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Mainstage and Studio show times:  Sunday shows are at 3:00pm, all others are at 7:30pm.
Children's Series show times:  Fridays 7:00pm, Saturdays 3:00pm and 7:00pm and Sundays 3:00pm.
  

Our 80th season Sponsored by Capital BlueCross

THE ADVENTURES OF A COMIC BOOK ARTIST 
A Children's Series Mainstage Musical by Pat Lydersen and Wendy Woolfe
     Performances - September 21-23 and September 28-30, 2012
      Auditions: July 16 and 17, 2012
Singing superheroes and dancing villains abound in this action-packed musical spoof of the comic book genre. Stanley, the janitor at Wonder Comics, wants nothing more than to become a comic book artist and create heroes and villains for the comic books he loves.  When staff artists unwittingly draw with magic pens, their characters come to life and Stanley must save the day by drawing his own superheroes - perhaps even the greatest superhero of all time!
Sponsored by People's Bank
Media Sponsor Family 49 MeTV

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
A Special Event in the Studio by Richard O'Brien
     Performances - October 26 and 27, 2012
     Auditions - August 27 and 28, 2012
The iconic cult rock comedy musical bursting at he seams with high voltage, hysterically funny, rock and raunch.  Clean cut kids Brad and Janet experience tire trouble and seek help at the Frankenstein place, where Dr. Frank N. Furter is in the midst of one of the maniacal experiments.  For mature audiences.

AVENUE Q 
A Musical on the Mainstage by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Witty
     Performances - November 9-11 and 15-18, 2012
      Auditions - September 4 and 5, 2012 
A "Sesame Street" parody for grown ups, with both human and puppet characters, is part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart.  This laugh-put-loud coming-of-age parable, addresses and satirizes the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood.  For mature audiences.
Sponsored by Rodd Robertson and Richard Nath

A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CARD
A Special Event on the Mainstage
     Performances - December  14, 15 and 16, 2012
      Auditions - September 17 and 18, 2012
YLT's Annual Christmas Musical Variety Show brimming with holiday cheer!  Packed with music and full of delight, this show is for people who love Christmas and revel in the Christmas spirit.
Sponsored by Mike Ausherman Painting and Buchmyer's Pools

DEATHTRAP
A Comedy-Thriller in the Studio by Ira Levin
     Performances - January 11-13 and 17-20, 2013
      Auditions - November 12 and 13, 2012
An ingenious, comedy, murder mystery thriller in which two writers play a convoluted game of cat and mouse over a manuscript.  Filled with murder, deceit, plot twists and innocent dialogue with hidden sinister meanings, Deathtrap questions whether writers can ever be friends, or is death only ever a disagreement about prepositions anyway.

PUSS IN BOOTS
A Children's Series Play on the Mainstage adapted by Sharon Holland
     Performances - February 15-17 and 22-24, 2013
      Auditions - December 17 and 18, 2012
The classic French tale is transported to turn-of-the-century New Orleans, where Puss is the sassiest, brassiest cat this side of Bourbon Street.  Fitted with a grand pair of red boots and a clever nature, Puss matches wits with the arrogant and powerful.  Romance, plucky princesses, ogres, cats and kings all get tangled in the pursuit of staying true to one's heart.  Amid the flurry of fur and secrets lies the questions, "what will we sacrifice to pursue our dreams?"
Sponsored by Dr. Joanne Trapeni, D.O.
Media Sponsor Family 49 MeTV

GODSPELL
A Mainstage Musical by Stephen Schwartz
     Performances - March 15-17 and 21-24, 2013
      Auditions - January 14 and 15, 2013

Conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Swartz, Godspell is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time.  Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and featuring a sparkling score by Stephen Swartz, Godspell boasts a string of well-loved songs, led by the international hit, Day By Day.  As the cast performs Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord, Learn Your Lesson Well, All For The Best, All Good Gifts, Turn Back, O Man and By My Side, the stories come humanly and hearteningly to life.  Drawing from various theatrical traditions, Godspell is a groundbreaking and unique reflection on life with a message of kindness, tolerance and love.

Sponsored by Almost Like Home Self Storage and The Markets at Shrewsbury
Media Sponsor Family 49 Me TV  

A NIGHT OF MAGIC AND WONDER
A Special Event on the Mainstage
    Performance - April 6, 2013 
A rare opportunity to see a variety of extraordinary comedy/magic acts all in one spectacular event!  Some of the area's best Magicians will challenge your reason and tickle your funny bone!  All proceeds benefit YLT and Denny & Lee Magic Studio.

CABARET
A Musical in the Studio by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb
     Performances - April 12-14 and 18-21, 2013
      Auditions - February 11 and 12, 2013
Not only does Cabaret have stunning songs and fascinating characters, it also has a compelling and highly political storyline with a message from history that can't be ignored.  Set in the decadent Berlin of the early 1930s during the uninhibited era of the Weimar Republic, it sets to rise of Nazis against the apathy of the masses, and describes a wind of change that would have terrifying consequences for all.   
Sponsored by CGA Law Firm

CinderLawyer Presented by The Barstools
A Musical Parody on the Mainstage
     Performances - April 25, 26 and 27, 2013
A musical production by the York Bar Association featuring perofrmances by local lawyers and judges.  All proceeds benefit YLT and Bar Association Foundation.

A FEW GOOD MEN
A Play on the Mainstage by Aaron Sorkin
     Performances - May 10-12 and 16-19, 2013
      Auditions - February 18 and 19, 2013
This Broadway hit depicts the true story of the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay.  During the course of the trial, a high-level conspiracy is uncovered and ultimately what's on trial is the military mentality and the Marine code of honor.
Sponsored by York Traditions Bank and Barley Snyder

THE PRODUCERS
A Musical on the Mainstage by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
     Performances - July 12-14 and 18-21, 2013
      Auditions - May 13 and 14, 2013
A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant concoct a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby milking their backers out of millions of dollars,  But the ludicrous show becomes a smash hit!  Their insanely funny adventure skewers Broadway traditions, and "sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor."
Sponsored by The Fertility Center
Media Sponsor Family 49 Me TV  

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL 
A Musical in the Studio by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso
     Performances - August 9-11 and 15-18, 2013
      Auditions - June 10 and 11, 2013
"South Park meets Desperate Housewives" in this big-hearted new musical comedy fable about women of the double-wides and their imperfect men.  When Pippi, a stripper on the run, comes between Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her toll-collector husband, neighbors Betty, Lin and Pickles team up to save their friend's marriage.  WARNING:  This show contains crude language, adult situations, ugly wigs, adultery, bad perms, spray cheese, tacky outfits, road kill, hysterical pregnancy, kleptomania, and strippers!  With music set to country rock, gospel, blues and disco, it's everything a trash-talking musical should be!  For mature audiences.