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Hallelujah Singers
The high-spirited Hallelujah Singers and their new five-piece band, Juba, will present the legacy of the Gullah culture from its roots in Africa to the present day in two entertaining concerts sure to become audience favorites.
A Gullah Christmas Sunday, December 24, 2006
Toes will be tapping when this renowned choral group puts a sea island spin on the holidays with a family-friendly concert of traditional Christmas carols and old Caribbean tunes.
Summer Concerts Wednesdays, August 8 & 15, 2007
Celebrating the release of their fifth album, Legacy, the Hallelujah Singers perform selections of jazz, blues, gospel and plantation melodies, along with original music composed by members of the group.
Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble
Saturday, January 20, 2007
“Mesmerizing performances.”—The Toronto Sun 
Experience the earth-shaking intensity, the spellbinding rhythms, the primal excitement of the Japanese drum at the hands of one of the world’s foremost taiko ensembles. Using a vast array of Japanese drums, gongs, bells, cymbals, wooden clappers, shakers and bamboo flutes, this six-member troupe of percussionists will perform an extraordinary repertoire of music demonstrating the stamina, strength, discipline and delicacy required of this ancient Japanese art form. Once employed by medieval warriors to instill courage in their troops on the battlefields, the taiko has been reborn as a contemporary instrument mesmerizing listeners as it has done for 2,000 years.
An Evening with Groucho
Monday, February 19, 2007
“Nothing short of masterful.”—Chicago Tribune
Irreverent, outrageous and artfully clever, Groucho Marx could bring down the house with one lascivious wag of his famous bushy eyebrows. A fat cigar protruding precariously beneath his trademark mustache, he quipped and sallied from one-liners to wisecracks earning the New York Times’ acclamation as “America’s most gifted funny man”. Actor Frank Ferrante, who has portrayed the comedic icon for 20 years including Off-Broadway, brings Groucho to life in this critically acclaimed show which the Today Show described as “brilliant.” Mastering his loose-limbed physicality and rhythmic delivery, Ferrante recreates some of Groucho’s most famous routines, including the pith-helmeted “Captain Spaulding.” Be sure to catch this hilarious performance by the “greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material”.
Jennifer Holliday
Monday, March 12, 2007
“Magnificent”—The New York Times
Dreamgirls diva Jennifer Holliday brings her powerful, soulful stylings to the Wallace Theatre for one incredible evening of music. Hailed by the New York Times as “a singular talent” and “the singer with a mountainous pop-gospel voice,” this mega-talented Broadway star first made headlines as the lead in the musical Your Arm’s Too Short to Box with God. But it was her role as Effie White in The Supremes’ saga, Dreamgirls—and her show-stealing rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”—that made her an overnight sensation and garnered her a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical and a Grammy for Best Female Performance, Rhythm & Blues. Don’t miss this exclusive engagement by one of the great Broadway singers of our time.
Southeastern Tap Explosion
Friday, March 16, 2006
“Beautifully synchronized”—Dance Magazine
Two award-winning youth tap groups join forces to present a tap dance extravaganza featuring cutting-edge choreography and traditional tap rhythm. With moves as smooth as Fred Astaire and as audacious as Stomp, the dancers from the prestigious North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and the Washington, D.C.-area Tappers with Attitude Youth Ensemble will leave audiences clapping and tapping for more!
Tom Paxton
Monday, May 21, 2007
“His melodies haunt, his lyrics reverberate.”—Judy Collins
A master songwriter from the golden age of folk music, Tom Paxton emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early ‘60s as a voice of his generation, composing songs about social injustice and commenting, sometimes humorously, on the absurdities of modern culture and politics. During his 40-year career, he has performed concerts all over the world and written hundreds of songs recorded by artists as diverse as Willie Nelson and Placido Domingo. In the words of legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, “Tom’s songs have a way of sneaking up on you. You find yourself humming them, whistling them and singing a verse to a friend.”
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