September 2019
Suffrage! A History in World and Song
The Board of Social Justice & Outreach of the First Congregational Church of Long Beach will co-sponsor a rollicking evening of historical protest songs and impassioned pleas for women’s right to vote! Suffrage! A History in Word and Song is part of the Long Beach Suffrage 100 organization’s year-long commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Get DetailsThat’s So Gatsby
The Satin Dollz have returned home from their 16 country “Party Like Gatsby” tour and are ready to “Gatsby” with you in Long Beach! Don’t miss your chance to dress up with your friends and have a fabulous fancy night out! The Satin Dollz are ready to “Gatsby” with you in Long Beach! Don’t miss your chance to dress up with your friends and have a fabulous fancy night out! “That’s So Gatsby!” is an immersive evening of hot jazz,…
Get DetailsOpening Night: 85th Anniversary
We open the celebration of our 85th Anniversary with music by Hungarian composer Ligeti (b. 1923), whose music has been heard in soundtracks to some of Stanley Kubrick’s most famous movies: The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. In contrast to those, his Romanian Concerto incorporates folk melodies from his childhood. Despite those innocent roots, it was still considered too modernist for communist Hungary when it was composed in 1951 and was not performed publicly until 1971.…
Get DetailsChristmas Cantata
The Gracias Christmas Cantata is a show-stopping musical event with 3 beautiful music-filled stages and 1 eternal message of hope. Act I - The Opera = For Unto You is Born a Savior Act II - The Musical = The Gift of the Magi Act III - Choir & Orchestra = G.F. Handel's Oratorio "Messiah"
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Cabaret Series: Mandy Harvey
Cabaret series: The Carpenter Center's most unique performance experience, where the stage is transformed- offering patrons table seating less than 40 feet from the artists! Plus you can add dinner or bar service before enjoying the show! A breakout star on America’s Got Talent, Mandy Harvey weaves through a songbook of breathy jazz standards, growling blues and heartbreaking originals with her pitch-perfect voice. “Mandy Harvey tames her audience into stunned appreciation,” proclaims LA Times. Dinner/Beverage Service 6 PM Performance 7…
Get DetailsComplexions Contemporary Ballet
STARDUST: A Tribute to David Bowie WOKE (SoCal Premiere) Complexions is back to rock the Carpenter Center stage! Experience the brilliance of David Bowie with STARDUST, an “utterly transfixing” (Billboard) dance tribute to the late rock icon—his beloved hits and glam rock-inspired costumes transformed by the award-winning company into powerful, poignant movement. Plus the SoCal premiere of Dwight Rhoden’s galvanizing protest rally of a ballet, WOKE—set to a remix of music by Kendrick Lamar, Logic, Drake, Diplo, and more.
Get DetailsThe Everly Brothers: Live at Royal Albert Hall [Revisited]
Award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers recreate the magical night in 1983 when the Everly Brothers triumphantly reunited at London’s Royal Albert Hall. With the immaculate phrasing of such hits as “All I Have to Do is Dream,” “Bye Bye Love,” and “Wake Up Little Susie,” rediscover why the duo was known as “the Architects of Harmony!”
Get DetailsLong Beach Art Walk
The Long Beach Artwalk is a project of the Arts Council for Long Beach. Walk 7 city blocks with 6 Galleries, 21 Murals, and 30 businesses and experience unlimited possibilities.
Get Details“Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill” presented by ICT
The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. An audience sits waiting, not knowing that they are about to witness history as the legendary chanteuse steps into the spotlight for the last time, four months before her death at age 44. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill is full of heart-melting numbers like “God Bless the Child,” “Strange Fruit,” and “What a Little Moonlight Can Do”. Billie bares her loves and losses in this intimate…
Get DetailsNovember 2019
Little Shop of Horrors
November will once again be the time for Landmark’s big Fall Musical. This year we’re proud to present the deviously delicious classic, Little Shop of Horrors! Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delectable Broadway smash hit about a man-eating plant. Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatergoers for over thirty years. Nerdy floral shop worker Seymour would give anything to gain the love of Audrey. The depth of his desire is tested when a strange…
Get DetailsStacy Sullivan – A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee
Wed/Thu, Nov 13 & Nov 14, 2019 at 7pm Celebrating the centennial birthday of Miss Peggy Lee, Stacy Sullivan reveals the seductive charm and complexity of one of the most successful singer-songwriters in history. The New York Times calls Sullivan “spellbinding” and “darkly sultry” in this captivatingly authentic tribute.
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David Benoit – A Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown
Celebrate the holidays with a Carpenter Center favorite—an evening of cherished Vince Guaraldi tunes from A Charlie Brown Christmas! Five-time Grammy nominee and jazz pianist David Benoit is joined by a special guest, jazz singer Sara Gazarek, in a must-see show featuring the beloved holiday songs that have charmed generations.
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