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SUMMARY:DRUMLine Live
DESCRIPTION:DRUMLine Live embodies the soulful\, high-stepping style of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching band tradition. With riveting rhythms\, bold beats\, and ear-grabbing energy\, this stage show is a synchronized musical showcase of the HBCU experience.  \nIncorporating original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits\, group performances range from colorful\, choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences.  \nDRUMLine Live is a show-stopping performance that will bring you to your feet by halftime!  \nSee the band that performed with Beyoncé in her headlining performance at Coachella!  \n“DRUMLine Live dazzles with explosive choreography and thrilling spectacle.” – ShowbizChicago  \n“DRUMLine Live has made its way across the country\, showing the thrill\, the musical genius\, and the true flavor of the ever-exciting HBCU halftime show.” – The Star-Ledger 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/drumline-live-2/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,25-26 Build Your Own Series,Build Your Own Series,Culture Collective,MPAC Presents
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SUMMARY:STOMP
DESCRIPTION:See what all the noise is about. \nInternational percussion sensation STOMP is explosive\, inventive\, provocative\, witty – and utterly unforgettable. This eight-member ensemble has wowed audiences of all ages around the globe\, racking up awards\, rave reviews\, and appearances on countless national TV shows.  \nWith absolutely no traditional instruments\, STOMP transforms everyday objects – matchboxes\, wooden poles\, brooms\, garbage cans\, Zippo lighters\, hubcaps – into a pulsating\, rhythm-fueled spectacle that’s equal parts music\, movement\, and pure energy.  \nCelebrating their 30th anniversary\, this electrifying show keeps audiences coming back year after year. As The Boston Globe puts it: “If you haven’t seen STOMP\, GO! If you have seen it\, take someone and share the pleasure! \n“STOMP is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser with a rock-and-roll heart.” – The New York Times  \n“STOMP is sheer joy. The execution is astounding. Absurd and fascinating.” – Esquire Magazine 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/stomp/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series
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SUMMARY:On A Winter’s Night
DESCRIPTION:The winter season is once again celebrated by these unparalleled singer-songwriters in their reunion tour\, back together by popular demand: Patty Larkin\, Cliff Eberhardt\, John Gorka\, and Lucy Kaplansky.  \nIn 1994\, Christine Lavin gathered together the best and brightest singer-songwriters along with folk and Americana artists to showcase the music of the winter season on their now-classic record\, On A Winter’s Night. Individually\, these musicians have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of their time together.  \n Patty Larkin American singer-songwriter and guitarist Patty Larkin redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter)\, Patty has captured audiences for over 30 years with an imagination\, enchantment\, and technical artistry. Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center\, Larkin reflects\, “I have been energized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathways that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her fourteenth album\, puts poems from ten notable poets to song for a new and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. With 11 Boston Music Awards to her credit\, Patty is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.   Cliff Eberhardt One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour\, Cliff Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guitar playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional and contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.   John Gorka Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk Award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe penned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative originality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and fourteenth of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records).   Lucy Kaplansky “A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy Kaplansky has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin. 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/on-a-winters-night/
LOCATION:Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall\, 121 E State St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Great American Crooners
DESCRIPTION:Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Great American Crooners celebrates the timeless charm of legendary voices like Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, and Bobby Darin\, whose velvety voices and sentimental serenades made them superstars on stage and screen. This stylish evening of classic tunes features acclaimed vocalists Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns\, along with Downbeat Magazine’s #1 Rising Star Male Vocalist\, Benny Benack III\, all of whom have graced Jazz at Lincoln Center’s stages.  \nRelive classics like “I’ve Got You Under My Skin\,” “Misty\,” “I Only Have Eyes for You\,” and “Moon River\,” while hearing incredible true stories about the crooners who made them famous.   \nFor over three decades\, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz\, culture\, and arts education. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents touring initiative offers an opportunity to experience great jazz programming\, featuring up-and-coming musicians identified as rising stars by JALC.  \nThis show is part of the 2025/26 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here. \n Benny Benack III  By age 31\, Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard\, but also a singer with a sly\, mature\, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold\, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. This duel-threat ability was recognized by the 2022 Downbeat Critics Poll where he appeared as not only the #2 Rising Star Male Vocalist\, but a top Rising Star Trumpeter as well. His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics). On top of it all\, he’s a highly capable pianist as well.  Benny has performed internationally as an Emcee/Host for the YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox and achieved his own viral success amassing millions of views for his crooning alongside the Grammy-award winning “8-Bit Big Band.” In early 2020 he released A Lot of Livin’ to Do\, the follow-up to his well-received 2017 debut One of a Kind.   Alongside his global touring as a straight-ahead/contemporary bandleader\, Benny has appeared as a trumpet soloist in more commercial circles alongside Josh Groban\, Ben Folds\, fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi\, Ann Hampton Callaway and more. He’s been featured at Birdland\, Jazz @ Lincoln Center\, Mezzrow\, Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle and other leading New York venues\, and has also been a special guest with the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Orchestra\, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra. He made his television debut in NBC’s short-lived\, SNL-inspired variety show “Maya & Marty” playing in the in-studio band led by acclaimed bassist & Broadway arranger Charlie Rosen. His global recognition has been bolstered by recent live-streaming concerts at Smalls Jazz Club\, where he maintains a weekly residency\, as well as frequent appearances on fellow young lion Emmet Cohen’s “Emmet’s Place” weekly show.   Shenel Johns With a voice that embodies grace and passion and a personal style that sways effortlessly from jazz to R&B to gospel\, Shenel has emerged as one of the shining stars of her generation. A native of Hartford\, Connecticut\, Johns has been performing since she was fourteen years of age\, and has developed a distinctive\, eclectic style that has increasingly caught the attention of her peers and some of the industry’s top performers. Johns received a B.A. in music management from the Jackie McLean Institute at the Hartt School of Music and studied performance with such jazz legends as Rene McLean\, Jimmy Greene\, and Nat Reeves. She has shared the stage with music royalty including Curtis Fuller\, Hank Jones\, Dionne Warwick\, and Sheila Jordan\, and has performed and recorded with an impressive array of leaders in the field. In 2016\, Johns completed a musical residency at Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha in Qatar and\, several months later\, honored Billie Holiday as part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s New York production of Billie and the Boys. She has also paid tribute to another of her idols\, Lena Horne\, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s famed Appel Room. Most recently\, Johns was the winner of the Riga Jazz Stage Competition in Riga\, Latvia\, and was featured in the Hartford Jazz Festival’s Ella Fitzgerald Tribute.  Robbie Lee  Robbie Lee is a New York City based pianist\, vocalist\, composer and educator whose spectacular ability to merge his equal talents makes him one of the most exciting emerging artists to date. Growing up in Tucson\, Lee was encouraged by his mother to find music he enjoyed. Falling in love with earlier blues and rock and roll music\, Robbie eventually found jazz as a new way to express himself. Through joining the Tucson Jazz Institute\, Lee was exposed to a broad range of jazz from Traditional to Post-Bop styles. Eagerly gathering information from the plethora of this music\, Lee was encouraged to develop his own voice and keep an open mind.   A graduate of both The Juilliard School (AD ‘21) and The Manhattan School of Music (BM ‘18)\, at 27 he has already shared the stage with his mentors\, such as world renown jazz icons Wynton Marsalis\, Jimmy Heath\, Herlin Riley\, Bruce Barth\, Matt Wilson\, and Brice Winston. Throughout his career\, Lee has earned recognition for both his performance and composition skills\, receiving awards from Downbeat Magazine\, YoungArts\, The Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition\, and The Next Generation Jazz Festival.   Commonly regarded as a first-rate pianist/vocalist\, Robbie draws musical inspiration from Nat King Cole\, Duke Ellington\, Bud Powell\, Thelonious Monk\, and many others. While he mostly performs songs of the Great American Songbook and Jazz Idiom\, showcasing his versatility and deep understanding of the genre\, Lee also enjoys composing new works that feature his peers and himself. As a writer\, Lee has arranged/composed works ranging in ensemble size from solo piano to full orchestra. 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-presents-the-great-american-crooners/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series,25-26 Jazz Series,MPAC Presents Jazz Series
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SUMMARY:Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
DESCRIPTION:Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings its internationally beloved troupe of male dancers to Milwaukee to perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites like Swan Lake. Founded in New York City in 1974\, the company\, affectionately known as the Trocks\, first captivated small audiences in late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts who embraced their unconventional humor and impeccable technique.  \nSince then\, the Trocks have pirouetted their way onto the world stage with their playful blend of dance knowledge\, comedy\, and athleticism. Whether you’re a die-hard dance lover or a first-time balletgoer\, their mix of artistry and absurdity will leave you in awe. The Trocks are “a guaranteed hoot for people who know nothing of ballet and an absolute must for those who think they know the originals.” Sydney Star Observer.  \n“This is a company that brings its audiences pure joy.” –The Seattle Times  \n“Ballet is a completely absurd art — and we love it to pieces: that’s what Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo proclaims with every move.” –Alastair Macaulay\, The New York Times  \nThis show is part of the 2025/26 MPAC Presents Dance series. To learn more and subscribe to all three dance shows\, click here.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series,25-26 Dance Series
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