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Viterbo Fine Arts Center
Presents
2018–2019
Luma
Troupe Vertigo
2018–2019 Ticket Ordering The Benefits of Season Tickets
Information • Priority seating: Subscribers get top priority for
Ordering tickets is easy: Discounts will be given seating—retain or improve your seat next year.
to those who purchase season tickets before Friday,
• Savings: Enjoy up to a 30 percent discount on
Aug. 10.
season ticket packages.
Season ticket holders who wish to reserve their
• Security: Since subscriber locations are on file,
same seats must order by Friday, June 22.
replacement tickets can be issued easily.
You can order:
• Complimentary tickets: Receive a free
By mail: Fill out the order form and mail to:
admission coupon to one of Viterbo University’s
Viterbo University Box Office
performances with each Galaxy, Explorer, or
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Voyager package purchased.
La Crosse, WI 54601
By phone: Call 608-796-3100 and charge with your • Next season: First chance to renew your tickets
Visa, MasterCard, or Discover. and upgrade your seats for next season.
For information: • Additional tickets: Subscribers can purchase
Email: BoxOffice@viterbo.edu additional tickets before they go on sale to the
Website: www.viterbo.edu/fac general public.
Ticket prices: All tickets include a $1 per ticket • Advance notice: Early notification for added
facility surcharge. performances.
Payment: Check or credit card information for the
full amount must accompany each order. Orders
are processed upon receipt, and credit cards are
Tickets for Individual Events
charged the day your order is processed. All orders Tickets may be purchased online at www.viterbo.
are subject to a $5 handling and mailing fee. edu/tickets. All individual performances in the
2018–19 season will be available for purchase
Seating assignments: All new orders are processed beginning Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. Season
by size of series and date of receipt after renewing ticket holders for 2018–19 will be able to purchase
subscribers have been seated. If you wish to be individual tickets one day in advance of the public
seated with friends, indicate this clearly on each on Monday, Aug. 13.
order form and mail all orders in the same envelope.
We will make every effort to fill your order as
requested.
Refunds: Sorry, no refunds will be given.
Performances at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center are
supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin
Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin Find Us Online
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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BRIGHT STAR SEASON
VITERBO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book
of Practical Cats’ by T.S. Eliotr
Brothers on the Battlefield
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 12–13 Wednesday, Nov. 7
at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. Main Floor $36 • Lower Balcony $32 • Upper Balcony $26
Main Floor $24 • Lower Balcony $21 • Upper Balcony $18
Committed to creating great music and joyful experi-
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster musical tells the ences through performance and education, Rodney
story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass has appeared on the
they make what is known as “the Jellicle choice” to world’s most prominent stages, providing extraordi-
decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer nary music-filled evenings that leave audiences breath-
and come back to a new life. Based on T.S. Eliot’s book less. Describing the Brothers on the Battlefield program,
of poems, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, CATS is an Marsalis says, “The concert constantly hits on that
all-singing, all-dancing Tony Award®-winning musical theme—the conflict that happens between people,
spectacular not to be missed. and the one binding element that keeps us all togeth-
er, which is love. So the battlefield is really life, and
then Brothers on the Battlefield is about those conflicts
CATS is presented by arrangement with The Musical Company, LP.
that happen in life, and it’s very timely for what’s going
TM © 1981 The Really Useful Group Ltd. on in our society.”
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VITERBO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
A VITERBO
Christmas
Out of Darkness, Light! THE 5 BROWNS
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Main Floor $39 • Lower Balcony $35 • Upper Balcony $29
Main Floor $20 • Lower Balcony $17 • Upper Balcony $14
The 5 Browns—Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and
Desirae—all attended New York’s Juilliard School,
Celebrate the Christmas season with the Viterbo becoming the first family of five siblings ever accepted
University choirs and a professional orchestra as simultaneously. The quintet are delivering on their
they present Out of Darkness, Light! This year’s theme dream to wake up classical music by introducing it to
symbolizes the season of Advent with the darkness the widest, largest, and most excited audience they can
and coming of Christ the Light. This concert will weave find. Whether performing individually or together in
music and narration to retell the powerful story of a various combinations from duo to complex five-piano
little child changing our world forever. The Viterbo arrangements, The 5 Browns reveal a deep connection to
choirs will perform a variety of Christmas music, and the intent of their material while bringing a fresh energy
there will also be an opportunity for the audience to and dynamic character to the color and tonal spectrum
sing along to familiar carols accompanied by orchestra. of their sound.
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BRIGHT STAR SEASON
LULA WASHINGTON
DANCE THEATRE
Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
MOJO AND THE
Main Floor $38 • Lower Balcony $34 • Upper Balcony $28 BAYOU GYPSIES
Founded in 1980 in the inner city area of South Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles, Lula Washington Dance Theatre has
become one of the most admired African-American Main Floor $35 • Lower Balcony $31 • Upper Balcony $25
contemporary dance companies in the country. Celebrate Mardi Gras with Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies,
The company performs innovative and provocative featuring all-original American Roots music and stories
choreography by Lula Washington, who uses dance from the Louisiana Bayou. Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies
to explore social and humanitarian issues, including are powerfully-talented musicians and entertainers who
aspects of African-American history and culture. An immerse the audience into all-original Cajun and Zydeco
award-winning choreographer, her work is filled with music and dancing in the Southwest Louisiana tradition.
honesty, integrity, and unparalleled creativity.
Photo by Steve Harman, www.4050photo.com
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VITERBO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m.
Main Floor $24 • Balcony $21
Weber Center for the Performing Arts
428 Front Street South, La Crosse
Music by Engelbert Humperdinck
Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Original Text by Adelheid Wette
English Translation by Cori Ellison
Main Floor $39 • Lower Balcony $35 • Upper Balcony $29 Critical Edition Materials by Hans-Josef Irmen
Celtic Nights presents Oceans of Hope—The Epic Join the Viterbo University music department as they
Journeys of Our Ancestors, which captures the very present Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic opera based
essence of Irish history. Through music, song, and on the popular Grimm brothers’ fairy tale, Hansel and
dance, audiences will be taken on a journey through Gretel. Sung in English, this full-length opera tells the
the struggles and dreams of a people fighting for tale of young Hansel and Gretel’s journey through the
liberty, freedom, dignity, and above all, family. Oceans haunted forest and their attempt to escape from the
of Hope is the story of America, Australia, Canada, and evil Gingerbread Witch.
New Zealand; a story of a people moving across Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, sole
oceans from all nations in hopes for a better and U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music, publisher and copyright owner.
brighter future. Photo by Theresa M. Smerud, Visual Consultant and Arts Photographer
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BRIGHT STAR SEASON
TROUPE VERTIGO
Monday, April 8 Tuesday, April 30
at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor $59 • Lower Balcony $55 • Upper Balcony $49 Main Floor $42 • Lower Balcony $38 • Upper Balcony $32
The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Monty Python’s Fusing together elements of cirque acrobatics, classical
Spamalot is an outrageous musical comedy lovingly dance, and contemporary theatre, Troupe Vertigo
ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and the brings audiences on a spellbinding journey through
Holy Grail. With a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics the world of artistic movement. Consisting of world-
by the Grammy Award®-winning team of Idle and John class aerial artists, contortionists, and ballet dancers,
Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Los Angeles-based Troupe Vertigo was founded in
Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their 2009 by artistic director Aloysia Gavre, formerly of
quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, the internationally-renowned Cirque du Soleil, and
taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical technical director Rex Camphuis, whose background is
numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences with the fabled Pickle Family Circus.
worldwide are eating up Spamalot.
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Wednesday, Feb. 6
at 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor $59 • Lower Balcony $55 • Upper Balcony $49
Sunday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Nominated for five Tony Awards®, including Best
Main Floor $35 • Lower Balcony $31 • Upper Balcony $25 Musical, Rock of Ages captures the iconic era that
was the big bad 1980s Hollywood. Know What Love
The mere sight of them alone promises curiosity: Is, Feel the Noise, and Take Your Best Shot at one of
five men, two women, seated, with instruments the Sunset Strip’s last epic venues, a place where the
on their laps which look like newly-hatched baby legendary Stacee Jaxx returns to the stage and rock-n-
guitars. “Ukulele orchestra” is the name of this bizarre roll dreamers line up to turn their fantasies into reality.
appearance, and wherever it plays, it elicits thunderous Featuring the music of hit bands such as Styx, Poison,
applause from audiences. Bringing together virtually Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake among many others,
irreconcilable pieces of every musical direction, this 10th anniversary production features a dynamic
including jazz, classical, pop, rock, film scores, and new cast revisiting the larger-than-life characters and
their own compositions, these musicians are excellent exhilarating story that turned Rock of Ages into a global
singers and individual comedians. phenomenon.
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NEXSTAR SEASON
ALTER
EAGLES
Thursday, April 11
at 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor $35 • Lower Balcony $31 • Upper Balcony $25
The Alter Eagles are the most authentic representation
of The Eagles in their prime. The members of Alter
Eagles came together for love of The Eagles’ music and
were eager to pool their talents to provide the most
accurate and engaging live recreation of The Eagles’
music possible. Enjoy all The Eagles’ classics, including
Take It Easy, Desperado, and One of These Nights, as well
as songs from their newer albums and solo careers,
such as Heartache Tonight and, of course,
Hotel California.
Wednesday, March 20
at 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor $34 • Lower Balcony $30 • Upper Balcony $24
Canadian actor and uber geek Charles Ross brings his
solo madcap creation One-Man Star Wars Trilogy to the
stage in this mind-bending whirlwind of a show. Ross
retells the classic bad hair trilogy in 60 minutes - no
costumes, no props, no sets - all the characters, the
music, the ships, and the battles. If your kid’s name is
Chewbacca, this show is a no-brainer. If not, get your
nerd on and experience the global sensation loved by
audiences from London’s West End to off-Broadway,
Dubai, the Sydney Opera House, Lucasfilm, and
Charlie’s mom. The Force is strong with this one.
Written and Performed by Charles Ross
Directed by TJ Dawe
One Man Star Wars Trilogy performed with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. All
‘Star Wars’ elements property of Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
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RONALD MCDONALD ARTS
MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS
Saturday, Nov. 3
at 1 and 4 p.m.
Adult $13/$11/$9 • Child $11/$9/$7
Conceived and Written by Michael McGill
Music by Michael McGill Saturday, Feb. 16
The time is simply long ago and the place is the at 7 p.m.
magical, mythical Sherwood Forest. Our hero, Robin Adult $23/$19/$15 • Child $19/$15/$11
Hood, and his merry band of colorful characters
seek the help of the foresters, manage to waylay the Luma is an exhilarating light spectacle that captures
aristocrats, and set out to rescue Maid Marion and the audience’s imagination by using the dark as
Marion’s Maid. Prince John tries to stay calm as his the canvas and light as the brush to create colorful
sheriff, guards, and horsemen botch Robin’s arrest illusions while combining rhythmic gymnastics, dance,
thanks to the aromatic skunks. Wacky humor and an magic, puppetry, and physics with well-coordinated
original score add to this fresh new look at a legendary motion. Fireflies dance, shooting stars flash across a
outlaw in a legendary time. darkened stage, screen savers undulate, carnival rides
spin, and an EKG monitors the heartbeat of the body
Auditions will be held Monday, Oct. 29 at 3:45 p.m. electric in a unique theatrical experience that will leave
at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center. Call 608-796-3735 audience members of all ages mesmerized and full
for more information. of wonder.
8FOR YOUNG AMERICA FAMILY SERIES
JABALI
ACROBATS
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m.
Adult $18/$16/$14 • Child $16/$14/$12
Originating in Mombasa, Kenya, these talented
acrobats/artists have thrilled audiences of all ages with
their unique display of athleticism, art, movement,
and acrobatic majesty. This breathtaking performance
exemplifies the link between athletics and the arts
as the incredible acrobatics, contortions, tumbling,
Saturday, March 30 at 3 p.m. human pyramids, and chair-balancing skills of these
performers turn to dance with the Congo Snake Dance,
Adult $23/$19/$15 • Child $19/$15/$11 Flamingo Limbo Bar Dance, Skip Rope Footwork
techniques, and comedy along with electrifying music.
The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is entertainment for
the whole family, featuring the unique blend of comedy
and juggling skills of former Moscow Circus veteran
Gregory Popovich and the extraordinary talents of
his performing pets. His entourage consists of world-
class jugglers, Diamond the Shetland Pony, and over
30 performing pets including house cats and dogs (all
rescued from animal shelters), geese, white doves,
and parrots.
92018–2019 Season Ticket Packages
The Viterbo Fine Arts Center offers a number of season ticket package options to suit a variety of schedules, budgets, and
artistic preferences. See the order form on page 11 for pricing information about each package.
Bright Star Season Half-Season Packages
Choose from three package options: To accommodate a variety of schedules, we offer half-season
GALAXY PACKAGE packages. For those who travel during the winter months, we
• CATS (Friday, Oct.12) offer a Snowbird Package, which features events during the fall
• Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass and spring months. We also offer a Snowed-In Package for those
• A Viterbo Christmas (Saturday, Dec. 1) looking for indoor activities during the cold winter months.
• The 5 Browns
• Lula Washington Dance Theatre Snowbird Package
• Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies Includes:
• Celtic Nights • CATS (Sunday, Oct. 14)
• Hansel and Gretel (Saturday, March 2) • TUKUO: The Unique Komedy Ukulele Orchestra (Sunday, Nov. 4)
• Monty Python’s Spamalot • Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass (Wednesday, Nov. 7)
• Troupe Vertigo • Monty Python’s Spamalot (Monday, April 8)
• Alter Eagles (Thursday, April 11)
VOYAGER PACKAGE • Troupe Vertigo (Tuesday, April 30)
• CATS (Saturday, Oct. 13)
• A Viterbo Christmas (Saturday, Dec. 1) Snowed-In Package
• The 5 Browns
• Lula Washington Dance Theatre Includes:
• Hansel and Gretel (Sunday, March 3) • A Viterbo Christmas (Sunday, Dec. 2)
• Troupe Vertigo • The 5 Browns (Wednesday, Jan. 16)
• Lula Washington Dance Theatre (Tuesday, Jan. 29)
EXPLORER PACKAGE • Rock of Ages (Wednesday, Feb. 6)
• CATS (Sunday, Oct. 14) • Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies (Saturday, Feb. 9)
• Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass • Celtic Nights (Thursday, Feb. 28)
• A Viterbo Christmas (Sunday, Dec. 2)
• Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies Build Your Own Season Ticket Package
• Celtic Nights Build your own season ticket package by choosing at least six
• Monty Python’s Spamalot performances across any of the performing arts series (Bright
Star Season, NexStar Season, or Ronald McDonald Arts for Young
NexStar Season America Family Series).
Includes all four performances:
• TUKUO: The Unique Komedy Ukulele Orchestra Tickets purchased under the Build Your Own Season Ticket
• Rock of Ages Package will receive a 10% discount. You must purchase at
• One-Man Star Wars Trilogy least six performances and the same number of tickets for each
• Alter Eagles performance. You may purchase tickets in the Main Floor, Lower
Balcony, or Upper Balcony levels. (Note: we cannot guarantee you
will receive the same seats for each performance, but we will seat
Ronald McDonald Arts for you within the same level.)
Young America Family Series
Includes all four performances:
• Missoula Children’s Theatre: Robin Hood
• Luma
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
• Jabali Acrobats
102018–2019 Season Ticket Order Form These early order prices are in effect until Aug. 10.
We will make every effort to fill your order as requested. If seating is not available in the location requested, we will
substitute the next best unless you indicate otherwise on the order form.
MAIN FLOOR LOWER BALCONY UPPER BALCONY
SEASON TICKETS Subtotal
Season Price Qty. Season Price Qty. Season Price Qty.
Bright Star Galaxy Package $310 $356 value $272 $319 value $188 $271 value
Bright Star Voyager Package $160 $187 value $145 $166 value $110 $142 value
Bright Star Explorer Package $180 $213 value $165 $191 value $128 $161 value
NexStar Season Tickets $135 $163 value $120 $147 value $100 $123 value
Family Series Adult Season Tickets $58 $77 value $48 $65 value N/A
Family Series Child Season Tickets $48 $65 value $38 $53 value N/A
Choose performance time for MCT: Robin Hood: n 1 p.m. n 4 p.m.
Snowbird Package $185 $231 value $165 $208 value $140 $175 value
Snowed-In Package $185 $230 value $165 $207 value $140 $174 value
SEASON TICKETS TOTAL
Build Your Own Season Ticket Package
Fill in the performances below, along with the number of tickets and the price for the seating level you prefer. The Box
Office will calculate your total with the 10% discount and call you to confirm the amount before finalizing the sale.
Number Price (input the price for the
Name of Performance 10% discount Subtotal
of tickets seating level you prefer)
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11Thank you for your 2018–2019 season tickets order.
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reminders, invitations to special events, and more. We never sell our list, but only use it to keep you informed about
what’s happening at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center.
• Summer box office hours: May 21–Aug. 10, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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• AIC Discussions: Join us prior to select performances for a discussion highlighting a topic related to the scheduled
performance. Arts in Context will offer upbeat and participatory insight into the interaction between the fine arts and
our society.
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MAIL: Viterbo University Box Office, 900 Viterbo Drive, La Crosse, WI 54601
PHONE: 608-796-3100 • EMAIL: BoxOffice@viterbo.edu • WEBSITE: www.viterbo.edu/fac
These early-order prices are in effect until Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.
12Coming Soon!
Get a sneak peek at some of the additional performances
that will be featured in the On Stage brochure, which
will arrive in mailboxes in early August. Tickets for these
performances will be available at the Viterbo Box Office
Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. (Season ticket holders may AT VITERBO
purchase one day in advance of the general public on
Monday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m.)
UNIVERSITY
Viterbo University presents
The Old Maid and the Thief
By Gian Carlo Menotti
Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.
Nola Starling Recital Hall Events
• Business
Platinum Edition Meetings
Halloween Spooktacular • Training
Seminars
Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
• Holiday
Parties
• Retirement
Viterbo University presents Parties
The Wolves • Award Ceremonies
By Sarah DeLappe
• Discount for Nonprofit Groups
Friday–Saturday, Nov. 9–10 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.
• State-of-the-Art Technology
Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Equipment and Technology
• Wireless Internet Access
Viterbo University presents • Ceiling Mounted Video Projectors
She Stoops to Conquer • DVD/VCR
By Oliver Goldsmith
• Computer
Friday–Saturday, April 5–6 at 7:30 p.m. • Overhead Projector
Friday–Saturday, April 12–13 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m.
• Conference Telephone
LaCroix Black Box Theatre • Microphones
• Video Conferencing
• Podium
Platinum Edition
Celebration 2019 Full catering services available
Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Viterbo University
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
For more information,
contact 608-796-3749
or scheduling@viterbo.edu
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