Weber Center for the Performing Arts

Newsies
2019-05-10 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Now is the time to seize the day!
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of ‘newsies’, who dreams only of a better life. But when publishing titan Joseph Pulitzer raises distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what is right.
Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Jack Feldman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the Disney Film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White. Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions. Orchestrations by Danny Troob. Incidental music and vocal arrangements by Michael Kosarin. Dance arrangements by Mark Hummel.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Monday, April 15, 2019.
Musical—Theatre-PG

Performance Dates
All performances in the Lyche Theatre
Friday, May 10, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 11, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 12, 2:00pm
Thursday, May 16, 7:30pm
Friday, May 17, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 18, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 19, 2:00pm
Thursday, May 23, 7:30pm
Friday, May 24, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 25, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 26, 2:00pm

Pricing
Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $30-$34
Saturday & Sunday Matinees: $26-$30
Students: $18
Military: $12
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The Fantasticks - AUDITIONS
2019-04-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Veterans Studio Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”

“Try To Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time.

Dates and Times:

Auditions – April 24 from 7 pm – 9 pm

Callbacks – April 25 from 7 pm – 9 pm

Roles Available:

The Narrator (El Gallo) – Male, Leading Role, Baritone

The Girl (Luisa) – Female, Leading Role, Soprano

The Boy (Matt) – Male, Leading Role, Baritone

The Boy’s Father (Hucklebee) – Male, Supporting Role, Baritone

The Girl’s Father (Bellomy) – Male, Supporting Role, Baritone

The Actor (Henry) – Male, Supporting, Spoken

The Man Who Dies (Mortimer) – Male, Featured, Spoken

The Mute – Either Gender, Featured, Silent

Audition Guidelines:

Prepare a 16-32 bar cut in the style of the show (or from the show)

Accompanist will be provided

Please call the box office at 784-9292 to sign up for auditions. Signing up is preferred, but not required, and walk-ins are welcome.

Show dates:

July 19, 20, 26, 27 & August 2, 3. All performances are 7:30 pm.

Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will take place in June and July. Times and dates TBD.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2019-04-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Weber Center for the Performing Arts, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
Ballet La Crosse is proud to present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for our Spring 2019 production. Join us for a captivating evening of classical and contemporary ballet featuring “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” choreographed by Miss CiCi Houston of St. Louis Ballet. Demonstrating that “The course of true love never did run smooth,” this Shakespearean piece from the Bard’s more creative era shares a comedic story of mischief, merriment and mayhem set to the beautiful music of Felix Mendelssohn. This performance is certain to entertain audiences of all ages.
Presented by Misty’s Dance Unlimited and Ballet La Crosse
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Dates
7:00 pm, Wednesday , April 17
Pricing:
Orchestra Adult: $22
Balcony Adult: $18
Youth: $5
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Steely Dane - The Ultimate Steely Dan Tribute
2019-04-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
15 OF DANE COUNTY’S FINEST MUSICIANS UNITE TO PERFORM THE STEELY DAN AND DONALD FAGEN SONGBOOK.
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The songs of Steely Dan form the soundtrack for so many of our lives. The band, more than any other, brought together Jazz, Rock, and R&B sensibilities to form a whole new kind of pop music. These are the songs that we associate with the warm summer of 1978, our first kiss, and those ski trips out to Colorado.
Winner of the MAMA award for best cover band and Madison Magazine’s Best Cover Band, Steely Dane is dedicated to not only faithfully reproducing the Steely Dan and Donald Fagen songbook, but to bringing an energetic live-show experience to the crowd. Fifteen of Dane County’s best jazz and rock musicians have banded together around their passion for Steely Dan music, playing in the same configuration as the Steely Dan touring band including a four piece horn section and three background singers. Shows consist of hits and deep cuts and sometimes even complete albums and are sure to have you out of your seats singing along.
“THE LARGE ENSEMBLE FILLS THE HALL WITH SOUL AND SMARTS. IT’S A BIG BAND WITH A BIG SOUND, AND IT’S DAMN NEAR PERFECT.” – JOHN ROACH, MADISON MAGAZINE –
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
7:30 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019
Pricing
$38
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Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus
2019-04-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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When Mars and Venus collide…
the adventures are earth-shatteringly hysterical!
The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray.
Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom. This hysterical show will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage. Sexy and fast paced, this show is definitely for adults, but will leave audiences laughing and giggling like little kids!
When Mars and Venus collide, the adventures are earth-shatteringly hysterical. It’s a great recipe for a date night out: a little storytelling blended with some comedy and a dash of sage wisdom from the book. A delicious evening of entertainment!
Presented by Weber Center for the Performing Arts

Date
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m., Lyche Theatre
Pricing
All Seats: $55
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Bolshoi Ballet - Sleeping Beauty
2019-04-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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The princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse on her sixteenth birthday, falling into a deep slumber of one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince could break the spell. A resplendent fairy-tale ballet performed by Olga Smimova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (the telegraph).
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
7:30 PM Sunday, April 7, 2019
Pricing
$15 Adult
$10 Student
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Great Art on Screen - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies
2019-04-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works, paintings and drawings included.
The story unfolds of a woman who, in Van Gogh’s spiritual torment could recognize her own, showing priceless artistic treasures and the rare, naturalistic and architectural beauty of the Kröller-Müller Museum set in the vast De Hoge Weluge park, as well as visual extracts of the Milanese, Florentine, Roman and Palladian Renaissance. It tells the tormented, existential parable of a painter, seen through passages from his brother Theo’s letters, which set the pace of the exhibition, and it shows images of the places he lived and stayed in, from Paris to Provence.
The opportunity to tell the story of this collection and of the burning passion for art that led to it, is an outstanding exhibition on Van Gogh. ‘Amid wheat fields and clouded skies’ at the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, brings together 40 paintings and 85 drawings from the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Holland, now home to Helene’s heritage.
This is an exhibition that will not only tell us about Van Gogh’s art and his genius, but it will also allow us to understand the importance of drawing as part of his artistic technique. His seemingly instinctive, ‘au premier coup’ canvases were the result of long, preparatory studies, not sketches but complete works of art in themselves, where the broken flow of lines that characterizes the style of his paintings, can already be found.
Produced by 3D Productions and Nexo Digital
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
5:00 pm Sunday, April 7, 2019
Pricing
$15 Adults
$10 Student
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Wisconsin Singers - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now!
2019-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Wisconsin Singers set to “Razzle Dazzle” Audiences at the Weber Center for one night only!!
UW-Madison’s nationally renowned Wisconsin Singers promises to entertain audience members of all ages with a Broadway-caliber revue its brand-new show, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now! Featuring American pop from the past 50 years of music this show is an explosive 90-minute performance showcasing song and dance, big band sound, humor and classic Badger spirit.

Audiences are transported back in time with memorable “One-Hit-Wonders” and then return to today with award-winning music from the Grammys, Tonys and Oscars. There is a little something for every generation including music by well-known artists Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, and Elton John while kids of any age will laugh at the Singers’ renditions of music from the Lego Movie and Trolls. Music theater and movie fans will enjoy songs from The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Pitch Perfect 3 and La La Land. The celebrated Wisconsin Singers’ band caps off an unforgettable evening with tributes to funk and Stevie Wonder. And no show would be complete without a musical salute to UW’s time honored Fifth Quarter where you’ll sing along with “On Wisconsin” and “Varsity.”

The show will feature an opening performance by area choir, 9th Street Connection. These students will participate in workshops led by Wisconsin Singers, with hometown performer Matthew Herro, to learn a routine and get the chance to speak with the Singers about keeping music in their lives in college.
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
Friday, April 5, 2019
Pricing
$20 Adult
$12 Youth (18 and under)
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Bolshoi Ballet - La Bayadere
2019-03-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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The temple dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor fall deeply in love, giving way to heated passions, and murderous intrigues when the Rajah and his daughter Gamzatti discover their forbidden love. La Bayadere is one of the greatest works in classical ballet history – A MUST-SEE!

Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
7:30 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019
Pricing
$15 Adult
$10 Student
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A Streetcar Named Desire
2019-03-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
She’s always relied on the kindness of strangers…
Blanche du Bois is a desperate woman whose life has been undermined by romantic illusions. When she goes to New Orleans to live with her sister, Stella, and her brutish brother-in-law, Stanley, she is forced to face the past that she has tried so hard to ignore. As tensions rise between Blanche and Stanley, she is led to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion, and, in the end, to madness.
By Tennessee Williams.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Monday, February 25, 2019.
Drama—Theatre-PG-13

Performance Dates
All performances in the Lyche Theatre
Thursday, March 21, 7:30pm
Friday, March 22, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 23, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 24, 2:00pm
Thursday, March 28, 7:30pm
Friday, March 29, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 30, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 31, 2:00pm

Pricing
Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $28-$32
Sunday Matinees: $24-$28
Students: $16
Military: $10
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National Theatre LIVE - I'm Not Running
2019-03-09 15:30 - 18:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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I’m Not Running is an explosive new political drama exploring personal choices and their public consequences, written by Academy Award-nominated writer David Hare (The Reader, The Hours, NT Live: Skylight).
The cast includes Siân Brooke (BBC Sherlock, BBC Doctor Foster), Joshua McGuire (NT Live: Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, About Time) and Alex Hassell (ITV Grantchester, BBC The Miniaturist).
Pauline Gibson is a junior doctor, who becomes the face of a campaign to save her local hospital. She’s thrust from angel of the National Health Service (NHS), to becoming an independent Member of Parliament.
In the Houses of Parliament, she crosses paths with her university boyfriend, Jack Gould, a stalwart Labour loyalist, climbing the ranks of the party.
As media and public pressure mounts on Pauline to run for leadership of the Labour party, she faces an agonising decision…

Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – PG 13
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
3:30 PM Saturday, March 9, 2019
Pricing
$15 Adults
$10 Student
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Hansel and Gretel
2019-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Overview
Music by Engelbert Humperdinck
Original Text by Adelheid Wette
English Translation by Cori Ellison
Critical Edition Materials by Hans-Josef Irmen
Join the Viterbo University music department as they present a modern day version of Hansel and Gretel, the Grimm brothers’ fairytale turned full-length opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The hungry brother and sister head out to search for food and find that, in this instance, the cost is too great to pay.

Explores sensitive topics. Recommended for mature audiences.

Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music, publisher and copyright owner.

Presented by Viterbo University

Dates
Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m.

Pricing
Main Floor $24/Balcony $21

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60 Winters Later- A Tribute to the Day the Music Died
2019-02-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Weber Center for the Performing Arts, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
Deece Productions Presents:
“60 Years Later” A Tribute to the Day the Music Died
Deece Productions will be re-creating the Surf Ballroom show that took place on February 3, 1959. Which included; Dion, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, and Richie Valens. All of which, will be portrayed by some of the most talented mid-west musicians. 60 Winters Later will be hosted by Marty Severson
THE CAST:
Buddy Holly-Laun Braithwaite
Richie Valens- Javier Trejo
Dion- Greg Reierson
Big Bopper- Karl Wallin
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
Saturday, February 9th at 7:30 PM
Pricing
$25 Reserved Seating
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Shades of Buble' A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Buble'
2019-02-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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Michael Buble’ Tribute Takes The Stage
Based in New York City, SHADES OF BUBLÉSM has entertained tens of thousands worldwide, with recent headliner engagements onboard Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Holland America cruise lines as well as sold-out concerts at performing arts centers across the USA.
SHADES OF BUBLÉSM gives audiences of all ages a chance to experience the great songs of some of the most celebrated artists in American music in a one-of-a-kind concert event.
Delivering a setlist comprised only of songs recorded and performed live by Michael Bublé, SHADES OF BUBLÉSM: A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Bublé celebrates Bublé and the music that has made him famous, thrilling audiences worldwide with tight harmonies, smooth choreography and dashing good looks while performing some of the best music ever written.
Known to many as the “modern Sinatra,” Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has reintroduced standards like “Feeling Good,” “Fever,” “That’s Life,” “My Way,” and “Mack the Knife” to a new generation of listeners, and on tour he has performed classics like “Me and Mrs. Jones,” “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “Burning Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “Be My Baby,” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” for legions of adoring fans. More recently, Bublé’s original chart-topping pop hits like “Home,” “Haven’t Met You Yet,” and “Everything” have garnered him multiple awards and helped him break sales records at some of the world’s most famous arenas and concert halls.
SHADES OF BUBLÉSM: A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Bublé honors – but doesn’t imitate – the sophistication, retro style, and high-energy fun that Bublé himself brings to his concerts while engaging diehard fans with breathtaking new vocal arrangements that capture that famous three-part sound of the “guy groups” from the 50s and 60s. From Sinatra to rock-and-roll to Elvis to Motown, SHADES OF BUBLÉSM keeps audiences singing and clapping along to some of the best songs ever written.
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
7:30 PM Thursday, February 7, 2019
Pricing

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New Works Festival
2019-01-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Overview
The Viterbo University theatre and music theatre department presents the inaugural New Works Festival, an extraordinary opportunity to experience a new play, musical, and ten-minute plays never seen before. Selected from a national competition, these new works foster the development of original forms of theatre and engage an in-depth conversation on the value of arts in society. Different plays will be performed each evening of the festival.
Presented by Viterbo University

Dates
Friday – Saturday, Jan. 25-26 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday – Saturday, Feb. 1-2 at 7:30 p.m.

Pricing
$10 General Admission/$30 for a four-day pass
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Wait Until Dark
2019-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Veterans Studio Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
Never underestimate your opponent.
A sinister con man and two ex-convicts are about to meet their match. They have traced a valuable doll to the apartment of Susy, a woman who is blind. The men hatch a plot against Susy to retrieve the doll, but Susy uncovers their charade. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. When darkness falls, Susy sets a trap so her assailants must maneuver in the darkness with her until the game’s shocking end.
By Frederick Knott.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Drama—Theatre-PG

Performance Dates
Wait Until Dark has been extended!
All performances in the Veterans Studio Theatre
Thursday, January 24, 7:30pm
Friday, January 25, 7:30pm
Saturday, January 26, 7:30pm
Sunday, January 27, 2:00pm
Thursday, January 31, 7:30pm
Friday, February 1, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 2, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 3, 2:00pm
Thursday, February 7, 7:30pm
Friday, February 8, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 9, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 10, 2:00pm
Friday, February 15, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 16, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 17, 2:00pm

Pricing
Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $28-$32
Sunday Matinees: $24-$28
Students: $16
Military: $10
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Jay Owenhouse "The Authentic illusionist" in "Dare to Believe!"
2019-01-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Weber Center for the Performing Arts, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
JAY’S NEW SHOW- “Was Voted – “BEST TOURING FAMILY SHOW IN ASIA!”
Jay Owenhouse, a legendary escape artists and one of the most awarded illusionists in history, is appearing in La Crosse WI. – one night only in “Dare to Believe!”, an illusion spectacular.
The show has been voted by audiences and critics alike “One of the Top 10 Live Shows in America”.
Jay has amazed millions on T.V. in “Master’s of Illusions” and ‘Magic on the Edge’. The Salt Lake Tribune calls him “Simply Amazing!” and The Tokyo Times calls the elaborate production “Truly Magic, a Must See!”. Jay welcomes you into his mysterious world of wonder and the impossible. You will experience a night of grand illusions with the most amazing magic in the world, Bengal tigers up close, dangerous escapes, and inspiring storytelling. Seeing the Owenhouse family live is an evening that will leave you breathless with a feeling of childhood wonder, and remind us all when a family works together that “anything is possible!”
Owenhouse spent 2008 touring China and Japan, Where Jay’s show received the “Best Touring Family Show in Asia”-award. Now back in the U.S. He is working on his New T.V. Series and receiving critical acclaim for his live show “Dare to Believe!”
Caught by the magic bug at four years old, Owenhouse first performed as a freshman in high school. Since then, in the spirit of “giving it away to keep it,” he’s invented magic effects and designed illusions not only for his show, but also for other magicians of world renown.

Come See Why- Hollywood entertainment journalist, Mark Ebner, calls The Magic of Jay Owenhouse, “[With apologies to PT Barnum] the greatest touring Family show on earth.”
Venue
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
January 18, 2018
5:00 pm and 8:00 pm performance
Pricing
Tier 1-VIP Gold- “Save The Wild Supporter”- $72.00 (Adults and Children)
limited to 100 seats per show (Premium seating closest to the stage)
The Proceeds from this ticket go to help save Tigers and Cheetahs from extinction
As a Thank You for your support-VIP Gold Ticket holders receive the following:
*Premium Seating
*Souvenir lanyard and VIP badge
*VIP Backstage meet and greet with Jay and one of his tigers
(only available 45 min. Before the show)
*Free Souvenir Program

Tier 2- “- $42.00 (Adults and Children) (the rest of the seating)

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Cruisin' Craft Beer and Film Festival
2019-01-12 15:00 - 20:00 | Weber Center for the Performing Arts, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
The all ages film festival features films produced by local, national and international filmmakers featuring bicycles, bicyclists, and bicycling in interesting, creative, and surprising ways.
Beginning at 6pm (21+) , the craft beer tasting will feature over 20 craft beers.
Schedule of events:

Film Schedule

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

– Bike Trip (10 Minutes)

Director: Tom Schroeder
Two people bike 500 miles to ask a question at a brewery.

– The Moment (75 Minutes)

In the backwoods of British Columbia, Canada, three small but dedicated crews of adventure seekers were quietly changing the course of a sport and carving their paths in history. And it was all happening unbeknownst to each other, the cycling world, and ultimately, themselves. This film is the origin story of a small movement of mountain bikers and filmmakers who rose up, challenged the status quo, and turned the sport of cycling on its head. This is a story that has never been told, told by the people who lived it firsthand.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Daniel De Vise’

Author: Daniel Devisé
The Comeback: Greg Lemond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France
Greg LeMond is an American sporting hero whose story would surely be rejected by Hollywood as too fanciful. It includes taking on and beating the French at their own game, a near fatal shooting, a career in apparently terminal decline, an extraordinary comeback, and a bitter feud with his successor. Remarkably, it’s all true, and The Comeback is the first book to document the full LeMond story in all its astonishing, scarcely credible detail.” — author Richard Moore

7:30 pm
Bicycle Thieves (90 minutes)
Director:Vittorio De Sica
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. His wife, Maria, sells the family’s bed linens to retrieve Antonio’s bicycle from the pawnshop so he can take the job. However, disaster strikes when Antonio’s bicycle is stolen, and his new job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his lively son, Bruno, Antonio combs the city, growing increasingly desperate for justice.

Speaking Schedule

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

TBD

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tami Plourde
As Owner and Director of Sale and Marketing at Pearl Street Brewery, Tami will address the current state of the beer industry and the role women play.

Beer Tasting

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Music by Isaac Dummer

Presented by Cruisin’ Craft Beer and Film Festival

Pricing
$50
Ticket includes: beer tasting, films, and guest speakers
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Lorie Line "Lord of Lords"
2018-12-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Pianist Lorie Line once again will bring the true meaning of Christmas to town with her 2018 HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA. This year’s theme, Lord Of Lords, is a sequel to last year’s “best ever” show. Not to miss, Ms. Line will bring her Pop Chamber Orchestra and a guest vocalist along with her concert grand piano that will take center stage. Make plans now to celebrate Christmas and the birth of our Savior with Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra!
Ages: Great family show. Ages 4 and up.

Prices: $59

Presented by Lorie Line Music

Tickets go on sale Monday, August 6, 2018
Great family show. Ages 4 and up.
Performance Dates
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Performance is in the Lyche Theatre
Pricing
$59
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An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas. Starring Evan Tyrone Martin
2018-12-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
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An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas starring Evan Tyrone Martin is presented in partnership with Michael Ingersoll’s Artists Lounge Live. Chicago sensation Evan Tyrone Martin (JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, SIDE SHOW, OKLAHOMA) warmly resonates the velvety vocal style of musical legend Nat King Cole. Chicago Tribune calls the Award-nominated Martin “Destined for Stardom: One of the Hot New Faces of Chicago Theatre,” and BCR News praises, “Martin’s vocal ease would have done Nat King Cole proud.” Martin intimately relates Cole’s personal journey, while presenting a festive cocktail of hits including “L-O-V-E,” “Mona Lisa,” “The Christmas Song,” and “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.”
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
Saturday, December 22 at 7:30 pm
Pricing

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The Santaland Diaries 2018
2018-12-14 19:30 - 20:30 | Veterans Studio Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
For mature elves only.
Starring Michael Scott. Originally directed by Anne Drecktrah.
The Santaland Diaries is a hysterical send-up of the crass commercialization of Christmas. An unemployed actor takes a job as a Macy’s elf during the holiday crunch. At first the job is simply humiliating, but once the thousands of visitors start pouring through Santa’s workshop, he becomes battle-weary and bitter, occasionally taking out his frustrations on children and parents alike.
The Santaland Diaries opens on Friday, December 7, at the Pump House Regional Arts Center. Performances at Weber Center are are December 14–22.
By David Sedaris. Adapted by Joe Mantello.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre and Pump House Regional Arts Center

Comedy—Theatre-PG-13

Performance Dates
Pump House Regional Arts Center
Friday, December 7 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 8 at 7:30pm
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Veterans Studio Theatre, Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets go on sale Monday, November 12, 2018.
Friday, December 14 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Saturday, December 15 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Friday, December 21 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Saturday, December 22 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Pricing
All performances: $17
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Ricky Glore's Taco Kitty Tour
2018-12-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Veterans Studio Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
On “Ricky Glore’s Taco Kitty Tour,” stand up comedian Ricky Glore examines his Midwest upbringing, pop culture influences, napkin thoughts, and the irrational fear of his wife leaving him, if their cat learns how to make tacos and deliver them to her.
The opening act for both performances will be: Kim Sherwood.

RICKY’S BIO:

Ricky Glore is a stand up comedian and comedy writer known for his high energy and confidence on stage. He has opened for some of the top comedians, including Tracy Morgan, Jim Breuer, Damon Wayans, and Doug Benson. Whether he is discussing married life, family, pop culture or everyday observations, he is sure to be bringing a smile to your face and a laugh from your belly. Ricky can be seen touring nationally with THE BREW CREW COMEDY TOUR. Make sure to check out his book, “A THESAURUS IS NOT A DINOSAUR” AND OTHER NAPKIN THOUGHTS. Ricky currently is the head writer of the Twitter #ExplainAMoviePlotBadly. He can also be heard on the popular movie podcast, CINEMA TOAST CRUNCHCAST.

Presented by: The Brew Crew Comedy Tour & the Weber Center for the Performing Arts

Performance located in the Veterans Studio Theater
Date
Saturday, December 8th at 8 pm and 10 pm
Pricing
$10 plus taxes and fees
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The Game's Afoot
2018-12-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
A comic whodunit for the holidays!
It is Christmas in 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired for his leading role in Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities quickly turn dangerous. Gillette, assuming the persona of Holmes, must now track down the killer before the next victim appears. Danger and hilarity are non-stop in this yuletide whodunit.
By Ken Ludwig.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Monday, November 12, 2018.
Holiday—Theatre-PG

Performance Dates
All performances in the Lyche Theatre
Thursday, December 6, 7:30pm
Friday, December 7, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 8, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 9, 2:00pm
Thursday, December 13, 7:30pm
Friday, December 14, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 15, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 16, 2:00pm

Pricing
Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $28-$32
Saturday & Sunday Matinees: $24-$28
Students: $16
Military: $10
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Misty's Dance Unlimited and Ballet La Crosse present: Alice in Wonderland
2018-11-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Ballet La Crosse is proud to present “Alice in Wonderland,” for our fall production. Journey down the rabbit hole with Alice as she encounters chess pieces, playing cards and other well-known characters from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass.” With original Choreography by the renowned Kennet Oberly and starring a cast of more than 70 dancers, “Alice in Wonderland” will delight audiences members of all ages. This uniquely whimsical version offers a deeper look into Carroll’s dream world as seen through a child’s imagination.
Presented by Misty’s Dance Unlimited and Ballet La Crosse
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Dates
2:00 pm Saturday, November 24
7:00 pm Saturday, November 24
2:00 pm Sunday, November 25
Pricing:
Orchestra Adult: $22
Balcony Adult: $18
Youth: $5
Tickets go on sale 10/1/18
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Almost Sunrise - Hope is on the Horizon
2018-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
https://www.webercenterarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Almost-Sunrise-Theatrical-Trailer.mp4

Almost Sunrise tells the inspiring story of two youngmen, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson, who, in an attempt to put their haunting Iraq combat experiences behind them, embark on an extraordinary journey – a 2,700-mile trek on foot across America. Will this epic pilgrimage be enough to release them from their self-destructive impulses and give them the chance to begin life anew? While the film exposes some of the brutality of war, it doesn’t dwell there. It’s ultimately a story of hope and potential solutions. Most importantly, the film reveals the promise of holistic practices for healing. When Tom signs up for a special breathing workshop for veterans, he must confront his deepest spiritual identity. He encounters Father Thomas Keating, a renowned Trappist monk who has counseled veterans for decades, who gently illuminates the need to turn inward to achieve true peace – and gives guidance that culminates in a remarkable inner transformation rarely depicted on screen. Where the stereotypes of “the broken veteran” or “homecoming hero” leave off, the film continues onward, offering an unprecedented portrait of those who return from war; rich, complex, far more hopeful. Almost Sunrise allows us to connect with a universal human aspiration for happiness and through Tom and Anthony’s genuine search for it, be reminded of our common soaring possibilities. The film also acts as an urgent call for communities to better understand these deep-seated psychic wounds, and for the government to acknowledge and finally treat moral pain by using methods other than pills. Almost Sunrise deftly and movingly demonstrates the promise of holistic healing practices is on the horizon in a way that we cannot afford to ignore.
Following the film, one of the films two main characters Anthony Anderson will be speaking about the journey, moral injury, and the impact campaign surrounding the film.
For more information about the film and the impact campaign surrounding the film you can visit the “Almost Sunrise” official website here: http://sunrisedocumentary.com/
Presented by the Weber Center for the Performing Arts
Theater Rated – G
Performance located in the Lyche Theatre
Date
Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm
Pricing
FREE! A ticket must be reserved for admittance.
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The Wolves
2018-11-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Overview
By Sarah DeLappe
From the safety of their suburban circle, a girls’ indoor soccer team navigates life’s big questions as they prepare for battle on and off the field with the strength and determination of a pack of warriors. A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Wolves is a smart, heartfelt, hilarious mediation on society and soccer.
Presented by Viterbo University
Contains mature language and explores sensitive topics.
The Wolves is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Dates
Friday – Saturday, Nov. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.

Pricing
$20 Reserved Seating
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Pixies, Kings and Magical Things
2018-11-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Veterans Studio Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, United States
Hans Christian Andersen at his storytelling best.
Narrator Hans Christian Andersen steps in to perform three of his classic tales. The Swineherd tells the story of a vain princess and the lesson she learns from a clever boy. In The Pixie and the Grocer, a pixie learns the balance of art and appetite. And the classic tale of vanity, The Emperor’s New Clothes, is given a fun twist as the emperor follows the foolish counselling of his ministers.
By Hans Christian Andersen. Adapted by Ric Averill.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Monday, October 8, 2018.
Youth—Theatre-G

Performance Dates
All performances in the Veterans Studio Theatre
Saturday, November 3, 11:00am & 2:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 2:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 11:00am & 2:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 2:00pm

Pricing
All performances: $10
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National Theatre Live - Frankenstein
2018-10-27 15:00 - 18:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
https://www.webercenterarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Frankenstein-Encore-Trailer-2014-FINAL.mp4

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years A Slave, Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Mansfield Park) alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Presented by: Weber Center for the Performing Ars

Rated: R
Performance Dates
All performances in the Lyche Theatre
Saturday, October 27, 3:00 pm (featuring Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature)
Saturday, October 27, 7:30 pm (Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature)
Pricing
All performances: $15
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Fools
2018-10-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
Common sense becomes uncommon and reason becomes unreasonable.
Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic: he’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic village. He arrives to find people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and milking cows upside down. The town has been cursed with chronic stupidity and anyone who stays longer than 24 hours becomes cursed as well. To further complicate matters, Leon has fallen in love with a girl so dumb that she just learned how to sit down! Can he break the curse in time?
By Neil Simon.
Presented by La Crosse Community Theatre

Tickets go on sale Monday, September 17, 2018.
Comedy—Theatre-PG

Performance Dates
All performances in the Lyche Theatre
Thursday, October 11, 7:30pm
Friday, October 12, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 13, 7:30pm
Sunday, October 14, 2:00pm
Thursday, October 18, 7:30pm
Friday, October 19, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 20, 7:30pm
Sunday, October 21, 2:00pm

Pricing
Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $28-$32
Sunday Matinees: $24-$28
Students: $16
Military: $10
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Superstitions - A Psychological Spectacle
2018-09-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Lyche Theatre, 428 Front Street, South, La Crosse, 54601
From the mind-games of Zac Tenneboe comes a thrilling one-man performance weaving together mystery and superstitions. No rabbits. No top hats. No smoke and mirrors. Witness a different way to experience illusion.
Directed by Frank Pope & Randy Hanzen
Saturday September 29th, 2018 at 7:30PM
Tickets On-Sale Friday July 13th
Tickets are $21.13 in advance online at zstonish.com
Tickets are $25 at the door
* While the performance is all-ages it is recommended for ages 13 and older.
https://www.webercenterarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Superstitions-A-Psychological-Spectacle-2018.mp4
