 | Jennifer Wright is president of the historic Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, which celebrated its 90th Anniversary in 2012. Wright began as a volunteer and was quickly hired as the marketing director until she was named President in 2011. Wright is responsible for the overall operations of the theatre, including the theatre's restoration efforts, capital campaign and future plans of organizational growth and enhanced programming. She can be reached at 316-263-0884 or via email at jennifer@wichitaorpheum.com |
Entertainment
2013-04-29 13:37:27
Exciting events at The Orpheum
Q-What’s going on at the Orpheum Theatre this month?
A-There are five exciting events scheduled for this month that is sure to please.
Brit Floyd: P-u-l-s-e 2013 - Wednesday, May 1st - 7:30pm: Celebrating the music of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason & Syd Barrett!
Featuring note-for-note performances of five full album sides from ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘The Wall’, ‘The Division Bell’ and ‘Animals’.
Having performed to over a half a million fans around the world since it’s first show in Liverpool, England in January 2011, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, Brit Floyd, returns to the USA to present P-U-L-S-E 2013, The Pink Floyd Ultimate Light & Sound Experience, a stunning new three hour show featuring note-for-note performances of five full album sides, including ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Animals’, ‘The Wall’, ‘The Division Bell’, and, in celebration of the 40th anniversary, Pink Floyd’s classic defining album, ‘The Dark Side of The Moon’.
Inspired by the record breaking 1994 ‘Division Bell’ Tour and including the trademark Pink Floyd arch and circle light show, and brand new Floydian animation and projection, P-U-L-S-E 2013 will be Brit Floyd’s biggest show yet.
Solo projects aside, this is as close to Pink Floyd as you will now ever get!
Room 237 - Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th - 8:00pm and Sunday, May 5th - 3:00pm: A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they’ll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out.
WSU Contemporary Dance Theatre presents 2013 Dance Series - Saturday, May 11th - 7:30pm: WSU’s Contemporary Dance Theatre production returns to the Orpheum for a production that has in the past included ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary and several mime theatre favorites. The performance this coming year will again be an eclectic evening of dance with something for everyone.
Old 97's Concert for the Cure - Wednesday, May 22nd - 7:00pm: Although they became one of the most enduring bands in the alternative country-rock catalog, Old 97’s drew inspiration from a broad range of genres, including the twangy stomp of cowpunk and the melodies of power pop. Formed in 1993 by frontman Rhett Miller and bassist Murry Hammond, the group spent the bulk of the decade posed on the brink of mainstream success, issuing albums that often drew warm reviews but never yielded a substantial hit. Old 97’s tightened their sound as the decade drew to a close, retaining their bar-band vigor while introducing a stronger pop/rock sound on albums like Too Far to Care and Satellite Rides. Miller also mounted a solo career in the early 2000s, but the band remained together nonetheless, continuing to release material with their original lineup intact into the following decade.
Grease - Rockin' Rydell Sing-A-Long - Thursday, May 23rd - 7:00pm: A musical about teens in love in the 50’s! It’s California, 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and Australian Sandy Olsson are in love. They spend time at the beach, but when they go back to school, what either of them don’t know is that they both now attend Rydell High. Danny’s the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black-jacket greasers while Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo. When they clash at Rydell’s first pep rally, Danny isn’t the same Danny at the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together.
