 | 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
2013-03-25 14:14:26
Exciting events at The Orpheum
A-There are 3 exciting events scheduled for this month that is sure to please every member of your family.
Smash Mouth - Sunday, April 7th - 8:00pm: an American rock band from San Jose, California.The band is composed of Steve Harwell (lead vocals, piano), Paul De Lisle (bass), Michael Klooster (keyboards, programming), Randy Cooke (drums) and Mike Krompass (guitar). Collectively the band Smash Mouth has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. Along with their number one hits – “Walkin’ on the Sun” and “All Star” – they have consistently smashed radio with other recognizable hits like “Then the Morning Comes”, “Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby”, and a cover of The Monkees classic “I’m a Believer”, which was prominently featured on the Shrek soundtrack.
A quick listen to their music and you realize the multi-platinum Smash Mouth is a 60s influenced garage band with a keen pop sensibility that maintains a timeless quality, a style they have created and that is all their own.
Having long since established itself as the ultimate true-to-life California party-band the vibe surrounding Smash Mouth is indeed – at its core – about having fun.
Brit Floyd: P-u-l-s-e 2013 – Wednesday, May 1 – 7:30 PM
Celebrating the music of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason & Syd Barrett!
Having performed to over a half a million fans around the world since its 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!
The Sting - Thursday, April 18 - 7:00pm: Part of the 2013 Classic Film Series, The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).[3] The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who previously directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Created by screenwriter David S. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life con games perpetrated by the brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man.
The title phrase refers to the moment when a con artist finishes the “play” and takes the mark’s money. If a con is successful, the mark does not realize he has been “taken” (cheated), at least not until the con men are long gone. The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards with lettering and illustrations rendered in a style reminiscent of the Saturday Evening Post. The film is noted for its use of ragtime, particularly the melody, “The Entertainer”, by Scott Joplin, which was adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch (and became a top-ten chart single for Hamlisch, when released as a single from the film’s soundtrack). The film’s success encouraged a surge of popular and critical acclaim for Joplin’s work.
