Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Unveils 2017-18 Season

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has unveiled the 2017-18 Season featuring a lineup of 10 titles as part of the Boldt Arts Alive! Series, four titles in the Spotlight Series and eight Broadway titles in the Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series.

The 15th Anniversary Season lineup was announced to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 1,200 Season Ticket Holders, donors, group leaders and special guests Monday, March 13 at the sixth annual Season Reveal Event. The event featured live performances from Broadway's Next H!T Musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein's The King and I and Waitress.

2 Series. 1 Package. You choose.

As a Fox Cities P.A.C. Presents Season Ticket Holder, patrons can select four or more performances between the Boldt Arts Alive! Series or Spotlight Series to make up an eclectic, unique and personal way to enjoy this season!

The Boldt Arts Alive! Series returns, bringing cultural, adventurous and passionate performances. All of these performances will take place in Thrivent Financial Hall.

The Spotlight Series brings an intimate, interactive experience to the forefront, making the beautiful Kimberly-Clark Theater its home.

"We are thrilled to once again offer a way for patrons to create a lineup that is unique and personalized to their interests," Maria Van Laanen, Fox Cities P.A.C. president, said. "The Boldt Arts Alive! and Spotlight Series offer performances that make perfect date nights, family nights, nights out with friends or as a treat to yourself. This year's performances are great for people of many ages, interests and tastes to share an artistic experience at the theater!"

The 2017-18 Spotlight Series includes:

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

November 25, 2017

Dee Dee Bridgewater

February 8-9, 2018

Broadway's Next H!T Musical

April 6-7, 2018

Compagnia TPO's Farfalle (Butterflies)

May 9-10*, 2018
*May 10 will be a sensory-friendly performance

The 2017-18 Boldt Arts Alive! Series includes:

Steep Canyon Rangers

October 9, 2017

14th AnnuAl Fox Cities Choral Music Festival

October 17, 2017

DIAVOLO 25th Anniversary Tour: L.O.S.T.

October 20, 2017

Take Me to the River: Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue
starring Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush, William Bell, Frayser Boy, Al Kapone, The Hi Rhythm Section and the Stax Academy Alumni Band

November 8, 2017

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

November 26, 2017

Makaroff Youth Ballet's

The Nutcracker

featuring the Appleton Boychoir and the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
December 16-17, 2017

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: Visions from Cape Breton and Beyond

February 6, 2018

Montana Repertory Theatre's

On Golden Pond

by Ernest Thompson

February 16, 2018

Joshua Bell with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra

May 2, 2018

Celtic Woman

June 9, 2018

KIMBERLY-CLARK BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA - FOX CITIES SERIES

The Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series brings the latest shows from Broadway to the Fox Cities. There is truly a show for everyone with Disney's The Little Mermaid, Waitress, Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I, An American In Paris and School of Rock. Make it a six-show package and look forward to the return of LES MISERABLES. Season specials include return engagements of Wicked and the 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT.

"The 2017-18 Broadway Season is as full as ever with musicals that will make you laugh, cry, think, dream and want to share them again and again!" Van Laanen said "With new musicals coming direct from Broadway, fresh takes on classic stories and returning favorites, this season is sure to be one to remember!"

The 2017-18 Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America-Fox Cities Series includes:

Wicked
August 30 - September 10, 2017

Pittsburg CLO & Kansas City Starlight's Production of

Disney's The Little Mermaid
October 31 - November 5, 2017

Waitress
November 28 - December 3, 2017

The Lincoln Center Theater Production

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I
January 23-28, 2018

An American in Paris
February 20-25, 2018

LES MISERABLES
March 20-25, 2018

School of Rock
April 24-29, 2018

RENT

20th Anniversary Tour
May 11-13, 2018

FOX CITIES P.A.C. PRESENTS SEASON TICKET PACKAGE INFORMATION

Fox Cities P.A.C. Presents Season Ticket Holders may customize their own packages by selecting a minimum of four titles. Season Ticket Holders receive many great benefits including flexibility to create a package of four or more titles, access to the best seats, savings of up to 20 percent, optional payment plan, invitations to exclusive events and more.

Season Ticket Packages can be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center or by mailing a Fox Cities P.A.C. Presents Series order form to Fox Cities P.A.C., 400 W. College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911 or by calling the ticket office at (920) 730-3760.

Renewing Season Ticket Holders will receive a renewal packet by mail. Others interested in becoming a Season Ticket Holder may pick up a 2017-18 Season brochure or view the upcoming shows online at foxcitiespac.com.

BROADWAY SEASON TICKET PACKAGE INFORMATION
Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Season Ticket Packages are available now for the 2017-18 Season. Five and six show packages are available and start at $199. Season Ticket Holders receive many benefits including guaranteed seat location, access to the best seats, invitation-only events, a convenient 6-month payment plan, ticket exchange flexibility and more.

Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Season Ticket Packages may be purchased online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or by phone at (800) 216-SHOW (7469). Those interested in becoming Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Season Ticket Holders may pick up a 2017-18 Season brochure or view the upcoming shows online at foxcitiespac.com.

Current Broadway Season Ticket Holders may renew online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/AppletonFoxCities, by phone at (800) 216-SHOW (7469) or by mailing their renewal invoice to Broadway Across America - Fox Cities, P.O. Box 28048, New York, NY 10087-8048. Renewal packets will be mailed to current Season Ticket Holders.

The deadline to renew all Season Ticket Packages is April 24, 2017.

GROUP TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Groups of 10 or more (15 or more for Wicked) attending the same performance can also secure seats now. Discounts are available for many of the performances. For more information, call the group sales department at (920) 730-3786 or visit foxcitiespac.com

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

The Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series is supported by the title sponsor, Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Additional community partners for the 2017-18 Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series include Appvion, Inc., AZCO INC., CR Meyer, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Menasha Corporation Foundation, Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Oshkosh Corporation Foundation, Plexus Corp. and SECURA Insurance Companies.

The Boldt Arts Alive! Series is supported by the title sponsor, The Boldt Company. Additional community partners for the 2017-18 Boldt Arts Alive! Series include Bergstrom Automotive, Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin, Menasha Corporation Foundation and Neenah Paper.

Community partners for the 2017-18 Spotlight Series include Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance and Investors Community Bank.

Mission-based programming is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

ABOUT THE BOLDT COMPANY

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ABOUT KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

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ABOUT THE FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural education organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. Since 2002, the Center has proudly served as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of life through the live performing arts. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center - Where the Arts Come Alive!

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