York

Earl David Reed

at Appell Center for the Performing Arts

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Downtown York's grandest room isn't one room — it's two. The Appell Center runs the 1,262-seat Strand and the more intimate 450-seat Capitol, a pair of restored 1920s movie palaces on North George Street that have been the city's big stage for a century (the Strand just hit its 100th birthday this season). One night it's a national touring act or a comedian, the next it's the York Symphony or a classic on the big screen through the CapFilm series. It's the kind of place with real history in the walls — it reopened in 1980 with Ella Fitzgerald on the bill and hasn't stopped booking since. Grab tickets, dress up a little if you feel like it, and remember that a proper night out doesn't always start at a bar. Sometimes the best seat in York has a curtain in front of it.

September 26, 2026

One-time

When

7:30 PM

Where

Appell Center for the Performing Arts

Earl David Reed has spent more than 25 years perfecting the art of working a room, and the Capitol Theatre gives him a proper one on Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 PM. Dubbed an 'urban Don Rickles' for his sharp, spontaneous crowd work, Reed's résumé includes The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, HBO and Showtime specials, and Fox's Comic Strip Live, plus more than two decades as a beloved Central PA morning radio host on WQXA 105.7. Don Rickles himself reportedly praised Reed's ability to work the room like a Las Vegas Showgirl, funny without being offensive — high praise from the master of insult comedy. It's a night built for the Capitol's 450 seats and close-up energy, inside a theater that's been part of downtown York's entertainment scene since the 1920s. Tickets start at $30.

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