Harry Connick Jr. Brings A New Orleans Tricentennial Celebration to PPAC

Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician, actor and Broadway star Harry Connick Jr. brings "A New Orleans Tricentennial Celebration" live to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Thursday, June 21 at 7:30P. Connick will usher in the start of summer with a concert celebrating the music of his hometown, New Orleans.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 27 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $129.50 - $39.50; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Box Office Hours are Monday - Friday, 10A - 5P; Saturday, 10A - 2P and two hours prior to curtain time(s) on performance days.

Harry Connick Jr.'s career has exemplified excellence across multiple platforms in the entertainment world. He has received Grammy and Emmy Awards as well as Tony nominations for his live and recorded musical performances, his achievements in film and television, and his appearances on Broadway as both an actor and a composer.

The foundation of Connick's art is the music of his native New Orleans, where he began performing as a pianist and vocalist at the age of five. Over the past three decades, he has established himself as a musician, singer and composer par excellence, a legendary live performer and a best-selling artist with millions of CDs sold around the world. Connick has also made his mark as an actor appearing in over 19 films, on television, including his nationally syndicated TV show "HARRY", and on Broadway.

Despite his busy career, Connick has always found the time to be charitable and has done some of his most important work in his efforts to help New Orleans rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. He, along with friend Branford Marsalis, conceived of "Musicians' Village," a community in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Musicians' Village provides homes for Katrina-displaced musicians and its focal point, the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, is an after-school teaching facility for children, a performance hall and recording studio for musicians, and a gathering place for the community.

Connick's honors include being inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and receiving Honorary Doctorates from Tulane and Loyola Universities and the Jefferson Award for Public Service.

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