November, 2015- Kravis Center for the Performing Arts to Offer a Variety of Family-Friendly Holiday Shows
A Kravis Center Gift Certificate is the Perfect Stocking-Stuffer for Christmas
(West Palm Beach, FL – November 16, 2015) The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering a variety of family-friendly, holiday-themed shows and concerts over the next two months.
December 12 at 7 pm (Saturday)
Movie By Moonlight
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(Family Fare)
Muppet characters tell their heartwarming version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve in this musical live-action film featuring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge and Kermit the Frog as Scrooge’s clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge is visited by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, but will the grumpy old man change his ways? The movie is directed by Brian Henson, son of Muppet creator Jim Henson, who died in 1990.
Outdoor Gosman Amphitheatre
Tickets: $5 General Admission
(includes a complimentary bag of popcorn)
Note: Picnic baskets, lawn chairs, blankets and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome in the Gosman Amphitheatre – an open-air facility.
December 17 at 8 pm (Thursday)
The Midtown Men – Holiday & Hits
4 Stars from the Original cast of Broadway’s Jersey Boys
This sensational production reunites four stars from the original cast of the Broadway smash Jersey Boys in a one-of-a-kind concert celebrating the sounds of the ’60s, such as the Four Seasons, the Beatles, the Rascals and Motown. Join Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer, Michael Longoria and Daniel Reichard as they ring in the holidays and revive the hits with classic choreography, vibrant vocals and captivating chemistry.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
Beyond The Stage: Join us at 7:15 pm for a free musical presentation by SeaWind Elementary School Dolphin Chorus in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby.
December 18 at 8 pm (Friday)
Celtic Woman:
Home for Christmas – The Symphony Tour
Celebrate this holiday season with the celestial voices of multi-platinum Irish singing sensation Celtic Woman as they present Home For Christmas – The Symphony Tour. Featuring music from the all-female music ensemble’s second Christmas album, Home For Christmas, including holiday favorites I’ll Be Home for Christmas and Silent Night. Celtic Woman and Home For Christmas – The Symphony Tour, will promise an enchanting and festive evening filled with mesmerizing music, performance and holiday cheer.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $29
Sponsored by Mr. George T. Elmore
Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Weaver
Beyond The Stage: Join us at 7:15 pm for a free musical presentation by “Encore” The Wynnebrook Elementary School chorus in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby.
December 19 at 8 pm (Thursday)
A Well-Strung Christmas
The sensational all-male singing string quartet Well-Strung becomes a festive foursome in this new holiday show, which features violinists Edmund Bagnell and Christopher Marchant, violist Trevor Wadleigh and cellist Daniel Shevlin. The multitalented musicians, who put their own spin on Mozart, Vivaldi, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and more, have plenty of tunes for under the tree, from traditional songs such as Silent Night to irreverent interpretations of modern classics.
Note: Only Orchestra and Grand Tier sections available.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
Beyond The Stage: Join us at 7:15 pm for a free musical presentation by Faith’s Place Center in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby.
December 22-23
+ Tuesday at 8 pm
+ Wednesday at 2 pm & 8 pm
Willy Bietak’s
Broadway On Ice
A Special Holiday Celebration
With Olympic Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Broadway On Ice blends the beauty, grace and artistry of figure skating with the magic of the Broadway musical. World-class skaters join singers, pianists and guest stars from the Great White Way in a dazzling production of high jumps and high notes featuring exquisite costumes, favorite holiday songs and musical classics, such as Singing in the Rain, I Dreamed a Dream and All I Ask of You.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $30
With support from CBS12
December 31-Jnaury 2
+ Thursday at 7 pm and 10 pm* (New Year’s Eve)
+ Friday at 7:30 pm
+ Saturday at 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm
The Best of
Forbidden Broadway
30th Anniversary Tour
Just when Broadway thought it was safe from the parody pen of funnyman Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway returns, sharper and more hilarious than ever, to celebrate 30 years of roasting the Great White Way. The riotous revue features outrageous costumes, hysterical rewrites of familiar songs and dead-on impressions from Annie to The Book of Mormon and everything in between. “You don’t have to be a theater maven to laugh yourself silly.” – New York Daily News
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets:
+ Thursday, December 31 – 7 pm: $45
+ Thursday, December 31 – 10 pm: $59 (includes New Year’s Eve champagne toast)
+ Friday and Saturday, January 1-2: $39
December 31 at 8 pm (Thursday)
The Producers
The Mel Brooks Musical
A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spectacle. Bialystock and Bloom! These names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Brooks’ 1968 satirical dark comedy film. Now a must-see Broadway musical, The Producers sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor, winning a record 12 Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $35
With support from Sun-Sentinel
January 1 at 8 pm (Friday)
NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2016!
Salute to Vienna
Strauss Symphony of America
Alexander Steinitz, conductor (Vienna)
Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano (Winnipeg)
Szilvi Szendy, soubrette (Budapest)
Eduardo Aladrén, tenor (Madrid)
Károly Peller, buffo tenor (Budapest)
Featuring dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine
& International Champion Ballroom Dancers
Celebrate with the ageless beauty of uplifting Viennese music at West Palm Beach’s annual New Year’s Concert. Strauss waltzes and sweeping melodies from operettas including Die Fledermaus and Merry Widow will be performed by hand-picked European singers and full orchestra. Beautifully costumed ballet and ballroom dancers will present romantic vignettes, whisking you off to a place of nostalgia and pleasure at the threshold of 2016. Fall in love with the Blue Danube Waltz for the first time or all over again. Make Salute to Vienna your New Year’s tradition! Presented by the Kravis Center and Attila Glatz Concert Productions, Inc.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $27
With support from Margaretta Taylor
How to Get Tickets or Gift Certificates:
Advance tickets for all these shows are available for purchase at the Kravis Center’s box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in downtown West Palm Beach; online through the Kravis Center’s official website at kravis.org; or by phone at 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. For Group Sales, please call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
Kravis Center gift certificates can be used to purchase tickets for any performance on sale at the Kravis Center box office, towards a Kravis Center membership, for casual dining at Bistro Teatro in the Center’s Mezzanine level lobby, or to purchase merchandise in the gift shop.
Note: Purchase $100 of more in Kravis Center gift certificates and receive 15 percent off the next purchase at Bistro Teatro (Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center) or the gift shop. This offer expires December 31, 2015.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call 561-832-7469 or visit the official website at kravis.org.