4 Best Performing Arts in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania

American Music Theatre

The 1,600-seat American Music Theatre presents full-scale original musical productions and an annual Christmas show. There are late-morning, afternoon, and evening shows. Each season there are 40–50 celebrity concerts.

Dutch Apple Dinner Theater

The draws at the 330-seat Dutch Apple Dinner Theater have always been the all-American buffet and Broadway musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun, Legally Blonde, and The Wizard of Oz. In 2016, the theater added to its appeal with a served (seated) dinner on Thursday night and revised seating arrangements to accommodate more small parties.

Sight & Sound Theatre

A major attraction of the region, the Sight & Sound Theatre in the town of Ronks (a 20 minute drive from Lancaster) presents Broadway-caliber productions with live music (often original), professional actors, elaborate sets and costumes, and state-of-the-art effects–all housed in a complex designed to look like a storybook Arabian palace. Touted as the "Christian Broadway," all the shows here (and at its Missouri sister theater) are based on the Bible. Recent productions have included Jonah, Samson, Joseph, and Noah. As expected, these epic Biblical musicals attract a mostly Christian crowd, but the quality of the sets and performances are worth seeing even if you're not religious.

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The Fulton Theater Company at Fulton Opera House

A National Historic Landmark, the 1852 Fulton Opera House has been sumptuously renovated. It produces a mix of Broadway-style shows and musicals and also hosts the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. Recent shows have included Annie Get Your Gun and Newsies.