Downtown Jazz: Unforgettable

101 Years of Nat King Cole

featuring Clint Holmes

Thursday, February 9, 2023

7:00pm

Christian Tamburr is an internationally renowned vibraphonist, pianist, composer and arranger. He leads the critically acclaimed Christian Tamburr Quintet which performs regularly at venues such as Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center.
Clint Holmes is a consummate entertainer, writer, performer, recording artist and one of the country’s finest vocalists. When Clint is on stage, anything can happen, and usually does.
Join us as these two accomplished performers bring their talents to the stage for an evening that will truly be Unforgettable.

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

by Ken Ludwig

February 16, 17 & 18, 2023

All shows 7:30pm

$14 Adults/ $12 Srs & Students

Put on your deerstalker cap, the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic, The Hound of the Baskervilles, into a murderously funny theatrical adventure. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one, but Sherlock Holmes is on the case! A dizzying web of clues unravels as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can Holmes and Watson discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be. 

Mike Wiley: The Fire of Freedom

Friday, March 3, 2023

7:30pm

Abraham H. Galloway (1837-1870) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. He risked his life behind enemy lines, recruited black soldiers for the North, and fought racism in the Union army’s ranks. He stood at the forefront of an African-American political movement, leading a historic delegation of black southerners to the White House to meet with President Lincoln and later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. Long hidden from history, Galloway’s story reveals a war unfamiliar to most of us.

This riveting portrait, based on the book of the same name by David Cecelski and adapted by playwright Howard Craft, illuminates Galloway’s life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South.

Beatlesque

Saturday, March 11, 2023

7:30pm

One of the most popular groups to perform at the Arts Center! Beatlesque is a top-notch, crowd-pleasing, fan-favorite tribute band. In costume and in character, the fab four members of the group enjoy the challenge and the thrill of recreating the music that we all know and love. We're thrilled to welcome them back to the stage!

Downtown Jazz: The Sirens of Song

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn & Nina Simone, featuring Shana Tucker

Thursday, April 13, 2023

7pm

Cellist and singer-songwriter Shana Tucker joins Christian Tamburr and his band for an evening dedicated to the women of jazz. Tucker takes us on a journey through the music of Fitzgerald, Vaughan and Simone, inviting you in with her voice and capturing your heart with her unique ChamberSoul style. She’s opened for heavy-hitters like the Indigo Girls and Blind Boys of Alabama and played several years in Las Vegas with Cirque du Soleil.

Rodney Marsalis and the Philadelphia Big Brass

Saturday, April 29, 2023

7:30pm

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is America’s premier large brass ensemble. A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in the American culture, RMPBB is dedicated to the notion that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone. The ensemble is especially dedicated to reaching out to the world's youth and inspiring them to reach for their dreams. 

In recent years the group has been invited to perform in performing arts centers around the world including China's National Center for the Performing Arts, Guangzhou Opera House, Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall, and prominent performing arts centers throughout the United States, South America, Asia, and Europe.

Sense and Sensibility

by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen

May 18, 19, 20

all shows 7:30pm

$14/Adults; $12 Srs & Students

A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?