The Lancaster Opera House is a restored, turn-of-the-century theater, occupying the 2nd and 3rd floor of the Lancaster Town Hall. The Opera House maintains a year round schedule of performances, including musicals, theatre, ethnic programs, dance, classical and traditional music and Jazz.

Lancaster Opera House 2007-2008 Season

Arsenic & Old Lace
September 14 - October 7, 2007
Martha and Abby Brewster’s famous elderberry wine recipe includes a teaspoon of arsenic. Yes, these two sweet old ladies have developed a very bad habit of murdering lonely old men and burying them in their cellar — and that’s only the tip of this twisted family’s iceberg. Poisoning, prison breaks and the Panama Canal all come together in this comedy classic.

Guys and Dolls
October 19 - November 4, 2007
It’s a sure bet you’ll agree this Broadway classic just may be the perfect musical comedy. From Times Square to Havana, Cuba; the stakes are high and the energy is even higher with the ultimate payoff — true love. Full of classic tunes like “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Luck Be a Lady.”

Christmasville
November 17, 2007- January 6, 2008
Lancaster, New York is the ultimate destination to experience the magic of Christmas; as the village turns into a Victorian winter wonderland of decorations, lights, special events featuring original vintage and new animated window displays. Activities for the young and young at heart include our line-up of holiday shows and sleigh rides to holiday bazaars and visits from Santa. On Saturday, November 23, everyone will be saying "Oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are your branches, as we light the village tree. Opening November 17, come in and warm up with our delicious coffees and enjoy our wide selection of wonderful holiday gifts, ornaments, Annalee dolls, and plush toy Rudolph or Clarisse Build-a-Reindeers.
Open daily at 24 Central Avenue (call for times) and before and after Opera House performances.

A Christmas Carol
November 23 - December 16, 2007
Got the Holiday Humbugs? You won't after Dicken's classic tale of tight-fisted miser Ebenezer Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas. It's an insightful and timeless lesson of how precious life, family, and your fellow man is at this most special time of year. It's simply a wonderful holiday show for the whole family, that should not be missed.

The Best Christmas Pageant EVER!
December 1 - 16, 2007
The national best seller by Barbara Robinson and a holiday TV movie favorite. The Herdmans are the worst kids in the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars and swear. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church and takes over the annual Christmas pageant. But it will make this year's pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever. A great Christmas play for the whole family.

Peter Pan
January 18 - February 3, 2008
Join Wendy, her brothers and Peter Pan in the magical world of NeverLand. Go on fantastic adventures with the Lost Boys, battle swashbuckling pirates and Captain Hook, and never ever grow old! Treat the family to JM Barrie's classic tale at the Opera House - it's just past the "second star to the right and straight on 'til morning."

The Music Man
February 8 -24, 2008
This Broadway classic is as All-American as apple pie and baseball. Fast-talking salesman Harold Hill plans to con the fine citizens of River City into investing in a musical band he vows to organize, but his money-making scam is foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian. With show-stopping tunes like "76 Trombones" and "Gary, Indiana."

Nunsensations!
February 29 - March 16, 2008
Live from The Pump Room at the Mystique Manor Lodge in Las Vegas, it's The Nunsense Vegas Revue. When a parishioner promises a big donation to the sisters' school only if they perform in Vegas; the result is the most feather-filled, sequin-studded, fan-dancing Nunsense show ever! We can only hope that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Barefoot in the Park
April 4 - 13, 2008
Neil Simon's romantic comedy about newlyweds Corrie and Paul who have just moved into their tiny apartment in Greenwich Village. She is a free spirited wife and he is a serious young lawyer whose married life gets more complicated with an eccentric upstairs neighbor who keeps climbing in their window and an unexpected visit from her mother.

Maggie's Getting Married
April 18 - 27, 2008
Join the Duncan family on the night before the big day, when Maggie and her older sister make a startling realization and give new meaning to "sibling rivalry." A hilarious, modern, adult comedy that will elicit shrieks of recognition and gales of laughter from anyone who has ever said "I Do!"

High School Musical
May 2 - 18, 2008
This high-energy musical tells the story of the basketball captain and a beautiful bookworm breaking all the rules of "school society" and teaching their classmates about acceptance, teamwork and being yourself. Full of songs from the Disney Channel movie.

Love Always
June 6 - 15, 2008
The Emmy award-winning husband and wife team of Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna present a comedic collection of short plays (most no more than 10 minutes) about the foibles and follies of love and lovers.

TICKET INFORMATION
Box office: Mon. - Fri. 9:30am-3:30pm or 1 hour before shows.

Summer box office: (July 5-Sept. 1)
9:30am-3pm.

Cash, local check, travelers checks and Visa, MasterCard or Discover.
By phone call with credit card payment, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Your tickets will be held at the box office.

Address
21 Central Avenue
Lancaster, NY 14086-2128
716- 683-1776

Website:
http://www.lancopera.org/