Published May 11, 2008, 12:04 AM EST

by MARTY CRISP, Staff

Lancaster - Count the doors on the set of Rainbow Dinner Theatre's new show, "Hold That Thought," to figure out how much comic clowning will ensue. There are six doors visible on stage, but here's the twist: Three of them are on revolving platforms, so the audience can see characters dash......

Published May 9, 2008, 2:38 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER, Staff

3065 Lincoln Hwy E Paradise - For the comedy specialists of Rainbow Dinner Theatre, "Hold That Thought" is a change-of-pace type of farce."This is a completely different farce for us," said David DiSavino, who plays Walter, a stuffed-shirt lawyer. "Usually it's the guy who is fooling around......

Published May 5, 2008, 12:48 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER, Staff

320 Cocalico St, Ephrata - REVIEW: TheaterIf you don't think a story about a serial killer who murders women just so he can read about himself in the newspaper makes for a delightful musical comedy, then check out "No Way to Treat a Lady," now onstage at Ep......

Published May 4, 2008, 12:04 AM EST

by JAMES BUESCHER, Correspondent

Lancaster - Maybe it's the timelessness of the Beatles' music, or maybe it's the popularity of the 2007 Beatles-themed musical film "Across the Universe." How else do you account for a whole new generation of teenage girls swooning over the music of the Fab Four at American Music Theatre F...

Published May 4, 2008, 12:02 AM EST

by MARTY CRISP, Staff

Ephrata - Murder and musical comedy go together like bananas and peanut butter: You need to have a taste for it. Although the offbeat combo works beautifully in "Sweeney Todd" and "Chicago," it's less successful in "No Way to Treat a Lady," the new show at Ephrata Perfor......

Published May 3, 2008, 1:34 AM EST

by MADELYN PENNINO, Staff

Lancaster - After 25 years of being the woman behind Hempfield High School's Dance Theatre, Pat Kautter said she will miss the missteps most. Kautter, the program's founder, is passing the torch, resigning as artistic director once the ever-popular show celebrates its silver anniversary this weeken......

Published May 2, 2008, 2:46 AM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER, Staff

320 Cocalico St, Ephrata - When it comes to staging atypical shows, no one does it better than Ephrata Performing Arts Center, which is why actor/director Kevin Ditzler is directing "No Way to Treat a Lady," a black comedy/musical about a serial killer who sings as he assumes different characters to carry out his......

Published May 1, 2008, 8:04 AM EST

by CATHY MOLITORIS / New Era Staff

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 'Beyond Broadway'Celebrate 25 years of Hempfield's Dance Theatre when the school presents "Beyond Broadway," Friday through Sunday.

The show features the work of more than 120 dancers and 200 volunteers, with more than a dozen individual and multipar......

Published May 1, 2008, 7:57 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN, Staff

Lancaster - "NO WAY TO TREAT a Lady," which opens tonight at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, is very goofy and funny.

But it's also about a failed actor/serial killer. And domineering mothers who can ruin lives. And a love story between a Jewish mensch cop and a rich art gallery owner....

Published April 27, 2008, 12:08 AM EST

by MICHAEL LONG, Entertainment Editor

Lancaster - In Lancaster County, where matters of faith play such a key role in our day-to-day interactions, a production of John Patrick Shanley's provocative drama "Doubt" is bound to inspire enthusiasm. Indeed, as the curtain fell Thursday night and the opening-night crowd leapt to its fee......