Wilson Center Announces 2004-05 Cabaret Series

THE SHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (19805 West Capitol Drive, Brookfield, WI - 262-781-9520 - http://www.wilson-center.com/ ) is proud to offer again this year the popular Wilson Center Cabaret Series. All shows are at 8:00 pm in the Dawes Studio Theater. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased. Cabaret Subscription - All 5 Shows: $90. Single ticket price: $20. Group, senior & student tickets also available.

Scheduled to perform in the series for the 2004-2005 season:

Amanda McBroom
with Michelle Brourman
Portraits
Friday & Saturday, October 8th & 9th

Amanda McBroom has been called "...the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match." She first came to the attention of the music public when Bette Midler's version of McBroom's song The Rose hit number one all over the world. Audiences worldwide celebrated this captivating performer in such hallowed halls as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, and both Wolftrap and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see one of the world's finest performers in the intimate setting of the Dawes Studio Theater.

Victoria Benson-Hora
The Grand Tour - Cabaret in Europe & America
Friday & Saturday, November 12th & 13th

Singer Victoria Benson-Hora, accompanied by Mark Carlstein, take you on a journey to the European roots of the cabaret style. This entertaining and eclectic evening travels from the Berlin of Kurt Weill and the salons of France, to the swankiest New York night spots. Hear music of European cabaret masters, as well as newer American trend-setters! Victoria Benson-Hora, a frequent performer in both Europe and America, wraps her voluptuous soprano around these wonderful songs in a show directed by Richard Carsey.

Joan Curto
Love Is A Simple Thing
Friday & Saturday, January 21st & 22nd

Joan Curto takes an amusing and touching look at love in her latest show. Joan has appeared at the Wilson Center in The Leading Ladies of Chicago Cabaret and Chess - The Musical Concert, and most recently was awarded the Chicago After Dark Award for outstanding cabaret artist of 2003.

Becky Spice
with Jamie Johns
And All That Jazz
Friday & Saturday, April 1st & 2nd

Delight to songs from Broadway, the movies and contemporary cabaret featuring the vibrant vocal talents of Becky Spice accompanied by Jamie Johns on piano. These two popular Skylight stars return to the Wilson Center with a brand new show crafted especially for our Cabaret Series.

Craig Rubano
Finishing The Act
Friday & Saturday, May 13th & 14th

Rubano has starred as the young romantic lead Marius in the Broadway production of Les Miserables and now brings one of the country's most acclaimed cabaret shows to the Wilson Center. This show takes a fresh look at some of the greatest Act One Finales from such Broadway shows as The Sound of Music, Hello, Dolly!, Chicago and Man of La Mancha.

The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is a privately funded, non-profit cultural arts center that opened in 2002 providing a new performance venue for regional and touring arts groups, and classroom space for arts education. The Wilson Center brings together Milwaukee's top arts organizations including the Milwaukee Ballet, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee Art Museum and First Stage Children's Theater along with the Elmbrook School District in a unique partnership to provide both visual and performing arts as well as arts education under one roof. The Wilson Center for the Arts is nestled in Brookfield's Mitchell Park, just south of 198th & Capitol Drive.

For information about the Wilson Center visit the website at http://www.wilson-center.com/ .

 

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