Most of the Walton Arts Center’s 2009/2010 season lineup was announced back in April when Flex and Broadway subscriptions went on sale. However, a few new events have been added to complete this year’s schedule.
For instance, in February, One Night of Queen will be in town. It’s a 2-hour concert celebration of the music of Queen performed by Gary Mullen and ‘The Works’. Freddie Mercury!
So what else is coming? Bill Engvall, The Wedding Singer, David Sedaris, American Revival, The Nutcracker, Little House on the Prairie, The Hobbit, Grease and tons more.
Here’s the full schedule:
July
Legally Blonde The Musical – July 7-12
Sweet Can Circus-Habitat – July 30-31 & August 1
August
Bill Engvall – Aug. 8
Second City -50th Anniversary Tour – Aug. 28 & 29
September
Charlie Hunter Duo – Sep. 5
Little Big Town & The Lost Trailers – Sep. 18
The Wedding Singer – Sep. 28 & 29
October
University Theatre’s Death of a Salesman – Oct. 2-11
David Sedaris – Oct. 13
Luna Negra Dance Theatre – Oct. 16 & 17
Riverdance – Oct. 20 – 25
Chanticleer – Oct. 27
Edward Simon and Afinidad – Oct. 30
November
Kayhan Kahlor and Brooklyn Rider – Nov. 6
Jason and the Argonauts – Nov. 8
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem – Nov. 12
Strega Nona – Nov. 14
American Revival: Celebrating the New Stars of American Roots Music – Nov. 14
Peter and the Wolf – Nov. 21
The Nutcracker – Nov. 27-29
December
Handel’s Messiah – Dec. 5 & 6
The Rat Pack is Back – Dec. 8 – 13
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas – Dec. 16
January
Little House on the Prairie: The Musical – Jan. 5 – 10
A Year with Frog & Toad – Jan. 16
Thank You Gregory: A Tribute to the Legends of Tap – Jan. 20 & 21
Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Quartet – Jan. 22
February
The Drowsy Chaperone – Feb. 2- 4
Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny – Feb. 6
Cyro Baptista’s “Banquet of the Spirits” – Feb. 6
Band of the Irish Guards and Pipes of the Royal Regiment of Scotland – Feb. 12
One Night of Queen – Feb. 19
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Feb. 20
The Hobbit – Feb. 27
Hiromi – Feb. 27
March
ZUM – Mar. 4 & Mar. 5
Mike Rayburn – Mar. 6
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Mar. 11
South Pacific – Mar. 30- Apr. 4
April
Bearfoot – Apr. 8 & Apr. 9
Interpreti Veneziani – Apr. 9
Frederica Von Stade & Samuel Ramey – Apr. 13
Spaghetti Western Orchestra – Apr.15 & 16
Runt of the Litter – Apr. 23 – May 2
May
Grease – May 4 – May 9
Momix-Botanica – May 14 & May 15
The Man Who Planted Trees – May 21 & 22
TPO Farfalle (Butterflies) – May 26 – May 30