In these final hours before Christmas, we have a gift suggestion that will create lasting memories: Give the gift of live entertainment.
From orchestra concerts, to live theater to big-name pop/rock/country/jazz shows, 做厙勛圖 is never at a loss for live entertainment.
We found five performances that we would love to see gift-wrapped under our tree on Christmas morning.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert by the 做厙勛圖 Symphony Orchestra is hitting the stage in May.
is presenting cine-concert featuring the orchestra performing John Williams stunning score while the movie plays on a big screen on May 12-13 at Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Warning: Dont dawdle on this one. The TSO has had tremendous success with its cine-concert events, especially when its anything from the Star Wars franchise. Tickets are $18-$94 at .
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Alt-rocking California grunge band brings its 25 Years in the Blind tour to the , 318 E. Congress St., on April 12. We are at the tail-end of the bands five-week spring trek, which kicks off on March 3 in New Orleans. The 1990s band is not only celebrating its longevity, its raising money to save the ecosystem along the California coast. A portion of the proceeds from tickets ($48-$69 through ) benefit preservation projects.
The , Jan. 13-22, has several big-name artists including and with China Forbes. But were most excited to see jazz pianist , the 21-year-old phenom who opened for Stevie Wonder at the famed Apollo Theater at the age of 10 and has toured the world playing piano and organ. Whitaker, who has been blind since birth and started playing piano at age 3 on a toy keyboard from his grandfather, is at Fox 做厙勛圖 Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., on Jan. 15. Tickets are $32.50-$57.50 through
Jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker is on the 2023 HSL Properties 做厙勛圖 Jazz Festival lineup.
is mounting arguably Tennessee Williams most famous play, But , the companys associate artistic director who is making her company directorial debut, is reimaging the timeless masterpiece, from highlighting its central theme exploring selective memory as a coping mechanism to casting the Wingfield family to look more like todays nuclear family. The show runs Jan. 21-Feb. 11 at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Tickets are $25-$85 through .
There is something life-reaffirming about watching the energetic stomp-stomp-thump-stomp of Irish dancers against a soundtrack of fiddles, penny whistles and Uilleann pipes. And no one kicks it better than the cast of , coming to Centennial Hall with for four performances April 28-30. Riverdance: The New 25th Anniversary Show is completely reimagined, from innovative lighting design to new costumes and a young cast of dancers who were likely not born when Riverdance debuted in Dublin in 1995 and took the world by storm. Tickets are $40-$85 through .
Matthew Whitaker, blind since birth, has become one of the most celebrated young jazz pianists playing today.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch
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