Bushnell Announces Alton Brown and More, 6/7

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce three new shows for the 2013-2014 season. The 2013-2014 season at The Bushnell is sponsored by Farmington Bank.

Tickets to the shows listed below will go on sale Friday, June 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

The Onion LIVE!

Friday, October 18, 2013

7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Belding Theater

The Onion's biggest stories are coming to Hartford in a rousing send up of news, politics, and the whole wonderfully perilous human condition. It's a live show like you've never seen, featuring a crack staff of hardened journalists taking aim at headlines fresh from today's edition, with loads of audience interaction and multimedia razzle-dazzle from The Onion's award-winning news team.

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll laugh at how hard you're crying and cry at how hard you're laughing. You'll be blubbering, is what you'll be doing. (Playbill printed on tissue for your convenience.)

Tickets starting at: $35.00

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas By Chip Davis

Sunday, December 1, 2013

6:30 p.m.

Mortensen Hall

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas By Chip Davis has been America's favorite holiday celebration for over 25 years. Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. The spirit of the season comes alive with the Signature Sound of Mannheim Steamroller. Don't miss this ultimate holiday tradition from the #1 Christmas-music artist in history!

Tickets starting at: $35.00

Alton Brown - Inevitable Edible Tour

Friday, February 14, 2013

8:00 p.m.

Mortensen Hall

With his upcoming tour, Alton Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to the stage. The ninety-minute show is a unique blend of stand-up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time, live music. Audience interaction is strictly enforced throughout the evening, though if you're called upon as a culinary assistant you'll definitely want to take the lab coat Brown offers, as things tend to get messy.

Brown has worked his weird magic on live audiences across the nation for over a decade but this is the first time he's actually hit the road with a live tour. The entire family will have a blast, especially as you sing along with Brown's soon to be hits "Airport Shrimp Blues" and "TV Cookin' Ain't Like No Other Cookin'."

VIP tickets include pre-show meet-and-greet with Alton Brown.

Tickets starting at: $35.00

Tickets may be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office, located at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, or by calling 860-987-5900. Tickets will also be available online at www.bushnell.org.