W E STMINSTER
C O LLE GE
CELEBRITY SERIES SEASON
Bringing the world of entertainment
to Orr Auditorium
2004-2005
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THE
TEN
TENORS
The season opens big with this powerful and entertaining vocal group
from Australia. They have amazed and delighted audiences throughout
Australia, New Zealand, Europe and, now, America. They love all
genres of music, jumping from opera to Broadway, from the Bee Gees
to rock. You’ll be bowled over by the great vocal sound these ten voices
generate. They are fun, hip and witty and armed with their great voices
and boundless enthusiasm they are a terrifically entertaining ensemble.
Single tickets: $40 & $35
Sponsored by: Giant Eagle
“CRAZY FOR YOU” O C T. 2 0 0 4
This large-scale Broadway touring production,
by George and Ira Gershwin, will thrill
our audience with its Tony Award winning
combination of classic Gershwin songs, exciting
dance numbers, and great sets and costumes.
Crammed with popular standards like,
“I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You,” “They Can’t Take
That Away From Me,” and “Someone To Watch over Me,”
this story of a stage-struck playboy starting a theater
in a mining town includes romance and a host of
hilarious mistaken identities. This is the Broadway
musical at its best. Single tickets: $40 & $35
Sponsored by: Dr. & Mrs. Pek C. Teh and
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Callaghan, Jr.
F O R
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N O V. 2 0 0 4
T H E MENDELSS O H N C H O I R
The 100 voice Mendelssohn
Choir is the choir of choice
of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra. Under the
direction of the Grammy
Award winning Music
Director Robert Page, the
choir is renowned for its
versatility of repertoire. The
choir has traveled with the
Symphony to Carnegie Hall
and Lincoln Center, has toured internationally and presents an annual concert series.
The choir will present a program of familiar and popular music. Nothing in the world
of entertainment equals the delightful experience of listening to a well-trained large
choral group. Single tickets: $35 & $30
Sponsored by: The Jameson Health System
Beautifully Renovated Orr Auditorium
Westminster College’s Orr auditorium, home of the Celebrity Series, has
undergone its greatest renovations in 38 years. Major improvements in staging
shows, including electrical supply, new stage lighting, load-in elevators,
reinforced stage superstructure and new dressing rooms, have been completed.
But, the audience will be more visually aware of improvements in the auditorium
that include, total renovation of the seats, new carpeting, new painted walls, and
(the audience favorite), air conditioning.
These improvements will make Orr Auditorium one of the most beautiful in this
area and will give the college the capability of staging the large-scale musicals
and shows touring the country today. The auditorium will meet the challenge of
being the cultural center of our community and region.
C A L L
T O D AY !
724-946-7354
DEC. 3 04
T H E
JOHN
P I Z ZARELLI
T R IO
AND
THE
YO U N G S T O W N SYMPHONY
O R C H E S T R A H A P P Y H O L I D AY S
This lovely holiday program brings back two old favorites of the
Celebrity Series audience. John Pizzarelli and his trio wowed our
audience several years ago. He is hailed by critics for his brilliant
guitar work and smooth vocals, in the Sinatra
tradition. John has gained a wide following
from his numerous stage, TV and concert
performances. Nothing is more beautiful
than Christmas music played by a symphony
orchestra. The Youngstown Symphony under
the direction of Isaiah Jackson is making its
fifth appearance on the Series, a testament to
their continued popularity and appeal to our
theatre goers. What a wonderful way to start
the Holiday season. Single tickets: $40 & $35
Sponsored by: First National Bank of Pennsylvania
FEB. 2 05
T O M WOPAT &
FAITH PRI N C E
OVE R T H E R A I N B O W
Two Celebrity Series favorites
return in this delightful
program celebrating the 100th
anniversary of prolific composer
Harold Arlen’s birth. His song
“Over The Rainbow” is generally
recognized as one of
top songs of the 20th
century. Many of Arlen’s
hit songs will be sung
by Faith Prince and
Tom Wopat. This multimedia program will also
feature behind the scene clips from the making
of “The Wizard of Oz,” for which Arlen wrote
the music. Faith Prince remains one of the top
female performers on the Broadway stage. Since
his appearance here seven years ago, Tom Wopat
has starred in Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street,
and is currently starring in Chicago. Both he and
Faith Prince are popular cabaret performers and
recording artists as well. They will be backed
by a jazz quintet and two jazz vocalists. Single
Tickets: $40 & $35
Sponsored by: Balph, Nicolls, Mitsos, Flannery &
Clark Attorneys at Law - New Castle, PA
MAR.19 05
LOUISE
MANDRELL
Louise Mandrell’s talent, personality and boundless energy have
already won her a legion of fans, unparalleled reviews, a string of
hit records, a best selling book, numerous commercial endorsements
and a spectacular stage show, “Love My Country,” which she
wrote, produced and performed in at Opryland’s Acuff Theater. She
served as the celebrity host for the 4000 seat Grand Palace Theater
in Branson, Missouri, for three years and has a musical theater
that bears her name in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Louise Mandrell
combines bluegrass traditions with pure country harmonies, while
she incorporates Broadway perfect dance
steps with an unsurpassing fluency
on several musical instruments.
She has dazzled audiences
from the show rooms of Las
Vegas to the heartlands of
Grand Old Opry. She is
accompanied by a dozen
of the most talented
singers and dancers in
the business. Louise
Mandrell is one of
the hottest tickets
in entertainment.
Single tickets:
$40 & $35
Sponsored by: Sky Bank
GENERAL INFORMATION
APR. 9 05
BEN VEREEN
SINGS
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
International star Ben Vereen presents a
night of favorite Sammy Davis, Jr. songs as
well as hit songs from his own Broadway
shows. Mr. Vereen’s
marvelous dancing will
also be part of the show.
Mr. Vereen has performed
on Broadway, the concert
stage, TV and movies.
He won a Tony
Award for his role in
Pippin on Broadway.
He has appeared in
straight dramas
on stage, the
award winning
TV series Roots,
movies such as
All That Jazz and
the showroom and
theater stages
in Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Vereen was well-received in his last
Celebrity Series appearance ten years ago.
He will be accompanied by an 18 piece
orchestra. Single tickets: $40 & $35
Sponsored by: National City Bank of Pennsylvania
BOX OFFICE
The Celebrity Series Office located in
Thompson House is open Monday through
Friday from 9 am - noon and 1-4 pm. The
Orr Auditorium Box Office is open the
evening of all performances from 7 pm until
the performance. The box office can be
reached by calling (724) 946-7354.
SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Renewals
Patrons who held season subscriptions for the
2003-04 season and did not yet return their
advance renewal form, must renew by June
1, 2004, in order to retain their seats. Patrons
who wish to change seat location should
so indicate on their order form. We cannot
guarantee any subscription seating changes
due to patron renewals. Best available seating
will be assigned based on the number of
uninterrupted years subscribed.
New Patrons
New Patrons’ season subscription orders will
be filled, after all renewals are finalized, in
the order in which they are received. Best
available seating will be assigned based on a
first-ordered, first-served basis.
SINGLE TICKET ORDERS
Tickets for individual performances may be
ordered in advance by mail or phone.
P AY M E N T
Ticket orders may be paid by check, money
order (payable to Westminster College),
MasterCard, Visa or Discover. All mail-in
orders must include payment. All phone orders
must be paid at that time by credit card. No
orders can be accepted without full payment.
POLICIES
All Celebrity Series events* begin at 8:00 pm
in Orr Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30 pm.
Latecomers will not be seated until the first
suitable pause in the performance. Cameras
and/or recording devices are prohibited in the
auditorium. All sales are final; no refunds or
exchanges. Dates, times and attractions are
firm, but subject to change, cancellation, or
substitution with proper notice.
The Westminster College Celebrity Series is
supported in part by a grant from the
CAROLINE KNOX MEMORIAL TRUST FUND.
Design and printing by Commercial Printing, Inc.,
State College, Pennsylvania.
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SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS
$209
MAIN A-W/BALCONY A-D
Mendelssohn Choir
“Crazy For You
The Ten Tenors
$40
$35
$40
$40
$204
$35
$35
$30
$35
$35
$194
Regular Season
Pizzarelli/Youngstown Orchestra
$40
$35
Senior Citizen (62+)/Student Season
“Over the Rainbow”
$40
SINGLE TICKETS
Louise Mandrell
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Donor $50-$99
QUANTITY
Patron $100-$249
$35
Backer $250-$499
$40
Angel $500+
Ben Vereen Sings Sammy Davis, Jr.
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