BWW Previews: WHAT'S COMING UP AT THE GRACIE at Gracie Theatre

Announcing the Gracie Theatre's 2017/2018 Season

Homecoming, Saturday, Oct 14, 2017

The 5th Dimension in Concert-This popular 60s/70s soul-influenced vocal group of fresh voices and dizzy arrangements. Featuring original member Florence LaRue, The 5th Dimension's unique sound lies somewhere between smooth, elegant soul and straightforward, adult-oriented pop, alongside R&B, soul, jazz, and even Broadway. The group is well-known for their popular hits:"Up, Up and Away," "Stoned Soul Picnic," "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)," "Wedding Bell Blues," "One Less Bell to Answer," "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," and The Magic Garden LP.

Sponsor: DEAD RIVER www.fifthdimensionlive.com

Friday, Nov. 17, 2017

Childsplay, fiddles, fiddlers & fiddle maker- Childsplay's over two dozen musicians come from all over the United States and Sweden and include some of the leading virtuosos in traditional and contemporary fiddle music. Childsplay creates vibrant, powerful, and eclectic sounds, with a repertoire that ranges from the lilting beauty of Celtic jigs and airs to the driving rhythms of hoe-downs from the mountains of the southern United States to the smoky improvisations of jazz. Celebrating 30 years of touring, Childsplay will be bringing their band of 14 fiddlers and 9 all-star instrumentalists, dancers and singers on this tour. All the fiddlers in Childsplay perform on instruments made by violinmaker Bob Childs of Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to virtuosic fiddling, ranging from all-Ireland fiddle champions to members of the Boston Symphony, Childsplay features a wide range of outstanding instrumentalists including the exquisite voice of Irish vocalist Karan Casey, a who's who of fiddlers from the United States and the Celtic world. Casey is known for her many years of touring with Solas and her collaborations with the likes of James Taylor, Bela Fleck and Tim O'Brien. Childsplay.org

If you would like to watch their film currently being shown nationwide on PBS click here:

www.childsplay.org/publicity

Sat. Feb 24, 2018

Lonesome Traveler: The Concert, The Roots of American Folk Music.

An inspiring evening of great music, Lonesome Traveler presents a revealing perspective of the roots forever embedded in our culture, bringing together audiences of all ages. Experience the enduring power and popularity of American folk music with Lonesome Traveler, the stirring concert version of the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical the New York Times called, "illuminating...revelatory...achingly beautiful." The show celebrates the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Chapin, The Byrds, James Taylor, Van Morrison and more. Join us for songs that have shaped generations in this inspiring evening of charismatic singers, multi-media projections and music that changed us.

Photos and Info at: http://www.bicoastalproductions.com/NewActsMA-Lonesome- Traveler.html

Sat, April 7, 2018

Pam Tillis, Country singer. As the child of Country Music Royalty, Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis has performed on the stages of Broadway in New York, modeled on the pages of Glamour Magazine and is a proud member of The Grand Ole Opry. Pam has always insisted on writing and cutting songs that speak from the soul and has garnered more than 30 singles charting on USBillboard charts, 10 studio albums including her favorite, the critically acclaimed 2002 "It's All Relative" (a tribute to her father, the great Mel Tillis) and 3 other releases "Rhinestoned","Recollection" and "Just In Time For Christmas." She is proud to be a 9-time Academy of Country Music Award nominee, a 2-time Grammy award winner and 6-time Grammy nominee, and an American Music Award's nominee. Sponsor: DOWNEAST TOYOTA

www.pamtillis.com

Special Additional shows:

Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 (In time for Halloween)

Clockwork Mysteries. OUTERBRIDGE - Clockwork Mysteries is a high-energy magical adventure for both adult and family audiences. The show takes its audience on a bizarre and fascinating journey through Time. With the help of an elaborate Victorian time machine, the performers and spectators travel back in time together. The audience becomes part of a race against time, while experiencing time accelerating and slowing down, and participates in predicting the contents of a time capsule. Recognized as one of the most creative and dynamic shows of its kind, critics have hailed Ted and Marion Outerbridge as "the most successful magicians in Canada" (Montreal Gazette) and "champions of magic" (Bergedorfer Zeitung, Hamburg, Germany). As the largest and most successful touring illusion show in the country, it has received both the 2011 Award of Excellence from Ontario Contact and the 2010 Touring Artist of the Year award from the B.C. Touring Council. www.tedouterbridge.com

Thursday, Feb 1, 7:00pm

ACQUA ALTA concert by Jenny Q Chai - piano, multimedia & climate data

With radical joie de vivre and razor-sharp intention, Jenny Q Chai creates layered multimedia programs and events which explore and unite elements of science, nature, fashion, and art. In this program, Chai brings science into the concert hall with music by ....... And video representations of climate change data from the research of Dr. Ian Fenty, along with digital paintings by Relja Penezic. The program moves rapidly through musical history, telling a tale of our changing oceans along the way.

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