National Performance Season
Performance Series 2023-2024
Memberships are on sale now. Tickets go on sale to the public on July 10, 2023.
Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:30:00 PM
The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John features the greatest hits of the piano-rock pop icons of the modern era. Songs include Piano Man, Rocket Man, Bennie and the Jets, Movin’ Out, I’m Still Standing, My Life, and many more. PollStar ranked this show in the Top 50 touring Acts/Shows the last two years. Michael Cavanaugh stars in this production. He was handpicked by Billy Joel to star in the hit Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Michael received both Tony and Grammy nominations in the lead role. Billboard calls him the “New Voice of the American Rock and Roll Songbook”. Broadway World referred to Cavanaugh as “The New Piano Man”. Reuters named Cavanaugh Entertainer of the Year.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:30:00 PM
The beloved Church Basement Ladies open the holiday season with a revival of this popular musical comedy. “Away in the Basement, A Church Basement Ladies Christmas” takes us back to 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas program. In the midst of holiday preparations and sprinklings of love in the air, the ladies in their witty, down-to-earth style are creating their own memories from Christmases past and present. Content to do things the way they have always been done yet pondering new ideas, the reality of everyday life hits home as they plan the Sunday School Christmas program. As the children rehearse up in the sanctuary, several of the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the treat bags filled with apples, peanuts, and ribbon candy while the others put the final touches on the nativity pieces. As they mend old bathrobe costumes, discuss the politics of who’s going to play the various roles, little do the ladies know what surprises are in store for them. Known for their hilarious antics and subtle charm, they are once again called upon to step in and save the day!
Sunday, December 10, 2023 7:30:00 PM
The Petersens are an award-winning family band performing American roots music which is uplifting and brings people closer together. Their Arts Center debut in 2022 was a runaway success and now they return with their extremely popular Christmas show. The band is known for their tight vocal harmonies, instrumental prowess and warm sibling humor. Now in their 13th season of shows in Branson, MO, the band earned TripAdvisor’s rank of #1 show in Branson in 2019 and 2020. The band includes the four Petersen siblings: fiddler Katie, banjo player Ellen (an American Idol top 48 finalist), guitarist Matt, and mandolinist Julianne, their mother Karen on bass, and dobroist Emmett Franz. This is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays.
Friday, January 26, 2024 7:30:00 PM
Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy-winner, and AMA Lifetime Achievement honoree Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives visit the Arts Center for the first time. Born and raised in Philadelphia, MS, Stuart got his start in bluegrass legend Lester Flatt’s band at the tender age of thirteen, and by twenty-one, he was working in the studio and on the road with Johnny Cash. Though Stuart built his early reputation backing up country royalty, it wasn’t long before Nashville recognized him as a star in his own right, and over the course of forty-plus years as a solo artist, he would go on to release more than twenty major label albums, scoring platinum sales, hit singles, and just about every honor the industry could bestow along the way. His first new album in five years, Altitude, explores a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes and lonesome lovers. "The Country Star” VIP Package includes: -One Premium Seat -Admission to a private pre-show event at the venue featuring a two-song performance by Marty and the Superlatives, along with a Q&A storytelling session with Marty and the band. -One VIP Laminate and Lanyard -Crowd-free merchandise shopping -Exclusive signed VIP poster
Saturday, February 17, 2024 7:30:00 PM
The Texas Tenors are the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America's Got Talent! Since appearing on the series in 2009, JC, Marcus and John have released 5 studio albums, 2 PBS Specials, 4 DVDs, multiple singles and a children's book that have earned them impressive recognition including 3 Emmy Awards, The Gelett Burgess Award for Excellence in Children's Literature and the distinction of being Billboard Magazine's #10 Classical Artist in the World. The tenors' most recent albums "Outside the Lines", "Rise" and "A Collection of Broadway and American Classics" all debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts. These classically trained, versatile tenors have performed more than 1700 concerts around the world including headline shows in Las Vegas, China and a 24-city tour of the United Kingdom. Recently they were honored to be included among the top 50 acts in the world and the only vocal group from the United States invited to appear on NBC’s America’s Got Talent: The Champions. They will perform music from their new #1 album along with rousing patriotic favorites and everything from country to classical!
Sunday, March 10, 2024 7:30:00 PM
Forever Young is a fully staged musical that follows one unforgettable group of friends as they discover the greatest hits of all time! Set in a music-filled suburban basement, this unbelievable heartfelt true story is guaranteed to take you back to the first time you pushed play, tuned in, and set the needle down. Featuring songs by BillyJoel, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis & The News, Styx, Queen, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Brooks & Dunn, The Black Crows, Bon Jovi, and many more. This multi-award-winning production is jam-packed with powerhouse vocals, dynamite choreography, and one sensational true story that is guaranteed to make you feel . . . Forever Young.
Friday, April 5, 2024 7:30:00 PM
Welcome Spring with Michael Londra! Ireland with Michael LIVE is a multimedia experience that combines the music, dance, and stories of Ireland and features the ethereal voice of leading Irish tenor Michael Londra. The LIVE theatrical show builds on the overwhelming success of the Ireland with Michael travel and music series on PBS. Emmy award-nominated singer and the voice of Riverdance on Broadway, Michael Londra interlaces songs and stories of Ireland to a backdrop of spectacular footage filmed for his PBS show. In doing so, he creates an immersive journey around the Emerald Isle for his audience. Irish dancers, fiddles, and pipes add to the feast of Celtic talent on stage, drawing the audience across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland. This is a celebration of Irish culture and music.
