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2008-2009 Season Highlights
The Millers Thursday, September 11, 7 p.m “The Millers,” the family that travels the world performing together, sharing the stage with the likes of Alicia Keys, B.B. King, Kanye West, Ziggy Marley and Ricky Skaggs. Finalists in 2006 “America’s Got Talent,” The Millers includes 13-year-old phenom, LD, wailing on harmonica.…
Sweeney Todd Monday & Tuesday, September 22 & 23, 7:30 p.m.   This triumphant new cutting-edge production of a Broadway tour de force will take your breath away. The winner in 2006 of two Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, director John Doyle’s…
The Reduced Shakespeare Company Complete History of America (Abridged), Special Election Edition Thursday, October 23, 7:30 p.m. Join us for a Candidate Expo beginning at 6 p.m. in the lobby. Six hundred years of history in 6,000 seconds! From Washington to Watergate, yea verily from the Bering Strait to Baghdad,…
Friday, October 31 HALLOWEEN NIGHT – 9 p.m. Trail-blazing rockers Joan Jett & The Blackhearts are set to blow the doors off the Gallagher-Bluedorn! “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” became Jett’s biggest success, with a string of Top 40 hits following, including “Crimson and Clover” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me…
Lakota Sioux Indian Dance Theatre Sunday, November 9, 7 p.m. Experience the holistic worldview of the Lakota Sioux through their championship Pow Wow dancers, singers and storytellers. The group celebrates the culture of the Lakota people set against a backdrop of spectacular video imagery and accompanied by traditional and sacred…
Handel’s Messiah featuring Metropolitan Chorale and local musicians Sunday, November 23, 2 p.m. The Metropolitan Chorale, composed of serious amateur and professional vocalists from the Cedar Valley, annually performs two concerts of major choral works with orchestra and soloists. The group will be conducted by Weston Noble. “Messiah” is Handel’s…
Kathy Mattea Friday, December 12, 7:30 p.m. In an era of grandstanding artistry and pop celebrities who change with each new trend, Kathy Mattea has remained grounded in who she is: a folk-based performer and a well-written song’s best friend. There is greatness in how Mattea interprets a song, whether…
Russian National Ballet–Cinderella Sunday, January 25, 7:30 p.m. Filled with gorgeous pas de deux, endearing characters and many magical moments, this production promises an enchanted experience for young and old. From the Prince and Cinderella’s first ballroom duet, to the dramatic strike of the clock at midnight, to the transformation…
Bob the Builder Live Sunday, February 1, 1 & 4 p.m. Everyone’s favorite fix-it guy is steam rolling into town and bringing his lovable gang for the ride in Bob the Builder Live! Come to Sunflower Valley and join Bob, Wendy, Scoop the Digger, Lofty the Crane and the rest…
Ronald K. Brown - Evidence Saturday, February 28, 7:30 p.m. Discovered by Judith Jamison, commissioned by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and recognized by the New York Times as "one of the most profound choreographers of his modern dance generation," Ronald K. Brown and his dance company Evidence blend African,…
The Pajama Game Sunday, March 1, 2:00 & 7:00 p.m. Bright and riotously funny, this all-new production of the Tony Award winning, Broadway smash hit, “The Pajama Game” is contemporary musical theatre comedy at its very best. In this fast-paced, frisky tale, feisty employee representative Babe Williams and handsome factory…
Great Big Sea Thursday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. Newfoundland folk-rockers Great Big Sea baptize listeners in a tide of melody, poignant lyricism and buoyant, bracing rhythm. The band creates a complex sound that melds modern pop and rock influences with the gallantry of traditional folk music. It’s not a party…
Experience what Beatlemania was all about!  From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road - they look and sound just like them. “The next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” raves the Denver Post. All the music and vocals are performed totally live. RAIN covers the Fab Four from the earliest beginnings through the…
Founded in Northfield, Minn., in 1995, Cantus is gaining recognition as one of America’s finest professional male vocal ensembles. The group’s performances are met with praise for its blend of youthful vitality and polished nuance. Their repertoire spans many periods and genres, including Gregorian chant, Renaissance motets, contemporary sacred works,…
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a new Broadway musical that boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theatre and thought, “Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be…
Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people, will play three farewell performances at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Discover why nothing in the world compares to The Original International Phenomenon! Whether it’s your first…
Bobby McFerrin Saturday, January 31, 7:30 p.m. Bobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A 10-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the best-known vocal innovators and improvisers and the creator of one of the most popular songs of the 20th century, “Don’t Worry,…