Taste the sweet meat pies of revenge! Sweeney Todd comes to EPAC!

This is a fundraiser for EPAC, hosted by Painting with a Twist at 124 S Centerville Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603. November 5th at 2:30. $40 per seat. EPAC gets $10 from each ticket purchased. BYOB. Painting is intended for adults but children 12 and older are permitted with an adult.

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Clybourne Park, a Play in two acts, to be performed as a staged reading at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, in partnership with Theater of The Seventh Sister. Directed by Jeremiah Miller, it will feature actors Evan Cooper, Cynthia Charles, Erika Eberly, Josh Dorsheimer, Benjamin Roberts, Paul Hood, and Mary Huff.

The year is 1959, and the play A Raisin in the Sun opens on Broadway. The show was written by Lorraine Hansberry and brought its audiences into the lives of an African American family, the Youngers, living in the slums of a 1950's Chicago.  The plot focused on the opportunities presented to them when a life insurance payment falls into their hands after the death of their matriarch. Clybourne Park picks up where this show ended, and we see what happens when the promise of a new life for the Youngers affects the white neighbors of the home the Youngers have purchased.

The Wizard of Oz was first turned into a musical extravaganza by L. Frank Baum himself. A loose adaptation of Baum's 1900 novel (there is no Wicked Witch or Toto, and there are some new characters), it first played in Chicago in 1902 and was a success on Broadway the following year. It then toured for seven years. The 1939 film adaptation bore a closer resemblance to the storyline of Baum's original novel than most previous versions. It was a strong success, winning the Academy Awards for best song and best score, and has been frequently broadcast on television. This was followed, in 1945, by a musical theater adaptation presented at the St. Louis Municipal Opera (MUNY). The Wizard of Oz has become a yearly holiday tradition, and we are happy to present his timeless classic for the entire family on our Mainstage. Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow brick road to help get Dorothy back home again. We can all relive our first childhood fantasy as we journey through Oz, where things are strange but beautiful. EPAC is watching the hourglass, waiting until we can share this gift with you.

The 2017 BroadwayWorld Awards Nominations are now open!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. Our local editors have set the categories and now you get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. We'd love if you could submit nominations to make sure your shows and artists are represented! After the nomination period ends, BroadwayWorld's local editors will proof the list for eligibility and errors, then voting will begin in early November and run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January! Vote Now!

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