Theater

536 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 263-1665
www.murdocktheatre.com

March 12th: 7:30pm   Jean de Florette
$5 at the door (complimentary fur coat included)
Co-adapted by director Claude Berri from a novel by Marcel Pagnol, this hugely successful French historical drama concerns a bizarre battle royale over a valuable natural spring in a remote French farming community. City dweller Jean Cadoret (Gérard Depardieu) assumes ownership of the spring when the original owner is accidentally killed by covetous farmer Cesar Soubeyran (Yves Montand). Soubeyran and his equally disreputable nephew Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) pull every dirty trick in the book to force Cadoret off his land, but the novice farmer stands firm. Although the Soubeyrans appear to gain the upper hand, the audience is assured that they will eventually be foiled by the vengeful daughter of the spring's deceased owner -- thus setting the stage for the film's equally successful sequel, Manon of the Spring.

March 18th: 7pm   KAAA Winter Concert Series Featuring the Mudbugs and the Medicine River Boys

March 19th: 7:30pm   Manon of the Spring

March 26th: 7:30pm   Diva

412 1/2 E. Douglas, 2nd floor
Wichita, Ks 67202
(316) 265-4400
www.cabaretoldtown.com

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Century II (Mary Jane Teall Theatre)

225 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS
(316) 219-4TIX
www.wichitatix.com

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105 West Main
P.O. Box 217
Pretty Prairie, Ks 67570
(620) 459-4600
(620) 459-6461 (for reservations)

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3207 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67218
(316) 681-1566
www.crownuptown.com

Crown Uptown offers the best holiday parties in town! We are booking reservations now, so call our box office at 316.681.1566 about hosting your next holiday party with us! Visit our website at www.crownuptown.com for more information or see our virtual town at www.360Wichita.com.

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Friends University

2100 University
Wichita, KS
Contact Lisa Hittle at (316) 295-5616 or hittll@friends.edu

Tickets for each performance are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Call 316-295-5537 for tickets or more information.

N. Oliver and 61st Street
Kechi, Ks 67206
(316) 744-2152
www.kechiplayhouse.com

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Wilner Auditorium
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260
(316) 978-3233

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234 N. Mosley
Wichita, Ks 67202
(316) 263-0222
www.mosleystreet.com

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P.O. Box 8030
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 262-6897
www.mtypks.org

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Century II Convention Center
225 W. Douglas
Wichita, Ks 67202
(316) 265-3252
(316) 265-3107 (for tickets)
www.musictheatreofwichita.org

3100 McCormick Ave
Wichita, KS 67213
(316) 942-4291 ext. 2281
www.newmanu.edu

Newman University will kick-off its year-long 75th Anniversary celebration on Sept. 11. The following is submitted to you for possible publication. If you have any questions, please call 316.942.4291 ext. 2164.

200 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 263-0884
www.wichitaorpheum.com

For a list of movies playing at the Orpheum, please visit the Film page.

GODSPELL - Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 - 7:00pm
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Thursday, March 18 - 7:00pm
MISS KANSAS SCHOLARSHIP PAGENT - Saturday, March 27 - 7:00pm
ART OF IMMAGINATION - Tuesday, March 30 - 7:00pm
WINTER DANCE PARTY - The Official Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper - Saturday, April 3 - 8:00pm
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER - Thursday, April 8 - 7:00pm
GRIDIRON 2010 - Thursday, April 15 - 8:00pm
Friday, April 16 - 8:00pm
Saturday, April 17 - 8:00pm
LISA LAMPANELLI - Thursday, April 29 - 7:30pm (Reserved Tickets $37.75)
THE RALEIGH RINGERS - Wednesday, June 23 - 7:30pm
LORETTA LYNN - Friday, August 13 - 8:00pm

4055 N. Tyler Rd
(316) 303-2037
ppfestivals@aol.com
prairiepinesfestivals.com/theatre.html

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Various venues
(316) 613-3385
www.theatreonconsignment.com

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Century II Convention Center, Concert Hall
(316) 219-4TIX (4849) - tickets
www.wichitatix.com - tickets
www.theaterleague.org

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Wichita Public Library’s Central branch
Kris Schindler
(316) 558-5158 (office)
kris@start-thinking.com

9112 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206
(316) 634-2787
www.wcfta.com

2010 Theatre Season is as follows:

PICNIC by William Inge
April 21-24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m., April 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. 
The waning days of summer should give way to the promise of autumn and a fresh new start. But it’s 1953 in this small Kansas town and options are few. This is especially true for the stunningly beautiful Madge and her independent younger sister, Millie, who yearn for more than the life of staid domesticity that awaits them. Enter Hal, a dangerously handsome drifter, who comes along and sets the whole town a-flutter. Hal and Madge strike instant sparks, but can she really reject all she’s been taught to want in exchange for unreliable hopes and a pounding heart? In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Kansas playwright William Inge depicts the pleasure—and the pain—of risking everything to choose your own path. There will also be a special school performance of this production where tickets will be $5 per student. Contact John Boldenow at (316) 634-2787 ext. 217 for questions or reservations for the school show only.

IRENE VICKERS BAKER THEATRE BOX OFFICE
The Wichita Center for the Arts – Irene Vickers Baker Theatre Box Office makes it easy to purchase season and individual tickets.  Theatre patrons can now order tickets:

• By phone at (316) 315-0151
Monday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• In person at The Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central
Monday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Online purchasing is soon to come and will be available at www.wcfta.com

Season Tickets: With regular season tickets, you have reserved seats for the same night of each theatre show. Season Tickets will be available until September 21, 2009.
$72.00 for Adults and $62.00 for Members & Senior Citizens

FLEX Tickets: If purchased as a Season Ticket, your FLEX Tickets will be 4 tickets valid for any show on any night for the 2009-2010 Season!  The FLEX Tickets are first come, first served seating, so simply call the box office or bring your FLEX Tickets to the performance of your choice and it will be exchanged for a reserved seat.  Season Tickets will be available until September 21, 2009.
$72.00 for Adults and $62.00 for Members & Senior Citizens

Single Tickets: These tickets may be purchased individually for each show. 
$20.00 for Adults, $18.00 for Members &Senior Citizens, $10.00 for Students

Wichita Chamber Chorale

Contact: Joe Emery
(316) 267-2796
twokiller@cox.net
www.wichitachamberchorale.com

201 Lulu
Wichita, Ks 67211
(316) 262-2282
www.wctdc.com

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2008 Mainstage Season
For reservations, call 262-2282.

Heather Muller Black Box Series
Our resident young adult actors performing for adult audiences. For reservations, call (316) 262-2282.

258 N. Fountain
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 686-1282
www.wichitacommunitytheatre.com

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Century II Concert Hall
225 W. Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 683-3444
Fax: (316) 263-2126
www.WichitaGrandOpera.org

Bizet’s Carmen – March 27, 2010
The seductive and searing allure of Bizet’s most stirring opera will leave you breathless as Marcello Giordani, superstar tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, and Audrey Babcock, rising American diva, heat things up in March with this sumptuous story of passion and jealousy.

Delibes’ Coppélia – April 27, 2010
The legendary Moscow Festival Ballet stars in this classic Delibes ballet, an incredible musical and visual adventure that is as poignant as it is beautiful.

From everyone here at Wichita Grand Opera, we'd like to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season.  Whether you join us for a single performance or the whole season, we look forward to seeing you at the opera in 2010!
    
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Single Performance Tickets                                $85   $58     $35 

To purchase your tickets, call the box office at 316.262.8054 from 9 - 5, M-F.  Or, click here for the printable Ticket Order Form and mail it to:

Wichita Grand Opera
225 W. Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67202

For more information about the WGO and our productions, please visit our website at http://www.WichitaGrandOpera.org.

Carmen Casts Her Spell on Wichita
Stars Collide in WGO’s New Production of Bizet's Carmen

American Diva Audrey Babcock stars as the fiery and seductive Carmen on March 27th.
WICHITA, February 25, 2010 – Wichita Grand Opera will open the curtains on its new production of Bizet’s Carmen on Saturday, March 27 at 7pm in the Concert Hall at Century II. The fifth production of WGO’s spectacular “Season on a Grand Scale,” Bizet’s masterpiece will be sung in French with supertitles and spoken dialogue in English. This new production’s sets are designed by internationally renowned artist, Stefan Pavlov.

Set in 19th-Century Spain, Carmen is a timeless story of tragic love, passion and betrayal. The beguiling and seductive gypsy, Carmen, attracts the love of the young corporal Don José, who deserts his post to join Carmen and her band of smugglers. Carmen soon tires of Don José’s obsessive affection and turns her passion towards the bullfighter, Escamillo. Filled with jealousy, Don José follows her to Seville where he confronts her outside the arena where her new lover awaits; after Carmen again rejects his advances, he stabs her to death in a frenzy of rage. This masterful tragedy is replete with some of the most well-loved music in the world, including the sultry “Habañera,” the jaunty “Votre toast,” and the jubilant “Chanson de Toreador.”
For tickets, call WGO Box Office at 316.262.8054.

Internationally acclaimed conductor and composer Maestro Steven Mercurio guides the cast and orchestra for this production. His engagements have taken him to many of the world’s best loved opera houses including the Teatro dell’Opera in Roma, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, the Teatro Bellini in Catania, and the English National Opera, among many others. Maestro Mercurio has also appeared with such symphonic organizations as the London Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, to mention only a few. He has conducted for several telecasts including the 1999 Christmas in Vienna featuring “The Three Tenors” and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. He frequently collaborates with superstar “Andrea Bocelli” as both an arran ger and conductor, including his work as conductor for the now classic PBS special American Dream – Andrea Bocelli’s Statue of Liberty concert.
 
Richard Crawley sings Don José, the tortured soldier that falls in love with the free-spirited Carmen.

Mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock sings the title role of Carmen. Ms. Babcock is quickly gaining momentum as the most sought-after interpreter of Carmen, having performed this demanding role with San Antonio Opera, Toledo Opera, New York City Opera and the Westfield Symphony. She has performed the role of Maddelena in Rigoletto with Nashville Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Florida Grand Opera where her “dusky mezzo-soprano and sexy theatricality lit up the stage” (The Miami Herald), as well as the role of Aldonza/Dulcinea in The Man of La Mancha with Lyric Opera of San Diego. In addition, Ms. Babcock will perform at the 2010 Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland.
Tenor Richard Crawley makes his Wichita Grand Opera debut as Don José. Mr. Crawley has sung in opera houses throughout the United States and throughout the world, including Cavaradossi in Tosca opposite Carol Vaness as well as roles in Eugene Onegin, Le Grand Macabre, Dr. Atomic and Norma with San Francisco Opera, Don José in Carmen in Athens, Greece, opposite Denyce Graves, the title role in Mascagni’s Il Piccolo Marat at Avery Fisher Hall with Teatro Grattacielo, and Enée in Les Troyens with the Stars of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev. This year, he will be joining the rosters of the New York Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, and the Wichita Grand Opera.

Renowned stage director James Marvel returns to Wichita Grand Opera after directing last season’s production of The Barber of Seville. His recent production of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress for the San Francisco Opera Merola Program was named "Best Production of the Year" by the San Francisco Chronicle. He was also named Classical Singer Magazine's "Stage Director of the Year" in 2008. Marvel served as Co-Director with Henryk Baranowski at Teatr Wielki in Lodz, Poland on Philip glass' Akhnaten, which won two G olden Mask Awards for Best Direction and Best Production of the Year.

Native Kansan David Lara gives his Wichita Grand Opera debut in the role of Escamillo. Mr. Lara made his professional debut with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, where he sang the roles of Morales in Carmen, Silvano in Un Ballo in Maschera, Kromov in The Merry Widow, and Hosie in Floyd's Cold Sassy Tree. In addition, Mr. Lara was the winner of the Naftzger Music Competition: Voice Division Winner in 2006 and the recipient of the Kaplan Prize in 2005.
 
The beguiling and seductive Carmen (Audrey Babcock) uses her feminine charm to seduce the naïve solder, Don José.
For the second time this season, Wichita native Michael Nansel returns to WGO from Washington National Opera, where he sang in recent productions of La Boheme, Carmen, and Andrea Chénier. Mr. Nansel, who sang the role of Belcore in WGO’s February production of Elixir of Love, will sing the role of Zuniga.

Giving her WGO debut in the role of Micaëla is soprano Stacey Canterbury, who has performed in roles such as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Opera Colorado, the title role in Aida with Opera Fort Collins, and the title role in Suor Angelica with Tri-Cities Opera. Also appearing in this pr oduction are Will Browning in the role of Moralès, Mary Ellen Swords in the role of Frasquita, Suzanne Hendrix in the role of Mercédès, Dustin Peterson in the role of Le Remendado, and Mirko D’Angelo in the role of Le Dancaïre.
Single tickets for Carmen are $35, $58, and $85, with special discount prices available for seniors, students, military personnel, and groups of 10 or more. In addition, WGO is teaming up with the Broadview Hotel and the Hawthorn Suites to offer a special package for out-of-town patrons: two “Better” tickets and a one night stay in one of their exclusive suites, all at a cost of $150. For single tickets or group discounts:

• Visit WGO Box Office, 3rd Floor of Century II Concert Hall at 225 W. Douglas
• Call the Box Office at 316.262.8054 between the hours of 9am and 6pm
• Visit any local Select-A-Seat outlet at local area Dillons stores.
• Order online at www.selectaseat.com.

For more information about this performance or the remainder of the 2009-10 season, logon to www.WichitaGrandOpera.org.

This production is sponsored in part by Dr. & Mrs. Den nis Ross and Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Galichia.

Wilner Auditorium
1845 Fairmount
wichita, KS 67260
316-978-3233