Robinson Center Events
November 25, 2009
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $27.50-$67.50 and VIP seating, $99.00.
Tickets available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0042A1BCAF68A1?artistid=820793&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=12.
November 28, 2009
Thanks For The Laugh Comedy Show: Starring Bruce Bruce Lavell Crawford
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $37.00-$47.00. Tickets available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004345F87460B8?artistid=897989&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51.
December 1, 2009
R. Kelly
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $51.50-$67.00, available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone , 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00436398274D28?artistid=766948&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=202. Tickets go on sale November 6th.
December 5, 2009
Sommore & Friends
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $35.50-$39.50. Tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00434598333D68?artistid=806185&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51.
December 12 - 13, 2009
Ballet Arkansas' "The Nutcracker"
Robinson Center Music Hall
7pm, Saturday and 3pm, Sunday.
Following the spectacular debut at Arts In Concert, Artistic Director, Arleen Sugano and the professional Ballet Arkansas dance company have prepared a wonderfully exciting and graceful performance of the beloved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. After a magical holiday party where her uncle presents her with a beautiful Nutcracker, Clara's dream comes to life as she dances with the Nutcracker Prince. Act I closes with the Battle Scene where the Nutcracker Prince defeats the Rat King and Clara is then led through the Kingdom of Snow. Act II opens in the Land of the Sweets with the Angels and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Together they will mesmerize the audience as they dance along with Chinese Tea, Arabian Coffee, Spanish Chocolate, Mirliton Shepherdesses, and the Flowers corps with Clara!
This year, The Nutcracker, performed to live music provided by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and choral accompaniment by the Mount Saint Mary Academy.
The Sunday matinee performance will be preceded by the annual Nutcracker Tea, where children can have their photographs taken with The Nutcracker characters. Tea seatings are at 12:15pm and 1:45pm at The Peabody. Tickets are $32.00 for adults; $22.00 for children; and children 4 and under are free. For Tea Tickets call 501-223-5150 or visit www.BalletArkansas.org for tickets.
Tickets to the performance may be purchased through the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at 501-666-1761 or by visiting www.ArkansasSymphony.org.
December 18 - 19, 2009
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Holiday Pops"
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
This holiday season join us for a true variety show, featuring an array of Arkansas-based talent performing with the orchestra in a wide range of popular musical genres. Holiday spirit will abound as dancers, singers, solo performers, popular bands, and choirs join forces with the Arkansas Symphony to celebrate the Christmas season.
For more information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
December 19, 2009
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Jingle Bell (Little) Rock"
2 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
The whole family will enjoy the enchanting sights and sounds of this kid-size holiday concert. It’s an hour of seasonal tunes and carols, made magical with exciting staging and lighting effects.
Come early and enjoy the “Deck the Halls” Children’s Fair!For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
January 8, 2010
Ron White
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $39.75. Tickets go on sale November 6th and will be available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004363B5325587?artistid=764591&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51.
January 16 - 17, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Grieg's Romantic Piano Concerto"
Robinson Center Music Hall
Saturday, 8pm and Sunday, 3pm.
Fusao Kajima, conductor
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
VILLA-LOBOS Sinfonietta No. 1 (A memória de Mozart)
GRIEG Piano Concerto
DVOĜÁK Symphony No. 8
Though Grieg’s romantic concerto was written in a cold climate, its beautiful melding of virtuosity and lyricism—and echoes of Norwegian folk music—will not only melt your heart, but dazzle you, too. . . especially when it’s in the hands of our stunning soloist who has garnered raves around the world. Fusao Kajima and the ASO then present Dvoĝák’s beloved score, inspired by nature and overflowing with joyful melodies.
For tickets and additional information, visit www.arkansassymphony.org or call 501-666-1761.
January 20, 2010
Shen Yun
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tickets: $25.00-$80.00. Tickets available at all TicketMaster locations, charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004356DD9A60E1?artistid=1354996&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=12.
January 26, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "The Masters: A Celebration of Opera"
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
David Itkin, conductor
Marie Plette, soprano
Eugenie Grunewald, mezzo-soprano
Arnold Rawls, tenor
Jeffrey Snider, baritone
The world of grand opera always has had a special place in David Itkin’s heart, and that’s why he loved sharing it with ASO audiences over the years. For his final Masters concert Maestro Itkin has chosen favorite highlights from the operas he (and you!) love, and has invited four captivating vocalists to bring them to life. You’ll enjoy dramatic overtures, and popular arias from Aida, Turandot, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, and Madame Butterfly.For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
January 30, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra & Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra presents "Side By Side"
7 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
This one-of-a-kind event continues to delight audiences year after year. Join us as we spotlight the student-musicians of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras.For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
February 12 - 13, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra ACXIOM Pops LIVE! presents "The Heart of Broadway"
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Christiane Noll, soprano
Doug LaBrecque, tenor
The perfect concert for Valentine’s Day: a celebration of love, Broadway-style! You and your special someone are invited to start your romantic evening at the ASO Pops with love songs from movies and musicals: from the sophisticated (Cole Porter‘s “Begin the Beguine”) to the classics (a West Side Story medley) and mega-hits (“Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera).For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
February 16, 2010
"STOMP"
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Presented by Celebrity Attractions.
Tickets: $22.00, $32.00, $37.00 & $47.00.
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated and unique, and appeals to audiences of all ages. Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows. STOMP consists of music, dance, theatre, choreography, and performance art. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, and hubcaps - to fill the stage with rhythms. STOMP triumphantly returns to Little Rock after nearly five years.
For tickets and additional information, visit www.CelebrityAttractions.com, call 501-244-8800 or e-mail Broadway@CelebrityAttractions.com.
February 27 - 28, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Sibelius's Nordic Splendor"
Robinson Center Music Hall
Saturday, 8pm and Sunday, 3pm.
Andre Raphel Smith, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin
BEETHOVEN Overture to King Stephan
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
An audience favorite for more than a century, Sibelius’s Violin Concerto is a beautiful combination of lyricism and virtuosity—perfect for displaying the fiery talents of our soloist. As the Daily Telegraph raved, “From the moment he takes the stage, Grammy Award-nominee violinist Philippe Quint captivates audiences with his charismatic presence.” André Raphel Smith leads Brahms’s gripping First Symphony, which begins with a dramatic pulse in the timpani and ends with bright and brilliant horn calls.For tickets and additional information, visit www.arkansassymphony.org or call 501-666-1761.
March 12 - 13, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra ACXIOM Pops LIVE! presents "Porgy and Bess in Concert"
Robinson Center Music Hall
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess comes to life at the first-ever ASO presentation of highlights from this quintessential American classic. The denizens of Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina—Porgy, Bess, Clara, and Sportin' Life—sing their unforgettable songs: the gorgeous "Summertime," the romantic "Bess You is My Woman Now," the upbeat "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," the seductive "It Ain't Necessarily So," and the chorus intoning complex harmonies during a raging hurricane.For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
April 10 - 11, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Farewell, Maestro!"
Robinson Center Music Hall
Saturday, 8pm and Sunday, 3pm.
David Itkin, conductor
Marie Plette, soprano
Genie Grunewald, mezzo-soprano
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
A magnificent way to crown Maestro Itkin’s tenure at the ASO: Mahler’s glorious “Resurrection Symphony.” Its grand theme and range of emotions call for the joining together of extraordinary musical forces. In the stirring final movement, a hushed chorus intones the resurrection ode and solo voices soar, singing of forgiveness, divine compassion, and eternal life, promising: “You shall rise again, my heart, in an instant. And all you strived for shall carry you up to God!”For tickets and additional information, visit www.arkansassymphony.org or call 501-666-1761.
May 7 - 8, 2010
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra ACXIOM Pops LIVE! presents "Spotlight On Hollywood"
8 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Carl Topilow, conductor.
Break out the buttered popcorn and settle into your stadium seats. It’s time for music from the movies at the Pops! You’ll hear selections from your favorite movie classics, past and present … including The Wizard of Oz, The Empire Strikes Back, Psycho, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Lord of the Rings. For extra fun and entertainment, our affable guest maestro and clarinetist, Carl Topilow, will test your movie knowledge with a trivia quiz.For tickets and additional information, call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
June 21 - 23, 2010
"The Wizard Of Oz"
7:30 PM
Robinson Center Music Hall
Presented by Celebrity Attractions.
Tickets: $27.00, $37.00, $47.00 & $52.00.
There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time, the wonderful WIZARD OF OZ, twists its way across the country! The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production, featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs.
A spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, THE WIZARD OF OZ will blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down and transports you to a dazzling art deco Oz, complete with munchkins and flying monkeys. Don't miss the chance to travel Over the Rainbow and experience this national treasure on stage in Little Rock!
For tickets and additional information, visit www.CelebrityAttractions.com, call 501-244-8800 or e-mail Broadway@CelebrityAttractions.com.
