Emilee Allan

Saturday, January 28, 2012

If you have not yet heard singer/songwriter, Emilee Allan, then you have not been paying attention! From Edwardsburg, Michigan, she opened for the George Jones concert at The Lerner Theatre in the fall of 2011 and has performed in live music venues throughout the Michiana area. Allan's music is, as she describes it, a mixture of blues and country influenced by country heavyweights like Carrie Underwood. She’s also discovering the soft, bluesy sounds of artists like Norah Jones and that style is moving into her music. This concert debuts her new CD.

 

The opening band is “South of Somewhere”

 

 

Premier Arts presents: Cinderella

Saturday, February 11, 2012

This performance features an all youth cast and is not a part of the 2012 Premier Arts season ticket package.

The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.

Music by Rodgers, Richard

Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Adapted for the Stage by Tom Briggs
Produced through special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.

 

 

Love is in the Aire

Saturday, February 11, 2012 - The Lerner’s Crystal Ballroom

Celebrate Valentine’s day with the love of your life and music suited to romance.  From the classics to Carmichael and beyond, the Symphony presents a romantic Cabaret evening with the husband and wife duo of Bruce Reed and Victoria Atwater.  The evening includes the annual silent auction “A Wreath for All Seasons”. Price includes dinner. Limited seating available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier Arts Presents: Hello, Dolly!

Friday, February 17 - Sunday, February 19

Hello, Dolly! is one of Broadway’s most successful shows running for 2,844 performances from January 16, 1964 to December 27, 1970 and winning 10 Tony Awards, a record that remained unbroken for 37 years. The story takes place when the irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi is hired to arrange a marriage for the miserly half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder and she finds him the perfect mate – herself! But first she must win the heart of her unsuspecting “husband to be” before he gets hitched to somebody else. This beloved family musical is a delectable treat for musical theatre lovers of all ages, brimming with joyful tunes such as “Before the Parade Passes By”, “It Only Takes a Moment”, and of course, “Hello, Dolly!”. The show features Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart and based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.

 

Based on the Play “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder
Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion
Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick and Champion-Five, Inc.

 

 

 

Elkhart Municipal Band: Winter Concert

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Free concert featuring “Classical Band Literature”. You don’t need a ticket… just come on in, find a comfortable seat, and enjoy the show!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Life is… LOUD

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Presented by "Events That Change", visit www.ThisLifeIs.com for more information. Featured artists: Hawk Nelson, Kutless, Chad Eastham, Harris III. Groups of ten or more General Admission tickets are $16.00 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier Arts presents: The Secret Garden

Thursday March 15, 2012

This Performance features the 2012 Premier Arts Ambassadors - an all youth cast. The Secret Garden is not a part of the 2012 Premier Arts season ticket package.

Everyone will love this charming, upbeat adaptation of a literary classic. Mary Lennox is sent to live in England after her parents die in India. Misselthwaite Manor turns out to be a gloomy fortress. Her uncle is rarely home and his young son, Colin, never leaves his room, convinced he's an incurable invalid. Mary discovers a strange walled garden that has been locked up for years. With the gardener's apprentice, Dickon, a lad who can talk to the animals, Mary coaxes the garden back to life. The garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing Mary to help restore Colin to health and a reunion with his father.

By Tim Kelly
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur

 

 

 

 

 

Get Your Happy On

Friday, March 16, 2012

Presented by "Events That Change", visit www.GetYerHappyOn.com for more information. Featured artists: Sandi Patty & Patsy Clairmont. Groups of ten or more General Admission tickets are $17.00 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls Night Live

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Presented by "Events That Change", visit www.GirlsNightLive.com for more information. Featured artists: Mandisa, Britt Nicole, Laura Story. Groups of ten or more General Admission tickets are $17.00 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier Arts Presents: The Sound of Music

Friday, May 4th - Sunday, May 6th

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate service in their navy. The family's narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.

 

Music by Rodgers, Richard

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Suggested by "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers"

 

 

 

Premier Arts Presents: Grease

Friday, July 20 - Sunday, July 22

The year is 1959 where we find duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'", "It's Raining on Prom Night", "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An 8-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.

 

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

 

 

 

Premier Arts Presents: Peter Pan the Musical

Friday, October 12 - Sunday, October 14

Here is all the charm of J.M. Barrie's classic novel and its ever-popular characters - Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, the dastardly Captain Hook and his sidekick Smee, Tiger Lily, the Lost Boys, pirates, Neverland indians, fairies, Nana the pet dog and, of course, that scary crocodile - in a sparkling musical adaptation direct from Great Britain. Premier Arts is proud to bring to the Puget Sound area this new version of the stage musical, encompassing the revisions made for the 1995 West End (London) production and tour, with its delightful score adding to the charm of the original classic and endearing theatrical fantasy to both old and new audiences. Based on the novel by J.M. Barrie Book, Music & Lyrics by Piers Chater Robinson

 

 

Premier Arts Presents: A Lerner Christmas (Holiday Musical Review)

Friday, December 14 - Sunday, December 16

Experience the Christmas season with all the charm and enthusiasm of days gone by! Take a break from the hectic pace of the season. Come, relax with us and recharge those Christmas season batteries!