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Date: | Sunday, October 17, 2010, 7 pm - |
| Artist: | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | |
| Description: | If you are In The Mood to hear a Moonlight Serenade, then tonight is your night! This 19-member band continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements mixed with more modern selections in the big-band style. With its legendary jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered one of the greatest swing bands of all time, popular for its sweet sounds, harmonious vocals, and smooth arrangements. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $15 for students | |
| Sponsor: | Floral City Beverage | |
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Date: | Friday, November 5, 2010, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | The Highwaymen | |
| Description: | Perhaps the greatest super group in country music history, the original Highwayman consisted of Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. This recreation of that amazing, never to be seen again band continues the legacy. Combining their unique approaches to life and recording, they traveled the world performing country music to millions of fans. With a youthful fervor that equaled their younger contemporaries, these Highwaymen entertained their audiences far and wide performing many of their biggest hits to sold-out audiences around the world. This recreation of that amazing, never to be seen again band, continues that legacy. All of the performers in "The Highwaymen - A Musical Tribute" deliver an earnest tribute to each of these world famous country music superstars. The 90 minute show is full of the upbeat, honky-tonk hits you know and love. Go back in time when country music represented the true America we all knew and loved... when a man's word was his bond and a women's honor was something to fight for. Relive the glory days of the American frontier when country music was made by Good Men, Country Men, The Highwaymen. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $15 for students | |
| Sponsor: | Friendly Ford | |
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Date: | Saturday, December 4, 2010, 2 pm - Sunday, December 5, 2010 |
| Artist: | The Nutcracker Ballet | |
| Description: | Experience the magic again of the Nutcracker Ballet with your loved ones! The River Raisin Ballet Company's production of the classic holiday ballet returns to the stage as a truly spectacular collaboration with lavish sets, scenery, and costumes. With music composed by Peter Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Gail Choate-Pettit, The Nutcracker is a spectacle that both children and adults of all ages will cherish forever. |
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| Tickets: | $18, $16 for Seniors, $10 for students | |
| Sponsor: | Monroe County Parent Magazine | |
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Date: | Friday, December 17, 2010, 7:30 pm - Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
| Artist: | Irving Berlin's White Christmas | |
| Description: | Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $18 for students  |
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| Sponsor: | Monroe Downtown Development Authority | |
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Date: | Saturday, January 15, 2011, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | The International Tenors | |
| Description: | Three TRUE tenors, based in Canada performing the elegant and timeless opera favorites along with Broadway and crossover pop-opera selections by Bocelli and Groban. Complete with multi-media, The International Tenors take you on a musical and visual journey that will delight audiences of all ages. "The sold out concert last night was a SMASHING success! There were "bravos" and yelps galore! A standing ovation after the last song, and serious clapping and bravos after each song! The International Tenors bring you everything you could hope to hear in a three tenor concert: Opera, Musical Theater, Operetta and Pop... performed as only true tenors can, with authenticity and a little humor! An incredible show coupled with a multimedia video. The tenors perform on stage with a big screen showing scenes and footage of Italy, Spain, and France... and of your favorite artists. The audience will almost believe they are sitting in a little cafe watching a great show in the Piazza... a wonderful little getaway! The show includes a stirring tribute to the famous tenors of the past: Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti. They then perform an animated and fun-loving set of the most beloved three tenor songs and arias! "O Sole Mio," "La Donna Mobile" and the drinking song "Libiamo," plus a medley of your favorite musical theater numbers, from shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and Les Miserables. The International Tenors then switch gears and perform some of the world's greatest Pop/Opera hits! "Time to Say Goodbye" and "The Prayer" by the world's biggest selling opera singer, Andrea Bocelli; "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban; song selections from Il Divo and others. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $18 for students |
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| Sponsor: | Floral City Beverage | |
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Date: | Friday, February 4, 2011, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | m-pact brings us "Signed, Sealed and Delivered, I'm Yours" | |
| Description: | Imagine... The smooth soul of Stevie Wonder, the percussive power of Stomp, the funk and drive of Earth, Wind, & Fire, and the brass bite of the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band. All created by the human voice alone! Hailed "one of the best pop-jazz vocal groups in the world" by the San Francisco Chronicle, m-pact is respected worldwide as a cutting edge trailblazer in the realm of vocal music. Touring renowned fine arts halls and jazz festivals across four continents, m-pact has performed with pop superstars Sheryl Crow, Boyz II Men, Kenny G, Liza Minnelli, Babyface, Rick Springfield and Jackson Browne to name a few, as well as with jazz legends from Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Bobby McFerrin, Take 6, and the New York Voices to the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. Over the last dozen years, their signature sound has been used in both TV themes and animated Disney feature films, and is enjoyed on syndicated radio worldwide. Around the globe, mesmerized audiences buzz from the thrill of m-pact's vocal acrobatics, innovative orchestrations, and commanding yet authentic stage presence. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $18 for students |
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Date: | Friday, February 25, 2011, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | Feelin' Groovy - A Musical Journey Through the 60's | |
| Description: | The music of Simon and Garfunkel comes alive in this remarkable tribute that will take you back to the days of flower power, peace signs, VW buses and Mrs. Robinson. Jim Witter, who wowed Monroe audiences with his Elton John/Billy Joel show The Piano Men, pays musical tribute to two other incredible singer/songwriters in Feelin' Groovy, performing hit after hit from the Simon and Garfunkel songbook. Selections include The Sounds of Silence, Scarborough Fair, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound, The Boxer. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $15 for students |
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Date: | Saturday, April 2, 2011, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | The Watercoolers | |
| Description: | That nightmare of a flight home, the computer "help" line, another fundraiser for your kid's school, the office hottie. All of these topics and more are fodder for the musical comedy THE WATER COOLERS. The Water Coolers will leave you laughing and retelling the show in your own office on Monday morning! The Water Coolers is "laugh-out-loud" music and comedy about the things we share around the water coolers of America every day - life, work, kids, husbands, wives, travel, technology - and trying to balance it all. From pretending you understand what the IT guy is saying ("The IT Cowboy") to your second job as a gift wrap salesperson ("Who Will Buy This Crap For My Kid's School?") to trying to figure out exactly what that one guy does all day ("The Great Pretender"), The Water Coolers will make you howl at the things we all face just making it through the week. This hilarious show of original songs, sketch comedy and pop parodies has been presented Off-Broadway and has won the Spotlight Award for Ensemble Entertainer of the Year. The Water Coolers: It's not just about work. It's about life. |
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| Tickets: | $25, $22 for Seniors, $15 for students |
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Date: | Friday, April 15, 2011, 7 pm - Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
| Artist: | The Wizard of Oz Ballet | |
| Description: | Based on the movie version of the L. Frank Baum Story, The Wizard of Oz, the audience will find Dorothy's journey through the Land of Oz even more special when brought to life through the language of dance. The ballet uses an array of carefully selected music from classical ballets, recent films, and from modern composers such as Leroy Anderson. The characters come to life with mimed antics and various dance movements. In the ballet stage production, the scarecrow is all the more fun, the witch all the more terrifying, and the tin man all the more endearing. The elaborate staging includes video clips that are shown periodically throughout the show. The clips of the Kansas City twister, the Great and Powerful Oz, and the field of Red Poppies reinforce the storyline being interpreted by the dancers. The audience will see contemporary, modern, as well as classical ballet. With many impressive theatrics this story comes to life on the RRCA Stage once again - This time spoken with beautiful music and innovative dance. This is a wonderful ballet that children and adults of all ages will enjoy. |
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| Tickets: | $18, $16 for Seniors, $10 for students |
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| Sponsor: | DTE Energy Foundation | |
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Date: | Saturday, May 7, 2011, 7:30 pm - |
| Artist: | The Couriers | |
| Description: | The music you love, by the Couriers | |
| Tickets: | $15 |
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