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Take Me to the River – Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue For Immediate Release Media Contact: Molly Sommerhalder Email: [email protected] Phone: 414-273-7121 x399 Take Me To The River – Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue Featuring William Bell, Charlie Musselwhite and Bobby Rush Plus Frayser Boy, Al Kapone, The Hi Rhythm Section and The Stax Academy Alumni Band with Music Director Boo Mitchell Comes to Milwaukee on Friday, November 10! Tickets On Sale this Friday, June 9! MILWAUKEE, WI (Monday, June 5, 2017)- Take Me To The River – Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue featuring William Bell, Charlie Musselwhite and Bobby Rush Plus Frayser Boy, Al Kapone, The Hi Rhythm Section and The Stax Academy Alumni Band with Music Director Boo Mitchell is coming to the Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on Friday, November 10 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 9 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus Center Box Office and can be purchased in person at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee, by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org. Groups of 10 or more should call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x210 or x213. This performance is being presented as part of the Marcus Center Presents series. Take Me to the River presents a live performance experience based on the award- winning film and record that brought together multiple generations of iconic Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians to record a historic album and re-imagine the utopia of racial, gender and generational collaboration of Memphis (Stax, Hi Records) in its heyday. The historic show features a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see legends William Bell (2017 Grammy Winner), Bobby Rush (2017 Grammy winner), and Charlie Musselwhite (2014 Grammy winner) share the stage and perform classics and new TMTTR collaborations. Backed by an ALL-STAR Memphis band, the event includes the Hi-Rhythm Section (27 Gold and Platinum records, All the Al Green’s classics) and Grammy award winner Boo Mitchell, award-winning director and Grammy Nominee Martin Shore, alumni for the Stax Music Academy, and special appearances from Academy Winner Frayser Boy and Critics Choice Award winner Al Kapone. In addition to a traditional performance event, Take Me To The River hosts educational workshops and activated as it moves around the country, interacting with students and helping to inspire the goals of social consciousness and community building. TMTTR believes the power of positive expression-through music, film or other art forms-builds a permanent foundation of community, and helps motivate those from all political, racial and generational backgrounds to communicate, cooperate, collaborate, and create together. Find out more at www.TMTTR.com. ### ABOUT THE MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Established in 1969, the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is the premier performing arts community gathering space in Southeastern Wisconsin. As the Marcus Center moves into its 48th year, it continues to build bridges between diverse members of our community through high-quality arts entertainment in the region and the state. The touring Broadway series, sponsored by Associated Bank, is recognized as bringing the best of Broadway entertainment to Milwaukee for the past 20 years and provides opportunities to educate, entertain and engage audiences. The Marcus Center is also the home to the Milwaukee Symphony, Milwaukee Ballet, Florentine Opera, First Stage plus a variety of other important community and family events throughout the year. For more information about events visit the Marcus Center website at www.MarcusCenter.org. The Marcus Center is a private non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation and is a dedicated veterans memorial in Milwaukee. Experience Relaxed, Sophisticated Fine Dining at Envoy Restaurant & Lounge, Milwaukee Envoy, located in the iconic Ambassador Hotel, offers classic American cuisine with global influences. Ingredients feature artisan, local and seasonal products. Envoy offers breakfast and lunch dinner in an atmosphere that transports guests to a time when patrons “tripped the light fantastic”. Guests of Envoy experience the legendary service that generations have come to expect from a staff that is simply “the bee’s knees”. Envoy offers nostalgic cocktails from the hotel’s original menu, written in 1928. In addition to half priced appetizers, Envoy Lounge’s happy hour offers buy one martini or nostalgic cocktail and receive the next at 1928’s price. Guests who dine at Envoy are invited to enjoy complimentary parking and shuttle service to and from destinations in the downtown Milwaukee area, including the Marcus Center for the performing Arts. Visit envoymilwaukee.com for more information and reservations. .
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