Bettye Lavette and Brian Regan Join King Center's 2018 Lineup
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 16, 2017
Bettye Lavette and Brian Regan have just joined the King Center's 2018 lineup. Details below!
In the Studio Theatre
Sunday, January 7, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, October 20 at Noon
Tickets starting at $43 (inclusive of fees)
Produced by Elko Concerts
Bettye Lavette is no mere singer. She is an interpreter of the highest order. Whether the song originated as country, rock, pop, or blues, when she gets through with it, it is pure R&B. She gets inside a song and shapes and twists it to convey all of the emotion that can be wrought from the lyric. Her first single "My Man - He's a Loving Man", was released on Atlantic Records. She recorded for numerous labels over the course of the 1960s through the 1980s and also worked alongside Charles "Honi" Coles, and Cab Calloway in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Bubbling Brown Sugar" in the role of Sweet Georgia Brown. She has received the Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Singer, and most recent CD, "Worthy," garnered her a third Grammy nomination. She also received the Blues Music Award for Best Soul Blues Female Artist. Although still not a household name, fans, critics and artists have nothing but high praise for her live show and her interpretive vocal skill. These intimate shows allow her voice to be the complete center of attention. They feature Bettye performing songs from throughout her 55 year career, including songs that she used to perform in small Detroit clubs before her 21st Century resurgence began. Many of these songs she does not perform with her full band. Bettye has always said that just a voice and one instrument is all you need to sell a song. Hearing Bettye in this intimate setting, stripped down to just her voice and a piano, is a very intense and moving experience.
BRIAN REGAN
Wednesday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Friday, October 20 at Noon
Tickets starting at $56.75 (inclusive of fees)
Produced by Live Nation
Brian Regan sets a comedic standard of excellence that others continually try to follow. Brian's last stand-up special, Brian Regan: Live From Radio City Music Hall, was the first live broadcast of a stand-up special in Comedy Central's history. The special was critically acclaimed with Vanity Fair calling Brian, "The funniest stand-up alive." He recently signed a two-special deal with Netflix, joining Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld as the only comedians in multi-special deals with the leader in worldwide streaming. Brian's first Netflix special will be released in November. Brian made a scene-stealing cameo in Chris Rock's film, Top Five, and he was seen in Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. But it is stand-up comedy that is Brian's focus visiting close to 100 cities each year and selling out some of the most beautiful venues on the continent, including the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater. He will co-star alongside Ron Livingston in Peter Farrelly's new TV series, Loudermilk, on The Audience Network. Brian has released six hours of comedy: Brian Regan: Live From Radio City Music Hall, All By Myself, The Epitome of Hyperbole, Brian Regan Standing Up, I Walked on the Moon, and Brian Regan Live. For more information, visit www.brianregan.com.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting kingcenter.com or by calling the King Center Ticket Office at 321.242.2219. Ticket office hours are Monday - Friday, Noon - 6pm & Sat, Noon - 4pm.
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