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Appell Center For The Performing Arts
Season Highlights… and more!!

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 2024-25 season is here! We know you will have an amazing experience at this performance, and welcome you to click through all the pages to see all that we have coming this season... You won't want to miss 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.



COMING SOON

THE ULTIMATE QUEEN CELEBRATION (10/26) If you are looking for the best Queen tribute band out there, then look no further! When Brian May of Queen says “He’s the kind of performer you dream of finding,” and Roger Taylor of Queen says, “fantastic, magnetic!” you know it’s going to be a good show…

IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES (11/1) Christopher Cross, Jason Scheff (Chicago’s lead singer from 1985-2016), Maxi Priest, David Pack (original lead singer of Ambrosia) and Badfinger featuring Joey Molland come together in the Strand Theatre for one amazing concert! These legendary artists will perform their hits plus selected songs from The Beatles’ albums Let It Be and Hey Jude.

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL (11/27) is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.


TOM PAPA (12/5), one of the top comedic voices in the country, this accomplished actor, host, author and stand-up comic makes his Strand Theatre debut with all new material. Don’t miss it!

... there are simply too many shows to list, including PUDDLES PITY PARTYCOLD CASE LIVEJEFF BOYER'S BIG BUBBLE BONANZAcomedian EARL DAVID REED, BEN FOLDSand so much more. Join our email list and get all the news as it happens!


FILM

CAPFILM continues to provide unique opportunities for moviegoers of all ages and styles... 

Halloween is only a few weeks away, and have we got a frighteningly awesome lineup of screenings for you!

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (10/25) - Revisit one of horror’s first masterpieces for its 100th anniversary in this very special screening featuring live accompaniment on our Mighty Wurlitzer organ, performed by organist Don Kinnier.

Creature From The Black Lagoon (10/27) - Celebrate the 70th anniversary of one of moviedom’s most famous monsters!

Click HERE for more CapFilms... including our Art House series, December Holiday films and classic family movies... new titles are being added all the time!


These are just the FALL HIGHLIGHTS ... New events are being added to the calendar all the time, so visit 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 in the coming months!