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Bookings in Full Swing for 2012 - 2013!
A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
...TOO BIG TO IGNORE
Much more than
a concert,
IN THE MOOD
presents a retro 1940's
musical featuring the IN THE MOOD Singers and Dancers with the
sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra. The music and the
arrangements are as authentic as it gets.
"A great success on our Broadway series"
- Luanne Franklin, Executive Director, Broadway at
the Opera House, Lexington, KY
"After having IN THE MOOD
we don't think we could ever just have a big band again."
-
Steve Davis, Stevens Center, Winston-Salem, NC
"Mobbed by
an outpouring of fans of the swing era, 500 people had to be turned
away and hundreds more had swamped the switchboard."
- The Washington
Post, Washington, DC
"A very
enthusiastic and appreciative audience comprised the sold-out show;
with all 1700 seats taken! Furthermore, the show's quality is
world-class - from the musical arrangements and costumes to the
lighting and choreography."
- William Biddle, Executive Director, Ferguson Center
for the Arts, Newport News, VA
"The show
sold out extremely quickly and I could have easily sold another show
as well. The performance was phenomenal and you would not believe
how many people have requested that we bring you back. I can't
remember an evening in which the patrons left as happy as they did
the evening that you performed."
- William R. Wood, Dir. Interlochen Arts Festival, Interlochen, MI
"The
costumes, the choreography and the music arrangements are as
authentic as it gets. We would highly recommend this show to any
venue looking for a big band show."
- Orange Coast College,
Costa Mesa, CA
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The
UK's No. 1 jive and swing band
"Easily one of the best hot, young swing bands from Europe
that's taking America by storm!"
- Swingtime Magazine
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 NEW
SHANGHAI CIRCUS
SOLD OUT ON BROADWAY!
Awesome!
Unbelievable!! Incredible!!!
Tour Dates:
January
- March 2012
January - March 2013
 Astonishing
athletes defy gravity and
execute breathtaking
feats as they stretch the limits
of human ability in
this spellbinding
show. Fearless performers with boundless energy bring
you
more than two thousand
years of
Chinese circus
traditions. If
it's humanly
possible-and even if it's not! -
Shanghai's acrobats,
jugglers and contortionists do it
with spectacular
flair.
"Feats of circus art that reach
literally
 breathtaking
heights of skill...the New Shanghai Circus is providing
entertainment in abundance"
- The New York Times
"Everyone was delighted with the skill poise, charm and flourish...a
very
entertaining show...2,000 kids and their parents assembled for the
Boston debut of the New Shanghai Circus"
- The
Boston Globe
"the talents of the Shanghai acrobats
are beyond
compare...watch these acrobats and be
stunned and thrilled."
- The Kansas City Star
"Show-stopping rarities of daunting
difficulty"
-Los Angeles
Times
"Fantastic"
- CBS News
The
Incredible Acrobats of China
are simply that -
incredible! This
talented troupe,
just off a sold out
highly acclaimed Broadway tour continues to WOW audiences of all
ages.
The
show is a beautifully orchestrated
presentation of
Chinese circus acts
dating back to
harvest festivals of
2000
years ago.
This modern day
performance is
enhanced by fabulous choreography, amazing
lighting, enchanting
scenery, and powerful
music.
Audience members are enthralled by astounding contortionists,
masterful acrobats, and clever comedians. They see feats of
incredible skill and imagination. They gasp at many of the
gravity-defying feats and applaud at the super-human displays of
power and extraordinary grace.
Ladies and Gentlemen, New Acts of Derring-Do
"Feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of
skill are among the pleasures awaiting the children and adults lucky
enough to make their way o the New Victory Theater, where the
New
Shanghai Circus
is providing
entertainment in
abundance through May
23.
In
acts that often
trace their origin to the harvest
festivals of more than
2,000 years ago,
this youthful, handsome
and graceful company
spends a swift two hours in a range of
demanding
performances, most of them typifying Chinese circus and constituting
a refreshing alternative to the Western tradition. Under the
direction of Zhao Lizhi, the artistry, individually and
collectively,
 attains
levels that make it seem almost unfair to single out any act, from
jugglers to the comic knife throwers and the bicyclist who finishes
by piling about 10 of his colleagues aboard his vehicle.
Fans of circus of any sort are bound to appreciate the young women
spinning six plates at a time atop sticks, while one of their number
goes through amazing contortions without ever dropping a dish.
And what about the woman who stacks chair atop
chair on a fragile
foundation
of four vases
atop a table, and
makes her way acrobatically to the pinnacle of this
rickety structure?
Or the young man who juggles
a huge
jar, usually using
only his back or
shoulders, and catching it on edge atop his head?
Or the young man who
builds an absolutely ungainly structure of more than
20 wooden benches and
balances them on
his head? What is the
secret of the young
woman who
manages to
lie horizontally
with no
apparent
support but the point
of a sword placed against the back of her neck?
And
let no one overlook an act
called the nose balance, on which a young woman
balances a glass of
water on her nose, covers it
with a glass plate,
adds four small glasses, covers them with a plate and proceeds to
build a lofty, glassy structure before beginning a series of
acrobatic moves and then walking across a bridge of light bulbs.
Confronted by feats like this, onlookers can catch their breath
while
witnessing a very funny knife-throwing
act and soothing eye
and ear with the consistently artful costumes, atmospheric lighting
and
music."
- The New York Times
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 Opera
A La Carte
Gilbert & Sullivan
Founded in 1970
by noted British
Gilbert and
Sullivan
expert Richard Sheldon, acclaimed as "the number one Savoyard
now living in America,"
Opera A La Carte
has enjoyed a
rapid rise to fame. Known for the authentic style of its
productions, the outstanding caliber of its artists and high
production standards,
Opera A La Carte
is constantly winning new audiences and earning recognition as
the foremost
Gilbert and
Sullivan
touring repertory company in the country.
"...Opera A La Carte, inheritors of the spirit."
Los
Angeles Herald Examiner
The Mikado
"The Mikado as it ought to be"
Daily
News, Los Angeles
 "British G&S specialist Richard Sheldon and his Opera A La
Carte staged a brisk, bright and witty production. It was a
Mikado that could reign on anybody's stage."
Des Moines Register
"A
first-rate
professional
performance, full of humor, beautiful music and sharp theatricality.
It is hard to tell where to start the acclaim in this company"
Star News Pasadena, CA
"It was without qualification the
most enjoyable Mikado in all my years of
 Gilbert
and
Sullivan worship...
Characterizations were superb." The
Telegraph Nashua, NH
"The timing of the production was outstanding"
Oskhosh Northwestern Oskosh, WI
"Director Richard Sheldon brought a brilliant production of
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado to an overflow crown... A
cast unusually even in excellence."
Santa Barbara News-Press
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The Gondoliers
"Gondoliers gives L.A. a magical ride."
Los
Angeles Herald Examiner
"Marvelous Gondoliers, done straight as written - and done
with great comedic high style"
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
  
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Now Booking
Decades of
Solid Gold Artists
as seen on PBS!
Rock Pop Doo Wop
Produced
by Richard Nader Entertainment |
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Sample Packages
THE DRIFTERS featuring CHARLIE THOMAS "Save the Last
Dance For Me" "Under the Boardwalk" GENE CHANDLER "The Duke
of Earl" "Groovy Situation" JAY SIEGEL and THE TOKENS "He's
So Fine" "One Fine Day" with JAY TRAYNOR original lead JAY
AND THE AMERICANS "She Cried"
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BAY
CITY ROLLERS featuring IAN MITCHELL "Saturday Night" "Money Honey"
BADFINGER with JOEY MOLLAND "Come and Get It" "Go Now" TERRY
SYLVESTER formerly of THE HOLLIES "Carrie Ann" "The Air That I
Breathe" Former Monkee PETER TORK "Last Train to Clarksville"
"Daydream Believer"
LOVIN' SPOONFUL "Summer
In The City" "Daydream" THE COWSILLS "The Rain, The Park and Other
Things" "Hair" The real life family behind the Partridge Family
GARY PUCKETT "Woman,
Woman" "Young Girl" ROD DANTE lead singer of The Archies and The
Cufflinks "Sugar, Sugar" "Tracy"
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Additional packages available upon request
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DRUM!
Electrifying
Music, Rhythms and Dance
"IT'S PART
RIVERDANCE, PART STOMP"
- The
Leader Post
"SENSATIONAL"
- Alan Solomon, Chicago Tribune
"DAZZLING!"
- George Anthony, CBC TV |
DRUM! is Nova
Scotia's Newest Musical Production, Featuring Four Principal
Cultures in a Heart-Pumping Spectacle of Music, Dance, Rhythm and
Song.
  
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 CBC
Broadcast of the Canadian International Film Festival premier
of
The film written and directed
by John Walker
THE MEN
OF THE DEEPS
North America's Only Coal Miners Choir
A
moving portrait of a group of miners and former miners
gathered together by their love of song... the hauntingly
beautiful voices of the choir... it captures the grace and
dignity of the men... their voices inspire and uplift...
“The harmonies of the chorus are almost enough to call forth
tears... may your lamps never go dim.”
- Naomi de Bruyn
“...Under the direction of Jack
O'Donnell, the rich, robust and earthy voices of The Men
continued with numbers like Gordon Lightfoot's “Sweet
Guinevere” and the finger-clicking crowd pleasers like
“Sixteen Tons”... To The Men of the Deeps - we welcome your
return.”
- June
Heywood, Mining the Soul Tour
“Among the
Canadian films, however, truly the most moving was “Men of the
Deeps” - Montreal-born director John Walker has composed a
masterful portrait of the men... Walker intercuts the choir's
stirring performances with interviews and footage of miners
underground. They tell funny and terrifying stories...”
- Macleans
Magazine, CA
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www.menofthedeeps.com
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The Irish Sopranos
Ireland's
Hottest Trio
Among the most popular acts in Ireland
"The blend of these three soaring treble voices would melt even the
hardest heart."
With a repertoire
including music from the classical, operatic, music-theatre, Irish
and popular genres, the Irish Sopranos have wide audience appeal.
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Groucho!
by Arthur Marx
& Robert Fisher
Directed by and Starring
GABE
KAPLAN
"It
must be every famous person's secret dream to be eulogized as
splendidly as Gabe Kaplan has done for the great Groucho Marx in 'Groucho'
"
"...a hilarious new show...
Kaplan pulls off a tour de force..."
- The Boston Globe
"We
are still allowed to sample the genius which made Groucho Marx one
of the classic funny men of all time."
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LAS
VEGAS
TRIBUTE
TO
MOTOWN
Hear the songs, FEEL the magic
of Motown memories...
Forget reality and celebrate the
60's 70's & 80's. Let yourself go on
down through the years with Motown's magical music brought to life
on your
stage with the talent of this wonderful cast.
Sit back - and enjoy the trip of this memorable tribute to the stars
and music of Motown!
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The Legends of
Rock N' Roll
Designed For
Performing Arts Centers
Elvis, Orbison
and
Holly
The
Show They Never Gave
Live Bill Haley style back-up band
and singers/dancers
An Incredible "Live" musical tribute to the
greatest Rock n' Roll
performers of all time!
As seen in Canada, USA, Australia,
UK, South Africa and Asia
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Terry Evanswood
International
Star of Magic
"Enter the Terry
Evanswood world of illusions, where reality and fantasy
embrace."
- Chicago
Tribune
"...Throughout
the ages, magical entertainers have lifted the human spirit
with arts of wonder and delight...Evanswood excels in this
great tradition."
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"Evanswood has
audience in the palm of his hand"
"What a great time kids had with St. Charles' own young,
first-rate magician, Evanswood, on Saturday. Terry
Evanswood continues to mature and grow. His interaction
with the children was electrifying.
He knows how to handle his audiences well - with much humor,
grace and never embarrassing them.
Personable from the start of his adult career, Evanswood
continues to gain polish and professionalism. He'll be a
big, big name soon.
He knows how to milk every slight of hand for all it's worth
without becoming tiresome. His cute blonde assistant is
a big help too. Given a Vanna White type role - no
voice, just lots of personality, this young lady plays the
part to perfection, adding energy to the act, but doing it
without being hammy.
Her stage presence is natural, electric, but never
overshadowing the star.
It was exciting to see children and adults become so willingly
involved in the show. That is, of course, no accident.
It's the talent of Terry Evanswood."
- Kane County
Chronicle
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