The 2024-2025 season at the Luhrs Center! starts with A Night at the Oscars in July through Chicago the Musical in May with a great lineup of shows between. The Luhrs Center welcomes you into our beautiful venue to enjoy top-notch entertainment!
The Shippensburg Festival celebrates music in film this summer with A Night at the Oscars on July 18 and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert July 20, with the score played live to screen by the 80-piece Shippensburg Festival Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Loh. Enjoy the greatest hits of Southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band’s mighty music catalog August 2 with hits like “Can’t You See” and “Heard It in a Love Song.” September kicks off with the Pennsylvania Gospel Music Festival (which recently relocated from American Music Theatre in Lancaster to Luhrs Center), a three-day event featuring four sessions of established gospel artists from Mark Lowry to the Booth Brothers, August 30 – September 1. This is the same weekend as Shippensburg’s popular Corn Festival (August 31), so plan accordingly!
Fifteen-time GRAMMY Award winner Ricky Skaggs comes to Luhrs Center along with his band, Kentucky Thunder on September 7. On September 21 families can enjoy a matinee performance of Dog Man: The Musical, a new production based on the worldwide bestselling series by author Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club. Then we have back-to-back first-class acts with The Beach Boys September 26 and 38 Special September 27. Grand Ole Opry members The Issacs appear for the first time on the Luhrs Center stage October 4, while October 5 we are sure to be overrun with Swifties with the ultimate tribute to the music of Taylor Swift, “Let’s Sing Taylor: A Live Band Experience” that invites fans to sing their hearts out in Taylor inspired attire. One of the most accomplished bands in American roots music, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band returns to Shippensburg on October 12, then a spectacular evening with Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and Roll offers the audience a wild ride through the glory days of rock and roll.
November starts with the popular and crowd-pleasing performances by the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine offers their gorgeous production of The Nutcracker on November 2, while the men of Celtic Thunder: Odyssey charm us with the rhythmic pulse of Irish music and their unique vocal sound on November 3. So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience will thrill fans with a one-of-a-kind production that weaves storytelling with 20 of Neil Diamond’s greatest hits including “I’m a Believer” and “Sweet Caroline.” Then get ready for some great comedy November 22 with Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour (a wild night out for nurses – advised for adults only) then American Comedy Award “Best Female Comedian” Kathleen Madigan entertains on December 6. Our holiday line-up has a wonderful selection of events the whole family will enjoy with A Magical Cirque Christmas on December 7, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas December 8, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: Sentimental for the Season on December 14 and in their first appearance at Luhrs Center all the way from Cambridge, England the famous men’s acapella ensemble, The King’s Singers: Christmas Time is Here.
The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns in January with a beautiful production of Swan Lake on January 15, then February 6 “for once you can believe the hype” about The Simon & Garfunkel Story which has sold out venues across America. Family fun can be had with The Canine Stars on February 16, with some clean comic relief on March 6 provided by comedian Greg Warren (seen on tour with Nate Bargatze) and one of the most hilarious evenings out you’ll ever experience when “Whose Line Is It Anyway” alum Colin Mochrie is joined by hypnotist Asad Mecci along with twenty hypnotized audience volunteers in HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis on March 22. Fans of Cher will love the ultimate celebration of the Goddess of Pop, The Beat Goes On March 20, and Sesame Street Live! Say Hello is a must see for young families March 23. Broadway stars lead us into May with The Doo Wop Project on May 16 and Chicago The Musical May 29, the award-winning musical that is hotter than ever!