Plan the day
Drive47 minutes from Reading, 35 miles1 hour 17 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 7 minutes from Hamburg · 47 minutes from Morgantown
OpenYear-round. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical September 30 to November 7, 2026; Holly Jolly Holiday November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027; Cinderella in the children's theatre December 4, 2026 to January 2, 2027; the 2027 main stage runs Shear Madness (January 15 to February 20), 9 to 5, Grease, Million Dollar Quartet, The Little Mermaid, The Cher Show, 42nd Street and A Christmas Carol (November 12 to December 30).Matinee: lunch 11:30, show 1:00. Evening: dinner 6:00, show 7:30. Twilight: dinner 5:30, show 7:00. Thursday evening: dinner 5:30, show 7:30. Box office Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Admission2026 season: matinee lunch and show $78, evening dinner and show $83, twilight dinner and show $83, students 13 to 18 $37, children 12 and under $32, show only $55, child show only (18 and under) $22; college students 18 and up with ID $35 for meal and show; a $3 per ticket fee applies to all orders. 2027 season: lunch and matinee $80, dinner and evening show $85, show only $55.
Plan onBeautiful runs about 2 hours 30 minutes and Holly Jolly Holiday about 2 hours, after a buffet that opens 90 minutes before the show.
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends, older adults
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre is a 320-seat dinner theater in Lancaster, PA, that serves a buffet before professional musicals and plays all year.
A matinee ticket covers lunch at 11:30 and a 1:00 show, so a Broadway musical fits in an afternoon under an hour from Reading. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical runs through November 7, Holly Jolly Holiday, the theater's own Christmas revue with a visit from St. Nick, runs November 13 to January 3, and the 2027 season opens with Shear Madness on January 15. Parking is free in the theater's lots.
Before you go
The buffet closes 15 minutes before showtime: arrive by noon for a matinee, 6:30 for an evening show or 5:30 for twilight. Show-only guests are seated 30 minutes before curtain. Shorts are fine; tank tops and ripped jeans are not. Children sit with an adult. Free parking.
Coming up
Holly Jolly Holiday, the theater's original Christmas revue, runs November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027; Cinderella plays the children's theatre December 4 to January 2; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical closes November 7.
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Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.
