Barter Releases $50 Tickets to Shirley Jones' Upcoming Performance

As part of Barter's commitment to provide quality entertainment at an affordable price, new tickets have been released starting at $50 for the wildly entertaining Shirley Jones performance on November 13th at 7:30 p.m. The celebrity event is being held on Barter Theatre Main Stage. All proceeds from this event go to Barter's Annual Fund for Artistic Excellence.

This is the same critically acclaimed show Shirley Jones is performing throughout the country, including her performance at the Café Carlyle in New York City. It continues to surprise audiences with its first-rate quality entertainment. American film critic for The New York Observer Rex Reed said, "She's not only musical, but her singing seems to be personal-and spiritual, too. Music has always been in her. It's fun to have her back in town, sharing her taste and her tonsils. An evening with Shirley Jones makes music sound purer and safer. You go away smiling."

Along with singing from her popular musicals and television show The Partridge Family, Shirley Jones will discuss events that shaped her life and career. One story regards her start on Broadway. When she was 17, she went to New York and was able to audition for Oscar Hammerstein II. He asked her to sing again so his partner, Richard Rodgers, could hear. At that time, she did not know either one of them, but Rodgers and Hammerstein immediately escorted her across the street to the rehearsal of "South Pacific." Three weeks later, she was in the Broadway chorus, washing that man right out of her hair.

The week of Shirley Jones' arrival to Abingdon, the Cinemall and the Arts Array Series will be showing two of her most memorable films: "Oklahoma!" (1955), playing Monday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m., and "Elmer Gantry" (1960), featuring her Academy Award winning performance, on Tuesday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to see Academy Award winner Shirley Jones. Various ticket packages are available, including an exclusive package offering admission to the show, access to meet Shirley Jones, have your picture made with her, and get an autographed copy of her memoir. Great seats and ticket packages are still available for purchase by calling 276-619-3315. More information is also available online at shirleyjonesatbarter.com.

An Evening with Shirley Jones is sponsored by the James and Laura Rogers Foundation, Eastman Credit Union, and Marvin and Marcia Gilliam.