Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music
by Scott Serio - December 07, 2025
Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....
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The Christmas Candy Caper
Oct 30 – Dec 27, 2025
Candy store owner Sadie Graber is a long-time prankster, so when two men try to steal her coveted candy recipe and kidnap her instead, no...
Stolen
Aug 12 – Oct 22, 2025
A small Pennsylvania town is shaken when Zack Fisher, the infant son of a prominent Amish family, is kidnapped. Accusations fly. Although everyone comes under...
The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie's Biscuits
Apr 3 – Aug 2, 2025
Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller. When she makes it to the finals of a baking contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls...
The Christmas Candy Caper
Nov 1 – Dec 28, 2024
Candy store owner Lydia Miller is a long-time prankster, so when two men try to steal her coveted candy recipe and kidnap her instead, no...
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Aug 13 – Oct 24, 2024
Emma Yoder, a recent widow, plans a peaceful weekend quilting class. As her students—a biker, an estranged couple, a pastor’s wounded wife, a young military...
Our Christmas Dinner
Oct 26 – Dec 30, 2023
It’s Christmas and times are tough for the Davidsons. George lost his job and Jackie has empty boxes under the tree in hopes that his...
The Home Game
Aug 4 – Oct 19, 2023
For as long as he can remember, handsome Levi Troyer has loved playing baseball. He daydreams about playing in the major leagues, but his father...
Dear Soldier Boy
Apr 6 – Jul 27, 2023
It’s 1990 and Iraq has just invaded Kuwait. War is contrary to Amish ways, but Anna King wants to do something to help America’s troops, so she...
The Christmas Tree Ship
Oct 28 – Dec 31, 2022
A ship. A storm. And a Christmas tale of heroic proportions. This heart-warming inspirational musical is based on the true story of Herman Schuenemann, known...
Josiah for President
Aug 18 – Oct 21, 2022
After throwing in the towel on his presidential campaign, former Congressman Mark Stedman meets Josiah Stoltzfus and learns more from the Amish farmer in a...
A Simple Sanctuary
Apr 8 – Aug 10, 2022
When her past catches up to her, Melissa James does what she always does she runs from her happy life in Connecticut and her beloved...
The Best of Me
Jul 13 – Oct 20, 2021
The Amish life may be plain, but Rachel Miller doesnt find it simple. On the other hand, the Telemundo soap operas she watches while working...
Ryan & Friends: Comedy Calamity
Apr 2 – Oct 16, 2021
Your whole family will be rolling in the aisles when Ryan takes the stage with a colorful cast of friends that includes Jeffrey, a witty...
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Oct 30 – Jan 2, 2021
Simon and Eliza Yoder never expected the special guest that showed up at their front door on Christmas Eve. They didn't even know the man...
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Just in time for the election season, the hit musical Josiah for President returns to the Bird-in-Hand Stage. Scandal, back-stabbing and politics-as-usual are center stage...
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