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The Capitol Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, 220 W. Dominick St., Rome, NY 13440
Bringing you the best classic movies as well as exciting live performances and special events -- it's all happening at Rome's Capitol Theatre!

BOX OFFICE: 315.337.6453

Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Capitol Theatre Box Office for most current schedule and last-minute updates.


Drive-In Night at the Capitol featuring "Tarantula" (1955) and "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster" (1966)
July 30 @ 7pm

Feature film double-feature plus coming attraction trailers from other flicks of the period. Drive-in type foods available!

Adults $3.50, kids $1.50, Capitol members/friends FREE.

Capitol Summerstage Presents ALL SHOOK UP
August 6, 7, and 8 -- August 6+7 @ 7:30pm each night; Matinee, August 8 @ 2:30pm

Live on stage! A modernized version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, set to the music of Elvis Presley. A high energy musical that featuring spectacular dance numbers. Directed by Peter Loftus; choreographed by Randy Fields.

Adults $17, seniors $16, Capitol Friends $15, students $13.

Capitolfest Preview
August 9 (Mon) @ 7pm

A guided tour of the Capitol and a preview of the weekend festival Capitolfest.

Free!

Capitolfest 8
August 13, 14, & 15

Central NY's own classic and silent movie festival! 35mm archival prints of films from the '20s and '30s -- silents include live musical accompaniment on the Capitol Grand Organ -- featuring a tribute to Jean Arthur. Visit the CAPITOLFEST webpage for details as they become available.

Entire weekend: Adults $45; Children, $25. Tickets available online. Additional pricing and schedule available on CAPITOLFEST webpage.

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
August 22 (Sun) @ 3pm

1935 MOVIE SHOW in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Ft. Stanwix National Monument. With the feature film "The Farmer Takes a Wife" starring Janet Gaynor & Henry Fonda, plus the Laurel & Hardy short Tit for Tat, a newsreel, and more.

1935 ticket prices are in effect: adults 35¢ (orch. & loge) & 25¢ (balcony), children 15¢.


Murder Mystery Night Double Feature featuring "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" (1939) and "After Midnight with Boston Blackie" (1945)
September 18 (Sat) @ 7pm

"Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" (1939) starring Sidney Toler and "After Midnight with Boston Blackie" (1945) starring Chester Morris. Solve the live-on-stage murder between movies for the chance to win prizes from local businesses!

Adults $5.50, Capitol Friends $4.50, children $1.50.


Capitol Classics Double Feature with It's a Gift (1934) and Duck Soup (1933)
October 2 (Saturday) @ 2:30 & 7 pm

Double feature. "Its a Gift" with W. C. Fields and "Duck Soup" with the Marx Brothers.

Adults $5.50, Capitol Friends $4.50, children $1.50.

Capitol Spook Show featuring "13 Ghosts" (1960)
October 30 (Sat) @ 7pm

A restored print from Sony Pictures. A typical American family inherits a haunted house; a special pair of goggles permits them to see their ghostly tormentors. A great William Castle schlock fest in Illusion-o. Special "ghost viewers" included at no extra charge.

Adults $5.50, Capitol Friends $4.50, children $1.50.

You Only Live Twice (1967)
Nov 13 (Sat) @ 2:30 and 7pm

James Bond attempts to discover who is behind a series of spacejackings involving U.S. and Russian spacecraft. He eventually discovers a nefarious scheme by SPECTRE to bring about a nuclear war between the two countries. Shown via an original Technicolor Cinemascope print.

Adults $5.50, Friends $4.50, children $1.50


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