NEWSRELEASE Contact: FORIMMEDIATERELEASEBessWallersteinHuff,DirectorofMarketing December12,2016 KauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts (816)994-7229|[email protected]
KAUFFMANCENTERFORTHEPERFORMINGARTSANNOUNCESTWONEWPERFORMANCESIN2017
PattiLaBelletoperformMarch17;TheOakRidgeBoystoperformMarch26TicketsgoonsaletothepubliconJanuary6
KansasCity,MO–Today,theKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArtsannouncedtwonewshowsinthe2017KauffmanCenterPresentsseason.SoulsongbirdPattiLaBellewillreturntothevenueonFriday,March17.Gospel-inspiredcountrygroupTheOakRidgeBoyswillbringtheir“CelebrationTour”onSunday,March26.BothactswillperforminMurielKauffmanTheatre.
IncomparablesongstressPattiLaBellereturnstotheKauffmanCenterforaneveningofclassicR&Btunes,popstandards,andspiritualsonnets.Ticketsfortheeventrangefrom$49to$129,andgoonsaletothepublicat10a.m.Friday,Jan.6.
Thefour-partharmoniesandupbeatsongsofTheOakRidgeBoyshavespawneddozensofcountryhitsoverthepastfourdecades.Ticketsfortheshowrangefrom$39to$69,andgoonsaletothepublicat10a.m.Friday,Jan.6.
TicketswillbeavailablethroughtheKauffmanCenterBoxOfficeat(816)994-7222,viatheKauffmanCentermobileapp,oronlineatwww.kauffmancenter.org.
ABOUTPATTILABELLE
PattiLaBellehasreceivedacclaimformanyofhersongs,including“LadyMarmalade,”“NewAttitude,”“IfYouAskedMeTo,”and“OnMyOwn.”Formorethan50years,LaBelle'sstrongandsoulfulvoicehasleftanindeliblemark.ThePhiladelphia-bornentertainercapturedherfirsthitin1962,asleadsingerofTheBluebelles,andwentontoreceiveacclaimwiththetrailblazingandgenre-bendingtrio,Labelle.Asoloartistsincethe1970s,LaBellehascreatedtimelesssongsandalbumsthathavehelpedcementherplaceasamusiciconandgarneredhernumeroushonors,includingGRAMMYAwards,AmericanMusicAwards,NAACPImageAwards,andmore.
Inadditiontohercareerasanentertainer,LaBellehasmadeanimpactwithherworkasahumanitarian.Sheisanadvocateforadoption,fostercare,diabetes,lungcancer,HIV/AIDS,andtheUnitedNegroCollegeFund,amongmanyotherinitiatives.
LaBelle’srecentbusinessventuresincludealineofpies,cakes,andsauces,aswellastheDecember2016launchof“PattiLaBelle’sPlace,”anewshowontheCookingChannel.
ABOUTTHEOAKRIDGEBOYS
TheOakRidgeBoysbringfourdecadesofchartedsinglesand50yearsoftraditiontoastageshowthatfusesthegroup’sgospelrootswithcontemporarycountryandrock.Theband’sstringofhitsincludesthechart-topper“Elvira,”aswellas“BobbieSue,”“DreamOn,”“ThankGodforKids,”“AmericanMade,”“IGuessItNeverHurtstoHurtSometimes,”andmanyothers.Allinall,thecurrentlineuphasscored17No.1hits,releasedmorethan40albums,andachievedsalesgreaterthan41millionalbums.
TheOakRidgeBoyssecuredaplaceincountrymusichistorywiththeirinductionintotheCountryMusicHallofFameinOctober2015.ThegroupwasinductedintotheGospelMusicHallofFamein2000.
ABOUTTHEKAUFFMANCENTERFORTHEPERFORMINGARTSTheKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts–amajornot-for-profitcenterformusic,opera,theateranddancedesignedbyMosheSafdie–openedin2011.ServingasaculturalcornerstoneforKansasCityandtheregion,theKauffmanCenterdeliversextraordinaryanddiverseperformingartsexperiences.HonoredasoneoftheWorld’s15MostBeautifulConcertHalls,theKauffmanCenterattractssomeoftheworld’smostrenownedperformersandentertainers.Through educational outreach programs and community enrichment, the KauffmanCenter supports Kansas City as aculturaldestination.MoreinformationontheKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArtsisavailableatkauffmancenter.org.FollowtheKauffmanCenteronFacebook,TwitterandInstagramtogetdetailsaboutupcomingperformancesandbehind-the-scenesaccess.
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