Dayton, OH -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/16/2010 -- Victoria Theatre Association announces the additional shows for 2010-2011 featuring legendary singers and songwriters, fast-paced drum lines, acrobatics and dance and so much more!
“We are thrilled to have the very talented Liza Minnelli join us,” said Ken Neufeld, President and CEO of the Victoria Theatre Association and Arts Center Foundation, “as well as Mannheim Steamroller and some of the greatest songwriters in American music culture in The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Be prepared for jaw-dropping acrobatics and aerial delights in Cirque Dreams - Holidaze and to jam in your seats to Drum Line Live! These presentations are not part of a series but our all of our series subscribers get the first opportunity to buy tickets before they go on sale to the general public on July 31, 2010.”
LIZA MINNELLI
September 11, 2010 – Schuster Center
Daughter of the great Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli has been entertaining audiences for decades. Liza won her first Tony award at the age of 19, and since has won two more. Minnelli is perhaps best known for her Oscar and Golden Globe winning performance as Sally Bowles in the hit musical movie Cabaret. Having been nominated for several Grammy awards, Liza was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. Her latest CD “The Basement Tapes” hits stores May 2010. Seize your chance to experience this iconic star as she performs some of the greatest songs of all time as only she can!
DRUM LINE LIVE!
November 10, 2010 – Schuster Center
A spin off of the hit 2002 movie Drum Line, Drum Line Live! is one show that can out stomp Stomp and out blast Blast. Based on the Historically Black College and University marching band tradition, this show features riveting rhythms, bold beats and ear-grabbing energy. The show is composed of 40 college age performers, selected from numerous highly distinguished band programs. Drum Line Live features original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of hit songs ranging from Duke Ellington to Kanye West and Andre 3000. Sound and energy like this has never been experienced in a theatre before.
CIRQUE DREAMS – HOLIDAZE
November 26-28, 2010 – Schuster Center
Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, Cirque Dreams - Holidaze is an original new musical extravaganza filled with spectacle, imagination and whimsy. Ornaments come to life as costumed characters performing astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season. An international cast of acrobats, aerialists, singers, dancers and musicians fill the stage, the air and dangle from a gigantic and magical tree. Gingerbread men flip through the air, toy soldiers march along thin wires, snowmen balance, penguins spin, and reindeer soar high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. You will see why Cirque Dreams - Holidaze makes the perfect gift of entertainment for the whole family.
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
December 21, 2010 – Schuster Center
With over 25 years of producing some of the most memorable Christmas music ever, Mannheim Steamroller returns to Dayton with another celebration of the season like none other. Founder Chip Davis has sold over 40 million records with 27 million of them in the Christmas genre, making the group one of the top 50 biggest selling musical artists of all time and the biggest selling Christmas music artists of all time. Join the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have experienced sold-out Mannheim Steamroller concerts around the world!
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES:
Jimmy Webb, Lamont Dozier & Barry Mann
April 23, 2011 - Schuster Center
Enjoy a historic evening with three legendary songwriters as they perform their hits and tell the stories behind the songs that changed our lives. Each songwriter¹s list is enormous and chock full of great big hits, iconic songs that exemplify the era. They truly create the “soundtrack of our lives. Jimmy Webb¹s compositions include "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston" and "MacArthur Park". With his songwriting partner Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann penned “You¹ve Lost that Loving Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Just Once,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “Don¹t Know Much.” As part of Holland-Dozier-Holland and on his own, Lamont Dozier wrote such hits as “How Sweet it is to be Loved by You,” “Baby Love,” “Bernadette,” “Come See About Me,” and “Nowhere to Run.” Hear these American classics that continue to touch the hearts of people all over the world sung by the master musicians that crafted them.
HOW TO GO
Tickets for these performances go on sale JULY 31, online, by phone and in person at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. To order by phone, call 937/228-3630 or toll-free 888/228-3630 or visit www.ticketcenterstage.com to order online. Ticket Center Stage hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, noon - 4 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance. Prices for each Star Attraction performance vary. For groups of 15 or more, call Barrie Denmark at 937/228-7591 to receive a special discount.