Gettysburg's Majestic Theater announces lineup for sixth season
Roy Clark, Debby Boone and Joan Baez highlight upcoming schedule
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 6/22/2010
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CONTACT:
Jean Grubesky
Marketing Director
Majestic Theater
(717) 337-8235
[email protected]
Now celebrating its sixth season, the Majestic Theater in Historic Gettysburg, Pa., recently announced an international lineup of entertainment that will keep audiences applauding from July through May. The celebrity-filled season brings a host of Grammy-winning musicians including Debby Boone, Joan Baez, Eddie Palmieri, and Roy Clark as well as Broadway and television stars, world-renowned drummers from China, performing cats, tributes Doo-Wop and sexy tango dancers from Argentina and much more to the historic Gettysburg stage.
“This just may be the most exciting line-up of stars we’ve ever presented,” said Jeffrey Gabel, Founding Executive Director of the Majestic. “The Majestic is a wonderful theater to perform in and artists are eager to play here.”
For a full schedule of shows, visit www.gettysburgmajestic.org.
Take a nostalgic musical journey with Debby Boone (Oct. 8th) as she performs an intimate musical tribute to her late mother-in-law, the legendary singer Rosemary Clooney with hits like Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies, Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh’s “The Best Is Yet To Come,” and Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne’s “Time After Time” and many more.
Enjoy three great shows rock ‘n rolled into one low price with “A Tribute to the Platters, Coasters & Marvelettes” (April 13) as they take you on a sentimental journey through the early years of rock ’n roll. From Doo Wop to Motown, this show features all the unforgettable classics including “Only You,” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Twilight Time,” “My Prayer.” “Please Mr. Postman,” “Don’t Mess With Bill”, “Yakety Yak,” and “Charlie Brown.”
In celebration of nostalgia, join the Majestic for “The Wonder Bread Years,” a salute to the Baby Boomer generation. This fast-paced, hilarious production written and performed by Pat Hazell -- head writer of the TV hit series “Seinfeld” - will have audiences laughing and savoring childhood memories about Davy Crockett – King of the Wild Frontier, Milk Money, Barbie Dolls, Kool-Aid Stands, Show & Tell, Pop Rocks, Rock’em Sock’em Robots.
The season wraps up with a living legend in country music, Roy Clark on May 13, 2011. Perhaps best known for his decades-long stint as the “pickin’ & grinin’” of the country-music TV show “Hee Haw,” Clark is a multi-award winning virtuoso, actor, vocalist and philanthropist who for the last 40 years has headlined some of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall.
The Majestic is also celebrating its sixth season with big savings. The theater is offering patrons a 20 percent savings on a package of five shows. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning July 4. Visit www.gettysburgmajestic.org, call (717) 337-8200, or stop by the Box Office, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. Box Office hours are Monday through Saturday from noon until 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 until 5:30 p.m.
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