2011-2012 SEASON DAMN YANKEES Saturday, February 4 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $21.00 Faust, fly balls and devilishly good fun all meet at the home plate of the 7 Tony Award winning Broadway musical, Damn Yankees. This classic American musical, is the story of a 1950s middle-aged baseball fanatic who trades his sole to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team in the pennant race against The New York Yankees only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he’s left behind. Filled with hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “You Gotta Have Heart,” this show is a musical comedy home run! THE BRONX WANDERERS Friday, February 24 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $14.00 If you missed them last season, make sure and get your tickets to find out for yourself why Executive Director Tony Walsh was flooded with audience requests to bring back The Bronx Wanderers. It’s true The Bronx Wanderers hit the stage like a rock-n-roll lighting bolt, recreating the hits you grew up with, just the way you remember them. In fact, listening to this incredible five-member tribute band is like having the original groups singing right to you! If you like the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and Dion & The Belmonts, you’ll love The Bronx Wanderers. The Wanderers’ repertoire includes something for everyone, with hits from The Bee Gees, The Rascals, KC & The Sunshine Band, Tommy James, Bob Seger, The Brooklyn Bridge and more. The Moscow Festival Ballet CINDERELLA Friday, March 2 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $16.00 More than 50 champion Russian dancers bring this timeless fairy tale ballet to life. With exquisite costumes, lush scenery, a handsome prince, comical evil stepsisters and Prokofiev’s exuberant score, this jubilant production is the work of one of Russia’s most esteemed ballet companies. The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded by Sergei Radchenko, legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, to create an ensemble that would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov ballet companies. Under his direction, leading dancers from across Russia now stage exciting new productions of timeless classics. WOMEN OF IRELAND Friday, March 9 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $15.00 In the tradition of Riverdance, experience the talents of five of Ireland’s finest female performers in one spectacular show! Women of Ireland is an innovative and exciting full-stage production featuring special performances by Broadway Riverdance star Siobhán Manson, acclaimed Irish fiddler Zoë Conway and Riverdance tenor Michael Londra. Entertainingly blending traditional and contemporary Irish music and song with top noteworthy dance numbers, Women of Ireland is a superb musical experience that should not be missed. Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this Celtic celebration! THE PEKING ACROBATS Saturday, March 24 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $15.00 Since their debut in 1986, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at treacherous feats of daring, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability. They are masters of agility and grace. Accompanied by the Women’s Peace Orchestra of China, playing traditional Chinese instruments with modern flair, high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music, and all of this in harmony with the acrobats’ awe-inspiring feats, an exuberant entertainment event appears before your eyes, featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival infused with fresh, explosive energy! THE HONKY TONK ANGELS Saturday, April 14 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $14.00 By Ted Swindley Springer Theatricals From the company that brought you A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline comes this charming musical with a familiar story and even more familiar sound track. It happens every day of the year! Somewhere in America, a girl quits her job, kisses her loved ones goodbye and climbs aboard a Nashville-bound Greyhound. Every day those girls arrive in Music City USA with little more than a dream to sustain them. In Ted Swindley’s (Always...Patsy Cline) raucous and touching hit musical, three talented young women make their way to Nashville, determined to “make it.” Hear the classic tunes of Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn as they were meant to be sung. Follow the adventures of these three sassy gals as they pursue their Music City dreams. “Stand By Your Man,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “9-to-5,” “Harper Valley PTA,” “ Rocky Top,” “I’ll Fly Away,” “Delta Dawn,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” and “Ode to Billy Joe” are some of the country favorites that make HONKY TONK ANGELS the biggest sure-fire musical theatre hit of the year! CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG - LIVE! Saturday, April 28 - 3 p.m. Tickets starting at $6.00 It only takes a little to BE BIG!™ In conjunction with the beloved BIG dog’s 50th anniversary in 2012, celebrate the timeless values of Clifford’s BIG Ideas - Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe In Yourself, Be A Good Friend and Help Others. These sentiments have never been more fun as Clifford and his friends from Birdwell Island - Emily Elizabeth, Cleo and T-Bone – embark on new adventures. With memorable songs and choreography – there will be even more of him to love in this all new musical – sure to delight the entire family! MASTERS OF MOTOWN Saturday, May 19 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $14.00 With smooth moves, incredible vocals and a hot and tight band, the Masters of Motown transports audiences back to the early 60s with the iconic music of The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, The Four Tops and The Jackson Five. This fully costumed and choreographed concert celebrates the Motor City and the great music masters who filled an era with legendary music hits. You’re sure to be dancing in your seats and the streets! SUNDAY SALONS AYAKO YONETANI Sunday, February 12 - 3:00 p.m. Studio Theater - Tickets $15.00 VIOLIN RECITAL WESTERN MUSIC and JAPANESE MUSIC: OLD and NEW Violinist Ayako Yonetani returns to the THCA to perform classical music through her violin recital Western Music and Japanese Music: Old and New. This afternoon recital features Baroque, contemporary western and contemporary Japanese music. Now a music professor teaching violin and viola at the University of Central Florida, Ayako Yonetani holds academic degrees, including a doctorate, from the Juilliard School where she studied with Hyo Kang and the late Dorothy DeLay. Additionally, she is a member of Japan’s premier chamber ensemble Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo. This performance is sponsored by a grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. HELTON-THOMAS DUO Sunday, April 22 - 3:00 p.m. Studio Theater - Tickets $15.00 In the hands of modern masters, the saxophone and cello yield a tremendous variety of musical styles. Performed by saxophonist Jonathan Helton and cellist Steven Thomas, this afternoon recital features the work of composers Dorothy Chang, Jonathan Elliott, Mark Engebretson and Edison Denisov. Dr. Jonathan Helton is an active solo recitalist and chamber musician who has appeared in concerts worldwide. He is currently on the faculty of the School of Music at the University of Florida, where he teaches saxophone and chamber music, and conducts the New Music Ensemble. Steven Thomas was appointed to the University of Florida’s School of Music in 2007, following a 13-year tenure at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, where he chaired both the string and chamber music departments. SCHOOL TIME Doktor Kaboom! Wednesday, May 2 - 10:15 a.m. Tickets $8.00 Doktor Kaboom! is back by teacher request to perform his original interactive science comedy show. Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. Join Kaboom! For a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular (and often successful science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate and entertain. School Time Audience: Grades 4 - 8