Ruth Eckerd Hall - Spring 2015 - Event Schedule

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A Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Experience Alton Brown: The Edible Inevitable Tour................... Tue, Feb 3 Dick Fox’s Golden Boys starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian & Bobby Rydell..................Wed, Feb 4 Chicago The Musical.......................... Fri, Feb 6 & Sat, Feb 7 Neil Berg’s 107 Years of Broadway...................... Thu, Feb 12 Harry Connick, Jr................................................. Fri, Feb 13 Jason Mraz....................................................... Sat, Feb 14 Alice Cooper......................................................Mon, Feb 16 Nelson Riddle Orchestra’s Sinatra Centennial Celebration............................ Tue, Feb 17 Dancing Pros: Live!............................................. Thu, Feb 19 Dennis DeYoung with Rock Symphony w/ Pablo Cruise.................................................. Fri, Feb 20 Jackson Browne................................................. Sat, Feb 21 The Midtown Men...............................................Sun, Feb 22 Live From Nashville...........................................Mon, Feb 23 Wanda Sykes...................................................... Fri, Feb 27 Russian National Ballet’s Swan Lake................... Sat, Feb 28 Jekyll & Hyde The Musical.................................. Mon, Mar 2 Jim Stafford in Concert...................................... Wed, Mar 4 Paul Anka.............................................................Sat, Mar 7 Swingtime!........................................................ Mon, Mar 9 Tony Kenny’s Irish Celebration............................ Sun, Mar 15 Elvis Costello.................................................. Mon, Mar 16 Anything Goes................................................. Wed, Mar 18 John Mellencamp..........................Thu, Mar 19 & Fri, Mar 20 Doo Wop XV.......................................................Sat, Mar 21 Sha Na Na Grease Tribute................................. Mon, Mar 23 I Love Lucy Live On Stage.............Tue, Mar 24 & Wed, Mar 25 2nd Annual Nuevo Arts Group 3 Recognition Celebration..................................... Thu, Mar 26 Jackie Evancho.................................................. Thu, Mar 26 Flashdance The Muscial.......................................Sat, Mar 28 Sarah McLachlan............................................... Sun, Mar 29 Diamonds Bandstand Boogie...............................Tue, Mar 31 Electric Light Orchestra Former Members with Rock Symphony.............................................Fri, Apr 10 Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles..............................Sat, April 25 Sammy Hagar.................................................... Wed, Apr 29 Boston................................................................. Sat, May 2 Neutral Milk Hotel...............................................Mon, May 4 Rodney Carrington............................................. Sat, May 16 Happy Together................................................... Sat, Jun 20 Brit Floyd............................................................. Sat, Jul 18 Idina Menzel.......................................................Tue, Jul 28 Weird Al Yankovic............................................... Thu, Aug 13

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Alton Brown Live!

The Edible Inevitable Tour Tue, Feb 3 7pm

Dick Fox’s Golden Boys starring

Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell

Neil Berg’s

107 Years of Broadway Thu, Feb 12 1 & 7pm Tix from

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Harry Connick, Jr. Fri, Feb 13 8pm

Wed, Feb 4 7:30pm

Jason Mraz Fri, Feb 6 8pm 4

Sat, Feb 7 2 & 8pm

Sat, Feb 14 8pm with Raining Jane

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Alice Cooper Mon, Feb 16 8pm

Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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Sinatra Centennial Celebration Tue, Feb 17 1pm Tix from

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Sinatra Centennial Celebration

THE NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA

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Dancing Pros: Live!

Thu, Feb 19 8pm

KARINA SMIRNOFF

ALAN THICKE

CHELSIE EDYTA SLIWINSKA HIGHTOWER

with Alan Thicke, Karina Smirnoff, Edyta Sliwinska & Chelsie Hightower

Dennis DeYoung

The Music of Styx with rock symphony

Live From Nashville Mon, Feb 23 1pm Tix from

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Wanda Sykes Fri, Feb 27 8pm

Fri, Feb 20 7:30pm with Pablo Cruise

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4 STARS FROM THE ORIGINAL CAST OF BROADWAY’S JERSEY BOYS!

The Midtown Men Sun, Feb 22 2pm

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Jackson Browne Sat, Feb 21 8pm

Russian National Ballet presents

Swan Lake Sat, Feb 28 7:30pm

Jekyll & Hyde The Musical Mon, Mar 2 7:30pm

Jim Stafford Wed, Mar 4 1pm Tix from

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Paul Anka Sat, Mar 7 8pm

Richard Nader’s

Doo Wop Reunion XV Sat, Mar 21 7:30pm Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Little Anthony, The Capris & Tommy Mara and The Crests

Swingtime!

Featuring the Jive Aces Mon, Mar 9 1pm

Sha Na Na Grease Tribute Mon, Mar 23 1pm Tix from

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Tony Kenny’s Irish Celebration 8

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Jackie Evancho Thu, Mar 26 7:30pm

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Elvis Costello Solo Mon, Mar 16 8pm Wed, Mar 18 8pm

John Mellencamp Thu, Mar 19 & Fri, Mar 20 7:30pm with Carlene Carter

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FROM THE AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER OF MEMPHIS AND JERSEY BOYS

Flashdance The Musical Sat, Mar 28 8pm

Electric Light Orchestra with rock symphony

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Sarah McLachlan Sun, Mar 29 8pm

The Diamonds Bandstand Boogie 10

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RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles Sat, Apr 25 3 & 8pm

Sammy Hagar & The Circle

Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham & Vic Johnson

Wed, Apr 29 8pm

Boston Sat, May 2 8pm

Adapted from the most beloved show in television history!

Tue, Mar 24 8pm

Neutral Milk Hotel Mon, May 4 8pm

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Sat, May 16 7pm

Happy Together Sat, Jun 20 7pm

Brit Floyd Sat, Jul 18 8pm

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The Murray Theatre is currently undergoing major renovations re-emerging March 2015 as a beautiful new gem in the Ruth Eckerd Hall crown thanks to namesakes Ray and Nancy Murray, who very generously made a substantial donation, a $500,000 state grant and Expanding the Experience Capitol Campaign donors. We will kick off the season with presentations by partner theater companies including Florida Studio Theatre, Tampa Repertory Theatre, Stageworks Theatre and Hat Trick Theatre. The GRAMMY Museum’s® Music Revolution Project will return for their third year. These are just a few of the great performances to look forward to in the new Murray Theatre’s inaugural season!

Celebrate the NEW Murray Theatre Grand Opening with us!

Monday, March 23, 2015 Public Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 5:30pm

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“Weird Al” Yankovic Thu, Aug 13 8pm

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he new Murray Theatre will offer stateof-the-art educational programming and be the world class home to many of our local production companies. This unique and special venue fulfills the mission set out by Ruth Eckerd Hall over 30-years-ago while honoring the vision of Ray and Nancy Murray. “ -Zev Buffman, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. President and CEO

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Support for Ruth Eckerd Hall is provided in part through the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Clearwater and the Leading Ladies of Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts is supported in part by The Tampa Bay Times Fund, Inc., Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc., the Pinellas Community Foundation, Friends of Music, Pinellas Cultural Foundation, Macy’s, Florida Blue, the Nichols Foundation, South Arts, the Lightning Foundation, New York Life, UPS, GTE Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Wells Fargo, Clearwater Jazz Holiday and the Volunteer Usher Fund.