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The 5 Browns are classical musics first family of piano virtuosos. Their last album spent 21 weeks at number one on Billboards Classical charts. The five brothers and sisters will bring their five Steinway pianos when they come to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2009. They first emerged as a phenomenon in classical music when they attended New Yorks prestigious Julliard School of Music all at one time, and have since performed sold-out concerts in the United States and abroad with a succession of chart-topping albums. On stage, the siblings have ignited new interest in classical music for younger generations with a rich tapestry of sound, combining youthful rigor with a fresh expressiveness to their individual interpretations.
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Four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh stars in "Goldas Balcony." Feldshuh recreates her award winning performance as Golda Meir at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. The one-woman tour de force is a portrait of the indomitable Meir, who became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969.
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In the Tony-award winning new musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" -- coming to the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2009 -- six young people learn that winning isnt everything and that losing doesnt necessarily make you a loser.
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St. Marys Medical Center presents the hilarious musical comedy "Nunsense," starring the legendary Sally Struthers, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. Dont miss the 25th Anniversary Tour of this saintly musical treat.
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Celebrate good times come on and dance! Sit back and relax or put your dancing shoes on and get ready to boogie the night away as supergroup Kool & The Gang bring the funk to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Kool and the Gang will bring their hits "Celebration," "Cherish," "Ladies Night," "Get Down On It" and more, along with other special guests. DCs hip-hop dancers Cultureshock will get the dance party started and teach you some new dance moves. There will be multiple stages full of music and dancing and, of course, a dance floor for you to join in on the fun.
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Chesapeake Energy presents one of the best loved musicals of all time, "Oliver!," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. "Oliver" brings to the stage some of Charles Dickens' most unforgettable characters along with one of Broadways most memorable scores.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Theatre for Young Audiences On Tour makes it sixth visit to Huntington with Blues Journey, coming to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009. Journey through the history of the blues with bluesman Willie Brown as he spins stories for the family, both fact and fiction, while chronicling his travels and the pivotal encounters along his route. Hear his tales about the first blues artist, The Great One, and chuckle at his anecdote about a man who named his baby Rock-n-Roll, after his love for the music.
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The Law Office of Doug Reynolds, the Marshall University Department of Music, American Babbitt Bearing, Pritchard Electric, Chapman Printing and First Sentry Bank present Brazilian/jazz music legend Sergio Mendes as he brings the heat at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. Mendes will help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Marshall Universitys Winter Jazz Festival. The Grammy-winning pianist, bandleader and composers newest recording, "Encanto" refines Sergios singular blend of infectious rhythms and irresistible melodies. His recent CD, "Timeless," was a collaboration with Black Eyed Peas producer/songwriter will.i.am that merges the Brazils urban music, samba and bossa nova, with American urban music. It featured some of todays biggest pop artists, including Erykah Badu, India.Arie, Q-Tip, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Jill Scott and Stevie Wonder.
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"Sweeney Todd," Stephen Sondheims Broadway sensation that inspired the recent Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film, hits the stage of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. Dont miss this phenomenal production as the infamous demon barber takes up with his crafty neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, and the two embark on a delicious plot to slice their way through Londons upper crust.
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Cabell Huntington Hospital and Chase Bank present "The Wizard of Oz." The musical comes to life on the stage of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. A spectacular celebration of the iconic film, "The Wizard of Oz" will blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down in a dazzling art deco Oz.
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The Comedy Central superstar and hilariously funny Jim Gaffigan will bring his signature brand of humor to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. As approachable as he is edgy, his Comedy Central Special, CD and DVD, Beyond the Pale, have catapulted Gaffigan to one of the top 5 most popular touring comedians in the U.S.