Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts
25th Anniversary Season! 2008-2009
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS SERIES:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 7:30PM
THE CAPITOL STEPS
Musical Political Satire
With updated material, THE CAPITOL STEPS return to our stage to present their musical satire. A troupe of Congressional staffers-turned comedians who travel the country satirizing the very people and places that once employed them, they have recorded 27 albums and are featured 4 times a year on National Public Stations nationwide during their "Politics Takes a Holiday" radio specials.
Capsteps.com
NUNSENSE starring Sally Struthers 25th Anniversary Tour
A Musical Comedy-Two time Emmy Award winner
With award winning actress Sally Struthers leading this musical comedy of the Little sisters of Hoboken who, after an unsuccessful stint as leper colony missionaries , start a new life operating Mt. Saint Helen's parochial school. The story takes a divinely comedic turn when the sisters run out of money and due to the demise of some of the sisters. Bottom line-It's heavenly fun!
Gmartists.com
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:00pm
DIAVOLO
Diavolo is comprised of dancers, gymnasts and actors who create performances collaboratively under the guidance of Jacques Heim. The sets created are outrageous and surrealistic and form an intrinsic part of each piece of work. Everyday items such as doors, chairs and stairways provide the back-drop for dramatic movement - leaping, flying, twirling - that creates metaphors for the challenge of relationships, the absurdities of life and the struggle to maintain our humanity in an increasingly technological world. The craftiness and wit of Diavolo is captured by the stylized fox logo. Constantly changing the image presented to the audience, Diavolo has developed a movement vocabulary that creates an almost cinematic experience of powerful images that develop abstract narratives of the human condition.
www.Diavolo.org
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
Four time Grammy for Gospel Since 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama have sung a fervent blend of traditional and contemporary Gospel music. The Blind Boy's audience- once rigidly segregated and confined to traditional Gospel venues - now reflects the group's eclectic, global following., while their repertoire has expanded to embrace by four Grammy Awards, an honor that did'nt exist when the Blind Boys started out. Join us for a evening of spiritual Christmas music with these legendary performers.
Blindboys.com
Friday, January 30, 2009 7:30pm
CHRIS THILE "PUNCH BROTHERS"
After Nickel Creek disbanded in 2007, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile assembled an all star quintet called "Punch Brothers" for a talented mix of seasoned musicians taking the music industry by storm. The new group quickly signed with Nonesuch Records and issued a debut album, Punch, in 2008 by Thile ambitious 40-minute, four-part suite "The Blind Leaving the Blind."
Punchbrothers.com
THE HITMEN OF MUSIC ROW
Bob Dipiero, Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman
Country Music's most prolific Songwriters
The Hitmen of Music Row are comprised of songwriters Bob Dipiero, Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, and Craig Wiseman. Individually and collaboratively these songwriters have composed 40 number one hits for artist such Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Leann Rimes, George Strait, Vince Gill, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tracy Lawerence, Phil Vassar, Lonestar, Montgomery Gentry, Van Zant and many more in the music industry. These accomplished songwriters will be telling the many stories about writing music and will be performing many of their songs together.
Thehitmenofmusicrow.com Friday, March 13, 2009 7:30pm
J.D CROWE & THE NEW SOUTH
Bluegrass
J.D Crowe and the New South are among the most influential bluegrass band of the past three decades, with a visionary sound that suggests both a rich past and a wide open future. J.D Crowe had lead an array of brilliant musicians to lead a mission to continually reinvent and update bluegrass while simultaneously paying attention to the legacy of tone, taste, and timing established by Crowe's musical idols.
Jdcrowe.net 2008-2009 SPECIAL EVENTS Friday, April 24, 2009 7:00pm
Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:00pm & 7:00pm
ZOPPE' FAMILY CIRCUS
Zoppe', an Italian Theatrical Circus since 1842
The Zoppe' Family Circus welcomes guests into the intimate 500 seat tent for a one-ring circus that honors the best history of the Old-World Italian tradition. Starring Nino the clown, the circus is propelled by a central story that features acrobatic feats, equestrian showmanship, canine capers, clowning and plenty of audience participation.
Zoppe.net
Call Princess Theatre for exact location of event 256-340-1778 Thursday, November 6, 2008 4:00pm
THE PAPER BAG PLAYERS
50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
The Paper Bag Players, founded in 1958 are a company of adults who create and perform original theater for children. Their shows combine short plays, dances, and audience participation, mime, painting and drawing on stage, and wonderful ragtime music. Common household objects, cardboard boxes, and brown kraft paper brightened with poster paint and crayon, become their sets, props, and costumes.
Thepaperbagplayers.org Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:00PM
BIG BAND BASH XVI
The annual benefit concert will feature the superb jazz bands from area schools and others selected from around the state. The bash celebrates the talents of Alabama musicians playing the classic big band tunes of the 30's, 40's and 50's. Friday, May 1st, 2009 6:30pm
"VINTAGE PRINCESS"
WINE TASTING & SILENT AUCTION
The Vintage Princess Wine Tasting & Silent Auction- set for May 1 at the Sexton Building in Decatur- serves as a benefit for the Princess Theatre arts education programs. With all proceeds from ticket sales and silent auction going toward arts education, the evening provides an opportunity for each person in attendance to make a tangible and significant impact on the effort to keep the arts as an essential classroom. The evening is make possible thank to the generosity of Mercedes-Benz of Huntsville. For more information about this event call 256-350-1745 ext. 301
Box office phone number 256-340-1778
Check princesstheatre.org for additional events during 2008-2009.
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