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Things are wrapping up for the Walton Arts Center’s 25th anniversary season, but as they probably say in show business, “It’s time to announce another season of shows.”
The arts center this week did just that, announcing the lineup for their upcoming 2017-18 season including musicals, live music performances, comedy shows, and more.
The arts center had already announced their upcoming Broadway lineup back in March, and this week’s announcement included everything else.
Writer/humorist David Sedaris, virtuoso banjoist Bela Fleck, a collaboration by Taj Mahal and Keb Mo, and country star Leann Rimes were among the big name artists that will appear at the arts center during the upcoming 2017-18 season.
Create Your Own subscriptions offer patrons a chance to choose select shows from any series and secure seats before individual tickets are sold to the general public.
A Jazz lovers package and a new 10×10 Arts Series Subscription are also currently on sale.
For information and ticket purchasing, call the Walton Arts Center box office at 479-443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.
Broadway Series
- Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I — Oct. 3-8, 2017
- Irving Berlin’s White Christmas — Nov. 7-12, 2017
- Finding Neverland — Dec. 19-23, 2017
- Cabaret — Jan. 19-21, 2018
- An American in Paris — Feb. 6-11, 2018
- RENT 20th Anniversary Tour — March 2-4, 2018
- Beautiful – The Carole King Musical — April 24-29, 2018
- The Sound of Music — May 15-20, 2018
10×10 Arts Series
- Ballet Arkansas Emergence — Oct. 13, 2017
- Cas Public Symphonie Dramatique — Oct. 26, 2017
- Voces8 —Dec. 3, 2017
- Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider — Jan. 17, 2018
- The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert — Feb. 1, 2018
- Pasadena Roof Orchestra — Feb. 24, 2018
- Aquila Theatre Company’s Sense and Sensibility — March 8, 2018<
- Dublin Guitar Quartet — March 9, 2018
- Ravé Mehta’s FLOW — May 24, 2018
- Artosphere Festival Orchestra 10×10 Concert — June 19, 2018
Starrlight Jazz Club Series
- The Huntertones — Oct. 14, 2017
- Bria Skonberg — Nov. 10, 2017
- The Latin Jazz All Stars featuring Steve Turre & Nestor Torres — Dec. 8, 2017
- Donny McCaslin — Feb.10, 2018
- Alicia Olatuja — March 2, 2018
- Conrad Herwig — April 28, 2018
Family Fun Series
- Secret Agent 23 Skidoo — Oct. 27, 2017
- Trike Theater presents Charlotte’s Web — Nov. 17, 19, 25, 26 & Dec. 1-2, 2017
- Martial Artists and Acrobats of Tianjin of the People’s Republic of China — Dec. 7-8, 2017
- Danú A Christmas Gathering: Féile Na Nollag — Dec. 10, 2017
- SoNA’s The Snowman: A Family Concert — Dec. 17, 2017
- Slingsby Theater Company’s The Young King — May 5, 2018
- Ailie Cohen and Unicorn Theatre’s The Secret Life of Suitcases — May 11, 2018
Night Out Series
- At This Performance — Jan. 29, 2018
- Classic Albums Live: Rumours — Feb. 2, 2018
- Mummenschanz you & me — Feb. 27, 2018
- PostSecret: The Show — March 9-10, 2018
- VoicePlay — April 6, 2018
American Music Series
- TajMo: The Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band with special guest Black Pacific — Sept. 19, 2017
- Jake Shimabukuro — Oct. 18, 2017
- LeAnn Rimes — Dec. 12, 2017
- Charlie Daniels Band — May 10, 2018
Kids Series
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical — Dec. 1-2, 2017
- Theatre Company Cahoots NI presents Shh! We Have a Plan — Feb. 25, 2018
- Claire Parsons’ And Then… — March 29, 2018
- Trike Theatre presents Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse — April 13-14 & 20-21, 2018
LOL @ WAC
- David Sedaris — Oct. 24, 2017
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Oct. 30-31, 2017
- Robert Earl Keen “Merry Christmas from the Fam-O-Lee” Show — Dec. 13, 2017
- My Funny Valentine — Feb. 8-9, 2018
- Disenchanted — March 14-15, 2018
Additional shows
- VoiceJam Competition — April 7, 2018
- Artosphere Festival Orchestra Finale Concert — June 23, 2018
