The King Center Annouces Their Upcoming Shows And Events
By: Gabrielle Sierra Dec. 11, 2009
GROOVALOO NBC's Superstars of Dance!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 8pm
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Ticket Price: $45, $35
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7 pm
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Ticket Price: $24, $18
Children's Discount Price: $12, $9 (Ages 12 & under)The ancient art of the Chinese Acrobats is steeped in rich tradition more than two thousand years old. Twenty-five performers take the stage; all athletes, actors and artists who have rigorously trained since childhood. Through their expertise, they bring us a small part of Chinese culture, art and life-long discipline in this spectacular production. Some of the signature acts featuring athletic flexibility and precision include Hoop Diving, Unicycle Bowl Flip, Spinning Plates and Chair Stacking Handstand. The Golden Dragon Acrobats have become the world's leading Chinese troupe; see for yourself and be amazed! www.goldendragonacrobat.com
2009-2010 Harris Broadway Season
Tuesday-Sunday, January 19-24, 2010 8 Shows
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Tues & Wed at 8pm, Wed & Sat at 2pm: $58, $48, $35
Thurs, Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm: $68, $58, $45Critically Acclaimed...A Masterful Reinvention of the Classic!Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific will light up the King Center stage. The musical swept the 2008 Tony Awards, winning seven honors including Best Musical Revival and Best Director for Bartlett Sher. This breathtaking new production has created a sold-out sensation on Broadway, lauded by the critics as "Simply Wonderful! Beguiling Theatrical Magic!" (New York Post), "Ravishing and Overwhelming" (Variety) and "Rapturous and Revelatory!" (The New York Times). Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific; Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score's songs include such classics as "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali Ha'i," "There is Nothin' Like A Dame," "This Nearly Was Mine" and "A Wonderful Guy." www.SouthPacificOnTour.com
USA Today cheers, "????! Gorgeous! South Pacific doesn't just float; it soars!"
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 8pm
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Ticket Price: $32.50, $27.50, $19.50Get out your spandex, glitter top and bell-bottomed slacks, the Boogie Wonder Band is coming to town! An unparalleled tribute to the disco era with it's blazing style, multicolored costumes, theatrical lighting, choreography and infectious energy. Ten musical dancers take you back in time with such favorites as "Hot Stuff," "Boogie Oogie Oogie," "Disco Inferno," "YMCA," "Celebration" and many, many more hits. Get your funk on for a celebration of the music of the 1970-80's. Gather up the entire family for a fun night out!
www.boogiewonderband.comB. B. KING & BUDDY GUY
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm
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Ticket Prices: $99.50, $89.50, $69.50, $49.50
Produced by AEG LiveTwo luminous artists unite for a spectacular night of blues! B.B. King, the reigning King of the Blues with Lucille his trusty guitar, will be singing and playing with relentless passion the music that has stood the test of time and made him a R & B legend. His complex urban blues style has earned him an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, 6 Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Hits like "Three O'Clock Blues," "You Don't Know Me," "The Thrill is Gone," "How Blue Can You Get" and "Why I Sing The Blues" are fan favorites. www.bbking.com Buddy Guy incorporates a unique style all his own, often dubbed "Chicago Blues." A musical icon for the past 50 years, playing slow, smoldering blues, with his distinctive tortured vocals to more unpredictable and creative interpretations of blues, rock, soul and jazz! "First Time I Met The Blues," "Ten Years Ago," "She Suits Me to a T" and "When My Left Eye Jumps" are just a few memorable hits in the lustrous career of this multiple Grammy winner. www.buddyguy.comFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm
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Ticket Prices: $89.50, $69.50,$59.50, $49.50
Produced by AEG LiveFrankie Valli, "the Original Jersey Boy," brings his forceful falsetto and three-octave vocal range along with the Four Seasons and an amazing portfolio of hit songs that span decades to the King Center stage. Group and solo hits you will remember include "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Rag Doll," "Who Loves You," "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," "My Eyes Adored You" and "Grease." Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 and with over 100 million records sold worldwide they are one of the most successful doo-wop groups in rock and roll history! www.frankievallifourseasons.com A CHORUS LINE
2009-2010 Harris Broadway Season
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 16-17, 2010 3 Shows
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Tues & Wed at 8pm: $58, $45, $25
Wed at 2pm: $53, $40, $20In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed -- to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line. Winner of nine Tony Awards®, including "Best Musical" and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever. Now A Chorus Line returns. Come meet the new generation of Broadway's best. "A Chorus Line is back, and it's thrilling!" - John Lahr, The New Yorker. www.AChorusLine.com Gladys Knight
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 8pm
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Ticket Prices: $79.50, $69.50, $49.50Grammy Award winning diverse songstress Gladys Knight has been entertaining audiences for years with her sultry and soulful music. Memorable Motown hits include "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "It Should Have Been Me," "If I Were Your Woman," and "Neither One Of Us." With a broad range of musicality ranging from Pop, R&B, Easy Listening, Adult Contemporary to Gospel, she is perhaps best known for her chart topping, number one hit "Midnight Train To Georgia." Whether singing, acting, writing, cooking or doing humanitarian works, her creative spirit continues to soar. www.gladysknight.comMichael Flatley'S LORD OF THE DANCE
2009-2010 Harris Broadway Season
Thursday-Friday, February 25-26, 2010 at 8 pm
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Ticket Prices: $50, $40, $30Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers' bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting. www.lordofthedance.com THE IRISH TENORS
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3 pm
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Ticket Prices: $55, $45, $35Since 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.comTHE MOODY BLUES
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 8 pm
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Ticket Prices: $75, $65, $55
Produced by AEG LiveThe 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
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Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm: $47, $35STOMP 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
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Ticket Prices: $48, $38, $28Set 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
THE STEPCREW
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 3pm
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Ticket Prices: $33.50, $28.50, $19.50Over 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
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Ticket Prices: $38, $28Created 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 EDUCATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAMSSCHOOL TIME SHOWSAll performances are on the Main Stage and Open to the Public unless otherwise noted.
Tickets available NOW.Golden Dragon Acrobats
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 10:30 am
All seats $9 (Groups of 10 or more only)Join us and experience this spectacularly beautiful performance featuring elegant costumes, precision and physical skills as performers portray the rich traditions of one of the most popular art forms among the Chinese culture. www.goldendragonacrobat.com
Suggested Audience: Kindergarten-Grade 12STONE SOUP & DRAGON DUMPLINGS
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 10:30am & 4pm
All seats $6Join 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
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