Articles tagged with: Anchorage Concert Association
Beauty & The Beast Cabaret this Wednesday benefits the Four A’s
Mad Myrna’s invitAlaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s)es you to be their guest for an evening cabaret with the cast of “Beauty & The Beast” this Wednesday, January 11. All proceeds will benefit the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s).
k.d. lang & Lily Tomlin in Anchorage & Fairbanks 2011-12 concert season
OMG! k.d. lang is coming to Anchorage! Swoon.
Two lesbian icons are on the calendar for the Anchorage Concert Association’s ’11-12 season: k.d.lang opens the season with two concerts in September, and Lily Tomlin performs her one woman comedy show on the last night of March 2012.
The season also includes Broadway shows and an impressive array of music. Subscription tickets are on sale now, and individual tickets for k.d. lang will be on sale in June.
Update: Both k.d. lang and Lily Tomlin are also performing one show each in Fairbanks for the Fairbanks Concert Association’s 2011-2012 season! k.d. croons on Thursday September 15, and Lily will make you laugh on Friday, March 30.
Friday – Saturday, September 16-17, 2011
7:30pm
Atwood Concert Hall
Four time Grammy Award winner k.d. lang is bringing her perfect pitch to Anchorage. lang launched her career with a blend of country-rock styling and a playful punk-like attitude, but it’s her voice that makes her stand out. 20 years after she burst onto the music scene that flawless, smooth-as-silk voice, continues to impress audiences and critics alike throughout the entertainment world. Don’t miss what promises to be enthralling performance that will touch your soul.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
7:30pm
Atwood Concert Hall
The incomparable Lily Tomlin brings many of her classic characters to life in a one-woman show. One of America’s foremost comediennes, Tomlin continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media starring in television, theater, motion pictures, and even animation. Throughout her extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including six Emmys, a Tony, a Grammy and winner of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for Humor in 2003. She continues to be at forefront of American comedy even after more than 30 years in the business.
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I don’t know if Lily Tomlin has been to Alaska before, but k.d. lang has: parts of her movie Salmonberries were filmed here (it takes place in Kotzebue), and I posted the love song Barefoot on Valentine’s Day last year. Watch it again.