Award-winning trumpeter/vocalist/composer and 'one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation (Wall Street Journal),' Bria Skonberg brings her infectious and vibrant jazz and blues-infused style to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, September 17 at 8 p.m., officially opening the 2016-2017 season at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.
Multi-platinum-selling country artist Sara Evans, ukulele phenomenon Jake Shimabukuro, Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter Iris DeMent, Blues Hall of Famer Robert Cray, and the Nashville assemblage of high-dollar studio musicians The Time Jumpers, featuring Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, Ranger Doug Green, and Paul Franklin, are just a few of the artists set to appear at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University during its 2016-2017 season.
Internationally award-winning South African singer, songwriter, and activist Johnny Clegg brings his infectious and vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu tonight, April 23 at 8 p.m.
Deep in Texas, the Montgomery women of Cedar Creek come together to empty their ancestral home of their ailing mother's belongings before selling the property to developers. In Catherine Ann Jones's play about the family dynamics of mourning, the three daughters of Cedar Creek, each with a unique relationship to their remembered childhood, navigate the distressing transition of relocating their mother, who suffers from escalating dementia, out of the family home.
TAO: Seventeen Samauri, which has riveted millions of spectators worldwide, brings its explosive taiko drumming and innovative choreography Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu tonight, March 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Internationally award-winning South African singer, songwriter, and activist Johnny Clegg brings his infectious and vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m.
The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts concludes its 2015-2016 Recital Series with a special performance by the internationally award-winning cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in Raitt Recital Hall at Pepperdine University at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10.
Celebrating 30 years of music making, the Grammy-winning, first all-women Celtic music ensemble, Cherish the Ladies, comes to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
TAO: Seventeen Samauri, which has riveted millions of spectators worldwide, brings its explosive taiko drumming and innovative choreography Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Rhythmic Circus, the group that electrifies audiences with its hard-hitting tap dancing backed by a live band, vocalists, and renowned beat-boxer Aaron 'Heatbox' Heaton, performs its show titled FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW! at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m.
Ben Vereen, Debbie Gravitte, and Scott Coulter celebrate the incredible songbook of a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist in Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on February 2 at 8 p.m.
New Zealand's Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra bring their winning combination of charming Kiwi humor, disarmingly small instruments, and sublime musicality to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, January 30 at 8 p.m.
Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel, the guitarist whose five-decade career has seen him win legions of fans worldwide, once again brings his passionate and infectious live show Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, January 19 at 8 p.m. and Wednesday, January 20 at 8 p.m.