ruth eckerd hall - spring 2015 - event schedule

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A Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Experience

Tue, Mar 24 • 8pmWed, Mar 25 • 2 & 8pm

Alton Brown: The Edible Inevitable Tour .................. Tue, Feb 3Dick Fox’s Golden Boys starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian & Bobby Rydell .................Wed, Feb 4Chicago The Musical ......................... Fri, Feb 6 & Sat, Feb 7Neil Berg’s 107 Years of Broadway ..................... Thu, Feb 12Harry Connick, Jr. ............................................... Fri, Feb 13Jason Mraz ...................................................... Sat, Feb 14Alice Cooper .....................................................Mon, Feb 16Nelson Riddle Orchestra’sSinatra Centennial Celebration ........................... Tue, Feb 17Dancing Pros: Live! ............................................ Thu, Feb 19Dennis DeYoung with Rock Symphonyw/ Pablo Cruise ................................................. Fri, Feb 20Jackson Browne ................................................ Sat, Feb 21The Midtown Men ..............................................Sun, Feb 22Live From Nashville ..........................................Mon, Feb 23Wanda Sykes ..................................................... Fri, Feb 27Russian National Ballet’s Swan Lake .................. Sat, Feb 28Jekyll & Hyde The Musical ................................. Mon, Mar 2Jim Stafford in Concert ..................................... Wed, Mar 4Paul Anka ............................................................Sat, Mar 7Swingtime! ....................................................... Mon, Mar 9Tony Kenny’s Irish Celebration ...........................Sun, Mar 15Elvis Costello ................................................. Mon, Mar 16Anything Goes ................................................ Wed, Mar 18John Mellencamp .........................Thu, Mar 19 & Fri, Mar 20Doo Wop XV.......................................................Sat, Mar 21Sha Na Na Grease Tribute ................................ Mon, Mar 23I Love Lucy Live On Stage ............Tue, Mar 24 & Wed, Mar 252nd Annual Nuevo Arts Group Recognition Celebration .................................... Thu, Mar 26Jackie Evancho ................................................. Thu, Mar 26Flashdance The Muscial ......................................Sat, Mar 28Sarah McLachlan ..............................................Sun, Mar 29Diamonds Bandstand Boogie ..............................Tue, Mar 31Electric Light Orchestra Former Members with Rock Symphony ............................................Fri, Apr 10Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles .............................Sat, April 25Sammy Hagar ................................................... Wed, Apr 29Boston ................................................................ Sat, May 2Neutral Milk Hotel ..............................................Mon, May 4Rodney Carrington ............................................ Sat, May 16Happy Together .................................................. Sat, Jun 20Brit Floyd ............................................................Sat, Jul 18Idina Menzel ......................................................Tue, Jul 28Weird Al Yankovic .............................................. Thu, Aug 13

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Nelson Riddle Orchestra

Sinatra Centennial Celebration

Tue, Feb 171pm

Alice CooperMon, Feb 16

8pm

Jason MrazSat, Feb 14

8pmwith

Raining Jane

Harry Connick, Jr.

Fri, Feb 138pm

Alton Brown Live!The Edible Inevitable Tour

Tue, Feb 37pm

Dick Fox’s Golden Boys starring

Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby RydellWed, Feb 47:30pm

THENELSON RIDDLE

ORCHESTRA

Sinatra Centennial Celebration

The #1

LONGEST-RUNNING

AMERICAN MUSICAL

in BroadwayHistory!

Fri, Feb 68pm

Sat, Feb 72 & 8pm

Neil Berg’s

107 Years of BroadwayThu, Feb 12

1 & 7pm

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Jekyll & HydeThe Musical

Mon, Mar 27:30pm

Russian National Ballet presents

Swan LakeSat, Feb 28

7:30pm

Wanda SykesFri, Feb 27

8pm

Live From Nashville

Mon, Feb 231pm

Dennis DeYoungThe Music of Styx with rock symphony

Fri, Feb 207:30pmwith Pablo Cruise

The Midtown MenSun, Feb 22 2pm

Dancing Pros: Live!Thu, Feb 198pmwith Alan Thicke, Karina Smirnoff, Edyta Sliwinska & Chelsie Hightower

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Jackson BrowneSat, Feb 218pm

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4 STARS FROM THE ORIGINAL CAST OF BROADWAY’S JERSEY BOYS!

Jim StaffordWed, Mar 4

1pmTix from

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Swingtime!Featuring theJive Aces

Mon, Mar 9 1pm

Paul AnkaSat, Mar 78pm

Elvis CostelloSolo

Mon, Mar 168pm

Tony Kenny’sIrishCelebrationSun, Mar 151pm

John MellencampThu, Mar 19 & Fri, Mar 20 7:30pmwith Carlene Carter

Wed, Mar 18 8pm

Richard Nader’s

Doo Wop Reunion XV

Sat, Mar 217:30pm

Mary Wilson of The Supremes,

Little Anthony, The Capris & Tommy Mara and The Crests

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Sha Na NaGrease Tribute

Mon, Mar 231pm

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Jackie EvanchoThu, Mar 26

7:30pm


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RAIN:A Tribute to The Beatles

Sat, Apr 253 & 8pm

The Orchestrafeaturing former members of

Electric Light Orchestrawith rock symphony

Fri, Apr 10 7:30pm

The DiamondsBandstand BoogieTue, Mar 311pm

Sarah McLachlanSun, Mar 298pm

FlashdanceThe MusicalSat, Mar 288pm

FROM THE AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER OF MEMPHIS AND JERSEY BOYS

FEATURING THE #1 HIT SONG YOU LOVE

FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING

The OrchestraFeaturing Former Members of

with Rock Symphony

ELECTRICLIGHT

ORCHESTRA

Tix from

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Adapted from the most beloved show in

television history!

Tue, Mar 248pm

Wed, Mar 252 & 8pm

Sammy Hagar& The CircleMichael Anthony,

Jason Bonham & Vic Johnson

Wed, Apr 298pm

Neutral Milk Hotel

Mon, May 48pm

BostonSat, May 2

8pm

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celebrating five decades

WORLD TOUR 2015

Rodney CarringtonHere Comes the Truth

Sat, May 16 7pm

“Weird Al” YankovicThu, Aug 138pm

Idina MenzelTue, Jul 288pm

Brit FloydSat, Jul 188pm

Happy TogetherSat, Jun 207pm

Celebrate the NEW Murray Theatre Grand Opening with us!

Monday, March 23, 2015Public Ribbon Cutting Ceremony5:30pm

The Murray Theatre is currently undergoing major renovations re-emerging March 2015 as a beautiful new gem in the Ruth Eckerd Hall crown thanks to namesakes Ray and Nancy Murray, who very generously made a substantial donation, a $500,000 state grant and Expanding the Experience Capitol Campaign donors. We will kick off the season with presentations by partner theater companies including Florida Studio Theatre, Tampa Repertory Theatre, Stageworks Theatre and Hat Trick Theatre. The GRAMMY Museum’s® Music Revolution Project will return for their third year. These are just a few of the great performances to look forward to in the new Murray Theatre’s inaugural season!

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“The new Murray Theatre will offer state-of-the-art educational programming

and be the world class home to many of our local production companies. This unique and special venue fulfills the mission set out by Ruth Eckerd Hall over

30-years-ago while honoring the vision of Ray and Nancy Murray. “

-Zev Buffman, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. President and CEO

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A BIG THANK YOU to Our Preferred Partners!Support our sponsors because they support the Hall and the arts in our community!

Thank you to our 2014-15 GrantorsSupport for Ruth Eckerd Hall is provided in part through the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Clearwater and the Leading Ladies of Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts is supported in part by The Tampa Bay Times Fund, Inc., Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc., the Pinellas Community Foundation, Friends of Music, Pinellas Cultural Foundation, Macy’s, Florida Blue, the Nichols Foundation, South Arts, the Lightning Foundation, New York Life, UPS, GTE Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Wells Fargo, Clearwater Jazz Holiday and the Volunteer Usher Fund.

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