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A great new season at PAC!
JANUARY
January 18 to 20, 2008
Rent
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $55, $50, & $48
2008 Contemporary Classics Series
The winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize, Rent is about being young, learning to survive, falling in love, finding a voice, and living for today. Rent has made a lasting mark on Broadway with its rousing, rocking score and poignant story, and now this smash-hit returns to Providence.
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January 29 to February 3, 2008
Monty Python's Spamalot
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $55, $50, & $48
Citizen's Bank Broadway Series
Monty Python's Spamalot makes its Ocean State debut January 29 – February 3, 2008. Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy "lovingly ripped off" from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Directed by Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot
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FEBRUARY
January 29 to February 3, 2008
Monty Python's Spamalot
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $55, $50, & $48
Citizen's Bank Broadway Series
Monty Python's Spamalot makes its Ocean State debut January 29 – February 3, 2008. Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy "lovingly ripped off" from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Directed by Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot
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Saturday February 9, 2008
Anne Murray with the RI Philharmonic Pops
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $45.00 to $65.00
Special Show, Pops-Phil-PPAC
Anne Murray's signature voice has graced the airwaves on recordings since 1968 and is recognized worldwide as one of Canada's most enduring national treasures. With over 50 million career album sales, the legendary singer continues to sell out concert halls throughout North America. Fresh off the January release of her most recent studio album, titled Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, she will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Pops, Francisco Noya conducting.
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February 19 to 24, 2008
The Wedding Singer
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $55, $50, & $48
Citizen's Bank Broadway Series
Set in 1985, The Wedding Singer is a new romantic musical comedy based on the hit movie and features the memorable character of Robbie Hart, a rock-star wannabe and New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. Robbie is the life of the party – until his own fiancee leaves him at the altar. Heartbroken, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a charming waitress who wins his affection. Unfortunately for Robbie, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
With a brand new score that pays homage to the pop songs of the 1980's, The Wedding Singer will take audiences back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer just might be the coolest guy in the room.
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MARCH
Saturday March 1, 2008
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $32.50 to $42.50
Special Show
Continuing to thrive on the success of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the two stars of the Emmy-nominated series, will return to Providence to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy.
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March 4 to 9, 2008
Camelot
Time: Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00pm,Sundays at 1:00 & 6:30pm
Tickets: $38.00 to $65.00
2007/2008 Citizen's Bank Broadway Series
Stage and film star Lou Diamond Phillips will wear the crown in this magnificent new production of Lerner and Loewe's timeless masterpiece. Tony nominated for his Broadway performance in The King and I, Phillips takes on the role of King Arthur. The enchanted kingdom of Camelot is a place where honor and chivalry reign. But can this idyllic land survive when Queen Guenevere falls in love with Sir Lancelot? The splendid, memorable score includes the romantic and haunting If Ever I Would Leave You, the captivating How to Handle a Woman, and the majestic Camelot.
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March 10 to 12, 2008
Celtic Woman A New Journey
Time: 730pm
Tickets: $43.00 to $65.00
Special Show
Created by Composer and Musical Director David Downes and Executive Producer Dave Kavanagh in 2004, Celtic Woman's story has, from the very beginning, been one of overwhelming success. Between their self-titled debut, their Christmas CD 'A Christmas Celebration' and 'A New Journey' CD Celtic Woman has held the Number 1 position on the Billboard World Music Charts for a record-breaking 95 consecutive weeks. Their CDs and DVDs have gone platinum in the U.S. and South Africa, as well as going gold as far a field as Australia and Japan.
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Saturday March 15, 2008
Bernadette Peters with the RI Philharmonic
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $52.00 to $75.00
Special Show, Pops-Phil-PPAC
Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. She won Tony Awards for her performances in Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Song and Dance and in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun, and multiple Tony nominations, including for performances in The Goodbye Girl, the recent Broadway revival of Gypsy, and Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. In addition to performances in 17 different films, including The Jerk with Steve Martin, The Longest Yard with Burt Reynolds, Silent Movie with Mel Brooks, Annie with Carol Burnett, and Pink Cadillac with Clint Eastwood, Ms. Peters boasts an impressive list of television credits ranging from performing arts specials, such as PBS' Evening at Pops and The Kennedy Center Honors, to appearances in variety shows and sitcoms, such as her Emmy-nominated performances on The Muppet Show and Ally McBeal.
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Sunday March 16, 2008
If Your Irish
Time: 2pm
Tickets: $28.50 to $48.50
Special Show
If you're Irish (and even if your not), this is the show for you! Irish tenor, Derek Moloney and Irish soprano Deidre sing rousing ballads accompanied by a full orchestra and Irish fiddler, Cora Smyth.
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March 28 to 30, 2008
Riverdance
Time: Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday at 1pm & 630pm
Tickets: $38.00 to $65.00
2008 Contemporary Classics Series
Now in its 12th year, this internationally-acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song, and dance returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center. "An explosion of sight and sound that simply takes your breath away", cheers The Chicago Tribune. "A family evening unlike anything else!" raves The London Times.
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APRIL
Friday April 4, 2008
Jackson Browne
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $33.00 to $53.00
Special Show
Over the course of more than three decades, Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. With classic albums including Late for the Sky, The Pretender, Running on Empty, and For Everyman, and songs like Doctor my Eyes, "Rock me on the Water, and Lives in the Balance, he has defined a genre of songwriting that is charged with honesty, emotion, and personal politics. Jackson’s artistry was recognized with his 2004 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Browne's last album release was 2005's Grammy-nominated Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic Vol. 1, presenting 12 songs culled from his acclaimed solo acoustic concerts performed worldwide.
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Saturday April 5, 2008
Lisa Lampanelli
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $34.75
Special Show
Dubbed by The New York Times as Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli is a no-holds-barred insult comic who masterfully works her audience while maintaining an inherent likeability that ultimately wins the hearts of her fans. Her ability to make people laugh at their own stereotypes and differences helped her conquer the club scenes in both New York City and Los Angeles in a few short years. Ms. Lampanelli's newest one-hour special Dirty Girl aired on Comedy Central in January 2007 and was a hit for the network; her Dirty Girl CD and DVD debuted at #4 on the comedy charts.
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April 11 to 13, 2008
The Producers
Time: Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday at 1pm & 630pm
Tickets: $38.00 to $65.00
2008 Contemporary Classics Series
Everything you've heard is true! "Mel Brooks has put the comedy back into musical comedy. The Producersd is the funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing ever seen on stage!" writes USA Today. Now you can experience one of the biggest Tony Award winners in Broadway history when it returns to Providence! With direction and choreography by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, Contact, The Music Man), The New York Times raves "The Producers is a blissful spectacle that will leave you delirious!"
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Friday April 25, 2008
Women in Comedy
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $23.00 to $63.00
Special Show
Loretta LaRoche, the Goddess of Guffaw, highlights this fabulous evening of entertainment joined by some of the hottest ladies in comedy. The best selling author, PBS star and humorist shares her unique perspective on life, love and aging. She brings a stellar cast of characters from such shows as Comedy Central's Laugh Riots and Premium Blend, Last Comic Standing, The Biggest Loser, and Nick at Nite's Americaa's Funniest Mom contest for a night that should not be missed. You don't need to be a woman to enjoy this evening of hilarity!
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Saturday April 26, 2008
Jeff Dunham
Time: 7pm & 10pm
Tickets: $42.00
Special Show
Jeff Dunham and his suitcase posse are funny – very, very funny – and the public has responded by making his Comedy Central one-hour special, Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, one of the network's highest rated standup specials ever. The DVD of the same name has gone on to be one of the most successful comedy titles in history, achieving quintuple-platinum status (500,000 in sales) over the last year. Not bad considering the average comedy DVD sells around 25,000 units.
Note: Ticket exchanges between the 7 and 10pm shows will not be permitted.
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Sunday April 27, 2008
The Moody Blues
Time: 730pm
Tickets: $45.00 to $75.00
Special Shows
The Moody Blues are one of the most enduring and beloved rock bands in music history. With a legacy that spans the late 60s to present, The Moody Blues have generated a legendary list of hit songs that are regarded as some of the most groundbreaking and innovative music of our time. A legendary band with an incredible roster of hits, including Nights in White Satin, Ride My See Saw, The Story in Your Eyes, Isn't Life Strange?, Question, I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band), and Your Wildest Dreams, The Moody Blues' multi-Platinum, Platinum, and Gold albums and singles have generated yearly sold–old tours over the course of several decades. The Moody Blues – Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge – carry on their magical musical legacy to generation after generation, year after year.
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MAY
Saturday May 3, 2008
Addy: An American Girl Story
Time: 2pm & 6pm
Tickets: $20.00 to $30.00
Family Shows
Addy Walker is a hopeful 9-year-old girl growing up in slavery during the Civil War. Her life changes forever the day Poppa and her brother, Sam, are sold from their North Carolina plantation. Momma and Addy realize they must take the terrible risk and run before they lose each other, too. It is too dangerous to bring Addy's baby sister with them, so Esther must stay behind. During their escape, Addy's courage helps save her and Momma as they face the terrifying road to freedom. When they finally arrive in Philadelphia, Momma finds work while Addy gets to attend school for the first time. Addy is thrilled to learn how to read and write, and she is grateful to find a true friend in Sarah. But Addy is hurt by the snubs of sought-after friends, like Harriet. Building a new life in freedom isn't easy, and Addy desperately misses Poppa, Sam, and Esther. Addy and Momma hold fast to their dream of having their whole family together again.
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Sunday May 4, 2008
Larry the Cable Guy
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $45.75
Special Shows
Fresh off the 2007 release of his hit comedy CD and DVD, both titled Morning Constitutions, Dan Whitney, better known as LARRY THE CABLE GUY, has proven to be one of the most successful comics in America. This spring, the man who popularized the catchphrases 'Git-R-Done' and 'Lord, I Apologize' is coming to Providence for one night only!
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May 6 to 11, 2008
The Drowsy Chaperone
Time: Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00pm,Sundays at 1:00 & 6:30pm
Tickets: $38.00 to $65.00
2007/2008 Citizen's Bank Broadway Series
The Drowsy Chaperone concludes the Citizens Bank Broadway Series. Winner of the most 2006 Tony Awards of any musical on Broadway, this new critically acclaimed musical comedy begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called The Drowsy Chaperone, and the show magically bursts to life.
The audience is instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters!
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Tuesday May 13, 2008
Larry the Cable Guy
Time: 530pm & 830pm
Tickets: $32.00 to $52.00
Special Shows
True to its title, Grand Illusion is the logical and incredible evolution of this conjurer's art. Mr. Copperfield's goal in Grand Illusion is to take one's dreams (and maybe a few nightmares) and make them become reality using his state of the art wizardry. Displaying his off-the-cuff brand of humor, Mr. Copperfield breaks new ground in Grand Illusion and takes his art to a grand yet intimate, personal yet universal dimension for an evening of wonders that will never be forgotten.
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PPAC Subscribers receive a host of benefits, including guaranteed seat location, exchange privileges, advance ordering, and more.
For to subscribe to the 2007/2008 Citizens Bank Broadway Series and the 2007/2008 Contemporary Classics Series, contact the Box Office at 401-421-2787. The Box Office is open from 10A – 6P Monday through Friday and noon – 5P on Saturdays.
Subscribers are invited to consider joining The President’s Club; some of the special features offered exclusively by The President's Club include use of a private lounge area with restroom access, coat check, light fare, and much more. Subscribers may purchase a membership for two by making a $500 tax-deductible donation to the PPAC Annual Fund. The President's Club will be open during all subscription performances and other selected performances. For more information please contact Executive Assistant for Development, Patricia Neves, at pneves@ppacri.org or 401-574-3122.
Group Sales
Schools, organizations, clubs, churches, families, and friends who wish to obtain more information on group sales of 20 or more, please contact Paul Hiatt at (401) 574-3162 or phiatt@ppacri.org. Details regarding reception rooms and restaurant packages are available for groups upon request.
Even More Information!
Family shows and special engagements will be announced at a later date; visit ppacri.org for the most current information. Please note that all dates, programs, and artists are subject to change without notice.
For inquiries and information about advertising in the CenterStage program book, please contact Sharon Corcoran, CenterStage advertising sales representative, at direct@ppacri.org or call 401-574-3136.
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