Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox Set for Dr. Phillips Center, 10/18

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with AEG Live, announces tickets on sale Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10 a.m. for Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox. The genre-busting, rotating collective of musicians and vocalists will reimagine modern pop hits in the style of jazz, ragtime and swing classics of the 1920s-1950s on October 18, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater. Tickets start at $39.50 and may be purchased online at drphillipscenter.org, by calling 844.513.2014 or by visiting the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office at 445 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Online and phone ticket purchases include handling fees. Fans can pre-order tickets next Wednesday, April 20, 2016 before the general public via PMJ's official site, postmodernjukebox.com. Lobby doors will open at 6 p.m. and theater doors at 7 p.m. for the performance.

The tour follows PMJ's current 75-date almost completely sold-out international run, which wraps this June. In 2015, the group's sold-out tours of Australia and the United States prompted the Buffalo News to proclaim, "Postmodern Jukebox is literally a postmodern success, extending its reach from the virtual to the real world, touring and performing around the globe for an ever-growing fan base."

Created by Bradlee, the rotating collective of Postmodern Jukebox has spent the past few years amassing more than 450 million YouTube views and 1.9 million subscribers, performed on "Good Morning America," topped iTunes and Billboard charts and played hundreds of shows to packed-house crowds around the world. As NPR put it, they've done this by "taking current Top 40 hits and re-imagining them as coming from older eras of popular music." In one such remake, Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox turned Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" into a doo-wop ditty that's garnered over 15.4 million views. Last year, they envisioned Radiohead's alt-rock hit "Creep" as a torch-like ballad that's racked up over 16.9 million views and was named one of the "9 Best Viral Cover Videos of 2015" by People magazine. Multi-Grammy winning artist Lorde praised Postmodern Jukebox's vintage take on her hit single, "Royals," which has been viewed over 15.3 million times, as her "favorite." They recently performed a '30s jazz remake of Elle King's "Ex's & Oh's" for MTV UK - click HERE to watch.

The group's accomplishments has earned them praise from a plethora of media outlets, including Mashable, who wrote, "Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox are all about reimagining music and framing it in beautiful new ways." Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Scott Bradlee's group is known for retro-fying modern hit songs into viral success." Yahoo! Music added, "if you've been on YouTube in the last couple of years, then you're familiar with the everything-new-is-old-again brilliance of the viral phenomenon known as Postmodern Jukebox."

Bradlee, the mastermind behind the group, has turned Postmodern Jukebox into a juggernaut by building an incredible grassroots movement around the act. He continues to pick the songs, create the arrangements and shows, and puts together the performers - which includes some notable names alongside phenomenal "undiscovered" talent. The group releases a new video every week, each one shot in the casual environment of Bradlee's living room where he can often be seen playing piano in the background.

Since beginning their touring career in 2014, Postmodern Jukebox has consistently played in bigger venues each time they've returned to a market. Last year, they played two sold-out shows at the 2,100-capacity PlayStation Theater in New York City. This year, they return to the Big Apple on October 7th to play Radio City Music Hall, a historic venue with a seat capacity over 6,000.

"I posted the first video in 2009," recalls Bradlee. "I was broke and living in Queens, NY. Seven years later, we have over 1.9 million subscribers, we've sold out shows across four continents and we've become a showcase for an incredible group of performers. Every single one of our cast has unique superpowers. I take pride in putting together the right powers and personalities to create a unique and amazing experience for our fans. We want them to escape reality and join us for the most sensational 1920s party this side of The Great Gatsby. We want them to experience what it was like to be at the New Years' Eve show that Sinatra would have hosted in the 1940s. We want them to feel the excitement of hearing the greats of Motown live and up close. Our goal is to give our audiences their favorite show again and again and still have it feel like the very first time."

Additional Postmodern Jukebox Tour Dates:

Sept 29- Providence, RI- The VETS

Sept 30 - Albany, NY- Palace Theatre

Oct 1- Hartford, CT- The Bushnell

Oct 3- Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre

Oct 4- Baltimore, MD- The Lyric

Oct 5- Red Bank, NJ- Count Basie Theatre

Oct 6- Boston, MA- Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre

Oct 7- New York, NY- Radio City Music Hall

Oct 8- Montreal, QC- Place des Arts

Oct 11- Toronto, ON- Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

Oct 13- Washington, DC- DAR Constitution Hall

Oct 14- Raleigh, NC- Duke Energy Center

Oct 15- Atlanta, GA- Fox Theatre

Oct 16- Jacksonville, FL- Florida Theatre

Oct 18- Orlando, FL- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Oct 21- Clearwater, FL- Ruth Eckerd Hall

Oct 22- Birmingham, AL- Alabama Theatre

Oct 23- New Orleans, LA- Orpheum Theater

Oct 25- Nashville, TN- Andrew Jackson Hall

Oct 26- Louisville, KY- The Louisville Palace Theatre

Oct 27- Detroit, MI- Masonic Temple Theatre

Oct 28- Indianapolis, IN- Clowes Memorial Hall

Oct 29- Rosemont, IL- Rosemont Theatre

Oct 30- Milwaukee, WI- Riverside Theater

Nov 1- Minneapolis, MN- Northrop

Nov 2- Kansas City, MO- Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

Nov 3- St. Louis, MO- Peabody Opera House

Nov 5-Grand Prairie, TX- Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

Nov 6- Austin, TX- Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater

Nov 7- Austin, TX- Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater

Nov 8- San Antonio, TX- Tobin Center For The Performing Arts

Nov 9- Houston, TX- Sarofim Hall

Nov 12- Broomfield, CO- 1STBANK Center

Nov 14- Salt Lake City, UT- Capitol Theatre

Nov 15- Boise, ID- Morrison Center For The Performing Arts

Nov 16- Spokane, WA- Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox

Nov 17- Portland, OR- Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center

Nov 18- Seattle, WA- Paramount Theatre

Nov 22- Santa Rosa, CA- Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ** (a 12pm public onsale)

Nov 23- San Jose, CA- Event Center at San Jose State University

Nov 25- Los Angeles, CA- Microsoft Theater

Nov 26- Las Vegas, NV- The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Nov 27- Mesa, AZ- Mesa Arts Center

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