Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Category/Venue: The Gaillard Center
Who better to conduct classics by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky than our own favorite Belarusian, Yuriy Bekker? Join us for an evening of Russian symphonic and popular music, including Flight of the Bumblebee, Firebird, Night on Bald Mountain, and of course, From Russia with Love.
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Category/Venue: Charleston Music Hall
Remarkable jazz violinist Regina Carter is one of today’s most original and daring musicians. Classically trained, Regina grew up in Detroit, where she absorbed all the music that Motown had to offer. Though her work draws upon a wide range of musical influences – including Afro-Cuban, Swing, Bebop, Folk, and World – she has crafted a signature voice and style on the violin. She has performed with Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Billy Joel, Cassandra Wilson, and many others. A recipient of the MacArthur “genius” award and a Doris Duke Artist Award, Regina Carter is widely considered the finest jazz violinist of her generation.
The Charleston Jazz Festival offers a world-class celebration of jazz by presenting timeless and creative productions that entertain audiences, stimulate arts education, foster economic growth and unite artists and audiences in Charleston. Each year, the festival line-up includes internationally acclaimed headliners, the best local jazz bands, and top youth artists performing a wide range of styles including Swing, Salsa, Blues, Brazilian, and the American Songbook. For more information, visit https://charlestonjazz.com/festival/
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Category/Venue: Thirty-Four West Theater Co.
Our sellout musical from 2018! A lovesick icon is on the run in this musical-comedy, with superfly tunes from Tom Jones to the Commodores. A tour de force featuring co-founders Jeff Querin and Stephen Wayne.
A menu of champagne cocktails, wine, craft beers, sodas and savory snacks are available.
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Category/Venue: North Charleston Performing Arts Center / Coliseum
The year 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of perennial classic-rock favorite, America. Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song "A Horse With No Name." America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first #1 single. Forty plus years later, these friends are still making music together, touring the world and thrilling audiences with their timeless sound.
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Category/Venue: Dock Street Theater
Journey with Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy through a magical wardrobe in the magnificent world of Narnia, in C.S. Lewis’s classic tale of adventure and discovery.
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Category/Venue: The Gaillard Center
The 6th Annual Charleston Jazz Festival proudly presents a star-studded evening at the Gaillard Center! It begins with a performance by the Monty Alexander trio, followed by the Charleston Jazz Orchestra with vocalists Jane Monheit and Freddy Cole.
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Grammy nominated pianist Monty Alexander is an American classic, touring the world relentlessly with various projects delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. A perennial favorite at Jazz festivals and venues worldwide, his spirited conception covers a repertoire spanning a broad range of jazz and Jamaican musical expressions—the American songbook and the blues, gospel and bebop, calypso and reggae.
Two renowned vocalists, Jane Monheit and Freddy Cole, perform together with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra for an unforgettable evening!
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Category/Venue: North Charleston Performing Arts Center / Coliseum
Jack Wright’s highly acclaimed tribute to Neil Diamond is an authentic and sophisticated evening of hit songs that have kept Neil Diamond in the hearts of his fans for more than five decades. Jack and his Heartlight Showband join the POPS! to capture the essence of Neil’s timeless multi-generational appeal. With appealing and entertaining storytelling, Jack’s show is pure Neil, connecting with his audience - a true Neil Diamond experience. The 24-song show includes favorites like “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Hello Again,” “Play Me,” “Song Sung Blue,” “I am I Said,” “Sweet Caroline” and “Coming to America.” You won’t want this evening to end!
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Category/Venue: Threshold Repertory Theatre
The time is 1940 and the setting is the Costa Verde Hotel on the west coast of Mexico, a ramshackle idyll high in a rainforest overlooking the ocean. It's here that Shannon (Owen), in his current, ill-fitting role of tour guide, comes running for help. Tormented by his party of Texan schoolteachers, who accuse him of sleeping with an underage teenage girl, Shannon drags the group away from their designated hotel to this isolated establishment, run by old friends.