The 10th Annual Broadway Meows Concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don't Tell Mama, Monday, July 16th at 7pm.

The 10th Annual Broadway Meows Concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don't Tell Mama, Monday, July 16th at 7pm. The evening will be comprised of songs by composer/lyricist Seth Bisen-Hersh.

Sumayya Ali (Great Comet, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) joins the cast of the reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as The Ritz

Sumayya Ali (Great Comet, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) joins the cast of the reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as The Ritz, (www.theritzmusical.com) at 7pm, Monday, June 18, and 1PM Tuesday, June 19 at the Dramatists Guild Fund's The Music Hall, 356 W. 40th St., 2nd Floor.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, (www.theritzmusical.com) is set for a staged reading for the theater industry at 7pm, Monday, June 18, and 1PM Tuesday, June 19 at the Dramatists Guild Fund's The Music Hall, 356 W. 40th St., 2nd Floor.

The Backwoods Bluegrass Band is featured front and center in Servant Stage's newest show, I'll Fly Away. It's a fun and feel-good tribute to folk, bluegrass, old-time gospel music and more, that will be performing May 26th-27th at Lancaster Alliance Church, and continuing throughout the summer at various parks, summer concert series, churches, and retirement communities.

Servant Stage delivers another helping of what it does best: singing, dancing, preserving tradition, and bringing on the fun in theatre.