A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Golden Dragon Acrobats and More Join King Center's 2016-17 Lineup
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 15, 2016
The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts has just added three new shows to its 2016-17 lineup: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE Golden Dragon Acrobats and THE FIVE IRISH TENORS. Scroll down for details!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Saturday, December 17, 7 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, September 23 at Noon
Tickets starting at $24 (inclusive of fees)
Children's tickets starting at $19 (inclusive of fees)
This celebrated Charles Jones adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is rich with thrilling ensemble music, alive with color and movement and is created to tell this great and enduring tale in a manner that people of all ages will enjoy. Woven throughout this classic tale are beautiful new arrangements and moving renditions of holiday songs such as "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Wassail Wassail" "Good Christian Men Rejoice," "Away in a Manger," "Greensleeves," "The Boar's Head Carol," and many more. Featuring a cast of 23 performers, live musicians, and Broadway-style scenery and costumes, audiences cherish this sumptuous holiday classic. www.christmascarolontour.com
Tuesday, January 17, 7 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, September 23 at Noon
Tickets starting at $22 (inclusive of fees)
Children's tickets starting at $11 (inclusive of fees)
The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. The Golden Dragons are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today. The reputation of the company is solidly rooted in a commitment to the highest of production values and an attention to artistic details that is unparalleled in the art form. World renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. www.goldendragonacrobats.com
THE FIVE IRISH TENORS
Wednesday, January 18, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, September 23 at Noon
Tickets starting at $41 (inclusive of fees)
Starring: David Martin, Morgan Crowley, Ciarán Kelly, Alan Leech and George Hutton
Featuring: Pianist/Composer/Arranger Danny Forde and Pianist Feargal Murray.
Following in the footsteps of the great Irish Tenor John McCormack, in a sensational program, "The Five Irish Tenors" fuses Irish wit and boisterous charm, with lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic style to bring you a unique Irish tenor concert experience. Featuring both famously beloved Irish song and opera arias in combinations of tenor solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and tutti, this distinctive program includes, among others, W.B Yeats's "Down by the Sally Gardens," "Verdi's O Mio Rimorso" from La Traviata, Cherubini Bixio's "Mamma, The Rose of Tralee," Cesar Frank's "Paris Angelicus," Mozart's "Il Mio Tesoro," "She Moves Through the Fair," "Will You Go Lassie Go," and the glorious "Danny Boy," performed by Ireland's most legendary tenors. This concert project is the first tour ever in North America of Ireland's most popular ensemble, and has been specially recreated from the major cities in Ireland for the United States and Canada. www.theirishtenorsmusic.com
Tickets may be purchased by visiting kingcenter.com or by calling the King Center Ticket Office at 321.242.2219. Ticket office hours are Monday - Friday, Noon - 6pm & Sat, Noon - 4pm.
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