The Capitol Steps     *TWO SHOWS*
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 4pm & 8pm | Stewart Theatre

You know them, you love them… plus it’s an election year, which means they’ll have lots of juicy material! For over thirty years, the Capitol Steps have been putting politics and scandal to music. They began when Reagan was president and ketchup was a vegetable. As fans know, the Steps are the premiere political comedy troupe in the nation, and the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than the Congress.

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Twenty Twenty     *TWO SHOWS*
featuring Nicholas Leichter and Bryan Strimpel
Friday & Saturday, September 28 & 29, 2012 at 8pm | Titmus Theatre

Very few dance with the sheer magnetism of Nicholas Leichter. Then wunderkind Bryan Strimpel came along. Together, these exceptional dancers perform a new work that explores the dynamics of age, race, sexuality, and performance personae. Twenty Twenty is an exhilarating duet that reveals how Leichter, who is African American and almost 40, and Strimpel, who is white and just turned 22, can be polar opposites in so many ways – but are in complete sync as dancers and artists. Featuring a mixtape of some of the most soulful, experimental, and popular music of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Twenty Twenty will be a dance and music feast – rich, lush, powerful, brave, vulnerable, human and hot!

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Parsons Dance
Friday, October 12, 2012 at 8pm | Stewart Theatre

The sexy athleticism, exuberant personality and joyous movement of Parsons Dance have made them one of the hottest tickets in American dance. Hailed as one of the greatest choreographers of his generation, David Parsons is a former leading dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. His work is witty, energetic, and highly accessible. The performance will feature both new works and classics, including Parsons’ spectacular audience favorite, Caught.

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Kathy Mattea
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 8pm | Stewart Theatre

For Kathy Mattea, Appalachia represents an essential piece of her musical education and heritage. It’s home. Long known as an impeccable songcatcher, Mattea’s seventeen albums are woven through with bluegrass, gospel and Celtic influences. The unmistakable voice of this Grammy Award-winner explores music’s most basic human essence through timeless melodies and uplifting narratives.  She’ll soon be releasing her new album, Calling Me Home, a journey through Appalachia and its amazing musical tradition.

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Connecting Crossroads in North Carolina
with Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and Laurelyn Dossett
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 8pm | Stewart Theatre

Last January, violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and North Carolina singer/ songwriter Laurelyn Dossett travelled from the mountains to the coast, meeting with folks in a variety of communities, seeking stories to inspire a new collection of musical works that reflect the people and places of North Carolina. This fall, there will be a series of seven concerts around the state called Connecting Crossroads in North Carolina, culminating in a performance in Stewart Theatre on November 17. This will be our last Center Stage concert in Stewart before it closes for the Talley renovation project.

DBR (now minus the fabulous dreads) is a longtime favorite of Center Stage audiences, renowned for seamlessly blending funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music. Laurelyn Dossett brings the sound of southern folk music to this project; she is noted for years with the band Polecat Creek, her original music for Greensboro’s Triad Stage, and her holiday song cycle, “The Gathering,” commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony in 2011.

NOT TO BE MISSED! Help us celebrate our final Center Stage performance in Stewart Theatre – for the time being. We will make a quick transformation for an onstage farewell party following this concert. Tickets will be limited, so please place your order early.

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Tomáš Kubínek     *TWO SHOWS*
Certified Lunatic & Master of the Impossible
Friday & Saturday, March 15 & 16, 2013 at 8pm | Titmus Theatre

Tomás Kubínek has to be the wildest thing to fly out of Canada since geese! A collision of theatre and music hall, his exuberant one-man show is equal parts comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm. Balancing the absurd and the profound, his outrageous antics may defy description, but he’ll make you laugh ‘til you cry as he takes you under his hypnotic spell. He’ll fly in (or out) of Titmus Theatre for two shows.

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Ninety Miles     *THREE SHOWS*
featuring Stefon Harris, Nicholas Payton & David Sánchez
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 8pm
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7pm & 9pm | Titmus Theatre

The distance between Miami and Havana is only ninety miles. This project, featuring New Orleans-born trumpeter Nicholas Payton, Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sánchez, and New York vibraphonist Stefon Harris, adopts the distance as its title, and seeks to bridge that divide and emphasize the musical, cultural and historical kinships between the United States and Cuba. There will be three performances of Ninety Miles over two nights in the intimate Titmus Theatre.

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Frank Vignola     *TWO SHOWS*
Friday & Saturday, April 12 & 13, 2013 at 8pm | Titmus Theatre

How amazing is guitarist Frank Vignola? A single performance careens across the musical spectrum from standards to opera, classic rock to contemporary pop, Latin to R&B, classical to swing, all performed with stunning virtuosity. He has performed with the likes of Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis and Mark O’Connor. The late guitar legend Les Paul named Vignola to his “five most admired guitarists” list for the Wall Street Journal. He’ll be joined on stage by the wonderful young guitarist Vinny Raniolo for two nights in Titmus Theatre.

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