The Strand and Capitol Theatres at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts feature the very best artists and stories from around the region and across the country. We are excited to welcome you to experience the joy and inspiration that can only come from the live performing arts!
The 2025-26 Centennial Season is well underway and tickets are selling fast! We know you will have an amazing experience at tonight's performance, and welcome you to click through all these pages to see what we have coming up this year... You won't want to miss any of it!
Tickets and Appell Center Memberships can be purchased online at appellcenter.org, in person at 50 N. George Street, York, or by calling the Box Office at 717-846-1111.
Strand Centennial Spotlight: An Evening with JAY LENO (11/22) The celebration of the Strand Theatre Centennial continues with a special performance by “the hardest working man in show business.” Acclaimed TV late night host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist Jay Leno.
GLATFELTER INSURANCE BROADWAY SERIES 2025-26
Tickets and Subscriptions Available!
HADESTOWN (12/8) Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always.
KINKY BOOTS (3/12) Celebrated with six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, this big-hearted musical hit will have you strutting out of the theater saying “Yeah!”
THE MUSIC MAN (6/9) Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE MUSIC MAN follows a fast-talking traveling salesman as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band – despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for the town librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen.
Strand Legends: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS (1/24) Fifteen of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, under the leadership of trumpet extraordinaire Wynton Marsalis, return to the Strand Theatre with "Duke in Africa," a celebration of Duke Ellington's 1996 trip to Senegal and the compositions that were the result.
... there are simply too many shows to list! Check out our new season brochure and join our email list to get all the news as it happens!
FILM
CAPFILM continues to provide unique opportunities for moviegoers of all ages and styles... Click HERE for a full schedule of upcoming CapFilms... including our Art House series, a host of iconic Anniversary films back on the big screen and classic family movies... new titles are being added all the time!
These are just the HIGHLIGHTS ... New events are being added to the calendar all the time, so check in often at appellcenter.org for the most updated schedule or click on SEASON AT A GLANCE in the menu… and be sure you are on our email list for announcements.
We look forward to welcoming you through our doors often!
