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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. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.
In this intensely physical production, cast members from The Actor's Gang tell their ancestors' stories in twelve different eras, all woven into a single narrative about escaping an oppressive homeland and being drawn to the beacon above Ellis Island.
Long identified with the legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO has been honored with six Tony Awards (including Best Musical Revival), two Olivier Awards, and a Grammy. The #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history, CHICAGO is set amidst the spectacular decadence of the 1920s; a musical that has all the stuff that makes Broadway memorable: knockout dancing, a ripped-from-the-headlines story about scandal and one show-stopping song after another (“All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango”).
The Harris Center is proud to welcome Mexico Beyond Mariachi and their charming production of Sugar Skull!--A Día de Los Muertos a??Musical Adventure. It's a fall production perfect for the whole family.
Two decades after opening on Broadway a?" winning both a Pulitzer Prize and four Tony Awards a?" Jonathan Larson's RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world, with an inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear. A timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters a?" love. The Harris Center welcomes this special encore presentation of the 20th Anniversary production to Stage One for five performances.
With a rock star's presence, a storyteller's gift and a PhD in physics, award-winning rocket scientist Adam Steltzner is simultaneously recognized as one of NASA's most brilliant engineers and most unique individuals.
"What Menopause, The Musical is to menopausal women, Little Black Dress! will be to all women. Period." (Broadway World) Kicking off the Harris Center's 2019-20 Season of Performing Arts in a hilarious style, LBD! is a musical that celebrates those "firsts" that require a little black dress: first job interview, first date, first awkward sexual experience, first funeral.
With nearly 10 years of "great shows, up close," the Harris Center provides not one, but three stages for artists from all over the world - from as far away as Australia, India and the Ukraine, and as nearby as downtown Folsom. It is the breadth of presentations, from world-class to great-for-the-kids that makes the Harris Center unique in the capital region.
Their final concert tour of the Beatles was in 1966, long before the release of classic albums such as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "The White Album" and "Abbey Road." "The next best thing to seeing the Beatles" (Associated Press), RAIN has been celebrating the Beatles note for note since the 1990s, and have performed for nearly 2 million people worldwide. The Harris Center welcomes them back with a new show: a tribute to "Abbey Road"-nearly 50 years after the album's release - plus an exceptional selection of Beatle favorites across their fabled career.
It's an increasing rarity among Broadway musicals: a completely original work not based on a movie, play, book or other source material. With 10 Tony nominations including Best Musical, Something Rotten! is a "fresh, irreverent and hysterical" musical (Associated Press) coming to the Harris Center for five performances.
In the second event of the Folsom Lake College Speakers Series, the Harris Center welcomes Susan Stamberg to the podium. The nationally renowned broadcast journalist is a Special Correspondent for National Public Radio. She was the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program, she has won every major award in broadcasting, and she has been inducted into both the Broadcasting and Radio Hall(s) of Fame. Charismatic and insightful, Susan Stamberg is well-known for her conversational style, intelligence, and knack for finding the interesting story.
OMG! Based on the 2001 film, Legally Blonde-The Musical is a journey from the sorority house to the halls of justice. Elle Woods appears to have it all, until her boyfriend dumps her to attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle uses her ingenuity and charm to get into Harvard too, tackling stereotypes, snobbery and scandal along the way. Legally Blonde-The Musical is "a high-energy… hymn to the glories of girlishness" (New York Times).
An afternoon of heartfelt, soulful acoustic music. Windham Hill Records founder Will Ackerman, himself a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, joins three musicians he has produced over the years: Todd Mosby, an acclaimed guitarist and sole performer of the Imrat Guitar; Trevor Gordon Hall, a kalimbatar/guitarist and acoustic guitar phenom; and acoustic guitar maestro Todd Boston.
The most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali returns with a breathtaking mix of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance. Under the direction of internationally renowned gamelan composer and performer I Nyoman Windha and dance master I Nyoman Cerita, the 40-member Bay Area company honors its 40th Anniversary in an evening featuring two distinct music ensembles. Master performer and choreographer Cerita will lead company dancers in ethereal and dramatic pieces highlighting Balinese masked dance. "A heavenly din and transcendent sound from the heart of the world" (London Financial Times).
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Parkview Event Room, Johnson-Springview Park (5/3 - 5/4)
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The Cher Show
Harris Center (5/9 - 5/12) | ||
Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr
Davis Musical Theatre Company, Young Performers Theatre (5/4 - 5/26) | ||
Pocatello
Big Idea Theatre (4/26 - 5/18) | ||
Cabaret
Stockton Civic Theatre (4/11 - 5/5)
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Mean Girls
Children's Musical Theaterworks (7/12 - 7/21) | ||
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
Celebration Arts (6/7 - 6/30) | ||
The Odd Couple- Female Version
Women’s Theatre Collective (4/19 - 5/5) | ||
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