Patti LuPone, Bebel Gilberto, Paul Taylor Dance, BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL and More Set for Scottsdale Center's 2013-14 Season

Tickets for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new 2013-14 season will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Among the offerings are 75 awe-inspiring live performances of dance, music, theater, comedy and more. Additional events will be announced at a later date.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or call the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587). Discounts are available for members as well as group and package sales.

"With its international focus and diverse lineup, our 2013-14 season will introduce many new artists to Arizona," remarked Cory Baker, director of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. "We're also thrilled to welcome back a number of audience favorites who will be performing new works and collaborations."

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Superstar Natalie Cole will headline the annual ARTrageous Benefit Gala on Dec. 7. Singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell will perform duets from their acclaimed collaborative album on Sept. 26. The folk-rock duo Indigo Girls will appear with The Phoenix Symphony on Oct. 11-12. Celebrated flutists Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway will accompany the Irish Chamber Orchestra on Nov. 9. Captain Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords will presentEndeavor to Succeed on Nov. 22 as a fundraiser for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona. Legendary songstress Roberta Flack will give an intimate concert on Feb. 19. Virtuoso guitarists Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan and Romero Lubambo will share the stage in Guitar Passions on Feb. 27. Pianist and conductor Peter Nerowill perform The Gershwin Project on March 15.

BROADWAY STARS
Three of Broadway's brightest stars will perform music from the Great American Songbook, including Brian Stokes Mitchell with The Phoenix Symphony on Jan. 17-18, Betty Buckley on Feb. 1 and Patti LuPone who will take audiences on a musical journey in Far Away Places on March 21.

FOLK AND COUNTRY MUSIC
In addition to performances by Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell and the Indigo Girls, the Center's 2013-14 season will feature a bluegrass concert by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder on Oct. 19, a rare acoustic show by the quartet Lonestar on Feb. 6 and a concert under the stars by singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter with The Phoenix Symphony on April 4.

CLASSICAL MUSIC
The Virginia G. Piper Concert Series will feature four concerts by leading classical musicians, including pianist Richard Goode on Jan. 26, the Brazilian youth symphony Bahia Orchestra Project with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet on Feb. 8, the newest Van Cliburn Gold Medalist on Feb. 16 and pianist Stephen Houghon April 6. Celebrating the 35th-anniversary season of Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale, pianist Jeffrey Siegel will perform four concerts with commentary:Popular Piano Classics on Dec. 3, Glorious Beethoven on Jan. 14, Franz Schubert: On Wings of Song on Feb. 18, and Mistresses and Masterpieces onMarch 25. Cellist Yehuda Hanani will return for two Close Encounters with Music concerts: Beethoven and Brahms: Anatomy of a Melody on Jan. 29 and An Evening with Eliot Fisk: Old, New, Borrowed and Blues on Feb. 26.

JAZZ
Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis and his Electric Band will perform on Nov. 23. The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will return for two concerts on March 1. Innovator Bobby McFerrin will share music from his spirityouall album on April 26.

WORLD MUSIC
A dozen of Ireland's finest dancers and musicians will perform Celtic Nights: The Emigrants Bridge on Feb. 7. The thundering Japanese taiko drumming ensembleTAO will return with its newest show, Phoenix Rising, on Feb. 20-21. South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir will inspire audiences with their heartfelt music on April 19.

DISCOVERY SERIES
The 2013-14 Discovery Series will explore the arts of Brazil. Platinum-selling jazz-pop legend Sergio Mendes will headline La Gran Fiesta on Nov. 1. Balé Folclórico da Bahia will bring its traditional Brazilian capoeira and samba to Scottsdale on Nov. 16. France's Compagnie Käfig will showcase stunning Brazilian dance, hip-hop and acrobatics in Correria Agwa on Jan. 10-11. Jazz vocalist Maria Rita will sing on Jan. 31. Pop sensation Bebel Gilberto will perform a concert under the stars on April 5.

COMEDY AND SATIRE
Best-selling author and A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor will share more stories of Lake Wobegon on Oct. 16. Award-winning performer Jason Alexander will present two shows of comedy and music on Oct. 26. Comedian and Saturday Night Live alum Colin Quinn will perform on Jan. 25.

DANCE
The Valley's premier venue for contemporary dance, the Center will present the thrilling acrobats of Diavolo Dance Theater on Nov. 7-8, the cutting-edge Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet on Jan. 30, the pioneering Paul Taylor Dance Company on Feb. 13-14, gravity-defying Pilobolus on March 28-29 and the acclaimedStephen Petronio Company performing its new dance Like Lazarus Did on April 25.

THEATER
Improv stars will create a two-act musical on the spot in Broadway's Next H!t Musical on Nov. 15. D.C.'s sharpest political comedians, The Capitol Steps will return for their annual Thanksgiving weekend visit on Nov. 29-30. L.A. Theatre Works will present the American radio drama The Graduate on Feb. 28. Actress Patti Hannon will star in Sister's Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven?, the newest sequel to the sinfully funny Late Nite Catechism series, on April 15-27.

HOLIDAY CONCERTS
The vocal sensation Take 6 will perform Christmas classics in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year on Dec. 13. The witty virtuoso brass quintet Canadian Brasswill celebrate the season with a holiday concert on Dec. 21.

FESTIVALS AND MORE
The award-winning Scottsdale Arts Festival will take place on the weekend of March 14-16. Additional performances and events will include the sneak-preview film series Talk Cinema, San Francisco Opera's Grand Opera Cinema Series, ASU Concerts at the Center, and a variety of free events such as La Gran Fiesta: A Celebration of Hispanic and Latin Cultures, Sunday A'Fair, Native Trails, OrigiNation: A Festival of Native Cultures and more.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at 7380 E. Second St. in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance audience members' experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks advance notice. Assistive-listening devices and wheelchair seating are always available. Visit www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or contact the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587) [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets.

Attend with family and friends, or bring a group from your business, civic or religious organization. Save $4 per ticket and at least $15 in facility fees when purchasing 10 or more tickets to the same event in one order. Call 480-499-TKTS (8587) for more information and to order tickets.

One of the premier performing-arts halls in the western United States, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts showcases a diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and film from around the world. More than 1,000 indoor and outdoor performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are presented and hosted at the Center each year serving 200,000+ visitors and contributing substantially to Scottsdale's high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. The Center's education and outreach programs reach more than 20,000 children and adults each year. Most performances take place in the state-of-the-art, 853-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater, recognized for its intimacy, superior acoustics and comfort. Additional venues include the 137-seat Stage 2 and neighboring 2,000-capacity Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located on a beautifully landscaped, 21-acre urban park, a short walk from Scottsdale's Old Town and gallery districts.

For more information, go to: www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org, Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ScottsdalePerformingArts, Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ScottsdaleArts, or email: info@sccarts.org.

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