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| | Original Work: Where the Heart Is (Reader's Theatre)
June 3
By: Stephen Marsh
Director: Bob Trisolini
Written by Brevard playwright Stephen Marsh, Where the Heart Is tells the story of Maria Shaughnessy, who runs an unofficial boarding house that’s home to several elders. All goes well until… Presented in a reader's theater format, actors don't memorize scripts but read them to the audience while using their voices and upper bodies to convey the roles they are playing. Actors also use vocal and facial expressions, as well as hand and arm movements.
Hendersonville Theatre is dedicated to the development of local playwrights, and to the production of innovative new work. Join us as we present our first reader's theatre developed here in Hendersonville. This world premiere of a new play has been specifically chosen for our audience and our region.
Approximate Run Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Rating: PG for mild language | Buy Tickets |
| | Born this Way: Amateur Drag Night
July 9th @ 7:30 PM
Hendersonville theatre proudly presents Born This Way: An Amateur Drag Celebration. This event kicks off Pride month with exciting new drag queens and kings from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We invite you to join us for a night of fun, high-energy celebration with these fresh young drag stars. Hendersonville Theatre's own Margot Wilde (last seen on stage at Drag Bingo with Patti O'Furniture) will host the event. There will be opportunities for prizes, a Pride-themed photo booth, and an exciting audience volunteer Lip-Sync competition. Dress in your most glamous Pride fit, and come support your local drag talent, your local theatre, and the local LGBTQIA+ community.
Happy Pride, and remember to bring cash to tip your performers! | Buy Tickets |
| | Hello, Daddy!
JUNE 23
7:30 pm
Starring Delighted Tobehere
Fresh off her performance as the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which Broadway World said was, “Simply Outstanding,” and star turn in The Legend of Georgia McBride, Delighted Tobehere is out to prove she is the ultimate Broadway baby. Delighted is celebrating two decades of drag, and after 20 years of delighting audiences worldwide - and on America’s Got Talent - she is ready for her big break on Broadway!
In Hello, Daddy!, Delighted is pulling out all the stops to prove she has what it takes and will even do WHATEVER it takes to get the role - any role. Even if that means showing you some of her special skills. *wink wink* She won’t quit until she is a star…on Broadway! Hello, Daddy! will feature songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Wicked, La Cage Aux Folles, and more! All of your favorite Broadway hits combined with Delighted’s signature talent, wit, and charm, makes this a show you will not want to miss! Get your tickets today! You’ll be DELIGHTED you did!
About Delighted
Delighted Tobehere is a tour de force in the drag world, celebrating 22 years as a vocalist, comedian, emcee, activist, and motivational speaker. A self described "Queen of all Trades," Delighted combines celebrity illusion, vocal impressions, live vocals, lip sync, comedy, intelligence, and quick wit to wow audiences from corporate functions to pride festivals. In 2015, she wowed the judges on America's Got Talent with a rendition of bass country singer Josh Turner's “Your Man”, garnering yes votes from all of the judges. Recently she starred as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC, where BroadwayWorld described her performance as “simply outstanding!” Throughout the year Delighted tours internationally to sold out houses with her celebrated one-woman shows including She Haw, Hello Daddy!, Drag 101, Simply Delighted, and Divariety. Every winter she has an annual residency at Act2PV in Puerto Vallarta. Along with giving masterclasses and lectures at universities, presenting at corporate DEI events, and touring her shows, Delighted has been a featured presenter at two TEDx events, continuing her mission of encouraging people to live in the moment, live a better life, love themselves, and each other. You can follow Delighted on all social media platforms at @queendelighted. www.imdelightedtobehere.com | Buy Tickets |
| | HT Hometown Sound Music Series Presents
The Maggie Valley Band
June 24th at 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Theatre proudly presents... | Buy Tickets |
| | Rock of Ages
July 7-23, 2023
Book by Chris D’Arienzo
Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals
www.concordtheatricals.com
Director: Victoria Lamberth
This five-time Tony Award-nominated musical tells the story of a small-town girl, a city boy, and a rock ‘n’ roll romance on the Sunset Strip. But when the bar where rock reigns supreme is set to be demolished, it’s up to these wannabe rockers and their band of friends to save the day – and the music. Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair! This jukebox musical features all of your favorite ‘80s rock anthems and power ballads from bands including Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister and more.
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Rating: PG-13 due to adult content, alcohol use, and language. | Buy Tickets |
| | HT Hometown Sound Music Series Presents
Everything is Rosie (Rosemary Clooney Tribute) featuring the Wendy Jones Quartet
July 29th at 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Theatre proudly presents... Everything Is Rosie, a tribute to Rosemary Clooney, as July’s intimate Hometown Sound concert.
Everything Is Rosie tells the story of Rosemary Clooney’s rise to the top of the Billboard charts in the 1950s, her success in Hollywood in films like White Christmas followed by her mental breakdown, and finally her triumphant return to the top of the jazz charts in the 1980s and 1990s. It is a compelling story of heartbreak, tragedy, perseverance, and triumph. As Wendy Jones takes the audience on a riveting trip through Rosemary’s life, she interweaves some of Rosemary’s most beloved hits such as "Come On A My House", "Half as Much,” "Hey There" and Tenderly," as well as songs from her movie musicals and jazz standards by composers such as George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Harold Arlen.
You can learn more about Wendy Jones at the Wendy Jones Quartet at wendyljonesmusic.com.
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| | Bluegrass Night featuring Buncombe Turnpike & Holler Choir
August 26 at 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Theatre proudly presents Asheville bluegrass favorites Buncombe Turnpike and Holler Choir as August’s intimate Hometown Sound concert. Come and celebrate a new downhome tradition as an established local bluegrass band takes to the stage with the newcomers who are carrying the genre’s rich musical traditions into the future.
Lead singer and bass player Tom Godleski began Buncombe Turnpike in the fall of 1997. Buncombe Turnpike plays a variety of heartfelt tunes ranging from traditional and contemporary bluegrass to gospel and hand crafted Buncombe Turnpike originals. With its crowd pleasing demeanor, seasoned musicianship, and powerful vocals, the band has made a name for themselves among traditional and contemporary listeners alike. Bluegrass and a touch of folk and old-time make their music highly listenable. Buncombe Turnpike is considered one of the premier bluegrass bands from Asheville and has had several albums named top Bluegrass Album on WNC. The band has also played across the country and traveled to Spain for performances. In 2007 they opened for Marty Stuart, for the Cherryholmes Family, and for Sam Bush, and took first place in the North Carolina Mountain State Fair bluegrass competition. They will be debuting songs from their ninth album at this concert. Buncombe Turnpike is made up of Godleski (vocals, upright bass), Korey Warren (guitar, mandolin, vocals), David Hyatt (guitar, mandolin, vocals), George Buckner (banjo) and Don Lewis (fiddle, mandolin, vocals).
In February of 2022, Holler Choir began when a group of young, talented roots musicians converged on Cross Roads Studios in Asheville. The meeting’s purpose was to make a solo record for Americana artist Clint Roberts. However, Roberts realized while recording “Holler Choir” that his idea for a record was the perfect thesis for something larger. Guided by Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist Michael Ashworth (Steep Canyon Rangers), Roberts’s crew of bluegrass and old-time inspired peers became the band that is now known as Holler Choir. Based in Asheville, Holler Choir is a string band with members Clint Roberts (guitar, vocals), Helena Rose (banjo, vocals), Norbert McGettigan (bass, vocals), Bridger Dunnagan (fiddle), and a rotating cast of additional talent. Their sound features tight vocal harmonies, driving clawhammer banjo energy, introspective lyrics, and melodic hooks. In late 2022, the band joined forces with Michael Ashworth again to produce Holler Choir's debut full-length record, “Songs Before They Write Themselves.”. The record was engineered by Jason Richmond (Avett Brothers, Rising Appalachia) and Grammy-winning Kim Rosen mastered the album. Brevard native Clint Roberts is the chief songwriter and singer for Holler Choir
and has collected a series of industry nods in recent years, including shout-outs from Rolling Stone, Bill Board, American Songwriter, and Cowboys & Indians. | Buy Tickets |
| | HT Hometown Sound Music Series Presents
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues (Command Performance)
September 23, 2023 at 7:30
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues returns to Hendersonville Theatre in September for a command performance! Alabama Blues Hall of Fame member Mac Arnold's first band included James Brown on piano. He toured and recorded with the Muddy Waters Band and recorded LPs with Otis Spann and John Lee Hooker. Mac moved to Los Angeles and produced Soul Train with his friend Don Cornelius. He even played bass on the Sanford & Son television show when he wasn't playing bass for Otis Redding and B.B. King. After retiring from show business to become an organic farmer, Mac is back with his own band and a "plate full" of CDs, building a new foundation in blues, soul and funk.
As part of the Muddy Waters Band, Mac helped shape the electric blues sound that inspired the rock and roll movement of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Regular guests of the band included Eric Clapton, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, and Elvin Bishop. The Muddy Waters Band (as a unit) shared the stage with the likes of Howlin’ Wolfe, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, and Big Mama Thornton just to name a few. During this time, Mac played on John Lee Hooker’s “live “album, Live at the Café Au Go-Go, as well as Otis Spann’s classic recording “The Blues is Where It’s At”.
Mac later formed the Soul Invaders which backed up many artists, including The Temptations and B. B. King. In the early 70’s, he moved to Los Angeles to work at ABC Television and LAFF RECORDS (Redd Foxx). This led to working on the set of Soul Train from 1971 to 1975 and then working with Bill Withers (“Lean On Me”) before moving back to South Carolina in the 80's.
Mac now resides in Pelzer, SC, where at the age of ten he got his first taste of the blues when he learned to play his brother Leroy’s home-made guitar. Going back to his roots. Mac is serving up a mess of Blues with his own band, “Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues”. The band consists Austin Brashier on guitar and vocals, Max Hightower on harmonica and vocals, Rick Latham on drums, Mike Frost on bass, and Mac Arnold on vocals and Gas Can Guitars.
The Blues Music Awards have taken notice of Mac Arnold over the past few years. Mac was on hand for the 31st annual Blues Music Awards held May 6, 2010 in Memphis. Mac accepted the award for Best Historical Album for his participation in the 1966 recording Muddy Waters - Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (Geffen Records) The recording was released in 2009.
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| | The Mel Brooks Musical
Young Frankenstein
October 13-29, 2023
Book by Mel Brooks
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman
Presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Director: Elizabeth Devault
It's alive! The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny film will leave you in stitches. Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Dr. Frankenstein aims to fulfill his grandfather's legacy by bringing a corpse back to life. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz," Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Rating: PG-13 due to adult humor and content | Buy Tickets |
| | A Doll's House (Reader's Theatre)
November 4
By Henrik Ibsen
Director: Patricia Sands
Written in 1879 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House is about a housewife who becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied with her condescending husband. The play raises universal issues and questions that are applicable to societies worldwide, including gender inequality, materialism, and corruption. Presented in a reader's theater format, actors don't memorize scripts but read them to the audience while using their voices and upper bodies to convey the roles they are playing.
Approximate Run Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Rating: G | Buy Tickets |
| | Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)
December 8-17, 2023
By Michael Carleton, Jim FitzGerald, and John K. Alvarez
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
(www.playscripts.com)
Director: Jonathan Forrester
Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told – plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. Part vaudeville and part Complete Works of William Shakespeare…Abridged, Every Christmas Story Ever Told is a fast, furious, and slightly irreverent look at holiday traditions. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch, and just about every other seasonal character, make an appearance in this racy comedy that will have you laughing all the way to the New Year!
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours
Rating: PG due to mild language and the truth about Santa | Buy Tickets |
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2022 PRICING INFO
*NC Sales Tax is not included in ticket prices
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PLAY PRICING
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Sunday @ 3:00 pm
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Patrons are asked to arrive at the theater no later than 15 minutes before show time. Walk-up and Will Call customers should allow additional time to pick up or purchase tickets at the box office window. Patrons arriving after the performance has begun will be seated when appropriate. All Sales are final. |
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