Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: “An Evening on Broadway”

December 18, 2008 By

Vail Valley Theatre Company presents “An Evening on Broadway” at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado

February 21-22, 2009

Saturday evening is underwritten by Olivia & Rod Miller

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Broadway in the mountains!  An annual favorite among locals and visitors, “An Evening on Broadway” showcases outstanding local talent in a review of Broadway hits. With each year’s theme kept top-secret until a month prior to the show, audiences are always in for a fantastic surprise. Under the musical direction of Bob Finnie and direction and choreography of Beth Swearingen Kuntz, the stage comes alive with song and dance.

The Vail Valley Theatre Company was founded more than 20 years ago, initially as the Vail Valley Players, and has produced a wide variety of plays and musicals from “Butterflies Are Free” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” to “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Side by Side by Sondheim.”

Proceeds from the show benefit the Vail Valley Theatre Company and the Vilar Center Community Performance Fund, which underwrites the technical, production, labor and theatre usage costs for approximately 10 local dance, music and theatrical performances each year.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: Great Moments in Opera performed by Teatro Lirico d’Europa

December 13, 2008 By

“Great Moments in Opera”  performed by Teatro Lirico D’Europa at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado         February 8, 2009

Underwritten by Helen & Vincent Sheehy, Sandee & Eric Noreen, Patty & Jim Cownie and Gretchen & Jay Jordan

Acclaimed European opera touring company Teatro Lirico D’Europa brings opera’s favorites to Beaver Creek. The company, under the leadership of artistic director Giorgio Lalov, presents timeless arias, duets and choruses from the most beloved operas of all times. The evening will feature highlights from “La Bohème,” “Aida,” “Barbiere Di Siviglia,” “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Carmen,” among others.

Teatro Lirico D’Europa created this special evening of opera’s greatest songs specifically for the VPAC two seasons ago.

Teatro Lirico D’Europa was born in 1988, the brainchild of former ballet star Yves Josse and opera singer Giorgio Lalov. They toured Europe for seven years to great critical success, later setting their sights on touring the company in America. Winter 2000 saw the first major American tour, and the company has been thrilling audiences from Boston to Beaver Creek.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: “Annie”

December 12, 2008 By

“Annie”                     Performance:  February 5, 2009

Underwritten by Mary Sue & Michael Shannon, Jane & Victor DeNunzio and Toby & Mort Mower

“One of the best musicals ever.” – Chicago Tribune

Leapin’ Lizards! America’s most beloved musical, “Annie,” is back for a 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this timeless story about never giving up hope. With a memorable score, including “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “N.Y.C.” and the optimistic “Tomorrow,” you can bet that “Annie” will bring a smile to your face.

This is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family.  Don’t miss this all-new production that Variety calls “a winner!”

The original Broadway production of “Annie” won seven Tony Awards in 1977, including Best Musical, Book and Score. It ran for 2,377 performances and has subsequently been produced all over the world.

Follow “Annie” on her quest to find a home. Along the way, she endures the bullying of Miss Hannigan at the orphanage, earns the companionship of the sweet-natured pup Sandy, learns about the trials of people made homeless because of the Great Depression (“Hooverville”) and finds herself in the palatial home of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks for the Christmas holidays. Despite constant plot twists and attempts by others to derail her plans, “Annie” ultimately finds a home and a loving family.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Presents:”Rat Pack is Back”

December 11, 2008 By

Remeber the days of Frank, Dean and Sammy when the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado presents “The Rat Pack is Back!” on February 4, 2009

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“This is as close as anyone has come to capturing the feeling of the real thing.”

– Las Vegas Sun

This spirited tribute recreates a famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel show, when the swingin’ group known as the Rat Pack was creating hipster legend. The free-wheeling, no-holds-barred nightclub act starred several of Vegas’ favorite sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.

In “The Rat Pack Is Back!” the voice of God urges Frank, Sammy, Joey and Dean to go back and do it “just one more time.” What ensues is an uncanny recreation of one of the Rat Pack’s raucous, antic-filled performances, featuring Bishop’s hilarious comedy and performances of such standards as Sinatra’s “You Make Me Feel So Young,” “A Foggy Day,” “One For My Baby” and “All Of Me;” Martin’s “That’s Amoré” and Davis’ “Mr. Bojangles.”  Backing the singers is a swinging 12-piece orchestra.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: Last Comic Standing Tour

December 4, 2008 By

NBC’s  “Last Comic Standing” On Tour  at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek on January 17, 2009

Top 5 finalists from the Emmy-nominated show “Last Comic Standing.”


You’ve seen them on TV, now they take the VPAC stage by storm: the favorites from the 2008 season of “Last Comic Standing.”

It’s an evening of great stand-up comedy featuring the five finalists from NBC’s Emmy-nominated laugh-fest. See the side-splitting live acts of series winner Iliza Shlesinger, along with that of finalists Marcus, Jeff Dye, Louis Ramey and Jim Tavare, the top picks on America’s funniest reality show.

The sixth season of the hit show concluded in August 2008, with Schlesinger becoming the first ever female winner of “Last Comic Standing.”

Previous “Last Comic Standing” winner Josh Blue has appeared at the Vilar Center twice, performing to a packed house. See five of the best standup comedians on tour today on one stage.

As with many comedy shows, some content may not be suitable for children.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents:The 5 Browns in Concert

December 3, 2008 By

The 5 Browns perform at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Colorado on Jan. 24, 2009

Graciously underwritten by Loretta & Ed Downey, Jan Broman and Amy & Vernon Faulconer.  Sponsored by C & B Development

The 5 Browns – classical music’s first family of pianists.

Whether performing individually or together in various combinations, from duo to complex five-piano arrangements, The 5 Browns reveal a deep connection to the intent of their material and bring a fresh energy and dynamic character to the color and tonal spectrum of their sound.

The 5 Browns – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae – were the first family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously into The Juilliard School. The quintet enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002 when People Magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five” at the same time they were featured on “Oprah” and “60 Minutes.” Their debut album also drew critical acclaim, with the New York Post proclaiming, “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.”

In the music world, they are an unprecedented concert attraction: a singular quintet of concert pianists, performing on five pianos and various ensemble combinations, dedicated to bringing classical music to the lives of people everywhere.

When The 5 Browns sit down to perform on their five Steinway Grand pianos, their eyes lock and a silent signal passes between them. And in an instant they are transformed, from “regular kids” to musical dynamos.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: Interpreti Veneziani

December 2, 2008 By

Interpreti Veneziani performs at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado on Jan 13, 2009

Graciously underwritten by Carolyn & Gary Cage and Barbara & Tim Kelley

From Venice, Italy comes this group of master musicians. Upon their debut in 1987, Interpreti Veneziani immediately gained a reputation for the “…youthful exuberance and all-Italian brio characterizing their performances,” becoming a main attraction for both locals and visitors to the romantic city.  Playing on original instruments and specializing in Baroque music, the individual talent of the members, their expertise as soloists and ensemble musicians and the high level of performances, Interpreti has earned an enthusiastic welcome from both audiences and critics alike.

Their most recent major achievements include appearances in the Bayreuth Festival and at Stockholm’s Royal Palace during the Water Festival; in Leningrad’s Belozelsky Hall; a concert at the Osaka Symphony Hall broadcast live on Japanese radio; concerts at the Tokyo Kjoy Hall and the Yokohama Minato Mirari Hall during three tours in Japan; and participation in the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields festival in Ballarat and Melbourne, Australia. In addition to their wide successes on the road, the group has also recorded an impressive 15 albums.

Even though it’s difficult to reproduce the Venetian atmosphere in concert halls, Interpreti Veneziani manage to do the impossible – unfold the silence of the lagoon and the romanticism of the city wherever they go.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: LeAnn Rimes

November 30, 2008 By

LeAnn Rimes in concert at the Vilar Center for the Performing Arts in Beaver Creek, Colorado on January 21, 2009

Graciously underwritten by Kristen & Bob Gary and Anonymous

Teenage sensation turned superstar

With two Grammy Awards already under her belt, including the first Best New Artist accolade ever won by a country artist, LeAnn Rimes has proven to be a powerful force on the music scene – and she’s not yet 30 years old.  She has sold more than 37 million records, won an American Music Award, three Academy of Country Music honors and 12 Billboard Awards.  Rimes has scored several hit singles, among them “One Way Ticket,” “I Need You,” “Nothin’ Bout Love Makes Sense,” “Probably Wouldn’t Be This Way,” “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and “How Do I Live,” which was the longest running single ever on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a record-setting 69 weeks on the chart.

Rimes started singing before the age of two and was only eight years old when she appeared on Star Search. In 1991 (before the age of 11), she released her first album, Everybody’s Sweetheart on a small independent label. Her career took off with the release of the album Blue in 1996. Blue debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 123,000 copies in its first week.  At 13, Rimes was a teenage country star.

Rimes’s latest release, Family, has been met with rave critical praise and has elevated her reputation in country and pop. The album marks the first time Rimes has written or co-written every song, and the heartfelt new tracks are proof of her strong message. “Growing up suits LeAnn Rimes,” wrote the Boston Globe. “On Family, she’s a lot country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, pop, blues and all herself.”

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents:Irvin Mayfield & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

November 29, 2008 By

Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra perform at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado on January 19, 2009

The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra was founded in 2002 by Irvin Mayfield, the Grammy nominated and Billboard Award-winning trumpeter and composer. Bringing together the forces of New Orleans’ unique international reputation, the Orchestra has built a new model of Cajun jazz.

Born in New Orleans, Mayfield quickly established himself. He is a versatile trumpeter, bandleader, composer and arranger, recording artist and passionate spokesman for the rich history and cultural significance of jazz and the city that birthed it. In 2003, Mayfield was appointed the Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans by the United States government.

Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra made history on November 17, 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina, when they symbolically reopened the city of New Orleans with All the Saints At Christ Church Cathedral.

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Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek presents: Sam Bush

November 27, 2008 By

Sam Bush, The King of Newgrass performs at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado on  January 15, 2009

Though he admits a certain discomfort with the moniker “King of Newgrass,” Sam Bush has more than earned it. He was cofounder and leader of the seminal progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival in the 1970s and ‘80s. Bush may not be the only person responsible for newgrass – the wild bluegrass stepchild that features rock ‘n roll grooves and extended virtuosic jams – but since New Grass Revival’s dissolution in 1989, Bush has certainly been one of its most brilliant lights.

Besides helming the ever-popular Sam Bush Band, the mandolin prodigy from Kentucky has been a prodigious influence on musicians young and old. Bands like Nickel Creek, Yonder Mountain String Band and String Cheese Incident are indebted to Bush’s example.

When not heading his own band, Bush has spent the past 15 years as a super-sideman, performing alongside Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett and the Flecktones; spearheading collaborations with Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor and David Grisman; and driving nearly every “bluegrass supergroup” imaginable with his inimitable mandolin playing.

His latest record, Laps in Seven, is evidence that he’s still vital on the acoustic music scene.

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