The Show Is More Than The Performance

The Show Is More Than The Performance

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TTickets ickets are av available ailable when purchasing tickets to the performance. A cash bar is av available. ailable. Pre-Show Dinners Be Our Guest! OCT Saturday, October 21 Jersey Boys 6:00 p.m. Reception, 6:30 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person NOV Sunday, November 12 Mariachi Sol De México de José Hernández 5:00 p.m. Reception, 5:30 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person NOV Monday, November 27 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis 5:30 p.m. Reception, 6:00 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person JAN Sunday, January 28 The Wizard of Oz 5:00 p.m. Reception, 5:30 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person MAR Wednesday, March 7 A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder 5:30 p.m. Reception, 6:00 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person MAR Volunteers Sunday, March 25 Kinky Boots 5:00 p.m. Reception, 5:30 p.m. Dinner Cost - $32/person The Sangamon Auditorium Volunteer Association currently has more than 200 members who serve as floor managers and ushers at events. These dedicated volunteers are trained in customer service skills and safety and security measures such as emergency evacuation procedures. They are proud supporters of the Auditorium s mission to present high quality professional arts entertainment. Many thanks to our SAVA members who help us provide an amazing show experience! Thank YYou ou o TToo Our Groups Season on Sponsors Sangamon Auditorium provides special pricing opportunities for groups of 10 individuals or more. Seating for group reservations may be placed before single tickets go on sale. For information on additional savings and to purchase tickets for your group, call the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office at 217.206.6160 or 800.207.6960 today. 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 5 5

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Subsc criptions Family Friendly Events Events with this icon will be enjoyable for families with young children. If you have questions about suitability of other events, our Ticket Office staff is happy to help. 2017/2018 Season Brochure 7

Create Your Own Create Your Own Series packages can be ordered beginning Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Create Your Own Series packages are not guaranteed the same seat location for the events selected, but will receive the best seats available after series subscriptions have been filled. You are welcome to purchase varying numbers of tickets to each event in your Create Your Own Series package. 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 8

Broadway Series Jersey Boys Friday, October 20, 2017, 8:00 PM Saturday, October 21, 2017, 2:00 PM Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:00 PM The most exciting musical Broadway has seen in years. Chicago Tribune THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org SPONSORS: 9

MOTOWN IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC. Broadway Series THE SONGS. S. THE SOUND. THE STORY. Motown The Musical Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30 PM Thursday, November 30, 2017, 7:30 PM More than a Broadway show. A celebration of music that transformed America! CBS Sunday Morning ng Sponsored By: 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org The Wizard of Oz Sunday, January 28, 2018, 7:00 PM Sponsored By 10

A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 7:30 PM Getting away with murder can be so much fun and there s no better proof than the knock- em-dead hit show that s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder! Coming direct from New York, where a most gentlemanly NPR critic said he d never laughed so hard at a Broadway musical, Gentleman s Guide tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by you guessed it eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by one fearless man) who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she s after more than just love), his fiancée (she s his cousin but who s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance and be done in time for tea. The Hollywood Reporter raves, Gentleman s Guide restores our faith in musical comedy, and The New York Times cheers, It will lift the hearts of all those who ve been pining for what sometimes seems a lost art form. Kinky Boots Sunday, March 25, 2018, 7:00 PM Kinky Boots is Broadway s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. With direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), Kinky Boots is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Choreography. Take a step in the right direction and discover that sometimes the best way to fit in is to stand out. There is no show hotter than Kinky Boots! CBS News Sponsored By: 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 11

217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org Visiting Artists Series Black kv Violin Saturday, September 23, 2017, 8:00 PM To most people, jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical are musical genres. But to revolutionary music group Black Violin, they re nothing but ingredients. Combining a daunting array of musical styles and influences to produce a signature sound that t is not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of two classically trained violinists and their DJ is redefining the music world one string at a time. With influences ranging from Shostakovich and Bach to Nas and Jay-Z, Black Violin breaks all the rules, blending the classical with the modern to create something rare a sound that nobody has ever heard but everybody wants to feel. In an age where music is coming to be more and more defined by the labels given to it, Black Violin shows that t music does not exist within a box, but rather exists in another space one as open and unrestrained as the minds that t produce it. 12

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Sunday, October 15, 2017, 7:00 PM The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) comprises 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today. Led by Wynton Marsalis, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs a vast repertoire ranging from original compositions and commissioned works to rare historic compositions and masterworks by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many others. The JLCO has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988, performing and leading educational events in New York, across the United States, and around the globe. The JLCO has been voted best Big Band in the annual DownBeat Readers Poll for the past four years (2013 2016). 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 13

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Mannheim Steamroller r Christmas by Chip Davis Monday, November 27, 2017, 7:30 PM The Ultimate Holiday Tradition! Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America s favorite holiday tradition for over 30 years! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics along with a selection of compositions from his groundbreaking Fresh Aire series, which introduced the distinctive Mannheim sound to all of America. The program celebrates the group s recent anniversary of 30 years since the first Christmas album and 40 years since the first Fresh Aire album and includes dazzling multimedia effects. Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller. Their holiday CDs have become synonymous ymous with Christmas and continue to occupy top spots on Billboard s Seasonal Charts every year! Sponsored By: 15

Visiting Artists Series Moscow Festival Ballet Sleeping Beauty Friday, January 19, 2018, 8:00 PM 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet. Leading dancers from across the Russia have forged an exciting company staging new productions of timeless classics. Since its inception, the Moscow Festival Ballet has completed multiple coast-to-coast tours in the United States and Canada, two tours of Europe, performances in Turkey and Greece, and recently a two-month tour of Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. 16

Vitaly: A World of Wonders Sunday, February 11, 2018, 3:00 PM Brace yourself for a whole new take on magic as you step into Vitaly s world. As seen on the show Fool Us, where he successfully fooled Penn & Teller, Vitaly is an innovative illusionist who notices wonder in the world and turns it into an unforgettable theatrical experience. An illusionist st like no other, Vitaly is astonishing, astounding, and captivating, leaving audiences in awe with illusions of his own design and invention. Faces that disappear from drivers licenses, paintbrushes that t paint on their own, photographs that literally come to life right before your eyes; this mind-boggling show will leave you scratching your head wondering how is that possible?! Dazzled even the most doubting audience members. - Review Vancouver Sponsored By: 17

Visiting Artists Series Dublin Irish Dance Stepping ping Out Thursday, February 15, 2018, 7:30 PM An extravaganza of sights and sounds of Irish culture 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org Sponsored By Mummenschanz you u&me me Sunday, March 4, 2018, 3:00 PM 18 Sponsored B

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Monday, March 12, 2018, 7:30 PM Now more than ever, we need the power of dance to bring us all together, connected by our common humanity. Engage your emotions when Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns with contemporary works that touch on timely topics and the beloved classic Revelations, Alvin Ailey s masterpiece that fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. Unbelievable. Go see Ailey. It s change-your-life good. NBC s Today Show 19

217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org Kitchen Sink Series Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel y Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 7:30 PM It s a good year for husband-and-wife writing, singing, recording, and performing team Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel! Bobby Whitlock is a quintessential southern blues/soul singer with an incredible musical history that includes being the first white artist signed to the Stax Hip label (at age 16) and becoming the first friend in the group Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Bobby later joined Eric Clapton as a member of blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, becoming a formidable writing team and recording Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, considered to be one of the most influential records in the history of rock-n-roll. CoCo Carmel began her career in London, England, touring Europe for a decade before moving back to her home state te of California. She has been married to Bobby Whitlock since 2005, producing and co-producing many records including her own 2010 solo record First Fruit.. Sponsored By: 20

The Weight Band Friday, October 6, 2017, 8:00 PM Performing songs of The Band, The Weight Band is keeping alive the spirit and the music that defined an era. Members of The Weight Band were either members of The Band or are directly and deeply connected to their legacy. The group features Jim Weider from The Band, Brian Mitchell of the Levon Helm Band, Marty Grebb who wrote for The Band and worked with Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, and Albert Rogers who shared the stage with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson in The Jim Weider Band, along with the newest member, Michael Bram, who played with Jason Mraz. Prepare for an unforgettable performance and enjoy timeless hits like The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek, Ophelia, The Night They Drove Old Dixie ie Down, Rag Mama Rag, and so many others. Hear the most authentic presentation tion of The Band s music performed on stage, and see why the Chicago Sun Times proclaimed The Weight carries on where The Band left off. Come and take a load off. Sponsored Rebetiki Istoria Greek Folk Ensemblee Saturday, November 11, 2017, 8:00 PM Rebetiki Istoria is a leading Greek folk music ensemble specializing in rebetika - one of the most popular and controversial styles of Greek popular song. At times, the music was censored and its musicians ostracized, and at times it was lauded as the greatest expression of Greek music and culture. Often characterized as the blues of Greece, rebetika expresses the joys and hardship of life in Greek cities featuring the bouzouki, now the national instrument of Greece, and the complex improvisational Eastern modes and scales. For 35 years, Rebetiki Istoria has led the rebetiko revival, producing authentic rebetika performances reminiscent of the turn-of-the-century rebetika stars. Singer Pavlos Vassiliou is a leading contemporary rebetika performer and a master interpreter of the improvisational amanes and ofar range of folk songs. UIS Ethnomusicology professor Yona Stamatis, who specializes es in rebetika, plays violin and bouzouki with the band. The Rebetiki Istoria band welcomes audiences to join in on Greek folk dances led by the Springfield International tional Folk Dancers. Sponsored 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 21

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The HillBenders Present The Who s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry Friday, March 23, 2018, 8:00 PM Forty-five years after its original release, one of the greatest classic rock albums of all time has now been brought to life in a new and exciting way. Conceived and produced by SXSW co-founder and longtime musician/ producer Louis Jay Meyers, this Bluegrass Opry brings a new perspective to Tommy while paying total respect to its creators. For several decades Meyers looked for the right band to pull off this high wire bluegrass approach, and The HillBenders bring the perfect mix of virtuoso musicianship and rock star vocals. It s amazing to hear banjo, dobro, mandolin, bass, and guitar bring the same energy and vision to Tommy as The Who did with a full rock band and orchestra. This live performance is a full 75-minute show covering the original album from start to finish with audience participation. Sponsored Gothic at Midnight - An Evening of Hilarity and Horror! Monday, April 30, 2018, 7:30 PM The Demons of Darkness have come to Springfield! Experience a roller coaster ride of terror ror and laughter as NYC actor Joshua Kane populates the stage with unforgettable characters. Inspired by the old-time radio dramas of Orson Welles and Vincent Price, Kane bewitches audiences with a devilish sense of fun and whimsy. Drawing from the works of Poe, Dickens, Bierce, and other classic creepsters, Kane amuses you with his antics, frightens you with his intensity and charms you with his tales of the fantastic. The Charleston City Paper Sponsored 217.206.6160 l www.sangamonauditorium.org 23

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