Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Presents BLAST, 1/29

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx's Premier Concert Hall, presents Blast! the 2001 Tony Award Winner for "Best Special Theatrical Event" and the 2001 Emmy Award Winner for "Best Choreography" on Sunday, January 29 at 6PM. Tickets are priced at $40, $35, and $25 with a special price of $10 for children 12 and under and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718.960.8833 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm, and beginning at 12 noon on the day of the concert), or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. It is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Low-cost on-site parking is available for $5.

Astounding audiences around the globe repeatedly since the Emmy® winning PBS performance and the Tony® winning Broadway performances, Blast! is back. Showgoers quickly become fans who return to enjoy and celebrate Blast! over and over again. Along with this ever-growing core following, Blast! attracts to it's performances newer and newer generations of devotees every time it takes the stage. An event for all ages, Blast! also defies language barriers by performing crowd thrilling instrumental material, making it the perfect touring production.

Comprised of 34 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre and born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.

According to Bruce McCabe of the Boston Globe: "Blast! is an exuberant 15-number show that doesn't falter while bridging the categories of classical, blues, jazz, rock n roll, and techno-pop music. Blast! stands, blows, pounds, marches, and whirls with panache. It sent a full house into repeated bursts of cheering and applause."

Lehman Center is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council. The 2011-2012 season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, JPMorgan Chase, and through corporations, foundations and private donations. Special $10 tickets for children are underwritten by Con Edison.