PERFORMING ARTS
BROADWAY’S NEXT HIT MUSICAL Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $20 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
Alash Throat Singers
The hysterical “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” is the only unscripted theatrical awards show. Master improvisers gather made-up, hit song suggestions from the audience and create a spontaneous evening of music, humor, and laughter. The audience votes for its favorite song and watches as the cast turns it into a full-blown musical – complete with memorable characters, witty dialogue, and plot twists galore.
THE MAN IN THE ARENA Thursday, March 15, 2018 | 7:30 P.M. AP Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $18 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt is energetically brought back to life by award-winning actor Derek Evans. The face of America for three decades, Roosevelt was powerful, opinionated, intensely loyal, and devoted to the ideal of a just, honorable, and muscular America. He stood for high ideals, and never preached anything he didn’t practice. A show that offers lessons in patriotism, self-reliance, family values, and the conservation of our great natural resources – and everything you ever wanted to know about the man once called “The most American American who ever lived!” Nobuntu
THE PEOPLE’S SHAKESPEARE PROJECT: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Thursday - Sunday, February 8-11, 2018 | 7:30 P.M. AP Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $18 GENERAL ADMISSION | $15 STUDENTS
“Moneys is your suit…” as Shylock, the money lender, says to the merchant, Antonio. This Venice is all about money where buying, selling, lending and borrowing is the name of the game. Where ugly prejudice and violence against Shylock, “The Jew”, is acceptable behavior…until his money is needed. Where the outcast who has silently suffered this abuse his entire life is finally driven to revenge. A powerful play that encourages us to dig beneath the shiny surface and face ourselves. It’s what Shakespeare does best! Irish Christmas In America
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Global Music AL ASH THROAT SINGERS
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 | 7:30 P.M. AP Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $15 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
Named for the Alash River that runs through the northwestern region of Tuva in the heart of Central Asia, this amazing ensemble combines the ancient art of throat singing with newer musical ideas from the West.
NOBUNTU Sunday, November 12, 2017 | 3 P.M. AP Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $15 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
Fusing music rooted in tradition, Afro Jazz, Gospel and Crossover with pure voices, traditional instruments, minimalistic percussion, and dance, the five-part a cappella vocal group Nobuntu transports audiences to their native Zimbabwe. Funded through the Mid Atlantic Arts Tours program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA Thursday, December 14, 2017 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | WARE CENTER $20 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
The perennial favorite is back, with a familyfriendly performance featuring evocativelysung Irish ballads, lively instrumental tunes and thrilling Irish dancing, while reminiscent photographic images provide a backdrop to rich historical traditions.
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF L ATIN MUSIC Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | 7:30 P.M. Clair Hall | WINTER CENTER $15 RESERVED SEATING, discounts apply
Infectious indie mambo band Orkesta Mendoza, mixes Latin styles cumbia, merengue and ranchera through a psychedelic mambo and post-punk prism, and alternative Chicano band Las Cafeteras, recreates traditional Afro-Caribbean Son Jarocho music in a wildly vibrant style. These groups tell stories of a community that is looking for love and fighting for justice in the concrete jungle of East L.A.