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2018/19 Season Features 30 Overture Center Debuts NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: Monday, April 9, 2018 Contact: Sarah Knab | 608.258.4438 | [email protected] Click here for images, b-roll, information and Overture’s 2018/19 Season Brochure (PDF) 2018/19 Season Features 30 Overture Center Debuts Seven-Show Broadway at Overture Series Features Three Wisconsin Premieres Overture Presents Includes Returning Favorites and 23 New Performances Madison, Wis. — Overture Center revealed its 2018/19 season, which features nearly 100 performances, including seven new-to-Overture-Hall Broadway titles and 23 new Overture Presents shows. “We are thrilled to offer another incredible line-up for the upcoming 2018/19 Overture Season,” said President and CEO Ted DeDee, who will retire at the end of May 2018. “As I prepare for retirement from my 45-year career in this industry, it gives me such pride to share the offerings, including seven Broadway shows that have never played in Overture Hall. The subscriber base has grown over the last several years, and producers are looking to route shows through Madison, including HAMILTON in the 2019/20 Broadway at Overture season. Leading and watching this organization blossom as a non- profit arts center has been humbling and I thank all of Overture’s patrons, supporters, staff and board members for the work and passion put into providing a true home for the arts in Madison.” The Broadway at Overture series features three Wisconsin premieres, two of which are making their only Wisconsin stop in the 2018/19 season in Madison – Broadway’s 2017 MISS SAIGON revival and A BRONX TALE. New Overture Presents performances include Los Vivancos present Born to Dance, Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band, B – The Underwater Bubble Show and a collaboration with Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society called The Music of Words. Returning favorites include the Branford Marsalis Quartet (featuring 2017’s Rising Stars grand prize winner Brianna Ware as the opening act), Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis and Soweto Gospel Choir. 2018/19 Broadway at Overture Series: • SOMETHING ROTTEN! | Tuesday, Oct. 9-Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 – Wisconsin premiere • Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of two brothers who set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! • “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!” (New York Magazine) • SCHOOL OF ROCK | Tuesday, Nov. 20-Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 – Thanksgiving week • Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher as he turns straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass- slapping, rock band. • Features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, original songs from the movie and musical theater’s first-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live on stage. • FINDING NEVERLAND | Tuesday, Jan. 8-Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019 • Directed by visionary Tony® winner Diane Paulus and based on the Academy Award®- winning film, this Broadway hit tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. • With pixie dust and faith, playwright J.M. Barrie takes leaves his world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. • Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I | Tuesday, Feb. 26-Sunday, March 3, 2019 • Based on the 2015 Tony Award®-winning Lincoln Center Theater production, THE KING AND I is widely considered one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works. • Set in 1860’s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher brought to Siam to teach his many wives and children. • MISS SAIGON | Tuesday, April 2-Sunday, April 7, 2019 – Wisconsin premiere (2017 Broadway revival) and only Wisconsin engagement • Tells the story of a young Vietnamese woman named Kim who, while working in a bar run by a notorious character called The Engineer, meets an American G.I. in an encounter that will change their lives forever. • Features stunning spectacle, a sensational cast of 42 and a soaring score including Broadway hits like “Last Night of the World” and “The Heat is On in Saigon.” • A BRONX TALE | Tuesday, May 14-Sunday, May 19, 2019 – Wisconsin premiere and only Wisconsin engagement • “Jersey Boys meets West Side Story.”- amNewYork • Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro and Tony® winner Jerry Zaks direct this streetwise musical, with high-energy dance numbers and original doo-wop tunes, based on Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri’s story. Set in the Bronx in the 1960s, a man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. • ANASTASIA | Tuesday, July 30-Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 • Inspired by the films, this show is set in the twilight of the Russian Empire to Paris in the 1920s, as a young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. • Features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) with direction by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak. In addition to the Broadway at Overture Series, the Overture Presents season offers three other package options – National Geographic Live!, Cabaret and Duck Soup Cinema. Series subscribers can add on any non-Broadway Overture Presents titles to their order, or ‘Make Your Own’ package by selecting any four or more non-Broadway titles. 2018/19 National Geographic Live! Series (sponsored by Exact Sciences): Life on the Vertical with Mark Synnott | Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, 7:30 p.m. • National Geographic adventure writer made his name as a big wall pioneer with numerous first ascents. He now helps scientists make significant findings in distant, inaccessible places. View From Above with Terry Virts | Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m. • Gain a deeper understanding of our planet’s beauty, climate and place in the universe from former International Space Station Commander Terry Virts. Standing at the Water's Edge with Cristina Mittermeier | Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 7:30 p.m. • Explore four communities and their relationships with water—the Kayapó in the Amazon, the Inuit of Greenland, the First Nations people of British Columbia and native Hawaiians. I Bought a Rainforest with Charlie Hamilton James | Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 7:30 p.m. • This wildlife documentarian who has always felt at home in nature made a spur-of-the- moment decision to purchase 100 acres of land adjacent to Peru's Manú National Park. 2018/19 Cabaret Series: This unique musical dining experience begins with hors d’oeuvres in the Capitol Theater Lobby, followed by a gourmet dinner, courtesy of Catering a Fresco, served on the historic Capitol Theater stage, which is transformed into an elegant nightclub for the evening. E. Faye Butler - Songbook of Jazz | Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, 7 p.m. • Ten Chimneys presents a night of storytelling and live music as Butler performs songs by the artists who defined our culture through the evolution of American Jazz. Josh Young Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber | Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 7 p.m. • Nominated for a Tony® Award in his Broadway debut as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Young will sing Lloyd Webber showtunes from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita and more. Matt Beilis - The Soul of Pop | Thursday, May 2, 2019, 7 p.m. • His songs reflect his willingness to combine electronic beats with soaring pop hooks that has led to gigs at many notable New York City venues such as the Canal Room and The Bitter End. 2018/19 Duck Soup Cinema Series (sponsored by Goodman’s Jewelers): Overture’s Duck Soup Cinema silent film series is nationally known for providing an authentic silent film experience in the historic Capitol Theater, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in January 2018. Film showings include vaudeville entertainment with an emcee, door prizes and a classic feature film with live organ accompaniment on the theater’s original 1928 Grand Barton Organ. The Kid Brother | Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 2 & 7 p.m. • This 1927 mystery with a touch of slapstick features silent screen giant Harold Lloyd. Duck Soup Cinema Debut: Ella Cinders | Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, 2 & 7 p.m. • This 1926 reimagining of the Cinderella story stars Colleen Moore. The Wind | Thursday, March 7, 2019, 7 p.m. (special feature film) • This acclaimed 1928 drama was star Lillian Gish’s last of the silent era. Grandma's Boy | Saturday, April 13, 2019, 2 & 7 p.m. • In this 1922 comedy, a timid man (Harold Lloyd) gets a valuable lesson from his grandmother. Overture Presents Debuts: The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show | Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, 7:30 p.m. | Overture Hall • Whitney’s musical legacy is brought to life in this stage show by Belinda Davids, RiSA chart- topping artists in her home country of South Africa. iLuminate | Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, 7:30 p.m. • As seen on America’s Got Talent, this electrifying dance crew moves to Latin, contemporary and hip-hop tunes alongside colorful multimedia projections on a darkened stage. The Simon & Garfunkel Story | Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, 2 & 8 p.m. | Capitol Theater • Concert uses huge projection photos, original film footage and a full live band performing all the hits including "Mrs Robinson," "Cecilia," "Homeward Bound" and many more. Wild Kratts - LIVE! | Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, 1 & 4:30 p.m. | Capitol Theater • Brothers Martin and Chris return with a new exciting adventure, activating their fan-favorite Creature Power Suits to go “Off to the Creature Rescue!” The Second City’s Dysfunctional Holiday Revue | Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, 8 p.m. | Capitol Theater • "Ha, ha, ha" becomes "ho, ho, ho" when Chicago’s legendary comedy theater slays the season.
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