The Grand 1894 Opera House Sets 2015-16 Performing Arts Season: THE PRODUCERS, RAGTIME & More

The Grand 1894 Opera House has just announced it new 2015-16 Performing Arts Season - A World of Entertainment and new subscriptions ( a minimum of four performances) may now be purchased on line. Single tickets for each performance - if available - will go on sale Monday, July 13th. To view the entire new Performing Art Season and to order tickets online, visit www.thegrand.com. For phone inquiries, please call the Box Office at 409.765.1894 or 800.821.1894.

"This season's stars are legendary", noted Maureen Patton, The Grand's Executive Director.
"We open our new season with Michael Feinstein's Sinatra Centennial Celebration, followed by Grammy winners Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of Peter Paul and Mary and classic virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. Broadway at The Grand will include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Producers, Ragtime and Mamma Mia. Powerful theatrical performances featuring John Pinero as Vince Lombardi and Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis in Rose are sure to move you. Add an amazing variety of Christmas and holiday happenings, comedy, a silent film and yes, Superstar Chef Robert Irvine, and you've got a season only The Grand can deliver. We invite you to join us in the experience only live theatre can offer. Come share our 'World of Entertainment' !"

The Grand 1894 Opera House, located at 2020 Postoffice Street in Galveston's historic downtown Cultural Arts District, is recognized as "The Official Opera House of The State of Texas". All major credit cards accepted.

Pre-Season Event - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Friday, October 2, 2015 - 8pm. Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler, a wonderful new production of the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical!

SEASON OPENER - Michael Feinstein Sinatra Centennial Celebration - Saturday, October 17, 2015 - 8pm. What better way to celebrate the beginning of our new season! The five-time Grammy® nominated Ambassador of the American Songbook celebrates the centennial of one of the greatest voices in American music history!

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 1920 Silent Film Classic with Rob Landes, organist -

Friday, October 30, 2015 - 8pm. Prepare yourself for another "Howling Halloween" as organist Rob Landes, a perennial Galveston favorite, accompanies this unforgettable 1920 silent film masterpiece, starring John Barrymore.

John Pinero in VINCE: The Life and Times of Vince Lombardi - Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 8pm. This masterful portrayal of the greatest professional coach in football history has won five-star reviews and unanimous raves from the National Football League! A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

An Olde English Christmas with Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone - Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 8pm. Start your holiday season with 60s pop sensation Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits! Enjoy a great mix of Christmas favorites and memorable solid-gold classics including "There's a Kind of Hush," "I'm Into Something Good," and "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat." A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - Friday, December 4, 2015 - 8pm. Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future come together in this delightful performance featuring stunning sets, lush costumes, and plenty of music and dance. A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Musical - Saturday, December 19, 2015 - 2pm & 7pm. The beloved TV classic RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Come see all of your favorite characters from the special including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL. It's an adventure that teaches us that what makes you different can be what makes you special. Don't miss this wonderful holiday tradition that speaks to the misfit in all of us. A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Tony Bennett - Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 7pm. The Grand welcomes back the one and only Tony Bennett and his wonderful trio! Winner of 18 Grammy® Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and two Emmy® Awards, Tony is an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree who has sold over 50 million records worldwide. A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Merry Texas Christmas Y'all Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel - Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 8pm. Spice up your Christmas Party with a swingin' slice of holiday cheer! Texas' premier Western swing band decks the halls with plenty of honky-tonk holiday fun! A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.

Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Jerry Jeff Walker - Saturday, January 2, 2016 - 8pm. He's been called "Mister Bojangles," "The Gypsy Songman," and "The Jimmy Buffett of Texas." One of the Lone Star State's most popular musical ambassadors returns to The Grand as Galveston rings in 2016! Jerry Jeff delivers another memorable evening, filled with heart-tugging ballads, spirited melodies, and down-home fun! A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.

Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

Olympia Dukakis in Rose - Saturday, January 9, 2016 - 8pm. The Oscar-winning star of Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias will capture your heart in this unforgettable portrait of an octogenarian who survives the Warsaw Ghetto and builds an amazing life in America. This one-woman show, based on a true story, is a moving tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event. Visit www.galveston.com/holidaymagic for a complete listing of all Winter Wonder Island events.

The Producers - Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 3pm & 8pm. A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud cult comedy film turned Broadway musical spectacle! Winner of a record 12 Tony Awards, The Producers is a "boffo" hit filled with singing, dancing, and plenty of outrageous, in-your-face humor.

The Oak Ridge Boys - Saturday-Sunday, January 23-24, 2016- 7:30pm / 3pm. Few Country music groups have had the enduring popularity, cultural significance, or crossover success of the Oak Ridge Boys. The 1981 stratospheric rise of "Elivra" to the top of the Country and Pop charts brought them one of their five Grammy® Awards, went double Platinum and cemented the Oaks in Country Music History. Members of the Grand Ole Opry and the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Oak Ridge Boys are true living legends!

Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra of New Zealand - Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 8pm. The land of The Hobbits adores them, and so will you! High-octane ukuleles of all sizes, sublime vocal harmonies, flamboyant outfits, delightful theatrical effects, and plenty of audience participation! From tunes of the South Pacific to "ukulelefied" versions of rock and pop classics, you'll love this musical funfest!

Ragtime, The Musical - Saturday-Sunday, February 20-21, 2016 - 8pm / 3pm. The lives of an upper-class New Rochelle family, a determined Eastern-European Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician intersect in turn-of-the-century New York, where each longs for a better tomorrow. This Tony Award®-winning Broadway tour-de-force is "simply stunning in every way." (Variety)

TAO: Seventeen Samurai - Friday, February 26, 2016 - 8pm. Direct from their sold-out world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, TAO presents its latest artistic triumph, combining amazing athleticism, striking contemporary costumes, innovative choreography, and explosive Japanese drumming. "Extraordinarily talented...incomparable muscular zeal." (Chicago Tribune)

Itzhak Perlman - Saturday, February 27, 2016 - 8pm. Revered for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, the reigning virtuoso of the violin is treasured for his remarkable artistry and his irrepressible joy for making music. Reserve your ticket now, for a superb concert experience in the beautiful intimacy of The Grand 1894 Opera House!

Vocalosity - Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 8pm. No genre of music is off limits to this amazing a cappella vocal group - from 10th-century Gregorian chant and classic choral, to barber shop quartet and bouncing doo-wop, to The Beatles and Bruno Mars. This fast-paced evening features 12 dynamic voices singing and swinging to some of today's chart-topping hits in brand-new arrangements.

Capitol Steps - Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 7pm. This always entertaining Washington DC-based comedy troupe, which began some 35 years ago as a group of Senate staffers, provides a unique blend of musical and political satire. Their tasteful lampooning is guaranteed to leave both sides of the political spectrum laughing.

The Rob Landes Trio - Broadway is My Beat Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 4pm. From Jerome Kern to Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Rob Landes Trio takes you on a journey down the fabled Great White Way. Oh, what a beautiful concert!

Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary - Friday, March 18, 2016 - 8pm. In this intimate evening of song and reflection, Peter and Paul remember their enduring anthems of social change including "If I Had a Hammer" and "Puff the Magic Dragon," the historic impact they had upon the world of civil liberties, and their wonderful musical partner of 50 years, Mary Travers.

Cirque Mechanics - Pedal Punk - Sunday, April 3, 2016 - 4pm. You've never seen a circus like this: a dazzling whirl of acrobats, cyclists, floating trapeze artists, and "funambulists" dangle and twirl from flying unicycles and a one-of-a-kind pedal-powered apparatus called the Gantry Bike. The New York Times raves: "Exceptional, evocative, eye-catching and grossly entertaining...in a word, excellent."

The Pirates of Penzance - NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players - Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 8pm. Head to the high seas with Gilbert & Sullivan's most popular comic opera! Swaggering swashbucklers, boisterous bobbies, lovely ladies, and an "off-his-cups" military commander fill the stage with great fun and delightful hits including "Poor Wandering One" and "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General."

Jeanne Robertson - Friday-Saturday, April 15-16, 2016 -8pm / 8pm. What's so funny about everyday life? The six-foot-two, former Miss North Carolina with an infectious personality and a delightfully family friendly brand of humor shares some of her funniest "life lesson" anecdotes, including "Don't Go to Vegas Without A Baptist," "Don't Bungee Jump Naked," and "Don't Send a Man to the Grocery Store!"

Robert Irvine LIVE - Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 4pm. What a delicious performance! The acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and Food Network superstar takes his signature culinary sensibilities to a whole new level in this high energy, interactive, multimedia and multi-sensory theatrical experience that offers numerous opportunities for audience participation! Don't miss this most entertaining banquet! Presented in partnership with the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival.

Paul Anka - Sunday, May 8, 2016 - 7pm. The only singer/songwriter in history to have a record on Billboard's Top 50 chart for seven consecutive decades! In addition to his own classic hits, "Diana," "Lonely Boy," and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," Paul wrote Tom Jones' "She's a Lady," and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way." Experience an evening with one of the most prolific and versatile artist of any generation.

A Sneak Peek at 2016 Summer Fun! Mamma Mia - Friday-Saturday, May 13-14, 2016 - 8pm / 3pm & 8pm. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Over 54 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters and the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs. The ultimate feel-good Broadway show!

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