Gretna Music – Vision Duo, Marimba & Violin
Mt Gretna PlayhousePercussionist Britton-Rene Collins and violinist Ariel Horowitz bring an exciting one-hour program to the stage featuring the works by classical and contemporary composers, improvisation, and the sheer joy of making music together.
Gretna Music – Susanna Phillips & Escher Quartet
Mt Gretna PlayhouseMetropolitan Opera star soprano Susanna Phillips returns with the award-winning Escher Quartet. The quartet will take center stage for the first half of a program of Haydn and Schoenberg before Ms. Phillips joins them in the second half for music of Respighi, Dvorak, and Handel.
Elvis My Way
Mt Gretna PlayhouseELVIS, MY WAY STARRING BRANDON BENNETT August 26 – August 29, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse The electrifying Brandon Bennett (Million Dollar Quartet) does the impossible, delivering a spine-tingling Elvis tribute that is fresh, powerful, and right on time. With his authentic southern charm, glorious voice, and powerful moves Bennett was named “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist” by Elvis Presley Enterprises at Graceland. His breathtaking retrospective traverses the King's […]
Gretna Music – PUBLIQuartet
Mt Gretna PlayhouseApplauded by The New Yorker as "independent-minded," this Grammy-nominated quartet's modern take on chamber music makes them one of the most dynamic artists of their generation. Program will feature contemporary works, original compositions, and improvisations on classical favorites.
Gretna Music – Steve Turre Sextet
Mt Gretna PlayhouseIn partnership with Central PA Friends of Jazz, Gretna Music presents the Steve Turre Sextet. Look in the back left corner during NBC's Saturday Night Live for a glimpse of trombonist/composer Steve Turre. We're bringing his jazz sextet front and center for music of the Great American Songbook and Turre originals that are sure to […]
Around The World In 80 Days
Mt Gretna PlayhouseAROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS August 4th–7th, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat the clock! With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who […]
Gretna Music – Quatuor Danel
Mt Gretna PlayhouseIn high demand in Europe, including a recent residency at London's Wigmore Hall, this quartet brings its bold, vibrant style to an extraordinary program, featured a rarely heard gem from Tchaikovsky.
Gretna Music – Pianist Einav Yarden
Mt Gretna PlayhouseC.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven are on the program of this rising star of the classical world who was praised by the Washington Post for her "imagination and exceptionally vivid playing...sense of immense majesty, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace".
Roald Dahl: Matilda The Musical
Mt Gretna PlayhouseMATILDA, THE MUSICAL July 14th-17th, 22nd, 23rd, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse The Tony Award winning Broadway hit! From the marvelous mind of Roald Dahl comes the story of a most unlikely heroine. Unloved by her parents and belittled by her child-hating headmistress, Matilda boldly steps up to set things right with her cleverness, the support of her kind-hearted teacher, and […]
Roald Dahl: Matilda The Musical
Mt Gretna PlayhouseMATILDA, THE MUSICAL July 14th-17th, 22nd, 23rd, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse The Tony Award winning Broadway hit! From the marvelous mind of Roald Dahl comes the story of a most unlikely heroine. Unloved by her parents and belittled by her child-hating headmistress, Matilda boldly steps up to set things right with her cleverness, the support of her kind-hearted teacher, and […]
Gretna Music – The McGill/ McHale Trio
Mt Gretna PlayhouseBrothers Anthony, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, and Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, met Irish pianist Michael McHale at a residency and something just clicked. Since then, they have been creating a wonderful legacy of music for piano, flute, and clarinet.
Gretna Music – Raleigh Ringers
Mt Gretna PlayhouseUnder the direction of David M. Harris (a Penn State alum), these rock stars of the handbell choir world perform sacred, secular, and popular music, including famous rock 'n' roll tunes arranged just for handbells.
Gretna Music 4 Kids – Can A Violin Order a Pizza?
Mt Gretna PlayhouseWhat can music say? Composer-pianist Bruce Adolphe, the Bill Nye of classical music, and friends perform an interactive concert that proves kids are insightful and great listeners! Mixing improvisation, storytelling, fairy tales, and original pieces, Bruce (Director of Family Programs at NYC's Lincoln Center) will have kids enchanted and engaged. Stay after to meet the […]
Gretna Music – Eddie Palmieri
Mt Gretna PlayhouseOne of the finest pianists of the last half-century, 10-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri is a legendary bandleader and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. A son of Puerto Rican immigrants, Eddie first surprised the critics in the 1960s by mixing American jazz with Afro-Caribbean rhythms. He did it again by merging what were considered “Black” and […]
Gretna Music – Time for Three
Mt Gretna PlayhouseThe Emmy award-winning, ground-breaking, genre-defying trio has created a unique musical vocabulary that honors Americana, pop, jazz, and classical music while embracing new possibilities including their own original.
Gretna Music Special – Gospel Worship Service
Mt Gretna PlayhouseMichelle Mayne-Graves and Lifeline Quartet will join Pastor John Overman of Fishing Creek United Methodist Church for a free, non-denominational service where everyone is welcome. Part of the collection will go towards a donation for homeless veterans. We will also be collecting items to be given to the local VA Hospital.
Gretna Music – Gospel Concert
Mt Gretna PlayhouseGospel singer Michelle Mayne-Graves directed and sang with a veteran's chior that was seen on America's Got Talent in 2010. Her love of music and her work with Veterans continues today. She and the Lifeline Quartet will perform African American spirituals like Wade in the Water, highlighting their important role in our country's musical heritage. […]
Gretna Music 4 Kids – What Sounds Better?
Mt Gretna PlayhouseHow has music changed over time? Violinist Ariel, violinist Jordan, and pianist Wynona show how music from the past differs from music today and what music of the future may sound like. Ariel will also share the evolution of Navajo music. Stay after to meet the musicians, make a musical Navajo toy, and more.
Sondheim on Sondheim
Mt Gretna PlayhouseSONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM June 23 – June 26, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse Creator of such works as Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and even the lyricist for West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim is considered one of Broadway's, and America's, most legendary figures. Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate portrait of the famed songwriter in his own […]
Sondheim on Sondheim
Mt Gretna PlayhouseSONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM June 23 – June 26, 2022 | Mt. Gretna Playhouse Creator of such works as Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and even the lyricist for West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim is considered one of Broadway's, and America's, most legendary figures. Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate portrait of the famed songwriter in his own […]