(7/1) "It’s Showtime" for a blockbuster lineup of performances during the 2019-2020 season at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater. The season schedule includes comedy of all kinds, stunning acrobatic feats, a cappella sensations, new twists on musical classics, festive family shows, soaring gospel tributes, groundbreaking films, and international dance and folklore.
Chicago’s legendary improv troupe The Second City, made famous by superstar alumni like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray, hits the Majestic stage on October 5. The Best of Second City features sketches and songs from the troupe’s history in a fresh, fast, and spectacularly funny show.
Mechanical innovation meets acrobatic athleticism on October 22 when Cirque Mechanics presents 42-Foot: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels. This blend of innovation, history, and theatricality showcases strongmen, acrobats, aerialists, and a mechanical galloping horse.
A musical month kicks off November 1 with Disney classics and Broadway standards harmonized by 11-member a cappella group Voctave in The Corner of Broadway and Main Street. This central Florida based chorus has professional roots in Walt Disney World entertainment, but have shared everything from gospel music to barbershop, pop music and choral specialties with
international audiences.
On Sunday, November 10 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox makes its Gettysburg debut with A Very Postmodern Christmas. This international musical sensation founded in 2009 is known for its unique reimagining of popular modern music into vintage genres such as swing, doo wop, and jazz. Rounding out the month, The Midtown Men, featuring stars from the original Broadway cast
of Jersey Boys, returns to the Majestic stage on November 24. In their tenth anniversary and final tour, the quartet pays tribute to iconic ‘60s music from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons and more with their own high-octane arrangements and slick moves.
Fiddling phenome Natalie MacMaster returns to December 11 with A Celtic Family Christmas. This special holiday concert is sure to usher in the Yuletide spirit with holiday favorites mixed with classic Celtic songs and dance. Then, Totem Pole Playhouse’s beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, returns for its fifth year December 20-22. This adaptation preserves the
beautiful language, charm and humor of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
Inspired by the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., musical director and recording artist Damien Sneed brings "We Shall Overcome": A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Gettysburg on January 25. This special community event incorporating a choir from the Sunderman Conservatory of Music is Gettysburg’s 40th anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration.
The best in documentary film from the annual Telluride Mountainfilm Festival lights up the Majestic’s giant screen on January 31 with Mountainfilm on Tour. This celebration of adventure, environment, and the human spirit tours internationally each year following the festival. A special guest emcee from Telluride will guide the audience on their evening’s exhilarating
adventure.
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital’s Healing HeARTS Healthy Family Series returns February 9 with Theatreworks USA’s Charlotte’s Web. This show based on E.B. White’s beloved children’s novel about the friendship between a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.
The party atmosphere of a Dublin pub rocks the Majestic stage on March 6, when The Irish Comedy Tour leaps into town with a boisterous band of bawdy comedians, Celtic musicians, and possibly a leprechaun. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with non-stop laughter. An internationally renowned Mexican folkloric company of 60 dancers and musicians takes viewers on a journey through
Mexican culture on March 19. This colorful evening features traditional music and dance performed by powerful and accomplished dances.
Closing the season on May 8 is master mimic and impressionist Rich Little, a show business legend who has appeared on shows hosted by Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan as well as Laugh-In and Hollywood Squares. Little sends up classic stars such as Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemmon and John Wayne, but also Kermit the Frog and Dr. Phil.
Tickets for the 2019-2020 season can be purchased at the www.gettysburgmajestic.org, by calling 717-337-8200 or by stopping by the Box Office at 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg.
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