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2008-09 broadway and more series

The 2008-2009 Broadway and More Series includes Oliver!, Compania Flameco featuring Jose’ Porcel, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sleeping Beauty presented by The Russian National Ballet Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird, Sweeney Todd, and Movin’ Out.

All dates and artists subject to change due to availability.

OliverOliver!
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 pm
Tickets: $35, $33, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

“Consider Yourself” enchanted by Oliver!  Hailed the world over as one of the best-loved family musicals of all time, Oliver! brings to the stage some of Charles Dickens’ most unforgettable characters along with one of Broadway’s most memorable scores.  Hits such as “Consider Yourself At Home,” “Food, Glorious Food” and “Where Is Love” surround this heartwarming tale of the young orphan Oliver Twist in this all new production of Lionel Bart’s magic

Musical Treasure. Sponsored by Allen Orthopedic

 

Ballet FlamencoCompania Flamenco featuring
Jose’ Porcel
Thursday, November 6, 2008
8:00 pm
Tickets: $28, $26, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

Jose' Porcel began dancing at the age of thirteen.  Porcel was born in Sevilla Spain. In 1989 he made his professional debut with the Ballet de Velencia and was promoted to soloist in the company the following year.  Having toured around the world with the major ballet companies and a critically acclaimed sold out tour of the US in 2001-2002.   Evocative and exciting, blending traditional flamenco with some decidedly more contemporary music, move and looks, Compania Flameco Jose’ Porcel will entrance you with the sensuality and excitement of this native dance.


Aint MisbehavinAin’t Misbehavin’
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: $35, $33, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

The 30th Anniversary Tour of the Fats Waller Broadway Musical starring 2003 American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard and his Idol Cast mate, Frenchie Davis. Winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller, and lyrics by various writers. The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway's best well-crafted revues of all time – sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, with moments of devastating beauty. 
Sponsored by First Bank

 

Dublin PhilharmonicThe Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: $30, $28, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

Founded in the mid 1800’s, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra, together with the Royal Irish Academy of Music, represented the pillars of Irish classical music life at a time when Dublin, after London, was considered the most vibrant and distinctive city in the British Isles.  Led for many years by Philip Michael Levenston, from one of Dublin’s most prominent Jewish musical families, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vice-Regal Orchestra presented regular classical concerts in the city of Dublin, now famed for its hosting of the premier of Handel’s “Messiah.”   In 1997 The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra was reconstituted under the direction of Irish Music Director Derek Gleeson, drawing its members from the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the RTE Concert Orchestra, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and international musicians from throughout Europe. In addition to presenting standard classical music repertoire, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra has also premiered the works of contemporary composers.

 

Sweeney ToddSweeney Todd
Friday, February 6, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: 35, $33, $15 / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

This triumphant new cutting-edge production of Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway tour de force will take your breath away.  The 2006 winner of two Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, has stunned theater goers as never before.  The legendary demon barber, hell-bent on revenge, takes up with his enterprising neighbor in a delicious plot to slice their way through England’s upper crust…literally! Justice will be served-along with lush melody, audacious humor and oh yes, there will be blood!

 

Sleeping BeautySleeping Beauty: The Russian National Ballet Theatre
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: $30, $28, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.  Leading dancers from across the Russia's, along with stars of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets have forged under Radchenko's direction an exciting new company staging new productions of timeless classics such as Giselle, Paquita and Carmen.

Since its inception, The Russian National Ballet Theatre has completed two tours of Europe, with extraordinary receptions in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Two tours of the United Kingdom, including capacity audiences at London's famed coliseum have resulted in re-engagements during the 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.  The company has also performed with great success in Turkey at the Istanbul Festival and in Greece at the Athens Festival, and recently completed a two-month tour of Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Under the direction of Sergei Radchenko, The Russian National Ballet continues to expand its repertoire, commissioning new works from within Russia and abroad, as well as continuing the traditions which define the best in Russian ballet.

 

To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird
Friday, March 27, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: $26, $24, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

Harper Lee's Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, now celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its publication, was brought to the screen in an Academy Award-winning adaptation by Horton Foote in 1962 and was later adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. Though over 35 years old, this stage adaptation continues to compel and delight viewers worldwide with its warmth, wit, and wisdom.  Audiences find themselves transported to a sleepy Southern town in the 1930's and discover that the issues of that time—prejudice, racism, and human values—are issues of all time.  Presented by the award-winning Montana Repertory Theatre.

 

Movin outMovin’ Out
Monday, April 27, 2009
8:00 pm
Tickets: $35, $33, $15* / $12 child or student
$5 UNCP Student / $15 Faculty or Staff

Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary director/choreographer Twyla Tharp have joined forces to create this spectacular new musical Time magazine declares is “so soul-stirring and exhilarating, it practically bursts out of the theatre!”  Winner of two 2003 Tony Awards, "Movin’ Out" brings Billy Joel’s classic hits to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades.  It all adds up to one unforgettable Broadway musical

*$15 seats for each show may be limited visibility (obstructed view), depending on the set up of the stage for each individual show and this is not determined until the stage is set day of show. These seats are in sections 1, 5, 6 & 14.

Updated: Monday, June 12, 2006

 
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