2012 Classic Entertainment Series

Ballroom with a Twist

Saturday, January 28, 2012 • 7:30pm

$36, $44 & $48 – Ages 17 & Under $15

Featuring Dancing With The Stars Celebrities Edyta Sliwinska & Alec Mazo!

Ballroom With A Twist is an extravagant evening of entertainment for the entire family, highlighted by stunning costumes, magnificent music and breathtaking performances. Conceived and choreographed by EMMY® Award nominated Louis van Amstel, a five-time Dancing With The Stars pro, Ballroom With a Twist stars Dancing With the Stars Pro’s Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo along with an ensemble of fabulous young dancers from shows such as Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and High School Musical. This groundbreaking show pushes the boundaries of ballroom dance, infusing it with the energy and intensity of the latest “hip-hop” styles.

www.ballroomwithatwist.com

Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis

Supported by:

Saturday, February 4, 2012 • 7:30pm

$36, $44 & $48
Kids 17 & under $15

This performance is not to be missed. Imagine having these two country stars, Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan come to your home and spend an evening with you and a group of your friends in the comfort of your living room. Well, that is exactly the atmosphere you can expect at this concert. They will share stories about their lives and their songs as they sit together downstage center, singing their greatest hits and favorites songs in a very intimate and personal manner. This is the type of show that the Chandler Center for the Arts was made for – intimate & personal! Don’t Miss It!

www.lorrie.com • www.pamtillis.com

Ricky Nelson Remembered

Featuring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson
Saturday, March 3, 2012 • 7:30pm

$34, $42 & $46 – Ages 17 & Under $15

"RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED" is a unique multimedia entertainment event featuring the live music of Nelson's hit songs (including "Hello Mary Lou", "Travelin' Man", and "Garden Party") performed by his twin sons Matthew and Gunnar. The show includes never before seen big screen video footage of the NELSON family with interviews from celebrities influenced by Ricky Nelson. 2010 marked the 25th anniversary of Rick Nelson's passing in a tragic plane crash.

www.thenelsonbrothers.com

Plus Tribute To The Music of John Denver Starring Jim Curry

Jim believes that John Denver’s words still ring true in these difficult times of war and environmental crisis. John Denver grew rapidly into a mega celebrity when the world was looking for some hope in the late 60’s and his lyrics in songs like, “Take me Home Country Roads” gave America a new lift abroad as well as at home. People all over the world found pride in the natural wonders of the earth and love for John’s message of caring for our planet and each other. Jim delivers these songs in the same spirit, with the same heartfelt care and desire to make a difference. As the concerns of global warming and other environmental issues reach today’s youth, Curry sees a growing number of younger listeners. Curry says, “These songs blend the images of our natural earth with a love for each other as people. The care you give to someone you love is the best care. Making that connection to our earth and to each other is the goal.”

www.jimcurrymusic.com

Damn Yankees

Broadway Musical Comedy!
Saturday, March 10, 2012 • 7:30pm

$36, $42 & $46 – Ages 17 & Under $15

So sings the wife of a 1950’s baseball fanatic who trades his soul to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team in the pennant race against The New York Yankees. He leaves her and the goulash behind and as young baseball sensation, Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he’s left at home. With the help of a handy escape clause and a guilt-ridden temptress named Lola, Joe outsmarts the Devil, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series . Filled with hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “You Gotta Have Heart,” DAMN YANKEES hit 7 Tony Award winning home runs!

Marty Stuart

Saturday, March 31, 2012 • 7:30pm

$28, $34 & $38 – Ages 17 & Under $15

Since starting out singing gospel as a child, the bluegrass stint with Lester Flatt in the ’70s, the six years with Johnny Cash in the ’80s, and coming up with his smash “hillbilly rock” hits of the ’90s, the four time GRAMMY-winner, platinum recording artist, Grand Ole Opry star, country music memorabilia preservationist, stylist, designer, photographer, songwriter, all around renaissance man, charismatic force of nature, and (first of all, perhaps), leader of the extraordinary, versatile touring and recording band The Fabulous Superlatives, Marty Stuart has shown a showman’s zest for every conceivable flavor of country music. Not to mention, a missionary’s zeal for bringing the importance of the music and its themes home to long-time fans and newcomers alike. Musicologist Peter North cites, “Marty Stuart seems wrapped in his destiny at this point in time. Not only as country music’s most notable ambassador/caretaker, but as its main archetypical crusader. He has without question evolved into one of the most important roots musicians and visionaries in America.”

www.martystuart.net