The Majestic Theater is in the headlines quite frequently, please check back often to read about the latest news. Also, please see our schedule to view the upcoming events.
Good Friends Gabel and LeGros Create Shared Legacy
December 2011: When Jean and Jeffrey met at the Majestic Theater to talk with us about their gift, there was trumpet practice sounding from off-stage. "Never a dull moment here," said Jean LeGros '73. "That's why we built it!" quipped Jeffrey Gabel in response, noting that a typical day includes thirteen hours of active use of the facility. While working for Gettysburg College, LeGros found joy in raising funds to transform the historic Majestic Theater into a state-of-the-art performance venue, a highlight of her thirty years of work for the College. Eight years ago, Jean was among the first to welcome Jeffrey to the community after he was named Founding Executive Director of the Theater. Gabel's response? "I can tell we are going to be great colleagues and friends." Today, these friends have come together to create the Jean LeGros and Jeffrey Gabel Endowment for Family Programming at the Majestic Theater, to be fully funded with gifts from their estates. Read entire article
Gabel confirmed by Senate for PA Council of the Arts
On June 14, 2011, Governor Tom Corbett announced that the Pennsylvania Senate had confirmed his appointment of Jeffrey W. Gabel to serve on the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts (PCA), a state agency in the Office of the Governor since 1966 that fosters the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania. Gabel is the founding executive director of the historic Majestic Theater in downtown Gettysburg that is owned and operated by Gettysburg College as a cultural treasure for its students and the Greater Adams County community. Enitire News Release
WITF Comes to Gettysburg for a Remote Episode of Smart Talk
Craig Cohen to discuss issues surrounding "hallowed ground" in Gettysburg. WITF is bringing Radio Smart Talk to Gettysburg and you can be a member of the audience. Check out the remote episode at the Majestic Theater on Friday, October 1st at 8:30am. Read entire news release
Majestic Theater Voted 2010 Evening Sun Reader Choice for Top Movie Theater in the area
The Votes are in. The Majestic Theater has been named Hanover Evening Sun Readers' Choice Award for best movie theater in the area. The Readers' Choice awards can be viewed in the Hanover Evening Sun September 29, 2010 edition. Thank you to each of you that voted for us!
16-YEAR-OLD PORT MATILDA VIOLINIST TO APPEAR ON NPR's FROM THE TOP
Episode airs on www.fromthetop.org the week of September 20, 2010
16-year-old violinist Elaine Kang from Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, will appear on an upcoming episode of From the Top the hit NPR radio program featuring America's best young classical musicians and hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley. Broadcast from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the show will air nationally the week of September 20 and will air online at www.fromthetop.org. The episode was taped before a live audience at Gettysburg's Majestic Theater on June 18. View full story
Majestic Executive Elected to National Historic Theatre Board
Jeffrey Gabel, Founding Executive Director of the Majestic Theater, has been elected to serve a three year term on the board of directors of The League of Historic American Theatres which begins in January 2011. The election took place on July 16th, 2010 at the League's 34th annual conference and theatre tour in San Antonio, TX. View entire Press Release
Majestic 2010-2011 Season Announced
Now celebrating its sixth season, the Majestic Theater recently announced an international line-up 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. View entire press release.
Majestic to Host Regional Arts Conference
The Pennsylvania Presenters Spring Arts Conference will be held at the Majestic Theater and the Gettysburg Hotel on June 9, 10th and 11th. More than 250 theater operators, performing artists, arts educators and administrators are expected to gather in Gettysburg from throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and New York for three jam-packed days of educational sessions, performances, celebrations, and tours. View entire press release
Majestic Theater Featured in the New York Times
The Majestic Theater is pleased to report that the theater is featured in Friday, January 4th's New York Times travel section in an article about historic theaters in central Pennsylvania. Click here to read the complete article.
Majestic Theater Named for the LeVans
April 13, 2006 - In honor of the largest personal financial gift to the restoration of the Majestic Theater, the complex has been named for Jennifer and David LeVan. The family donated over $1 million, helping to obtain the needed $8.5 million in grants from the state to complete the project.
With only $250,000 left to raise, the stainless steel lettering under the marquee reads, "The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center." More than 500 companies and individuals have donated to the project, which was completed in November of 2005.
