If you’re looking for your fill of showbiz legends and guilty pleasures this concert season, the lineup at Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater promises to keep you busy into 2012.
Bask in the glitz and camp of Liza and Dolly, or the timeless soul of The Temptations and Ms. LaBelle. And for film/Broadway buffs, Capitol will also continue its classic film series, and Ruth Eckerd will showcase acclaimed musicals.
Just in time for the holidays, Barter Theater Company presents the feel-good Christmas classic, Miracle of 34st Street on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Memphis, a tale of forbidden love set in underground dance clubs of the segregated South, won four Tony® Awards in 2010, including Best Musical. Memphis features catchy songs and explosive dance numbers (Feb. 7-12 at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sat. and Sun.) Although he is most recently known as FBI agent Jason Gideon on the CBS show Criminal Minds, Mandy Patinkin is a Tony®-winning Broadway legend. Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Dress Casual will include renditions of songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Harry Chapin by the actor/singer/storyteller (Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.)
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.