King Center for the Performing Arts Announces Upcoming Shows

The Best Of The Performing Arts Close To Home Brings You

A GREAT VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT IS COMING YOUR WAY

In March, April and May
AT THE MAXWELL C. KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

PRICES SHOWN ARE THE SINGLE TICKET PRICES WHICH ARE TO BE PUBLISHED WITH SHOW INFORMATION. High resolution photos are available online by visiting www.kingcenter.com. Select Media Room and Downloads then click on the show visual.

THE IRISH TENORS
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $55, $45, $35

Since they first joined voices in 1998, The Irish Tenors have become the most successful Irish touring act, apart from U2. Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Karl Scully breathe new life into timeless Irish Classics and traditional treasures accompanied by full orchestra and conductor. Moreover, as gifted interpreters, they have proven themselves accomplished stylists through their renditions of well-known popular songs such as "My Heart Will Go On," "Fairytale Of New York" and even Jimmy Kennedy's "South Of The Border."
www.theirishtenors.com

THE MOODY BLUES
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 8 pm
Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $75, $65, $55
Produced by AEG Live

The legendary MOODY BLUES come to the King Center in Melbourne March 9. With a legacy spanning four decades of recording and touring, the band has sold in excess of 70 million albums worldwide and has been awarded an astonishing 14 platinum and gold discs. Their roster of hits includes: "Nights In White Satin," "Ride My See Saw," "The Story In Your Eyes," "Isn't Life Strange," "Question," "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)," "Your Wildest Dreams," and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere," to name a few. The Moody Blues' No. 1, Top 5, Top 10, Top 20, Top 40, Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold albums and singles, have generated sold-old tours on a consistent basis over the course of several decades, making them one of the top-grossing album and touring bands in existence.

STOMP
2009-2010 Harris Broadway Season
Friday-Sunday, March 12-14, 2010 3 Shows
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm: $47, $35

STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans. As USA Today says, "STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places."
STOMP. See what all the noise is about. www.stomponline.com

PORGY & BESS 75TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $48, $38, $28

Set in Catfish Row, a Charleston Ghetto, George and Ira Gershwin's masterpiece, widely considered to be the greatest of American Operas, chronicles the timeless love story between the pure, devoted, smitten, attentions of Porgy and the flittering eye of his infatuation, Bess. Enjoy this folk tale of timeless quality within a musical opera that celebrates its 75th anniversary of its Broadway Debut in 1935, featuring such classics as "Summertime," "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing," "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin," and "Bess, You Is My Woman."
www.livingartsnyc.com

FOREIGNER
Saturday, March 20th, 8 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale Now
Ticket Price: $57.50, $47.50, $39.50, $29.50
Produced by AEG Live

Foreigner, one of the world's most popular and enduring rock bands has racked up scores of smash hits, multi-platinum albums, and sold out concert tours around the world. Their thrilling mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation after generation of music fans. Their roster of hits includes: Cold as Ice, Hot Blooded, Urgent to Jukebox Hero, Waiting For A Girl Like You to the chart topper I Want To Know What Love Is. With a legacy spanning over three decades of recording and touring, Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums. With each of these talented musicians adding their individual credentials to the mix they are stronger and more powerful than ever!

 

THE STEPCREW
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $33.50, $28.50, $19.50

Over the top!!! That's the only way I can describe the performances by The Stepcrew." - Greg Talford, Kerrville Performing Arts Society.

The StepCrew is a new dance production featuring the world's top talents in Irish Stepdancing, Ottawa Valley Stepdancing and Modern Tap. These seven dynamic performers both excel in their respective traditional forms of dance and create brand new, modern fusions of all three styles. Backed by a five-piece band, including Celtic vocals and joined by the fiddle playing of three champion musicians, The StepCrew simply "drips" energy. Performers in the show include dancers and fiddlers from the likes of The Chieftains, Bowfire, Cherish The Ladies and Seven Nations. As stated in The Boston Telegram, "The cast was outstanding. The group's energy dazzles." www.thestepcrew.com

BAND OF THE IRISH GUARDS - ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:30pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $38, $28

Created to honor and support the British Army in 1900, the tradition of esprit de corps continues! Feel your spirits soar with rousing traditional marches and folk songs of the British Empire performed by eighty-five talented musicians who have traveled the globe in support of the troops. The band is comprised of a variety of professional ensembles including a Concert Band, Marching Band, Salon Orchestra, Dance Band and Fanfare Trumpeters. One of their official duties is to play for the Mounting of the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace. Bring the whole family for the concert, hear the Band of the Irish Guards and see the Pipes, Drums, Highland Dancers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Royal Regiment of Scotland) and experience the pomp and grandeur! www.cami.com

The King Center Studio Theatre Intimate Concert Series Presents
BILL "THE SAUCE BOSS" WHARTON
Saturday, March 27th, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale Now
Ticket Price: $26
Produced by Brevard Jazz Series and the King Center

Bill Wharton (Sauce Boss) has cooked gumbo on stage for over 164,000 audience members. He mixes his own spicy original music--Florida Slide Guitar Blues--and adds his famous Liquid Summer hot sauce right into every night's cooking demonstration of his own gumbo recipe. It's a multi-sensory soul shouting picnic of rock and roll brotherhood. And at the end of the night, everybody eats. "The Sauce Boss does his cooking on stage Stirring and a' singing for his nightly wageSweating and a' fretting from his head to his toe Playing and buffetting with the gumbo" from "I Will Play for Gumbo" by Jimmy Buffett (2000 ). Haven't heard him play? You'll never forget him once you do. The Sauce Boss offers up sustenance and redemption in the form of music, food, and above all, the love of the brotherhood of man.

IN THE MOOD
Tuesday, March 30th, 7:30 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale Now
Ticket Price: $42, $37, $32

With a big band orchestra, singers and swing dancers, IN THE MOOD is the retro 1940's musical that brings to the stage the music that moved a nation's spirit and helped win a war. Much more than a concert, IN THE MOOD is a 1940's Big Band Theatrical Swing Revue that brings to life the era when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, and other greats of the 1940's. Featuring a company of 19 including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers with the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, the show's arrangements, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it gets! It's a sentimental, romantic, patriotic, nostalgic, jazzy and patriotic tribute to America's Greatest Generation that's of interest to swing fans of all ages. IN THE MOOD is celebrating its sixteenth year of national touring.

Jerry Seinfeld
Friday, April 2, 2010 at 7:00pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Prices: $77.50, $62.50, 47.50
Due to popular demand, America's premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as "the master stand-up comic of his generation" and "the best comedian of our time" in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing his material across the country in 2010.

Chita Rivera: MY BROADWAY
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Orchestra $38, $35, $25

"Shimmering show-biz perfection" - The Los Angeles Times.

An evening of music with two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera performing songs from her legendary Broadway career in her own concert Chita Rivera: MY BROADWAY. Accompanied by an 11-piece orchestra, Ms. Rivera will perform selections from her most celebrated musicals, including numbers from West Side Story ("America"), Sweet Charity ("Where Am I Going?" and "Big Spender"), Chicago ("All That Jazz" and "Nowadays"), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bye, Bye, Birdie and The Rink.
www.chitarivera.com

TOWER OF POWER
Opening: Smooth Jazz Guitarist -Vocalist, Steve Oliver
Friday, April 16, 8 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Now
Ticket Price $42.50, $35, $20
Produced by Brevard Jazz Series and the King Center

Tower Of Power melds jazz, funk, rock and soul in a way no group ever has. They are one of those rare bands who can claim to be the real deal, 100 proof, aged-to-perfection, ground zero Soul. Their up-front brass section serves as the prototype for today's retro-swing bands as they lend their singular horns to immortal tracks by Elton John, Rod Stewart, the Eurythmics and Phish. It seems "What Is Hip?" "Soul Vaccination" and "So Very Hard To Go" are no longer oldies. They're now timeless. But the truest testament to Tower Of Power remains the bands formidable concert appearances. For over 30 years the band members let loose with an energy-filled show that leaves the crowd on its feet, dancing in the aisles and applauding with feeling for a band that is truly loved. In THE GREAT AMERICAN SOULBOOK, Tower of Power's 20th album, and first studio disc in five years, the group did something new - they played some old songs by lifelong favorites. Over the past few years Tower of Power has added new members and a fresh outlook, but the band has always remained true to itself and to its soul music roots, never failing to please audiences. Hang on to your seats and prepare yourself for the live experience that is STEVE OLIVER. This vibrant pop jazz guitarist-vocalist combines his amazing instrumental prowess with a truly unique vocal style as he creates and performs music in a wide variety of styles including Jazz, Pop, Latin and World Music.

Z Z TOP
Friday, April 30, 8 pm
Individual Tickets On Sale: Friday, March 5, 10am
Ticket Price $89.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50
Produced by AEG Live

After almost 40 years of rock and blues, this sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas, Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums) is the longest running major rock band with original band members. ZZ Top plays red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better than this "little ol' band from Texas." The trio's enduring appeal owes much to their mastery and feel for rootsy forms. From the beginning they took a hard-rocking power-trio approach to the blues, cultivating a new audience for it with their superior musicianship as well as attitude, style and some devilishly funny songs. ZZ TOP's music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful and 100% Texas American in derivation. They have sold millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as Heroes of The State of Texas, have been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms and are true rock icons but, against all odds, they're really just doing what they've always done. They're real and they're surreal and they're ZZ TOP.

EDUCATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAMS

SCHOOL TIME SHOWS

All performances are on the Main Stage and Open to the Public unless otherwise noted.
Tickets available NOW.

STONE SOUP & DRAGON DUMPLINGS
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 10:30am
All seats $6

Join Scorch in this interactive retelling of the classic folk tale with lively songs, a scoop of imagination and a dash of whimsy when Grandma's attic is transformed into a storybook town.
www.rutheckerdhall.net
Suggested Audience: Pre-kindergarten-Grade 2

CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10:30am & 4pm
All Seats $7

Based on E.B. White's story of friendship between Wilbur the pig and a little spider named Charlotte, this treasured tale features a cast of farm animals as they explore bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.
www.twusa.org
Suggested Audience: Kindergarten - grade 5

BUTTERFLY: STORY OF A LIFE CYCLE
Monday, May 3, 2010 at 10:30am
All seats $7

This full-stage production takes the audience on a journey through all stages of life of the Monarch butterfly's life: a tiny egg, a caterpillar, a chrysalis and butterfly, not to mention the miraculous journey to hibernate in Mexico. With a host of other creatures from the insect world, the show features enormous puppets, scrolling scenery, songs and dances.
www.hvpuppets.org
Suggested Audience: Kindergarten - grade 4

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