HOTTEST TICKETS!

Up for a little razzle-dazzle? PNC Broadway Across America – Louisville brings the hit musical Chicago to the Kentucky Center this week, October 29-November 1. Chicago is the winner of six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards, and a Grammy®. This sensational tale of sin, corruption and all that jazz, set in prohibition era Chicago, is full of great dancing and great songs. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and choreography by Bobb Fosse (my favorite choreographer!). Chicago is currently the eighth longest-running Broadway show ever.

To get in on the glitz and glam of Chicago, call 502.584.7777 or go to www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

Don’t forget to come back to The Audience Blog to let me know how you liked the performance.

A Measure of Worth

How much is a thought-provoking play, an evening of electrifying music or the delight on your child’s face at her first Nutcracker performance really worth?

I guess the answer lies in how much fulfillment the arts bring to our lives. Arts and culture-related industries provide direct economic benefits to our state and community by creating jobs, attracting new investments, generating tax revenues and stimulating tourism and consumer purchases. These jobs, taxes and consumer spending are concrete economic benefits. Harder to measure though is the intangible contribution the arts make to the human spirit. How transformative have the arts been to your heart and mind? Join in the conversation here at The Audience Blog - tell us about how the arts contribute to your spirit.

Audience will be giving away two tickets to Louisville Ballet’s new Brown-Forman Nutcracker this month so register online at theaudiencegroup.com. For more information on The Nutcracker and all the other great holiday performances coming up in November and December, check out the Audience Calendar at the web site. From there, you can link directly to group venues and buy tickets.

Don’t forget to come back to The Audience Blog to let me know how you liked the performances.

HOTTEST TICKETS!

This week I have a couple of hot tickets to tell you about: First of all, A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens on Thursday night, October 1, at Actors Theatre. I have been really jazzed by the Shakespeare productions that Marc Masterson has directed in the last few years. I absolutely LOVED The Tempest, so I am looking forward to what his imagination has cooked up for this comedy full of great characters, tricks and, of course, magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be in the Pamela Brown Auditorium through October 24. For more information and tickets, go to actorstheatre.org.

Second hot tip: Our own Lee Luvisi joins the Louisville Orchestra on Saturday, October 3, in the Brown Theatre (8pm). One of the most highly respected pianists in America, Mr. Luvisi will be performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. Jorge Mester conducts. Also on the program that night: Weber’s Euryanthe: Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. For more information and tickets, go to louisvilleorchestra.org.

Don’t forget to come back to The Audience Blog to let me know how you liked the performances.

Enjoy the show!