Downtown Tucsonan - January 2009 - (Page 21) broadway in tucson presents a bronx tale, j a nu a r y 27- fe b r u a r y 1 . The Rogue Theatre Temple of Music and Art Cabaret, 330 S. Scott Ave., 551-2053, www.TheRogueTheatre.org Virginia Woolf’s imaginative Orlando follows the adventures of a young man over 300 years as he encounters love in its many forms and eventually “he” becomes a “she.” A brilliant and gender-bending adventure adapted to the stage by MacArthur genius, Sarah Ruhl. The show runs January 22-February 8 with performances at 7:30pm on Thursdays-Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Written in 1958, The Zoo Story is a confrontation between middle-class America and the outcasts of society. Set in New York City’s Central Park, this classic tale of two men who meet at a park bench is class warfare at its most personal and primal. The show runs January 22-February 8, Thursdays-Saturdays at 10pm. UA School of Music University of Arizona Crowder Hall, 1017 N. Olive Rd. , 621-1162, www.music.arizona.edu. On January 16 at 7:30pm is a performance with renowned violinist James Buswell and cellist Carol Ou from the New England Conservatory in a trio recital with UA pianist Paula Fan. UA Presents Tucson Symphony Orchestra The Music Hall at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 882-8585, www.TucsonSymphony.org. George Hanson conducts the TSO and guest soloist, pianist Fabio Bidini, in performances of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 for the Classic Series’ Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, taking place on January 8-9 at 8pm and January 11 at 2pm. On Saturday, January 10 at 7:30pm Tom and Dick Smothers join TSO Pops! for an evening of music and laughter. As they mark nearly 50 years in show business, The Smothers Brothers are time-honored legends, whose career has surpassed all other comedy teams in history. The Lettermen join George Hanson and the TSO Pops! for performances of the hits that have made them one of the most populcar vocal groups in history. Taking the stage at 7:30pm on Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24; Sunday, January 25 at 2pm. Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., 621-3341, www.UAPresents.org. Interpreti Veneziani is celebrated for its youthful exuberance and all-Italian brio, and this Venetian chamber ensemble takes the stage on Sunday, January 11 at 7pm. Return to rock and roll’s roots with The American Soul & Rock & Roll Choir and celebrate the evolution of American music in a powerful concert of classic rock songs performed as a fusion of rock, gospel and soul. Thursday, January 15 at 7:30pm. Pilobolus blast off with the force of clowns from a cannon, leapfrogging conventional dance boundaries with artful vaults, tangles and flips making its repertoire one of the most popular and diverse in dance history. The troupe has been delighting audiences for nearly forty years and takes the stage on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30pm. Nadja SalernoSonnenberg’s fiery intensity and Anne-Marie McDermott’s sensitive spirituality converge in a formidable pairing on Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm. The New York Times said the two bring “considerable energy and emotional rawness to the music at hand.” Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary - On Tour reunites Music Director and pianist Bill Charlap with some of the most in-demand players in jazz including tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, Peter Bernstein on guitar, drummer Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Peter Washington on bass and Steve Wilson on alto sax. They perform Friday, January 30 at 8pm. ©2007, Joan Marcus january.09. downtown tucsonan 21 http://www.tucson12.tv http://www.tucson12.tv http://www.myspace.com/dtowntucson http://www.TheRogueTheatre.org http://www.music.arizona.edu http://www.UAPresents.org http://www.TucsonSymphony.org http://www.ethertongallery.com http://www.ethertongallery.com
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