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Learn more at DowntownArtsDistrict.com
Experience the Arts.
From promoting venues like Mad Cow Theatre to developing
gallery spaces like CityArts Factory and Gallery at Avalon Island,
and from presenting events to showcasing performances and
visual media, we create moments to experience the arts.
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Contents of this Spring Arts Guide 2016 are protected by federal copyright law and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the publishers. Publication of the name or photograph of any person or organization in articles, advertising, or listing is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of such persons or members or organizations. Watermark Publishing Group cannot accept responsibility for claims made by advertisers.
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ContentsSPRING ARTS GUIDE 2016 PUBLISHED BY WATERMARK PUBLISHING GROUP, INC.
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Pull off those light jackets and those silk scarves, arts lovers and convivial extroverts, because things are heating up in Florida, and we’ve got the inside line on many of the glorious
distractions that will make your lightly chilled heart go all afl utter in the coming months. From high arts to the lowbrow, ballet to basketball, Watermark’s Spring Arts Guide is here to be your friend as you crawl out of that cave that’s actually a pretty temperate bungalow or condo, isn’t it? You should be dancing, yeah?
As in previous years, we’ve culled the press-release transom and clung to our phones for some of the most exciting events available to those from coast to coast in Central Florida: starting at the Space Coast, toe-tapping and tipsily swinging through Orlando and, fi nally, winding up blissfully entertained on (and off ) the shores of our
west coast. Everything is eff ectively a short daytrip for everyone reading this, so you have no excuses. Get out and do something you’ve never done before. You deserve it. Your community deserves it.
In this compact resource guide, we’ve got a litany of concerts, recitals, theatrical histrionics and traveling circuses awaiting your
perusal. The LGBT community has grown immensely and morphed into something that you wouldn’t believe just a couple of years ago, but that shouldn’t stop you from branching out into parts unknown for excursions you won’t soon forget.
As usual, all dates and events are subject to change, so please make a note to check with the provided venue websites and phone numbers before you leave the cold couch. You already know that, though. Now get up, open the door and get out! You won’t regret it. Happy spring!
THE RITE OF SPRING!
Dance your way out of another pretend Florida winter with our 2016 Spring Arts Guide!
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Programs & Events4 floors & 12,000 yrs of Central Florida historyResearch Library & Archives MUCH MORE!
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April 19, King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne
KINKY BOOTS
Feb.23-28, Dr. Phillips
Center for the Performing
Arts, Orlando
KATHY GRIFFIN
March 30, Peabody
Auditorium, Daytona Beach
DON’T MISS...
DAYTONA BEACH/SPACE COAST
COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSECOCOAVILLAGEPLAYHOUSE.COM321-636-5050
Through Feb. 14CatsMarch 11-27Sugar: Based on the Film “Some Like it Hot”April 29-May 15In the HeightsJune 24-Jul 3Dreamgirls
DAYTONA PLAYHOUSEDAYTONAPLAYHOUSE.ORG386-255-2431
March 18-27Squabbles: Your House or Mine?April 15-May 1Sweet CharityJune 3-12Rex’s ExesJuly 23-31Cinder-Ella
DAYTONA BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETYDBSS.ORG386-253-2901
Feb. 24Jerusalem Symphony OrchestraFeb. 26Giselle - Moscow Festival BalletMarch 20Cirque de la SymphonieJacksonville Symphony
THE HENEGAR CENTERHENEGAR.ORG321-723-8698
Feb. 12-21Venus in FurMarch 4-20Nice Work … If You Can Get ItApril 8-17New Works FestivalMay 6-22Big Fish
KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSKINGCENTER.COM321-242-2219
Feb. 12Pat Benatar & Neil GiraldoFeb. 21Jay LenoFeb. 26The Beach BoysMarch 19Fiesta Mexico-AmericanaApril 16Kathy Gri� nApril 19Belinda CarlisleApril 21Ben FoldsMay 15Bill Maher
LITTLE THEATER OF NEW SMYRNA BEACHNSBPLAYERS.ORG386-423-1246
Feb 25-28, March 3-6, 10-13Fiddler on the RoofApril 15-17, 21-24A Streetcar Named DesireMay 20-22, 26-29Moonlight and Magnolias
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCEMOAS.ORG386-255-0285
March 5Coast Guard PaintingsMarch 5Paci� c Exotics: The Woodblock Prints of Paul JacouletMarch 11Midway: Portrait of a Daytona Beach Neighborhood
PEABODY AUDITORIUMPEABODYAUDITORIUM.ORG386-671-3461
Feb. 13An Evening with Todd RundgrenMarch 1The Beach BoysMarch 16Sinatra Sings Sinatra with Frank Sinatra, Jr.March 30Kathy Gri� nApril 20A Night with Janis JoplinMay 142nd Street
ORLANDO AREA
ABBEY THEATERABBEYORLANDO.COM407-704-6261
Feb. 10Movies Out Loud: Casual SexMarch 18The SkivviesApril 5Uncorked! at The Abbey
COCOAVILLAGEPLAYHOUSE.COM321-636-5050
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MARCH 18–APRIL 3, 2016 • GARDEN THEATRE, WINTER GARDEN • GARDENTHEATRE.ORG
THE WHALEORLANDO THEATER LEGEND MICHAEL WANZIE
being directed by co-legend Beth Marshall in the quaint Garden Theater in cozy Winter Garden? It
sounds like the setup for an elaborate joke – or a Fringe show. It’s actually a great team bent on producing the brilliant, intimate comic drama The Whale.
For 13 productions at the famous Garden Theatre, Beth Marshall Presents has been pushing the envelope. It could be considered a surprising development that small-town people really clamor for her shows.“Almost everything I do there is dramatic, boundary-pushing, [material] that goes a bit further and further,” producer Marshall says. “The marketing tells the audience what they’re in for; Winter Garden people are so prepared for this!”
Wanzie will take the lead as Charlie, a 600-pound gay man trying to eat himself to death since his lover died 15 years before. Despite his self-destruction, he reaches out to his estranged teenage daughter and a young Mormon missionary. It’s sensitive but darkly hilarious stuff , built to make people squirm as it entertains.
“It’s a beautiful funny play with a big heart,” Marshall says when asked why she chose the script.
Of Wanzie, Marshall says, “After his dramatic role as the Father in Doubt [also for Marshall], this is another chance to show people how talented he is.”
Here’s hoping Wanzie’s usual Fringe and Parliament House audiences will make the trek out to lovely Winter Garden, have a nice meal along Plant Street and then settle in at the beautifully restored Garden Theatre for what promises to be a unique and extraordinary experience. —Stephen Miller
AMWAY CENTERAMWAY.CENTERORLANDO.COM844-854-1450
May 14Florence & the MachineJune 10Selena GomezJune 25Demi Lovato and Nick JonasJune 30Justin Bieber
ANNIE RUSSELL THEATREWINTER PARKROLLINS.EDU/ANNIE-RUSSELL-THEATRE407-646-2145
Feb. 12-20Expecting IsabelApril 15-23Hello, Dolly!
ART AND HISTORY MUSEUMMAITLANDARTANDHISTORY.ORG407-539-2181
Feb. 27-28Hats, Teas, and History at the WaterhouseMarch 10Springtime at the Waterhouse opensMarch 13Front Porch Stories
BACH FESTIVAL OF WINTER PARKBACHFESTIVALFLORIDA.ORG407-539-2181
Feb. 19 & 20Concertos by CandlelightFeb. 21Jaime Laredo, violin and Sharon Robinson, cello
THE WHALE
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels•thru Feb 2333 Variations•Mar 14-30 Hairspray•Apr 25-May 25
Starring MICHAEL WANZIEStarring MICHAEL WANZIE
Apr 29May 29
Mar 18 - Apr 3
Historic Downtown Winter Garden
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TICKETS & SPECIAL EVENTS: OperaOrlando.org/season or call: 844.513.2014
Mozart: The Impresario Poulenc: Les Mamelles de TirésiasOrlando Philharmonic
A Boisterous Rebirthfor OPERA in
ORLANDO
ERIC PINDER, Stage Direction & Script Adaptation MICHAEL SAKIR, Conductor
Opera Orlando is supported by United Arts of Central Florida, host of power2give.org/centralflorida and the collaborative Campaign for the Arts.”
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ORLANDO BALLET PRESENTS:
DON QUIXOTE March 18-20,
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Dr.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando
STREISAND THE GREATEST STAR
May 7-14, Parliament
House Footlight Theatre, Orlando
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: A BURLESQUE TRIBUTE TO ALICE
April 22, the Venue,
Orlando
Feb. 28J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew PassionMarch 13Romero Guitar Quartet
BAYSTREET PLAYERSEUSTISBAYSTREETPLAYERS.ORG352-357-7777
Feb. 26The Carpenters: Once MoreMarch 10Living Legends Presents Deborah CarpenterApril 19Blend A CapellaMay 7Barton Prize
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY ARTSCFCARTS.COM407-937-1800
Feb 19-March 6 I Love You, You’re Perfect, NOW CHANGEApr 1-17 - The Sound of MusicMay 12-13A Night on the Red Carpet: Musical Hits from the Grammys, Tonys and Oscars.Jun 10-11Symphonic Cinema
CORNELL FINE ARTS MUSEUMWINTER PARKROLLINS.EDU407-646-2526
Jan. 16-April 3Transcommunality: Laura Anderson Barata, Collaboration Beyond Borders
Jan. 16-April 3Doris Leeper: Hard Edges
DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSDRPHILLIPSCENTER.ORG844-513-2014
Feb. 20Patti LaBelleFeb. 23-Feb. 28Kinky BootsMarch 2Josh GrobanMarch 9Tony BennettMarch 29-April 3Dirty DancingApril 23Steve Martin & Martin Short
HARD ROCK LIVEHARDROCKLIVE.COM407-351-LIVE
Feb. 12Gilberto Santa RosaApr 14David Cross: Making America Great AgainApr 16Tori KellyApr 29Anjelah Johnson Presents
HOUSE OF BLUESKISSIMMEEHOB.COM407-934-BLUE
Feb. 23NeverShoutNeverMarch 6Melanie MartinezApril 7Ricardo Montaner
April 24Ciara May 6Blue October
THE ICEHOUSE THEATERICEHOUSETHEATRE.COM352-383-4616
March 18-April 10GypsyMay 20-June 12Becky’s New Car
MAD COW THEATRE COMPANYMADCOWTHEATRE.COM407-297-8788
Jan. 20-Feb. 21Art by Yasmina RezaMarch 16-April 17Long Day’s Journey into NightJune 1-July 3Avenue Q
OPERA ORLANDOOPERAORLANDO.ORG407-718-4365
Feb. 14Valentine’s Concert: “Music and Words of Love”April 22-24A Boisterous Rebirth for Opera in Orlando
ORLANDO BALLETORLANDOBALLET.ORG407-426-1739
March 18-20Don QuixoteApril 29-May 1Beauty & the Beast
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May 18-30, 2016
www.orlandofringe.org
May 18-30, 2016
Learn more by calling 407.514.2000 and visiting www.osc.org
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FUN AND DISCOVERY
Now featuring NEW exhibits for your little learner:The Wizard of Oz™ Educational Exhibit and Hands-On Harley-Davidson™
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JUNE 3–JULY 3 • MAD COW THEATRE, ORLANDOMADCOWT HEATRE.COM
THE ORLANDO FRINGEORLANDOFRINGE.ORG
May 18-30Various shows
ORLANDO GAY CHORUSORLANDOGAYCHORUS.ORG407-841-SING
Feb 13Love is Delicious Cabaret at Crimson HallMay 13-14We Are Family at the Plaza Live Theater
ORLANDO MAGICNBA.COM/MAGIC800-513-8720
Feb. 19MavericksFeb. 21Pacers Feb. 25WarriorsFeb. 2876ersMarch 2Bulls March 4Suns March 15NuggetsMarch 26BullsMarch 29NetsApril 3Grizzlies April 6Pistons April 8Heat April 11Bucks
ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ARTOMART.ORG407-896-4231
Feb. 24Art Night Out: Explorations in Visual JournalingMarch 12Gallery Talk: Will Cotton
ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAORLANDOPHIL.ORG407-896-6700
Feb. 13Barber to BoleroMarch 5The Garland MagicMarch 18-20Orlando Ballet Presents: Don QuixoteApril 1, 3 & 5Mozart’s Magic Flute
ORLANDO PSYCHO CITY DERBY GIRLSOPCDG.ORG
Feb. 14Opener: Double HeaderMarch 13Slammers vs. ThrillersApril 3Assailants vs. SlammersMay 22Assailant vs. Thrillers June 12Orlando vs. Sintral
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AVENUE Q“AVENUE Q IS A BIG OLD
BEAR HUG OF A MUSICAL!” Mad Cow Theater executive
director Mitzi Maxwell says. “I mean, it’s Sesame Street for adults.”
That it is, with puppets and humans interacting to teach us all valuable lessons.
The Tony-winning musical fi nds it’s way onto downtown Orlando’s intimate, professional stage. The production – sponsored by Watermark – boasts nude puppet sex, a couple of stuff ed bears proff ering bad advice, and a puppet stripper. The most shocking character is a pre-deceased Gary Coleman, whose career has turned south. Now the actor manages a tenement building in a less desirable section of an unnamed metropolis.
Complaining about high rent in the city, one character looks at Coleman’s crappy, run-down apartment building and cheerfully states, “This neighborhood looks a lot cheaper!”
Juan Cantu – who directed last season’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ “is chomping at the bit to get to work on it,” Maxwell says.
And who wouldn’t? Avenue Q boasts very, very adult lessons about racism, sexism, one-night stands, and even coming out of the closet. Be warned; one of the songs is titled, “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist.” Another is, “The Internet is for Porn.”
Even for a show that’s 12 years old – the famous small show that stole the Tony from megalomaniacal Wicked – Avenue Q is still a titillating crowd pleaser. Don’t miss this off -color, sweet-hearted musical replete with furry characters, sex, and curse words. —Stephen Miller
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Mar. 18-20
Photography by Michael Cairns 2016$44 T I C K E T S
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BEAUTY & THE BEASTApril 29-May 1
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BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL
March 4-13, Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford
AMERICAN
IDIOTApril 12-13,
Theatre Winter Haven, Winter
Haven
THE FANTASTICKSMay 13-22; June 2-11, Winter Park Playhouse
ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATERORLANDOSHAKES.ORG407-447-1700
Feb. 12-March 27TempestFeb. 24-March 26PericlesApril 1-May 1Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeApril 7-May 7Elephant & Piggie’s “We are in a Play”
ORLANDO SOLAR BEARSORLANDOSOLARBEARSHOCKEY.COM
Feb. 17, 18 & 20IndyFeb. 26, 27 & 29KalamazooMarch 4-6ManchesterMarch 10, 11, & 13BramptonMar. 17, 19, 20AdirondackMach 23GreenvilleMarch 25-26NorfolkMarch 30FloridaApril 1-2South CarolinaApril 5 & 7-9Florida
OSCEOLA CENTER FOR THE ARTSKISSIMMEE407-846-4643
Feb 19-March 6Gypsy
Feb 27-March 7DoubtApril 1-April 17How the Other Half LovesMay 6-May 22The Producers
PARLIAMENT HOUSE FOOTLIGHT THEATREPHOUSE.TICKETLEAP.COM407-425-7571
Feb 5-March 13Naked Boys Singing!March 19-26Kevin Kelly May 7-14Streisand the Greatest Star
THE SOCIAL/THE BEACHAMTHESOCIAL.ORG407-246-1419
Feb. 11104.5 The Beat Birthday Bash featuring August Alsina live performance with Elhae, Trina Pleasure, DJ D Strong and DJ RoyaleFeb. 24Heartless BastardsMarch 1Newfound GloryMarch 17, 24Less Than JakeApril 6They Might Be GiantsApril 7G. Love & Special SauceMay 24Say Anything
UCF CONSERVATORY THEATRETHEATRE.UCF.EDU407-823-1500
Feb 18-28ReelingMarch 17-26She Loves Me
THE VENUETHEVENUEORLANDO.COM407-412-6895
February 26Big Bang Boom! CabaretFeb. 28Shades A Dance Experience Presents: What is Love?March 9 & 10 Lark EdenApril 1The Ladies of the Peekaboo LoungeApril 15Black List Babes CabaretApril 22Curiouser and Curiouser: A Burlesque Tribute to Alice
WILL’S PUBWILLSPUB.ORG407-748-8256
Feb. 13Rocket 88Feb. 14A Valentine for David Bowie (Tribute)Feb. 19Five EightMarch 24BOYTOY with Wild PinkApril 15TV Girl
WAYNE DENSCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTERSANFORDWAYNEDENSCHPERFORMINGARTSCENTER.COM407-321-8111
Feb 11-14Love Your Shorts Film Festival
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Tickets and dining: 813.229.STAR (7827) • Outside Tampa Bay: 800.955.1045Group Sales (10+ get a discount): 813.222.1018 • OPERATAMPA.ORG
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Discover the heart of St. Pete. Explore our galleries, enjoy our events and programs, dine in our café and
shop in our store. Spend your day at the MFA!
Our student membership is affordable and offers endless activity. Visit fine-arts.org to learn about our current and
upcoming exhibitions, events and programs.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on the Arts and Culture and the City of St. Petersburg.
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March 17, the Lakeland
Center, Lakeland
RIHANNAMarch 13,
Amalie Arena, Tampa
AIRSUPPLY
April 17, Ruth Eckerd Hall,
Clearwater
March 4-13Bring It On! The MusicalApril 28-May 1WDPAC Jrs presents: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSEWINTERPARKPLAYHOUSE.ORG407-645-0145
January 22-February 27A Salute to the Music of Tony BennettMarch 18-19, March 31-April 23The Words & Music of Jerry HermanMay 13-22, June 2-11The Fantasticks
POLK COUNTY
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Feb 26-28, March 4-6, March 11-13Peter PanApril 15-17, April 22-24A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMay 25-26Marvin’s RoomJune 24-26Aladdin Jr.
THEATRE WINTER HAVEN THEATREWINTERHAVEN.COM863-294-7469
Feb. 18-March 13Singin’ in the Rain
Feb. 23A Neil Diamond TributeMarch 22-23Skin & BoneApril 12-13American Idiot
THE LAKELAND CENTERLAKELANDTHELAKELANDCENTER.COM863-834-8100
Feb. 24Driving Miss DaisyMarch 1Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatMarch 17Saturday Night FeverMar 24The MidTown Men
POLK MUSEUM OF ARTLAKELANDPOLKMUSEUMOFART.COM863-688-7743
April 9-July 3Rebels with a Cause
TAMPA
AMALIE ARENAAMALIEARENA.COM813-301-2500
Feb. 11Andrea BocelliFeb 24Je� DunhamMarch 13RihannaJune 2Ellie Goulding
CARROLLWOOD PLAYERSCARROLLWOODPLAYERS.ORG813-265-4000
March 28-June 19Nine and Numb Improv after Dark 18+Feb. 5-Feb. 27The Fox on the FairwayApril 8-April 30Crimes of the HeartMay 13-May 28Caught In the NetJuly 15-Aug 6No Sex Please, We’re British
MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATERLIVENATION.COM877-870-3674
Mar 26 –Chicago and Earth, Wind & FireApr 2Duran DuranJun 15Weezer and Panic! at the Disco
JOBSITE THEATERJOBSITETHEATER.ORG813-229-782752
Feb. 26-March 20Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeApril 29-May 22The MaidsJuly 8-31 - Time Stands Still
STAGEWORKS THEATERSTAGEWORKSTHEATER.COM813-251-8984
Feb 4-21In the BloodMarch 10-27 Inherit the WindApril 28-May 15Broadway Bound
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FEB. 11-13, ORLANDO • THE ARTEGON MARKETPLACE, 5250 INTERNATIONAL DRIVEMARCH 3- 5, TAMPA • 6818 S. MANHATTAN AVE.
NUDE NITESINCE 1996 IN ORLANDO, this pop-up gallery has
been gathering artist and arts fans to celebrate the human form. Recently repeated in Tampa,
this very large, very impressive three-night event off ers up painting, photography, sculpture, metalwork, digital art, multi-media, experimental works, and even live entertainment.
It’s the largest nude art show in America, if you’re a size queen. Nude Nite promised those who purvey and those who peruse a full 25,000 square feet of exhibition space!
More importantly, Nude Nite gives many people the chance to view, buy and sell daring and beautiful works that a lot of mainstream galleries here in the South are a little too priggish to show.
This titillating event has grown so popular that Orlando Sentinel and others have called it “not to be missed.” It’s been featured in Creative Loafi ng, on ABC News, in OrlandoMagazine, Florida Art and Leisure and Orlando Weekly. The event attracts thousands.
One aspect is “Extreme Dreams,” a phantasmal performance piece that changes nightly, evolving as it develops.
In fact, they’re still looking for artists and acts for Orlando; call is open until Jan. 28. It costs $40 to display, and you get a free artist’s pass to the rest of the show. Information can be found at the website listed above.
Of course, you must be 21 or older to display or attend Nude Nite. —Stephen Miller
STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSSTRAZCENTER.ORG813-229-7827
Feb. 11-14Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay ManFeb. 20An Evening with Chris MannFeb 21.Patti LaBelleMarch 1-May 1Murder for Two April 22David SedarisMay 12-May 22If/Then
TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART TAMPAMUSEUM.COM813-274-8130
Feb. 12-13Public and Private The Figure Examined: A Panel Discussion.April 23Pride & Passion
TAMPA BAY RAYSTAMPABAY.RAYS.MLB.COM
March 2NationalsMarch 3OriolesMarch 5Twins March 9Blue JaysMarch 10PiratesMarch 12YankeesMarch 15Phillies March 18Red Sox
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DURAN DURAN
“STYLES CHANGE BUT STYLE DOESN’T,” British legends Duran Duran once
proclaimed in their off -period of the late ‘90s. And while the band’s lineup has changed over the decades – Duran Duran initially formed in 1978, fact fans – their sonically adventurous spirit and blipping zeitgeist connections remain fi nely in check.
While their ‘80s peers poodle out to backtracks blasting only “the hits,” Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor have only pushed their own creative limits into the future, hits or not. What else would they do? Fortunately, there are still hits, especially lately. Last year’s skyscraper of a record Paper Gods won them a new contract with Warner Bros. Records, universal critical acclaim, more industry awards for the mantle and landed the band back in the top 10 the world over, including in the their native UK and an increasingly beat-drowned Billboard Hot 200 here in the U.S.
With the collaborative assistance of funk legend Nile Rodgers (Chic), Mr. Hudson (Kanye West) and prior collaborator and superfan Mark Ronson (your dreams), Duran Duran are currently riding high on the road throwing out old hits and a healthy dose of newer surprises. Rodgers is even joining them on stage with his current incarnation of Chic (“Le Freak”) and newcomer Shamir. Expect to be blown away. —Billy Manes
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DAVID SEDARIS
FROM HIS DRY TALES OF WORKING CHRISTMAS RETAIL (and all the mall-Santa that implies) to his
winking dissection of life’s trivialities – human or otherwise – memoirist and all-around personality David Sedaris recreated the tradition of self-satire. Somewhere between childhood fragility and quitting smoking abroad, you’ll fi nd the soul of a man who has bridged gaps quietly, even sardonically, making the gay part of life seem somehow less important than, well, the shared parts that we all live. If there’s a curio box, Sedaris is peering in it. If there’s an owl, he’s asking “who?”; a squirrel, he’ll fi nd the nuts. Most of the nuts are people, though, and that’s why Sedaris’ dry delivery in both print and in person has won him legions of fans. Also, his sister is Amy Sedaris, so you can’t just be jealous all day about those family picnics.
These days, Sedaris is fi lling opera houses abroad (he just stacked the Sydney Opera House in late January, for chrissakes) and making thinking people actually consider leaving their houses (and cats, and lattes) behind. Whether you consider him a humorist, an essayist, an author, an anthropologist or just that friend that you wish would show up at your house when your own mind is racing, Sedaris is defi nitely somebody to see, even for those outside the NPR set. You, too, will talk pretty someday! —Billy Manes
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
MARCH 2, 2016 AT 7:30PM
SINATRA SINGS SINATRA WITH FWITH FRANK SINATRA, JR.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 AT 7:30PM
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
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TONY ORLANDOWEDNESWEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 AT 7:30PM
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