2011-12 Season

2011-12
Season
Simply Irresistible
Broadway’s Best
Touring Shows
MATTIE KELLY
Northwest Florida State College
Simply Irresistible . . .
Broadway’s Best Touring Shows
Season Package Sales Begin
September 6
&
Individual Ticket Sales Begin
September 12
for all national touring Broadway and Artist Series shows at the
Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College.
100 College Blvd. Niceville, FL 32578
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www.mattiekellyartscenter.org
MATTIE KELLY
2011-12
Season
Northwest Florida State College
An absolutely stellar season of nationally touring Broadway and Artist
shows is scheduled to appear in 2011-2012 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center
at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville. Our “Simply Irresistible”
line-up includes Broadway classic hits such as My Fair Lady, Damn
Yankees and Brigadoon as well as new award-winning shows including
Monty Python’s Spamalot and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein! The
Artist Series is equally spectacular with top shows out of New York and
Las Vegas! All Broadway and Artist Series shows will each appear for
one night only.
This season we are pleased to announce a new Custom Season
Package option which offers a 10% discount on each show if you
purchase a package of five or more national shows! That’s right –
you pick the shows you want to see and get great package discounts!
Customize your arts season by selecting your choice from among the nine
national touring Broadway and Artist shows to appear this season at the
Mattie Kelly Arts Center. Purchase all nine events for the best savings!
Custom Season Package patrons get best selection of seats with a
priority buying window from September 6 to 11, 2011, prior to the
opening of individual ticket sales. Individual tickets to all national shows
are available starting September 12, 2011, through the show date, subject
to availability. Custom Season Package sales and our great season ticket
savings continue through January 28, 2012.
Contact the Box Office between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or see the
center’s website for information and updates on our “Simply Irresistible”
2011-12 season at the Emerald Coast’s premier entertainment venue –
the Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center.
Cover photograph by Benjamin Gillham. Poster reprints on sale at Box Office.
Brochure design by Tara Sikes.
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Break!
The Urban Funk Spectacular The nationally touring show, Break! The Urban Funk
Spectacular, is a high energy tribute to Hip Hop featuring New
York’s finest urban artists, a pumping soundtrack, live DJ and
master percussionists! Thrill to the pure physical strength and
agility, breathtaking movements, and cutting edge dance. The
cast and their unorthodox creative movement demonstrate
a distinctive American art form which finds its roots in
the streets of the inner city. Performers have all been
featured as solo dancers in worldwide performances
with show business legends including Puff Daddy,
Janet Jackson, Ringo Starr, Whitney Houston and
Luther Vandross. Each performer in this show is a
supremely talented specialist from the world of
break dancing, locking, “electric boogaloo” or
“popping,” and power tumbling.
October 8, 2011
Artist series $30 adult/$25 youth
“Full throttle entertainment!”
– Houston Chronicle
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My
Fair
Lady
The New York Times
declares it
“The perfect
musical!”
It’s no accident My Fair Lady once held the record of longest
running theatrical production in history! And, it’s no wonder
everyone – not just Henry Higgins – falls in love with Eliza
Doolittle! A hit London production, a popular film version
starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison that won eight
Academy Awards, and more are part of the My Fair
Lady legend. Don’t miss the national touring Broadway
production of this timeless classic and all its stunning
Lerner and Loewe music including: Wouldn’t It Be
Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I
Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You
Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I’ve Grown
Accustomed to Her Face.
November 29, 2011
Broadway series $45 Each
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Blast!
Audiences across the nation are going wild for Blast! – the
winner of the 2001 Tony Award for “Best Theatrical Event”
and the 2001 Emmy Award for “Best Choreography.” It’s
America’s newest music-in-motion movement on national
tour! Think Riverdance or Stomp but in a totally unique
event that combines instrumental virtuosity and the
precision & pageantry of brass and percussion, with
visual performers in a unique explosion of music and
the showmanship of outdoor pageantry. It’s a flurry
of drums, bugles, flags, rifles, sabers, costuming
and special effects!
January 18, 2012
Artist series $30 adult/$25 youth
“An exuberant show ... Blast!
stands, blows, pounds, marches
and whirls with panache.”
– Bruce McCabe, Boston Globe
“Get your tickets now! A sure-fire hit. The only problem is in
trying to describe just exactly what it is. This joyous explosion
of music, movement ... packs a definite punch ... part marching
band, part color guard and part jam session ... This is one you
won’t want to miss.” – Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star
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Home runs, hit songs and a sizzling temptress named Lola have
made DAMN YANKEES a musical comedy favorite! Its sassy and
winning ways earned this baseball tale eight Tony Awards –
including Best Musical! Enjoy a devilishly good time as the
national tour of this frothy Broadway hit spins the tale of a
baseball fanatic who sells his soul to the Devil to help his
favorite team win the pennant race against the New York
Yankees. Filled with hit songs like Whatever Lola Wants
and You Gotta Have Heart, DAMN YANKEES is definitely
a musical comedy home run!
January 28, 2012
Broadway series $45 Each
“Damn Yankees
is a triumph!
Broadway showbiz
at its fast-paced,
skillful best!”
– New York Times
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SimplySinatra,
starring
Steve Lippia
Headlining Las Vegas and now Niceville, Steve Lippia and
his 16 piece band bring Frank Sinatra’s essence back to
the stage in a show that is as timeless as a cocktail, a
tuxedo or a diamond ring! Relive your favorite songs
including: The Lady is a Tramp, Summer Wind and
I’ve Got the World on a String with Steve Lippia as
he channels the leader of the infamous Rat Pack!
Simply Sinatra showcases a musical arrangement
by Frank Sinatra’s own arranger and Lippia croons
like Ol’ Blue Eyes himself! His show introduces
a new generation to this timeless music while
appealing to longtime listeners.
February 4, 2012
Artist series $30 Each
“Musically, the guy’s
a heavyweight.”
– Staten Island Advance
“…the talk of Las Vegas;”
“…he has an impeccable
vocal instrument”
– Las Vegas Style
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Brigadoon
Great Love
Comes Once
in a Hundred Years
Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical Brigadoon is a
sentimental adventure that blurs the boundaries between love
and loss, past and present, and fantasy and reality. Lerner
and Loewe’s sweeping romantic score includes the all classic
songs featured on Broadway and in the 1954 MGM movie
classic starring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse! Brigadoon’s
fantastical story of a village that rises in the Scottish mists
just one day every hundred years will appear just one
night on the Mattie Kelly Arts Center mainstage. Will love
conquer the very laws of physics again? Simply delightful!
February 15, 2012
Broadway series $45 Each
“Pageantry, a sword dance, jigs and reels, a wedding,
a funeral, and ‘the mists of May…’” – Playbill.com
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Photos by Scott Suchman, 2010
“A no-holdsbarred smash
hit.” – The
New Yorker
Lovingly “ripped-off” from the internationally famous comedy
team’s most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the
Holy Grail – the Broadway version of Monty Python’s
Spamalot was the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards
including Best Musical and Best Director as well as the Drama
Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. This
national touring production tells the legendary tale of
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their
quest for the Holy Grail in a way that “raises silliness
to an artform,” according to the Sunday Times. Just
imagine a chorus line of dancing divas and knights,
flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless
knight and you’re on your way to an unforgettable
evening of pure Monty Python humor!
February 24, 2012
Broadway series $45 Each
“A high energy blast, you’ll
leave the theatre whistling!”
– The Boston Herald
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Andy
Gross
“Not just another
illusion show, this
show has it all.”
– Jenny Jones
“Andy Gross is the
Hottest variety show
in the country.”
– Las Vegas Sun
Enjoy a night of comedy, illusions and more with Las Vegas’
#1 Entertainer of 2010! Andy Gross will boggle the mind
with his ventriloquism, comedy and magic! Headlining at
comedy clubs nationwide, his variety show showcases his
unparalleled voice throwing ability and spellbinding feats
of illusion. His ad-libs during his stand-up are compared
frequently to Don Rickles and Robin Williams. Only a few
people in the world can throw their voice and Andy
Gross is the best in the business – it is a “must hear
to believe” feat! The hottest corporate entertainer,
stand up comic, magician and ventriloquist working
today – as evidenced by his sold out shows and
devoted following! Don’t miss Andy Gross!
March 10, 2012
Artist series $25 adult/$20 youth
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Photos by Scott Suchman, 2010
“A Monster Hit” – FOX
It’s Alive! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway
sensation The Producers comes this monster new musical
comedy on national tour! A wickedly inspired re-imagining
of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ classic
comedy masterpiece, the story follows bright young Dr.
Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to
complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse
to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing
helper Igor (that’s Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant
Inga, and in spite of his madcap fiancé Elizabeth,
Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster – but not
without scary and quite often hilarious complications.
Young Frankenstein is scientifically-proven,
monstrously good entertainment … and the only
place you’ll witness a singing and dancing laboratory
experiment in the largest tuxedo ever made!
“More than
enough electricity.”
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– ABC-TV
May 10, 2012
Broadway series $45 Each
Northwest Florida
Symphony Orchestra
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 10, 2011 ~ The French Connection
Join the NFSO for a delectable evening featuring the works of renowned French composers Berlioz, Chabrier,
Ravel and Saint-Saëns. Guest artist Gold Medal pianist Ko-Eun Lee will highlight the season
opener with her performance of Saint-Saëns’ bubbly Piano Concerto No. 2. The orchestra’s rendition
of Ravel’s intriguing Boléro will round out the concert. $22.50 each.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Op. 9
Emmanuel Chabrier
Suite Pastorale
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 22
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Sat., Oct. 29, 2011 ~ The Barber of Seville
The NFSO continues its successful presentation of operas in concert version with the greatest masterpieces
of comedy within music, Rossini’s Barber. A superb cast includes mezzo soprano Maria McDaniel and tenor
Adam Kirkpatrick with baritone David Murray returning to Niceville to portray the world’s most famous
and mischievous barber! $32.50 each.
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville
Fri., Dec. 9, 2011 ~ Holiday Pops!
The stellar Northwest Florida Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Lois Van Dam, and guest soloists join the
orchestra in a holiday celebration of the season’s most beloved music in festive style for one and all! $22.50 each.
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012 ~ The Stars of Tomorrow
Come hear the extraordinary talent that surrounds us. Elementary school, high school and college winners of the
2011 Concerto Competition will be our featured soloists and will be sure to dazzle. The concert also includes a
salute to the Old West. $22.50 each.
Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid
José Pablo Moncayo
Huapango
Sat., April 28, 2012 ~ Haydn Goes Hawaiian
Put on your most colorful tropical shirt to help us officially kick off summer. It’s Hawaiian shirt night at the NFSO
as we spotlight the father of the symphony – Franz Josef Haydn and two of his most famous pupils, Mozart and
Beethoven. In addition we will feature a world-renowned soloist. $22.50 each.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Josef Haydn
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61
Symphony No. 104 “London”
at Northwest Florida State College
Jeffrey Rink,
Music Director & Conductor
www.nfsymphony.org
Season Subscription
$115 (5 concerts)
* Box Office processing
fee $2.00 per ticket
The region’s premier
professional orchestra
since 1987.
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NWF State College Series
Mindgame (NWFSC Fall theatrical production)
7:30 PM
Oct. 12-15
Sprint
NFSO Concerto Competition Finals 9:00 AM
Oct. 15
Tyler Recital Hall
Madrigals/Belle Voci – Christmas Delights
2:00 PM
Dec. 4
Tyler Recital Hall
Junior Orchestra Concert
11:00 AM
Dec. 10
Tyler Recital Hall
NFSYO (Youth Orchestra) Concert
3:00 PM
Dec. 11
Mainstage
Showchoir Snowbirds Show
2:00 PM
Feb. 12
Mainstage
Food & Wine Festival to Benefit the NFSO
4:00-6:00 PM Feb. 19
Emerald Coast
Conference Center
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? 7:30 PM
March 14-17
Sprint
Madrigals/Belle Voci – Spring Recital
3:00 PM
April 15
Tyler Recital Hall
Dance Facets
7:30 PM
April 20 & 21
Mainstage
Jazz Festival - Middle & High School Bands
1:00-5:00 PM April 27
Amphitheater
NFSYO (Youth Orchestra) Concert
3:00 PM
April 29
Mainstage
NWFSC Jazz Band Spring Concert
7:30 PM
April 30
Mainstage
Showchoir Season Finale Concert
7:30 PM
May 1
Mainstage
Junior Orchestra Concert
11:00 AM
May 12
Tyler Recital Hall
The Wiz (NWFSC Summer musical)
7:30 PM
July 18-21
Mainstage
McIlroy & Holzhauer Galleries
Gallery hours: 10:00 - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday & 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. prior to performances
in the mainstage theater. Exhibits and opening receptions are free & open to the public.
For information, appointments for classes or groups, or to volunteer as
a Mattie Kelly Arts Center Art Gallery Docent call (850) 729-6044.
September 10 – October 14
McIlroy Gallery: Karl Zerbe
Holzhauer Gallery: George Rodrigue
Front Hall: This Life, an exhibition of works
by members of the FSU MoFA Artists’ League
October 29 – December 2
McIlroy Gallery: Lou Haney
Holzhauer Gallery: Joelle Dietrick
Front Hall: Adopt-a-Painting
January 13 – February 17
McIlroy Gallery: Duncan Baird and Cetin Oguz
Holzhauer Gallery: Elizabeth Austin
Front Hall: Adopt-a-Painting
March 2 – April 21
McIlroy Gallery: Arnie Hart Juried Student Exhibition
Holzhauer Gallery: Mattie Kelly Arts Center
Faculty Exhibition
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May 6 – June 8
McIlroy Gallery: Arts and Design
Society of Ft. Walton Beach’s 20th
Annual Southeast Regional Juried
Fine Arts Exhibition
Holzhauer Gallery: Selena Nawrocki
June 25 – July 21
McIlroy Gallery: Duane Paxson
Holzhauer Gallery: Salvador Dalí’s
Divine Comedy series
Front Hall: Adopt-a-Painting
Throughout the season (beginning in Oct.)
we will be featuring works from our Adopta-Painting program, through which patrons
can sponsor the professional art restoration
of works by Emil Holzhauer in our Permanent
Collection. To Adopt-a-Painting, contact the
Galleries or NWFSC Foundation.
Mattie Kelly Arts Center Children’s Series
Each year the Mattie Kelly Arts Center features a Children’s Series – school shows for public
school and home school children/groups. All shows appear at either 9:45 am or 11:30 am
unless otherwise noted and each runs about an hour. Tickets are $6 each. Limited space
may be available for the general public, following group sales to schools. Instructional
guides are available for teachers. For information or group reservations, contact Delores
Merrill, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, at (850) 729-6065 or [email protected].
October 13, 2011 – SEUSSICAL the musical
November 10, 2011 – JUNIE B. JONES
February 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (one show only)
Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
Fifth Graders Concert & Art Contest
February 21, 2012 – ARE YOU MY MOTHER?
“Oh, the thinks you can think” when Dr. Seuss’s best-loved stories collide and cavort in an
unforgettable musical caper! Adapted from the Broadway version, the Cat in the Hat is the
host and emcee (and all-around mischief-maker) in this romp through the Seuss classics.
Will the planet of Who survive? Will Horton pay attention to Gertrude? Will Mayzie ever
return for her egg? Dr. Seuss’s beloved classic characters find themselves intertwined
in an incredible crazy-quilt adventure, in which the power of imagination and the most
miraculous “think” ever save the day!
“A whimsical charmer of a show finally gets its moment in the spotlight!”
– The New York Times
Photo by Joan Marcus
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Mattie Kelly Arts Center
Information
Show Times
All Broadway and Artist Series shows and NFSO concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. CST.
Address & Directions
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center is located at 100 College Boulevard on the Niceville
campus of Northwest Florida State College. The center is easily accessible via
U.S. Highway 285 (Partin Drive), U.S. Highway 85, the Mid-Bay Bridge, and Interstate 10.
For directions visit www.mattiekellyartscenter.org or call (850) 729-6000.
Group Sales / Discounts / Youth Rate
Groups of 10 or more tickets to a single show will receive a $5 per ticket discount if the group sale
is made by a single purchaser. A Custom Season Package offers a 10% discount off each show
for Custom Packages of five or more Broadway or Artist Series events.
Youth rate, when available, is for ticket holders age 18 or younger.
Refunds and Exchanges
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center cannot supply refunds unless an event
is cancelled or rescheduled. There are no exchanges.
Processing Fee
There is a $2.00 per ticket Box Office processing fee for all ticket sales.
Special Needs Patrons
We are happy to provide services for those with special needs. Wheelchair and companion
seating is available upon request. The facility is also equipped with wheelchair accessible
restrooms, handicap parking, ramps, and a passenger loading and unloading area to
assist those with disabilities. Assisted listening devices are available in the lobby prior to
performances. Requests for an interpreter for signed performances must be made at least five
days in advance. Please notify the Associate Director of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at
(850) 729-6004 of your special needs. Assisted listening devices have been generously
provided by the Sugar Beach Sertoma Club.
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Custom Season Packages
Available Sept. 6 to Jan. 28, 2011
Available by phone or in-person only.
Season package discounts available through January 28, 2012.
Individual Tickets Available Sept. 12 to Show Date
Available by phone, in-person & online.
Contact & Payment Information
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Mattie Kelly Arts Center Box Office
(850) 729-6000 or toll free at 1-888-838-ARTS (2787)
Online 24/7 at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org
In-person Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and 90 minutes prior to show time. Closed during college holidays.
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2011-12 Ticket Order Form
Custom Season Packages
Purchase your custom season package September 6, 2011 through January 28, 2012,
for packages of five or more shows. Package sales available by phone, in-person, or mail only.
Create your own Custom Season Package by selecting five or more shows of
your choice and receive a 10% discount off each show (discount price shown below).
Discounted rate for packages
of five or more shows
Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular My Fair Lady
BLAST!
Damn Yankees
Simply Sinatra, starring Steve Lippia
Brigadoon
Spamalot
Andy Gross Young Frankenstein
Oct. 8
Nov. 29
Jan. 18
Jan. 28
Feb. 4
Feb. 15
Feb. 24
March 10
May 10
_______x $27.00 (each)
_______x $40.50 (each)
_______x $27.00 (each)
_______x $40.50 (each)
_______x $27.00 (each)
_______x $40.50 (each)
_______x $40.50 (each)
_______x $22.50 (each)
_______x $40.50 (each)
Sub-Total Tickets: $_________ + Processing Fee* ________ = Total: $___________
* Box Office $2 per ticket processing fee.
Broadway Series:
Individual Tickets
My Fair Lady
Damn Yankees
Brigadoon
Spamalot
Young Frankenstein
Artist Series:
BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular
Blast!
Simply Sinatra, starring Steve Lippia
Andy Gross
Purchase individual tickets
September 12, 2011
through show date.
Nov. 29
Jan. 28
Feb. 15
Feb. 24
May 10
_______x $45
_______x $45
_______x $45
_______x $45
_______x $45
Oct. 8
Jan. 18
Feb. 4
March 10
_______x $30 (adult)
_______x $30 (adult)
_______x $30 (each)
_______x $30 (adult)
Call or Click
!
for your tickets
_______x $25 (youth)
_______x $25 (youth)
(No Youth rate available)
_______x $25 (youth)
Sub-Total Tickets: $_________ + Processing Fee* ________ = Total: $___________
* Box Office $2 per ticket processing fee.
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MATTIE KELLY
Northwest Florida State College
100 College Boulevard, Niceville, Florida
(850) 729-6000
www.mattiekellyartscenter.org
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