After multiple showstopping performances on one of the biggest stages in network television, Littlestown’s Aubrey Nicole was welcomed home with a sold-out performance on the very same stage she had performed on as a child and as a student.
Aubrey Nicole Dittmar, 20, who performs under the stage name of Aubrey Nicole, took to the stage of the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center in Hanover on Saturday night, Dec. 27, 2025, for a sold-out performance.
The show had sold out all 686 seats in the theater within days of being announced, according to the Eichelberger’s online seating chart.
The song, which Nicole shared that she wrote herself, is about the reminder of home that she experiences whenever she drives on one-lane country roads, even when she’s far from home, she told the audience during the performance
The homecoming performance was a special one for Nicole, who just this month had finished an incredible campaign on NBC’s hit singing competition, “The Voice,” with a fourth-place finish that landed her multiple live performances during the show’s finale.
In addition to her latest release, Nicole performed many of the songs that had carried her through her journey on The Voice, including “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” by Martina McBride, “Burning House” by Cam, and “Mary Did You Know.”
Among other performances that drew a response from the Eichelberger audience was a cover of “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift, which brought cheers from many young attendees.
Towards the conclusion of the show, Nicole was awarded a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, provided to her on-stage by state Reps. Kate Klunk (R-169) and Dan Moul (R-91).
“From her beginnings in Littlestown, a small town in Pennsylvania, to captivating audiences nationwide as a finalist on ‘The Voice,’” the citation read, “Aubrey demonstrated unwavering dedication to her music in both composition and performance.”
As noted by Nicole during remarks during her performance, she had first taken to the stage at the Eichelberger as a young child during a ballet performance.
In addition, just three years ealier, Nicole had performed on the stage as a contestant in the 2022 Miss Hanover Area Pageant, which she had participated in as a senior from Delone Catholic High School.
Nicole took time to answer questions from the audience, ranging from advice to those with stage freight, to her musical beginnings and her time on “The Voice.”
“I feel like I don’t remember a time where I didn’t sing,” she told the crowd, adding that singing “almost feels like a family member to me, because it’s always been there no matter what.”
“Each of the coaches were so incredibly nice,” she answered to a question about her experiences with the show’s star coaches.