Vienna Boys Choir, DrumLine Live, RAIN, & More Set for CAA 2010-11 Season

The Cincinnati Arts Association is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Season - a season that invites Tri-state audiences to have a playful night out at the Aronoff Center or Music Hall and experience some of the finest musicians and performers in the world playing some of the best music ever written. These intriguing additions to another vibrant Cincinnati arts season are certain to continue CAA's long-standing mission of presenting an eclectic mix of alternative entertainment choices to Cincinnati theater-goers. The exciting Let's Play season features the return of many audience favorites, and offers something for just about everyone.

The 2010-11 Season begins in November with the angelic voices of the best boy choir in the world, the incomparable Vienna Boys Choir; followed later that month by the explosive sounds of DrumLine Live!, a show-stopping production that brings the African American marching band tradition to the theatrical stage.

December showcases two Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriters: American country/folk legend John Prine, who writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for, and the inspirational Contemporary Christian star, Michael W. Smith in his spectacular It's a Wonderful Christmas Tour, featuring a full orchestra.

February features four fun, not-to-be-missed events, including the much-anticipated return - direct from Broadway - of the acclaimed tribute band RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles; the rocking sounds of Get the Led Out, dubbed by the media as "The American Led Zeppelin"; one of the longest-running one-man comedies in history, Steve Solomon in My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy; and a Valentine's Day concert with America's Romantic Piano Sensation, Jim Brickman.

Rounding out the season is the epic, multi-media concert, The Pink Floyd Experience in March, where pink pigs really do fly; and an evening of incomparable jazz and bluegrass with two American Legacies: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band together with the Del McCoury Band in May.

Additional events may be added throughout the season as they become available.

"We are thrilled to present such a fun-filled and playful season of audience favorites, including some of the best entertainment choices currently touring performing arts centers across the country," says Steve Loftin, President & Executive Director of the Cincinnati Arts Association. "We hope that this entertaining mix of CAA Experiences will add variety to the 2010-11 schedules at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall, and encourage audiences to come and play downtown before and after these great events."

VIENNA BOYS CHOIR
Friday, November 12, 2010 ~ 8:00 PM
Cincinnati Music Hall
Tickets: $40 • $35 • $25
The world's greatest boy choir returns to Music Hall! The famed Vienna Boys Choir continues to delight music-lovers of all ages across the globe with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and a diverse, crowd pleasing repertoire that encompasses Austrian folk songs and waltzes, classical masterpieces, beloved pop songs, holiday favorites and medieval chant.

DRUMLINE LIVE!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $42 • $32 • $25
DrumLine Live! - the explosive show created by the music team behind the hit movie Drumline - transports the African American marching band tradition from the playing field to the stage. Featuring a flamboyant cast from the nation's top Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this slice of the American experience presents the rousing and rhythmic sounds of the great brass past including Earth, Wind, and Fire and Tower of Power, side by side with the hottest contemporary hip hop and R&B. The stirring sound of trumpets, the percussionists' precise command of rhythm and speed, and the dancers' amazing choreography and athleticism, will leave audiences breathless and cheering for more!

John Prine: Live in Concert
Friday, December 3, 2010 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $75 • $52.50 • $42.50
Some four decades since his remarkable debut, Grammy® Award-winner John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Long considered a "songwriter's songwriter," John Prine writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for, evidenced by the songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog, including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Harper, Joan Baez and many others.

It's a Wonderful Christmas WITH MICHAEL W. SMITH
Thursday, December 9, 2010 ~ 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $99 • $72.50 • $62.50 • $52.50
Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Michael W. Smith has inspired millions with his music, drawing hundreds of thousands to his concerts each year. The Grammy® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist has become one of the most popular holiday performers in the music industry today. The Associated Press calls Smith's Christmas music "cinematic," and his new holiday tour will showcase exactly why in an evening that features Smith with a full symphony orchestra performing selections from his acclaimed Christmas albums.

 RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $57.50 • $52.50 • $47.50 • $32.50
FROM Ed Sullivan TO ABBEY ROAD! - And direct from their limited, 11-week Broadway engagement at the Neil Simon Theater. They look like them and they sound just like them! "The next best thing to seeing The Beatles," raves the Denver Post. All the music and vocals are performed totally live! RAIN covers the Fab Four from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late ‘60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience...a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups. Sing along with your family and friends to such Beatlemaniac favorites as "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," "My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Come Together" and "Can't Buy Me Love."

GET THE LED OUT: The American Led Zeppelin
Friday, February 4, 2011 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $42 • $38 • $32
From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin's studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. Dubbed by the media as "The American Led Zeppelin," Get The Led Out present a two hour+ set each night that spans the mythic career of the legendary British supergroup. With a strong focus on the early years, they also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever, heard in concert.

Steve Solomon's MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH, AND I'M IN THERAPY
Friday, February 11, 2011~ 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 ~ 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 13, 2011 ~ 2:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Jarson-Kaplan Theater
Tickets: $30
Meet the Family: Mom, Dad, Grandma Angelina, Grandpa Harry, Bubbie, Aunts, Uncle Vito, Cousins, Macho Carmine and everyone in between whose sole purpose in life is to drive Steve into therapy... and they succeeded. Steve has taken the art of impersonation and honed it into a science, masterfully weaving different dialects and crazy characters into his stories. One of the longest-running one-man shows in history, the play tells the story of Steve's wild & wacky, but wonderful, family.

AN EVENING OF ROMANCE WITH Jim Brickman
Monday, February 14, 2011 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $75 • $45 • $42.50 • $38.50
America's "romantic piano sensation" returns to Cincinnati for a special Valentine's Day concert! Jim Brickman has revolutionized the sound of solo piano with his pop-style instrumentals and star studded vocal collaborations. Join this two-time-Grammy®-nominated, platinum-selling pianist and composer at a musical celebration for audiences seeking an escape from the hectic demands of everyday life. In a very special concert, Jim will take fans on a musical journey, playing such hits as "Valentine," "Love of My Life," "If You Believe," "Never Alone" and more! Enjoy an evening of dazzling solo piano and vibrant vocals, plus Jim's special brand of warmth and humor that has people returning year after year!

THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE
Friday, March 4, 2011 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $42 • $38 • $32
Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. Now, get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE! Complete with 200,000 watts of light, full quadraphonic sound, and six brilliant musicians performing all of Pink Floyd's greatest hits including "Wish You Were Here," "Time," "Another Brick in the Wall" and much more...live! Audiences are raving about this epic concert.

AMERICAN LEGACIES: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band together with The Del McCoury Band
Friday, May 20, 2011 ~ 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center ~ Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets: $52.50 • $42.50 • $32.50 • $22.50
Jazz meets Bluegrass - live on stage! Together in concert, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Del McCoury Band create a seamless blend of soul-lifting traditional harmonies as the high and lonesome sound of the Appalachians meets the hot and lively jazz of New Orleans. Audiences will thrill to this very special opportunity to witness the coming together of two legendary groups of musicians from two distinctly American musical lineages.

Tickets are on sale now. Visit online at www.CincinnatiArts.ORG or call(513) 621-ARTS [2787]

 

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