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The Cultural Center's 2011 - 2012 Season
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Friday, February 3 – 8:00pm
Produced by Stephanie & Kenneth Karl, Marcia & Tom Martell, Barbara & Emery Olcott The fabulous Patti LaBelle has consistently turned out hit records in every decade since her start as a singer with the Blue Belles and 60s pop R&B hits including "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman," "Danny Boy" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." Her 1974 mega-hit "Lady Marmalade" is still a staple in any 70s or disco music mix, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003. The acclaimed singer-songwriter and vibrant stage presence will have no shortage of material with over 30 hit singles including 1983's chart topper "If You Only Knew," the 1985 smash "New Attitude," 1986’s duet with Michael McDonald "On My Own" and more recent hit "Somebody Loves You Baby.” LaBelle’s performance is sure to be, like another of her hits, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” |
Thursday, February 9– 8:00pm
An Ocean Reef favorite, the celebrated Washington-based troupe returns this season to once again put the “mock” in democracy with hilarious musical parody that is always up to date and in step with the latest headlines. Originally consisting exclusively of Congressional staffers performing around the capitol, the troupe boasts more than 62 years of House and Senate experience, but now primarily employs professional actors and singers. The Capitol Steps have recorded more albums than the Constitution has amendments, including the latest Desperate Housemembers, and have been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, public radio and in venues all over the nation. In fact, the Capitol Steps have performed for the last five presidents … “six, if you include Hillary,” according to the troupe. With musical political satire poking fun at all sides of the issues, it’s the one thing sure to earn bipartisan support. |
Saturday, February 18 – 8:00pmProduced by Pam & Chris Callsen, Elizabeth & William Coleman, Joyce & Dick Farmer, Anne & Charles Gifford, Vicki & Alan Goldstein, Linda & Steven Kaplan, Mary & John Zick
After sold out performances in our theater in 2007 and 2008, it’s no wonder to the Ocean Reef audience how consummate entertainer Paul Anka has achieved legendary status as a dynamic singer and prolific songwriter and been invited back for a sure to be unforgettable encore performance. In addition to penning countless hits for his own records, he has written classics for names such as Sinatra, Streisand, Buddy Holly and Tom Jones. His own number one hits include Diana, Lonely Boy and You’re Having My Baby. Over five decades his songs, style and delivery have made him a giant in the music business and now a returning favorite on our stage. |
Lecture Saturday, February 25 – 8:00pm
Produced by Vicki & Alan Goldstein, Ronda Stryker & Bill Johnston, Christine & Rod Patton, Suzie & Pete Shields, Connie & John Taylor, Nancy & Alan Zakon, Members Who Wish to Remain Anonymous Topic: "That used to be us: How America fell behind in the world we invented and how we can come back."
An internationally renowned author and influential columnist, Thomas Friedman is the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes and the author of five bestselling books, among them From Beirut to Jerusalem and The World Is Flat. Friedman joined The New York Times in 1981 and served as bureau chief for both Beirut and Israel, chief economic correspondent in the Washington bureau and chief White House correspondent. He was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting from Lebanon and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting from Israel. He became The Times’ foreign-affairs Op-Ed columnist in 1995 and won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his commentary illuminating the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat. His sixth book (set to release in September 2011), That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back, co-written with Michael Mandelbaum, analyzes the challenges of globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic deficits and its pattern of energy consumption and charts a course of action to rediscover America and rise to its challenges. |
Country Tuesday, March 6 - 8:00pmProduced by Stephanie & Kenneth Karl and Adelaide Skoglund Whether it’s with his deep, soulful voice, his South Carolina drawl or his Southern charm, Josh Turner has never been one to hurry, but his skyrocketing music career has picked up this country boy’s pace! Turner’s distinctive, pure baritone voice and string of hit songs have established him as one of the most identifiable male vocalists in country music. Named by People magazine as one of Country’s Hottest Stars, Grammy® nominated Josh Turner has celebrated back-to-back multi-week #1 radio singles and back-to-back platinum and gold albums including Long Black Train, Your Man and Everything Is Fine. Turner’s first single, Why Don’t We Just Dance, from his most recent album, Haywire, celebrated four weeks at #1, won the American Country Award for Single of the Year Male and was the most played song on country radio in 2010. Other hit singles you may recognize include All Over Me, Would You Go With Me, Your Man, and Firecracker. At this rate, there’s just no telling how many more hits Turner will have by show time. |
Neil Berg's 102 Years of Broadway Friday, March 16 – 8:00pm
Sponsored by Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust
Back by popular demand with an all new show direct from New York! Producer Neil Berg presents fifty of the greatest characters from the last 102 Years of Broadway musicals and five of the finest Broadway stars singing the most memorable songs from the most exciting shows in one spectacular concert! 102 Years of Broadway is a jubilant revue of Broadway’s most beloved songs, including treasures from Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber supported by an all-star New York band. Be there as Berg masterfully recreates the finest moments from the greatest musicals of the century featuring the actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Aida, Jesus Christ Superstar and Jekyll & Hyde! Click Here to Visit Neil Berg's Website
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Saturday, March 24 - 8:00pmSOLD OUT!!! Produced by Janet & Robert Barnhill, Barbara & Ron Besse, Mona & Harold Brewer, Jacquie & Michael Cardone, Janet & Dermot Coughlan, Barbara & Ed Hajim, Nancy & Ron Harrington, Ronda Stryker & Bill Johnston, Martha & Larry Johnston, Jane & Billy Johnston, Sarina & Bill Kinney, Nanci & Nicola Lanni, Heather Pierce & Charles Post, Shirley & Frank Shumway, Kathleen & Brian Watt, Nancy & Alan Zakon Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 1990s and 2000s, and is one of the best-selling artists of her time. With her incredible talent, it is no wonder that she has been recognized with numerous coveted awards including a Grammy Award in 1999 for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for "When I Look In Your Eyes." She added another to her collection in 2002 when she won Best Jazz Vocal Album for Live in Paris. She is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums and, to date, she has won a total of three Grammy Awards most recently in 2010 for “Quiet Nights,” and eight Juno Awards. She also has earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums. Experience Krall’s maturely seductive voice, subtle piano chops and deep-rooted familiarity with the classic American songbook live! Click Here to Visit Diana Krall's Website An optional pre-performance cocktails & dinner is available beginning at 6:00 p.m. |
Guys and Dolls by the Ocean Reef Community Players Friday, March 30 – 6:00pmSaturday, March 31 - 6:00pm
Produced by Mary & John Lee and Jeannette & Bart Ragucci
The Ocean Reef Players will present the concert format version of Guys And Dolls, a “Musical Fable of Broadway” and one of its greatest successes, for the community’s entertainment and enjoyment on your choice of two nights. The Ocean Reef Players include a cast of your talented friends and neighbors, directed by Ocean Reef’s own Debra Ginsberg, bringing this classic’s colorful story, vibrant New York setting and lively gamblers, gangsters and showgirls to life Ocean Reef-style! Don’t miss the show everyone will be talking about! |
Family Entertainment Saturday, April 7 – 7:00pmSponsored by Russell Post Sotheby’s International Realty and Parents of Academy Students
Michel Lauzière is a man of many talents. He is a visual humorist, a fantasy artist, a musician and, above all, a creative performer who dazzles audiences all around the world. On stage, Lauzière is a master in grasping the audience's attention and drawing all into his world of truly unusual comedy. With his remarkable talent and imagination, he can make music out of literally anything. From entering his famous huge balloon to playing classical music with his unique horn suit, or playing popular themes with water guns, dishes or virtually any random, previously non-musical objects he finds, Lauziere reveals some of the most original and unique sight gags ever performed. Michel Lauziere is a combination of inventor, acrobat, comedian and musician rolled into one charismatic show which will thrill the whole family! |
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The Capitol Steps
Thomas Friedman
Josh Turner
Diana Krall
Michel Lauziere