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Avery*Sunshine Duo Saturday, March 5, 8:00Pm JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016 THE AMERICAN THEATRE Avery*Sunshine Duo Saturday, March 5, 8:00pm PHOEBUS FILM CLUB | EDDIE SHAW | VIRGINIA OPERA | A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN | BEAUSOLEIL AVEC MICHAEL DOUCET | WELLINGTON UKELELE ORCHESTRA | JULIUS CAESAR | THE HILLBENDERS 2 DIVERSIONS April/May/June 2014 THE AMERICAN THEATRE 125 East Mellen Street, Hampton, VA 23663 • 757-722-2787 CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE PREMIER JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016 LIGHTHOUSE SERIES PERFORMANCE SERIES PREMIER PERFORMANCE SERIES JANUARY 2016 Jan. 28, 3 Eddie Shaw: The Legend Returns Sat. January 30, 8pm 7:30pm Eddie Shaw: The View Our 4 A Night with Janis Joplin Legend Returns Shorts: Short Film 5 BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet FEBRUARY 2016 Festival Tues. February 23, Avery*Sunshine Duo Feb. 25, 7:30pm 6 7:30pm Girls in the Band A Night with Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra 7 Janis Joplin March 10, 7:30pm Batman: The Movie — 8 American Shakespeare Center: Julius Caesar Sat. February 27, 8pm 50th Anniversary BeauSoleil avec March 24, 7:30pm 9 The HillBenders present The Who’s TOMMY: A Michael Doucet Bluegrass Opry Booker T. Mattison: MARCH 2016 One Night, Three Films Sat. March 5, 8pm April 7, 7:30pm FAMILY FUN SERIES Avery*Sunshine Duo West Side Story 11 Deep River: The Marian Anderson Journey April 21, 7:30pm Sat. March 12, 8pm Ingredients: Wellington A Farm to Table 11 Hurrah Players: Sing Out America International Ukulele Orchestra Earth Day Event PFC SPECIAL LIGHTHOUSE SERIES Sat. March 26, 8pm American Shakespeare EVENTS 12 Phoebus Film Club Series Center: Julius Caesar Fri. Jan. 8, 8pm Plan 9 from Todd Rosenlieb Dance 17 APRIL 2016 Outer Space 17 Riddick Dance Presents: The King Project Sat. April 2, 8pm Sun. Jan. 17, 2:30pm The HillBenders ‘Perfessor’ Bill Hampton Roads Philharmonic Series 18 Sat. April 9, 8pm Edwards: Silent Film An Evening with HR PHILHARMONIC OUR REGULAR Buddy Holly: featuring Sun. Mar. 6, 2:30pm Robbie Limon Hampton Roads Encore 20 — A look at the recent events at Philharmonic Series The American Theatre Sat. April 23, 8pm John McCutcheon DANCE SERIES Yoga Therapy — Yoga at the Theatre 21 MAY 2016 Fri. Mar. 18, 8pm Todd Rosenlieb Dance: 22 From the Director — Joe Tsao Sat. May 7, 8pm Spring Concert Leftover Salmon Sat. Mar. 19, 8pm Fri. May 13, 8pm Todd Rosenlieb Dance: Latin Passion Spring Concert Sat. Apr. 16, 8pm Riddick Dance Presents: FAMILY FUN SERIES The King Project Sat. Feb. 13, 2:30pm Virginia Opera: Deep River: The Marian Anderson Journey Sun. May 15, 2:30pm Hurrah Players: Sing Out America BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, pg. 6 Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra, pg. 8 DIVERSIONS April/May/June 2014 HamptonArts.net DIVERSIONS 1 2 DIVERSIONS January/February/March 2016 Eddie Shaw THE LEGEND RETURNS What better way to welcome 2016 than to celebrate the return In 2012, while working with some of Hampton Roads’ most of the blues legend that left American Theatre audiences last season accomplished blues musicians, Eddie released Eddie Shaw And begging for more? Yep, Eddie’s back! 2014 Blues Hall of Fame The 757 Allstars Still Riding High, an album that recapped inductee, Eddie Shaw continues to build upon his unparalleled his illustrious career as blues man extraordinaire and received a career as a Chicago blues saxophonist/bandleader in a city where nomination for “Best Traditional Blues Album” for the 2013 Blues guitar, harmonica and piano players have long ruled the roost. A Blast Awards. Eddie’s ties to the ‘757’ go beyond the album; he is a multiple Blues Music Award winner and perpetual nominee in the long-time supporter of the Fernando Jones Blues Camps, including Instrumentalist–Horn category, Shaw has blown his industrial- our very own ‘Hampton Blues Kids’. strength sax with the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Saturday, January 30, 8:00pm Magic Sam. And with his Wolf Gang he has racked up the most road $35/$30 sponsored by mileage of all Chicago bands over the past four decades, crisscrossing the country from Maine, where his upbeat, high-energy blues is a “…still singing with real grit and PREMIER PERFORMANCE SERIES particular favorite, to countless points south and west. blowing his saxophone with the verve of a houserocker.” — FRANK-JOHN HADLEY series sponsored by HamptonArts.net DIVERSIONS 3 A Night with Janis Joplin Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded American Theatre. Davies received the 2013 Cleveland Critics Circle onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of Award for Best Actress in a Musical and was nominated for a 2014 Tony rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged Award for Best Actress. with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey “Producing a version of the Joplin screech to Woodstock. Now, you’re invited to share an evening with the woman and her influences in the new Broadway musical, A Night With Janis that starts somewhere around the singer’s Joplin. Fueled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby McGee,” ankles, wends its way up into the back of “Piece of My Heart,” “Mercedes Benz,” “Cry Baby” and “Summertime,” a remarkable cast and a breakout performance by Tony Award nominee Mary her throat and shoots off into the farthest Bridget Davies, A Night With Janis Joplin, written and directed by Randy reaches of the theater.” — THE WASHINGTON POST Johnson, is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone Tuesday, February 23, 7:30pm and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock & roll’s greatest legends. $68/$63 Mary Bridget Davies has taken the country by storm with her critically acclaimed performance and will reprise her role at The sponsored by 4 DIVERSIONS January/February/March 2016 “BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet — they play music that’s honest BeauSoleil to the bone!” — ALLEN TOUSSAINT avec Michael Doucet This season we are pleased to welcome back BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, a group of artists who are thought of as family here at The American Theatre. Since forming in 1975, Grammy winners BeauSoleil have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet take the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blend elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into a satisfying musical recipe. From The Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk, from concert hall to dance floor, the music of BeauSoleil continues to captivate audiences the world over. They are regular guests on Garrison Keillor’s National Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion. For their first studio release in four years, and the 25th in their 39-year career, BeauSoleil teamed up with Nashville based roots music label Compass Records. “We’ve recorded a lot of albums, yet we always seem to come up with new songs saying things that haven’t been said,” comments bandleader Michael Doucet. The band named their 2013 album From Bamako to Carencro, a title that alludes to the cultural and migratory connection between Bamako, in Mali, West Africa, and Louisiana, a connection that draws a sonic bloodline back to BeauSoleil’s roots. Saturday, February 27, 8:00pm $45/$40 sponsored by HamptonArts.net DIVERSIONS 5 “..hooking your eardrum from the first moment a note reverberates, that level of performance prowess is rare and worthy of celebration. So, drumroll please — pull back the shades and bask in The SunRoom by Avery Sunshine.” — SOUL TRACKS Avery*Sunshine Duo Having wowed the crowds at last year’s Hampton Jazz Festival, it became clear that Avery*Sunshine is without a doubt one of the most dynamic voices in the creative music scene. Known for her invigorating and combustible live performances, Avery*Sunshine is lauded for her compelling and revealingly honest song writing and impeccable vocal quality. The earthy and charming singer has lent her vocals to the silver screen and collaborated with the likes of Roy Ayers, Will Downing, and Musiq Soulchild. She has also lent her choral directing and choirs to a few live performances from Michael Bublé, David Foster, Anthony Hamilton and Jennifer Holiday. With the release of The SunRoom, it is obvious that Avery*Sunshine and Dana “BigDane” Johnson are no ordinary stars and that their magnetic field of positivity has a gravitational pull that is destined to resonate with the masses. Their mission is simple: to inspire and encourage people to pursue whatever their life calling is and to operate at the highest level of themselves through that calling — ultimately to #SHINE. If you experienced Avery*Sunshine live at the Hampton Jazz Festival, then you know that her shows are not merely concerts but more like homecomings or family reunions — even if you attend sponsored by alone! By the end of the show you will be singing along, hugging your neighbors and smiling uncontrollably. Saturday, March 5, 8:00pm $43/$38 6 DIVERSIONS January/February/March 2016 Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra sponsored by Last season, their onstage energy nearly tore the roof off of The Justin Timberlake, Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, Salt n Pepa American Theatre. This season, they’ll return to finish the job! and much, much more. Hailing from the home of The Hobbit movies and sharing DNA with The band’s number one rule is: “If you know the words, sing along. Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand entertainment powerhouse If you don’t know the words, sing along!” The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are in hot demand Saturday, March 12, 8:00pm worldwide for their winning combination of charming humor, $43/$38 disarmingly small ukuleles, and sublime musicality.
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