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Musicals, comedies and Charles Dickens coming
to Hayes Center
By Jeff Eason
The blockbuster holiday comedy The Christmas Bus has yet to take
the stage and already the folks at the
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The life of dancing bombshell Ginger
Rogers comes to the stage in the new musical biography
Backwards in High Heels.
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Blowing Rock Stage Company are making plans for the 2008 season.
This week the BRSC announced the stage shows that will make up
its 2008 summer and fall production seasons. The year will feature
comedies, musicals, a Shakespeare play, a Charles Dickens story
with a decidedly local spin, and much more.
Along with the 2008 BRSC stage schedule, the Mariam and Robert
Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock unveiled its 2008
Presenting Series. The series includes live music presentations,
dramatic performances and comedy.
The 2008 summer season kicks off with the musical 8-Track May
23 through June 8. The musical takes the audience on a wonderful
trip through the past as the sounds of the 70s come alive on stage.
Subsequent summer offerings include The Immigrant (June 13-22),
the comedy of errors Leading Ladies (June 27-July 12), the beloved
musical fantasy Peter Pan (July 18-August 3), and the Neil Simon
comedy Rumors (August 15-24).
One of the highlights of the BRSC’s 2008 summer season will
be the area premiere of the new play Backwards in High Heels,
taking the Hayes Center stage August 29 through September 14.
The show is the musical biography of Ginger Rogers and gets its
name from the famous quote, “She did everything Fred Astaire
could do, only backwards and in high heels.” The stage show
had its world premiere in March 2007 in Florida with dancing and
acting sensation Amber Stone in the lead role.
The BRSC’s Leaf Season 2008 will feature William Shakespeare’s
The Tempest October 3-12 and Lies & Legends: The Musical Stories
of Harry Chapin October 17 through November 2.
For its annual holiday stage offering in 2008, the Blowing Rock
Stage Company will present A High Country Christmas Carol December
5-14. The show is a version of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas
tale with a homespun mountain twist.
Rocket Players in 2008
The BRSC’s Rocket Players Youth Theatre will present You’re
A Good Man Charlie Brown at the Hayes Center May 1-4. The show
will feature plenty of great homegrown acting talent. Tickets
are $14 for adults and $7 for students.
Tickets for 2008 Season
Tickets for 2008 Blowing Rock Stage Company productions come in
a wide variety of packages including summer passes, full season
passes, “pick 10” passes, “flex 10” passes
and individual tickets. Early bird season passes are available
at significant savings until January 15, 2008.
Individual adult tickets for 2008 BRSC productions range in price
from $18 to $30. For more information, call the Hayes Center Box
Office at (828) 295-9627.
2008 Hayes Presenting Series
Now in its third year of operation, the Hayes Performing Arts
Center has expanded its offerings of live performances to include
music, storytelling, puppet shows and more. The 2008 Presenting
Series kicks off on Saturday, January 26th with a performance
by Americana all-star John Cowan. Best known for his vocal work
with New Grass Revival and the John Cowan Band, Cowan brings more
than 30 years of professional experience to his show, deftly blending
the rock, folk and bluegrass idioms. Tickets for John Cowan are
$20 per person.
Other events in the 2008 series include the Appalachian State
Jazz Ensemble II on February 15 ($5), John McEuen on February
23 ($20), Alex de Grassi on March 8 ($20), Mike Cross on March
15 ($26), the Appalachian State Gospel Choir on March 18 ($5),
Anthony Zerbe in “It’s All Done with Mirrors” on
March 21 ($26), ASU Opera’s “Street Scene” on April
3-6 ($18 adults, $9 students), Appalachian State’s Jazz Ensembles
I & II on April 9 ($5), the Cashore Marionettes on April 11
($20), the Louis Armstrong tribute Satchmo! on April 19 ($26),
the comedy show The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? on April 20 ($26),
Fred Garbo’s Inflatable Theatre on April 25 ($20), Classic
Pizzazz on May 10 ($20), the Lonesome River Band on May 17 ($20),
An Evening with Glenn Bolick on June 1 ($10), The Lascivious Biddies
on July 21 ($26), and An Evening with Groucho on August 19 ($30).
All shows, dates and times are subject to change and the Hayes
Center expects to stage additional shows during the coming year.
Check Äï:www.hayescenter.org for updates and ticket
information.
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