Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts Adds Five New Shows to Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Season

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the leading arts and cultural center in Beverly Hills, has announced the addition of five new shows to their Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Season. The updated programming line-up includes country and blues, folk, choir, and an exclusive performance of singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae's new album, Black Rainbows at The Wallis' theaters.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts continues to offer expansive programming across different genres of the performing arts. The Wallis aims to architect a season that reaches all ages and backgrounds, welcoming everyone in the Los Angeles and wider Southern California communities. Outside of performing arts programming, The Wallis' campus provides a series of activities, classes, and offerings that patrons can partake in to further tap into their creative side.

For one night only on February 6, 2024, Corinne Bailey Rae graces The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater for an exclusive performance of her new album, Black Rainbows. The “Put Your Records On” singer will be debuting her first album of new material in seven years including her highly revered single, “Peach Velvet Sky”. The album will be released on September 15, 2023. 

For October 19 - 28, 2023 and December 7 - 16, 2023, The Wallis is transforming the Lovelace Studio Theater into an intimate, old Hollywood, 141-seat custom-built nightclub space called The Sorting Room. Four additional acts will step into the spotlight including, India Carney, a multi-genre “The Voice” Top 5 finalist, Carlos Cippelletti, a decorated composer and pianist, Dom Flemons, a bluesy multi-instrumentalist and Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation, a choir ensemble that incorporates elements of funk, jazz, and soul.

“Our artistic palette at The Wallis is ever expanding,” says Executive Director and CEO Robert van Leer. "Our commitment to providing state of the art performances is unyielding, and we are constantly looking for talent that pushes boundaries and captivates audiences. Art has an incredible power to foster a sense of community and build creativity. These five additions to our Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Season will take an active role in that ethos.”

Patrons can select 3-4 events from The Wallis' Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Season to save 10% on ticket prices and unlock benefits. Or save 15% when you select 5 or more events. 

For more information on the new programming, please see below. 

THE BRAM GOLDSMITH THEATER

Corinne Bailey Rae

FEBRUARY 6, 2024, 7:30 PM

GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae brings her Black Rainbows project to The Wallis for one night only. Her new single, “Peach Velvet Sky” is taken from her highly anticipated new album Black Rainbows, her first album of new material in seven years coming out on September 15 via Thirty Tigers. Bailey Rae has collaborated with Mary J. Blige, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, KING, Paul McCartney, Kele Okereke (Bloc Party), Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Questlove, Salaam Rami, RZA, Tyler The Creator, Paul Weller, Richard Hawley, Stevie Wonder, Tracey Thorn, Pharrell, Logic, Mick Jenkins, just to name a few. Painting the stage with tracks traversing shimmering neo-soul grooves to boisterous punk, audiences shouldn't miss this unparalleled talent. 

THE SORTING ROOM

India Carney

OCTOBER 19, 2023, 7:00 PM

India Carney takes you on a journey of self-reflection and discovery with her soulful, sultry, emotional, anthemic, and original songwriting. Accompanied by a full band of seasoned musicians, this performance is not one to miss! After rocketing to a Top 5 Artist finish on NBC's “The Voice,” the singer-songwriter continues to take flight, having toured with iconic pop artist Katy Perry and sung for GRAMMY-award-winning artists, such as Mariah Carey, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, and H.E.R. Carney smoothly synthesizes pop, folk, classical, R&B, A Cappella, and jazz influences in a show sure to spark your spirits. Run, don't walk to this powerhouse performance.

CARLOS CIPPELLETTI

OCTOBER 20, 2023, 7:00 PM

Introducing Carlos Cippelletti, composer, pianist, and leader of the young generation of Latin jazz musicians, in concert at The Sorting Room on Oct 20, 2023. Ingeniously merging Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, neo-soul, and classical music, Carlos is a two-time winner of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Scholarship, a four-time winner of the AIE Scholarship, and a current Fulbright scholar in New York. He has toured with the world's premiere youth jazz orchestra and the JM Jazz World Orchestra, led by renowned trombonist Luis Bonilla. His recently released album Hybrid/C was singled out by Chucho Valdés for "great quality and impeccable development." Experience the unifying force of jazz as this musical marvel makes his Wallis debut.

DOM FLEMONS

OCTOBER 25, 2023, 7:00 & 9:30 PM

The Wallis welcomes you to an intimate evening with "The American Songster," Dom Flemons. A savant multi-instrumentalist, Flemons expertly plays the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. Allow this GRAMMY Award-winner, two-time Emmy nominee, and 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow to take you on a dreamy, lyrical passage through 100 years of American roots music. Country and blues fans - this one-night-only performance is not to be missed. 

JIMETTA ROSE & THE VOICES OF CREATION

OCTOBER 27, 2023, 7:00 & 9:30 PM

Los Angeles-based choir Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation will “Let The Sunshine In” @ The Wallis with an uplifting fusion layering soul, jazz, and gospel. Led by vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and producer Jimetta Rose, the accomplished multigenerational group of singers harmonizes to the tunes of LA's foremost musicians. Join this joyous musical celebration of love, life, and the power of soul.

About Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA, is a dynamic cultural hub and community resource where local, national, and International Artists share their artistry with ever-expanding audiences. Distinguished by its eclectic programming that mirrors the diverse landscape of Los Angeles and its location in the entertainment capital of the world, The Wallis has produced and presented more than 400 theater, dance, music, film, cabaret, comedy, performance arts, and family entertainment programs, boasting nominations for 79 Ovation Awards and nine L.A. Drama Critic's Circle Awards as well as six architectural awards. Since its doors opened in October 2013, The Wallis has been committed to robust and distinctive presentations and education programs curated with both creativity and social impact in mind. Hailed as “au courant” (LaLa Magazine), The Wallis was lauded by Culture Vulture, which proclaimed, “If you love expecting the unexpected in the performing arts, you have to love The Wallis.” Broadway legend Patti LuPone, who was The Wallis' 2015/2016 Season Artistic Advisor, described the venue as “one of the best in the country, allowing for an unparalleled intimacy between [the artist] and the audience.” A recent patron survey produced audience comments about The Wallis ranging from "amazing, engaging, inspiring!" to "fun. entertaining. educational." The breathtaking 70,000-square-foot facility, celebrating the classic and the modern, was named after philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, whose original $25-million dollar donation was instrumental in transforming the former Beverly Hills post office building into an arts complex. Designed by acclaimed architect Zoltan E. Pali (SPF:architects), the restored building features the original 1934 Beverly Hills Post Office (on the National Register of Historic Places), whose eight towering fresco murals are one of two sets of WPA frescos remaining in the entire California Federal Building system. The Wallis' lobby, now known as Jim and Eleanor Randall Grand Hall, serves as the theater's dramatic yet welcoming entryway to the contemporary 500-seat, state-of-the-art Bram Goldsmith Theater; the 150-seat Lovelace Studio Theater; an inviting open-air plaza for family, community and other performances; and GRoW @ The Wallis: A Space for Arts Education, where learning opportunities for all ages and backgrounds abound. Together, these elements embrace the city's history and its future, creating a performing arts destination for L.A.-area visitors and residents alike. Michael Nemeroff is Chairman of The Wallis' Board of Directors and Robert van Leer is Executive Director and CEO.

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