National Arts Center

National Arts Centre Orchestra

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys aren’t a group or a band, but a Broadway musical that chronicles the story of the Four Seasons, the group that gave the world pop hits like “Rag Doll,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Dawn,” “Silence Is Golden,” “Walk Like a Man,” and so many others....

John Cleese
Family name was originally Cheese but his father changed it in 1915 to Cleese upon joining the Army. Taught biology for two years at a preparatory school before attending Cambridge to study law. Performed with the Cambridge Footlights comedy group where he met future Monty Python members Graham Chapman and Eric Idle....

Mary Gauthier
Alt-country singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier exploded onto the scene in 1999 following her self-released sophomore effort, Drag Queens in Limousines. The album, which garnered her a Crossroads Silver Star and a four-star rating in Rolling Stone, had critics comparing her self-described "country noir" to the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Prine, and, not surprisingly, Lucinda Williams....

Flashdance
FLASHDANCE tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a workingclass girl from Pittsburgh with a dream of becoming a professional dancer. She works by day as a steel mill welder, and a bar dancer at night while aspiring to be accepted at a prestigious ballet academy....