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YOUR GUIDE TO UPCOMING SHOWS AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS Mike Birbiglia’s The New One
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Once on This Island
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Direct from its acclaimed Broadway run, The New One tells an old story in a new way. With a heart-wrenching and hilarious look at first-time fatherhood, Mike Birbiglia brings his signature wit and charm to the stage.
THE NEW ONE NEWS Winner of the 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Winner of the 2019 Drama Desk for Outstanding Solo Performance Touring only in 4 cities – of which Charlotte is a lucky one!
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OCT. 8-13 KNIGHT THEATER
AT LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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With lunchboxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure in this all new action-packed live show, full of singing, dancing, games and surprises! Color in the picture below to start your own adventure with Peppa.
Peppa Pig © Astley Baker Davies Ltd / Entertainment One UK Ltd 2003.
Peppa Pig Live! IN THE
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OCT. 6 BELK THEATER
AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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Produced by Marketing at Blumenthal Performing Arts Wendy Oglesby, vice president Mark Wallace, creative services & publications manager Brandon Carter, director of marketing and publicity
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DESIGNER: Lindsey Burton WRITER/COORDINATOR: Kitty Janvrin
On the Cover
Clockwise from top left, Mike Birbiglia; The Hip Hop Nutcracker, photo by Tim Norris; Tamyra Gray as ‘Papa Ge’ in the Broadway production of Once On This Island, photo by Joan Marcus, 2017; and Crow, Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Capturing the vibrant, expressive spirit of the world of Bollywood movies that have been entertaining billions of people in India for generations, Taj Express is a dazzling cinematic and theatrical journey. This joyous show is a high energy celebration of new India’s pop music, Bollywood culture and deep traditions featuring stunning costumes, dance and thrilling live music.
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OCT. 30 KNIGHT THEATER
AT LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Relive the heart-stopping musical phenomenon with this new production direct from Broadway. With a thrilling score and beloved characters, audiences and critics cheer “Les Miz is born again!” (NY1). Get swept away by the classic score by testing your song lyric knowledge below.
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But the _ _ _ _ _ _ come at night/ With their voices soft as thunder “I DREAMED A DREAM”
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As for the rest, all of them crooks / Rooking their guests and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the books “MASTER OF THE HOUSE”
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There is a lady all in white / Holds me and sings a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “CASTLE ON A CLOUD”
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When the beating of your heart / _ _ _ _ _ _ the beating of the drums “DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?”
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In the rain, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shines like silver / All the lights are misty in the river “ON MY OWN”
One Day More | Photo by Matthew Murphy
ANSWERS: 1. tigers 2. cooking 3. lullaby 4. echoes 5. pavement
Les Misérables
OCT. 29-NOV. 3 OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD
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That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody by Jonathan Rockefeller. | Photo by Russ Rowland
Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down. That Golden Girls Show! is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets!
Barkingly honest with a heart of gold
Always the optimist, even when she’s a bit spacey
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The life of the party with an insatiable taste for men
Powerful and grounded with undeniable wit
NOV. 22-23 BOOTH PLAYHOUSE
AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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Is there a different vibe between an audience in England and an audience in the States?
LEWIS: AUTHORS JONATHAN SAYER, HENRY SHIELDS AND HENRY LEWIS The Play That Goes Wrong mixes genres – the hoary old English murder mystery, with slapstick and farce. The premise is that it’s a college theater production where everything that can go wrong does go wrong! What were your influences?
SHIELDS: I think each of the three of us have a different area of British comedy that we really love. And so, we’ve got lots of silent film stuff - a lot of that comes from John. He has a real obsession with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. But, there’s also a good amount of things like Mr. Bean, which I really love. Actually, the main character that I play[ed], Chris Bean, is named after Mr. Bean. And there’s a good bit of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python in there. Did you guys have a wish list of, you know, every actor’s nightmare and kind of try and cram that onto the stage? Because it’s amazing how there’s just this cascade effect, especially with Nigel Hook’s two-level set.
We’ve done a few little tweaks and changes, because of some differences of language, and that kind of stuff. But, on the whole, I think the response to the show has been pretty much the same all over, which is amazing really. One of the most amazing things about having the show running all over the world, in different productions, is to be able to go and see different people in completely different cultures in completely different countries really laughing and enjoying the show.
SAYER: I think we did the show over a thousand times and it never once got old for me, because it’s just so fantastic to be able to make that many people laugh. And I think that’s actually become a more important thing lately; to make people laugh. And I think it’s delightful that you can have people of all different creeds, races, and different sides of the political spectrum and just go into the theatre and all be united in laughter for a little while.
PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY
SHIELDS: We wrote down a list of big visual effects that we’d love to find. So, you know, the mezzanine dropping, the truss that flies across, the big plank that splits down and hits the actor in the face, the coal scuttle that explodes; all those things.
The Play That Goes Wrong
NOV. 29-DEC.1 KNIGHT THEATER
AT LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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OCT. 27 | BELK THEATER
OCT. 30 | McGLOHON THEATER
NOV. 1 | KNIGHT THEATER
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NOV. 7 | McGLOHON THEATER
NOV. 17 | McGLOHON THEATER
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NOV. 21 | McGLOHON THEATER
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ENTER THE WORLD OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Once on This Island is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world and ready to risk it all for love. Meet the mighty island gods who guide Ti Moune on her remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.
ERZULIE
ASAKA ORIGIN: Also known as Azaka, the loa of harvest and the patron of agriculture.
TRAITS: Deeply compassionate, her symbol is the heart. As the embodiment of femininity, she is a defender of women and children.
TRAITS: Farmers in the Haitian mountains often pray to Asaka for a plentiful harvest.
PAPA GE
AGWE
ORIGIN: From the loa family of death; believed to be the corpse of the very first man who died.
ORIGIN: The loa of direction, specifically across the ocean.
TRAITS: Sinister and seductive, he stands at the crossroads between the living and the dead to carry souls into the afterlife.
TRAITS: Dashing and handsome, he controls currents, waves and ocean depths to guide travelers home.
Photo by Joan Marcus
ORIGIN: Traditionally the spirit of love, beauty, jewelry, dancing and luxury.
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NOV 12-17 BELK THEATER
AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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As the weather cools down, our stages are heating up with holiday-themed shows. Music, dance, theater: these shows check every box on your gift list.
NOV. 30 • McGLOHON THEATER
DEC. 1 • BELK THEATER
DEC. 3 • KNIGHT THEATER
DEC. 12 • McGLOHON THEATER
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OCTOBER 3
Straight Up With Stassi Live Knight Theater
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The Kingston Trio McGlohon Theater
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Peppa Pig Live! Belk Theater
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Mike Birbiglia’s The New One Knight Theater
Cody Ko & Noel Miller: Tiny Meat Gang Live Knight Theater
NOVEMBER 1
Dennis DeYoung: The Grand Illusion 40th Anniversary Album Tour Knight Theater The Simon and Garfunkel Story Knight Theater
Harlem 100 Knight Theater
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour Knight Theater
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Chelsea Wolfe: American Darkness Tour 2019 McGlohon Theater
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Nerdy Night Out: Dark Matter Knight Gallery at Spirit Square
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Sirius XM Coffeehouse Tour featuring Joshua Radin & The Weepies McGlohon Theater
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The Tempations & The Four Tops Belk Theater
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Les Misérables Ovens Auditorium
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National Geographic Live: The Search for Life Beyond Earth McGlohon Theater
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Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue Knight Theater
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Jimmy Webb McGlohon Theater
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CONTRA-TIEMPO’s “joyUS justUS” Booth Playhouse Once on This Island Belk Theater Lewis Black: The Joke’s on US Tour Knight Theater Happier Hour: An Evening with Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft Booth Playhouse
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NOVEMBER 16
Nerdy Night Out: Versus Knight Gallery at Spirit Square
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An Acoustic Evening with John Hiatt McGlohon Theater
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Disney Junior Holiday Party! On Tour Belk Theater
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Rockapella McGlohon Theater That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody Booth Playhouse
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Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas McGlohon Theater
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The Hip Hop Nutcracker Belk Theater
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Nerdy Night Out: Nevertheless She Existed Knight Gallery at Spirit Square
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A Very Postmodern Christmas Knight Theater
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Nerdy Night Out: Ride or Die: Oregon Trail Live Knight Gallery at Spirit Square
Jersey Boys Ovens Auditorium
Angela Grovey, Yaegel T. Welch and Jamie Ann Romero in The Play That Goes Wrong National Tour. | Photo by Jeremy Daniels
NOV. 19DEC. 1
The Play That Goes Wrong Knight Theater
DECEMBER
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Robert Earl Keen Presents Countdown to Christmas Knight Theater Dave Barnes Presents A Very Merry Christmas with Special Guests McGlohon Theater
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The cult comedy classic is back and cheesier than ever. And it’s LIVE! Join creator and original host Joel Hodgson for his final tour as you get to take your place in the theater alongside the galaxy’s favorite – and only – movie-riffing robots, Tom Servo, Crow and Gypsy. Grab a popcorn and a soda and enjoy these fun facts . Premiered in 1988 before airing nationally on the Comedy Channel and later the Sci-Fi Channel Revitalized by Netflix in 2017 after the highest-grossing film/TV crowdfunding campaign ever Named one of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time by Time, Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly Peabody Award winner Two-time Emmy nominee
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour 14
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OCT. 17 KNIGHT THEATER
AT LEVINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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T TH E ST OR Y OF FR AN KI E VA LL I & TH E FO UR SE AS ON S
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hey were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning phenomenon. Unscramble the names of each original member of the legendary music group and use the circled letters to compile the name of The Four Seasons’ first No. 1 hit. Answer correctly to enter to win a pair of tickets to opening night. Email a photo of this completed page to marketing2@BlumenthalArts.org or remove this page and mail it to:
Jersey Boys Enter to Win c/o Blumenthal Arts Marketing 345 N. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202
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Deadline for entries to be received is Nov. 22, 2019.
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MYTMO VETODI Greenan and Jonny Wexler, Eric Chambliss, Corey s Jonathan Cable | Photo by Joan Marcu
Jonathan Cable, Jonny Wexler, Eric Chambliss and Corey Green an Photo by Joan Marcus
Jersey Boys
DEC. 6-8 OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD
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