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The Tony Award winning Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, begins its search for the Holy Grail in the Fall of 2018. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits,...
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Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. The script seamlessly incorporates vocabulary, logic, and messages of kindness and charity while entertaining with silly antics. A hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-...
Sawyer Brown’s Christmas shows are some of the band’s favorite shows of the year—mixing both Christmas music and their hits into a very special evening. The audience will be treated to songs from the band’s two Christmas CDs, “Hallelujah! He is Born!” and “Rejoice”—songs that highlight the spiritual, the sentimental, and the joyous sides of Christmas. The title track from “Hallelujah! He is Born,” in fact, gets audiences on their feet every bit as much as the band’s radio hits. And no Sawyer...
This celebrated Charles Jones adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is rich with thrilling ensemble music, alive with color and movement and is created to tell this great and enduring tale in a manner that people of all ages will enjoy. The characters and story represent the problems that existed in England at the time. Scrooge represents the middle-class society that was more interested in wealth and profit than brotherhood and equality. Woven throughout this classic tale are...
The Annual Kiwanis Christmas Auction is celebrating its 80th year! Mark your calendar and make plans to attend on Tuesday, December 4 at The Carson Center.
During the 2017-2018 fiscal year, Kiwanis contributed more than $50,000 to area children through local organizations and scholarships. The annual Christmas Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year. 100% of proceeds raised through EVERY Kiwanis fundraiser goes directly back into our community to serve the children of our area...
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Join the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and choruses as they celebrate the holiday season. This year-after-year sellout is a staple in the community, and for many, no Christmas would be complete without it. Experience this memorable concert for yourself!
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Bill Engvall is a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the top comedians in the country. Bill starred in, and executive produced, the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. He was part of the enormously successful Blue Collar Comedy concert films, which sold over nine million units and received a Grammy nomination. He also starred on the WB’s hit sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV and in several solo specials for Comedy Central. In 2012 he reunited with Jeff...
The original television classic comes to life!
For 50 years, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer® has delighted television audiences of all ages, and now he soars off the screen and onto the stage “in a show that will go down in history...as a SMASHING HIT!” (Dallas Examiner). Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer®, The Musical, produced by Wishing Star Productions, “is a happy and fast-moving family show with clever puppets, bright costumes and an enthusiastic and playful cast of singers and...
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Ernie Haase has built Signature Sound into one of the most popular and beloved quartets in all of Southern Gospel music. They are both GRAMMY(R)-nominated and GMA Dove Award-winning, a radio favorite in the United States and internationally, and a leader in CD sales and long-form music video sales--with...
KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of...
Experience American Girl® in an all-new musical, coming to a city near you! American Girl Live is a premiere stage production, featuring all-original songs and unforgettable experiences. Come along to sleepover camp and join some new friends for an exciting summer away from home. As bold tales of bravery and friendship come to life, iconic American Girl characters lend a hand through story and song. Join your favorite American Girl characters and the campers as they follow their hearts,...
The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award® winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he...
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Daniel and all of his friends invite you for a brand-new adventure in Neighborhood of Make-Believe where Daniel learns just what it takes to be King.
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Based on the Emmy-winning PBS Kids show, this totally awesome musical features wild comedy, countless favorite songs from the show, and Peg’s super coolest pal Ramone! They will use math, such as bar graphs, size comparison, position words, fair sharing, and a whole lot of...
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Steven Curtis Chapman
with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra
Five-time GRAMMY® award winner and Paducah native Steven Curtis Chapman comes home to perform with his orchestra. Don't miss christian music's most awarded artist with your PSO!
Raffaele Ponti, conductor
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With a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, this production faithfully adapts four stories by beloved children's author Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show - The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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Hear Italian composer Ottorino Respighi's depiction of his city in two of his most famous works. Internationally-acclaimed saxophonist Timothy McAllister joins the orchestra for Creston's Concerto for Alto Saxophone. Maestro Ponti conducts Brahms' Tragic Overture.
Raffaele Ponti, conductor
Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone
Respighi - Fontane di Roma...
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Hailed by a New York Times reporter as "someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America," Andy Andrews is an internationally known speaker and author. Among his New York Times bestsellers are the classic novels, The Traveler's Gift, and The Noticer. Leaders...
SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “Broadway’s big, fat hit!” (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of...
Broadway’s Best Party is turning up the volume to ten! The ROCK OF AGES Tenth Anniversary Tour is blazing across North America! Nominated for five Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES captures the iconic era that was the big bad 1980s Hollywood. Know What Love Is, Feel the Noise, and Take Your Best Shot at one of the Sunset Strip’s last epic venues, a place where the legendary Stacee Jaxx returns to the stage and rock-n-roll dreamers line up to turn their fantasies into reality...
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Enjoy a night of opera and broadway with your Paducah Symphony Orchestra. Also featuring the PSO Chorus, the Paducah Symphony Youth Chorus, and invited choirs.
Raffaele Ponti, conductor
Samuel Hall, tenor
Daniel Scofield, baritone
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With some friends of a feather and a little help on the technical parts, Penguin follows his dreams to flip, flap, and fly! A whimsical musical based on the book by best-selling author, Cara Lustik, Penguin gives us all the courage to follow our dreams.
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Jeanne Robertson is a professional speaker who specializes in hilarious humor based on her life experiences. Speaking to thousands of people annually, she utilizes her positively funny style to illustrate that a sense of humor is much more than a laughing matter.
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Get ready to “Party for a Purpose” at the Carson Center’s big annual fundraising event May 9, 2019. This party takes place throughout the Carson Center. Enjoy mixing and mingling with friends old and new as you enjoy a silent auction, live auction, food from local caterers, wine, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. All these beverages and food are included in the cost of admission.
The “Purpose of this Party” is to raise money for the...