The Sharon L Morse Performing Arts Center
The Villages, FL 32159 United States https://thesharon.com/
The Sharon Seating Chart
September 2019
This acclaimed cabaret premiered at The Winter Park Playhouse, and has since toured regional theatres, cabaret venues, and retirement homes all over Florida. Come hear Wesley tackle the famous songs of Mr. Kaye - such as, "Anatole of Paris", "Minnie the Moocher", "Tchaikovsky", "Happy Times", and many more - while giving us unique insights into this famous performer's life and career.
Join us in The Sharon Lobby for a special free concert at noon on Wednesday September 25, 2019. You're invited to bring your lunch into the venue or just come and enjoy the talent of classically trained pianist, Quinn Moss as he plays Rachmaninoff's "Elegie in E-flat minor," Schubert's "Sonata in A minor," Haydn's "Minuet in E Major," among others. Quinn Moss, a native of Ormond Beach, enjoys sharing his love of music with others and uplifting people through song in worship. A classically trained pianist, Quinn earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Stetson University, where he also studied organ with Dr. Boyd Jones. He then went on to study at Georgia Southern University, where he earned his Master of Music degree. From there, he went to experience big city life in Washington, D.C as a church music director, organist, piano accompanist, and piano instructor. After living there for four years, he decided to move back to his home state. He is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to be the new Organist/Choirmaster at Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, FL. Lunch is not provided. Seating is first come, first serve. The auditorium will not be open, entertainment will be provided in the lobby only. Donations for the artist are welcome.
October 2019
America’s favorite touring dance show is back with all of your favorite, classic numbers along with dazzling new choreography from a super-sized, all-star cast of six celebrity pros from Dancing with the Stars.
The iconic Tony Danza and his four-piece band are making their debut performance in The Villages with their new hit show, TONY DANZA: STANDARDS & STORIES. Combining timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele performances, Danza presents a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music.
Choose 5 shows from the list, get 20% off your order and a free regional beverage of the night or non-alcoholic beverage. Julie Fowlis Cirque Mei National Dance Company of Siberia Siberian State Symphony Orchestra TAO Flamenco Vivo Ballet Folkloric George Hindcliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Bollywood Boulevard
Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning Gaelic singer who is deeply influenced by her early upbringing in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist. With a career spanning ten years and four studio albums, her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals have enchanted audiences around the world. An artist with a genuine curiosity to explore other traditions and natural ability to cross genres, Julie has collaborated, recorded and performed with artists such as violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti, and acclaimed singers Aled Jones, Grammy-Award winning James Taylor and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
A Nashville icon for more than two decades, Trace Adkins has made his mark on the country-music industry. 11 million albums sold. Time-honored hit singles. Momentous, fiery and always memorable live performances. GRAMMY nominations. CMT and ACM awards. Nearly 200 million plays on YouTube. Hell, even a slew of movie and TV roles have come the Grand Ole Opry member's way. But ask Adkins what's left to prove in his career and the small-town Louisiana native says it's simple: the itch remains. To create. To collaborate. To continually feel the excitement that comes after whipping up a new song out of thin air and laying it down to tape. It's what, after all these years, he says he still craves. "It's an adrenaline rush and I love it," says Adkins, who is back in the studio working on a new project via, BBR Music Group/Wheelhouse Records. "There's nothing else like that," the Louisiana naive offers. "That is still my favorite thing to do in this business. Go into the studio with just some lyrics and a melody and then let the finest musicians in the world help take it and turn it into something magical. It liberates me. I just dig it!"
Bring sheet music or peruse our collection, sing a song and cheer for your friends, and in between Whitney Morse and Gary Powell will perform some of their favorite cabaret numbers. Doors open at 6:30pm.
National Geographic Live is a highly acclaimed speaker series, bringing the world’s best scientists, explorers, authors, photographers, and filmmakers to the stage, creating long-lasting emotional connections with local communities. Growing rapidly through popular demand, the series is currently touring through 60 cities in North America at world class venues from Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall to Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. Furthering the knowledge and understanding of our world is the core purpose of National Geographic. Premium storytelling and visually stunning photography inspires people to act, enlightens their perspective, and provokes conversation.
Host of Nat Geo WILD series Wild Nights with Mireya Mayor, Mayor has been hailed as a “female Indiana Jones,” and an inspiration to young women interested in science and exploration. She’ll share stories, images, and film clips of her adventures, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the hardships and danger of life in the field, along with the moments of discovery that make it all worthwhile.
November 2019
From People's Republic of China, Hebei Province, Cirque Mei will feature traditional and contemporary Chinese circus acts in a colorful and lively celebration of the internationally renowned Chinese circus arts. The performance, featuring a company of 40 elite circus artists and acrobats, will include many of the most popular Chinese circus routines including Hoops Diving, Lion Dance, Collective Bicycle Skills, Flying Meteors, Foot Juggling with Umbrellas, Female Contortion, and Ladder Balancing Act. The troupe was founded in 1976 and supports a community of over 130 circus performers who tour throughout China and the world.
Founded in 1994 by Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions has awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre with their singular approach of reinventing dance through a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles and cultures. Combining the best of athleticism, lyricism, technical training and experience, the New York City-based company of dance thoroughbreds has toured 5 continents, to over 20 countries, and been seen by well over 20 millions television viewers with their appearances on So You Think You Can Dance in the United States and Australia.
For the past ten years America’s Got Talent winner, world famous singer, comedian, impressionist and ventriloquist Terry Fator has sold out night after night with a show featuring his cast of characters that includes Winston the Impersonating Turtle; the World’s Greatest Elvis Impersonator; Elton John; Vicki the Cougar; and annoying neighbor Duggie.
The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop by The Sharon on Sunday, November 10, 2019 during the North American tour. The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the '60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous "The Concert in Central Park" reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.
From the producers of TV’s Family Feud comes… Family Feud Live: Celebrity Edition! TV’s favorite game show LIVE on stage. Get selected to play on stage with our celebrities, and win cash and prizes right from your seat! Join our fun and famous celebrity team captains and have a chance at becoming a member of their on-stage “family.” It’s a star-powered live version of the wildly popular TV game show, bringing lots of laughs and loads of prizes to randomly-selected people just like YOU.
It’s been 50 years since The RASCALS scored a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their mega hit “Good Lovin.’” A string of classic songs followed such as, “I’ve Been Lonely Too Long,” “Groovin,’” “How Can I Be Sure,” “A Girl Like You,” “A Beautiful Morning,” and “People Got to Be Free.”
Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, established in 1939. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz including Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.
From the foot hills of Sayan Mountains to the icy Kara Sea proudly rolls its waters the mighty and majestic Yenisey River. On its banks live many peoples of Siberia, which have their own culture, literature and art. This vast and beautiful Land has become a source of inspiration for the Krasnoyarsk Dance Company of Siberia, which by choreographic means reveals the spiritual wealth of the Siberians, glorifying their labour feats and telling of the wonderful nature of the land.
At 75 years young, Jeanne Robertson continues to charm audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. This former Miss North Carolina, standing tall at six-foot-two, has a vivacious personality, heart and sense of humor.
Christmas is coming and so is the one and only Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker. Presenting world class Russian artists, hand-painted sets, Russian Snow Maidens, and jubilant Nesting Dolls - Great Russian Nutcracker brings the Christmas spirit to life for all ages. "Kids wide-eyed with delight!" says the New York Times. Experience the Dove of Peace Tour, spreading goodwill in over 100 cities across North America. Get seats now for the whole family and make memories for a lifetime at Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker!
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
December 2019
BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
Beautiful, The Carol King Musical, The Play that Goes Wrong and Bandstand
This incredible show creates a new era in Irish entertainment, like a sheet of lightening and pulsating rhythms, pure energy and melodic music, Rhythm of the Dance show has entertained over 7 million fans in 57 countries around the world with this globe tapping success. Apart from having World and Irish champion dancers; this show also has some of the finest Traditional musicians with many multi instrumentalist performers and singers who are a big hit everywhere. Perhaps it’s the combination of having the crème de la crème of live performers, intertwined with the latest technology and eye catching lighting and costumes, that takes the audiences on an exhilarating and exciting, energy packed trip through the ages and makes it so successful.
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Broadway & London’s award-winning smash comedy! Called “A GUT-BUSTING HIT” (The New York Times) and “THE FUNNIEST PLAY BROADWAY HAS EVER SEEN” (HuffPost), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania delivering “A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY” (Daily Beast) that is “TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES” (HuffPost)!
With a generous mix of festive favorites and modern holidays hits, The TEN Tenors will walk you through a musical winter wonderland that truly captures the essence of the Holidays for the whole family, as well as many of the rock and classical songs that have made this group world famous.
January 2020
Though best known for his legendary nine-year sting as the iconic George Costanza of television's Seinfeld, Jason Alexander has achieved international recognition for a career noted for it's extraordinary diversity. Aside from his performances on stage, screen and television, he has worked extensively as a writer, composer, director, producer and teacher of acting. For his depiction of "George" on Seinfeld, Jason garnered six Emmy nominations, four Golden Glove nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards. He won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was honored to receive the "Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement" from the Actor's Fund.
The Bill Medley/Bucky Heard pairing came as something of a happy accident. Medley says it just seemed right... I'd been friends with Bucky for years, but when I caught his show he just killed me! The next day it hit me - that's the guy, someone I could sing hard with, laugh hard with, love and respect - on and off stage. He fits The Righteous Brothers live performance show perfectly. And, we've even recorded some new material together, I'm really excited!
Founded in 1977, the orchestra quickly won a reputation as one of the best orchestras from Russia. The orchestra plays with the finest Russian soloists and plays the great Russian classics throughout Russia and the world. In 2015 Maestro Lande became its Artistic Director. The orchestra has numerous recordings with Naxos. Its regional mission is to act as educators in the Region of Siberia.
The Tap Pack is an elegant and entertaining nod to the Rat Pack era featuring high energy performances of mind-blowing tap dancing, smooth vocals, a swinging live jazz band and witty on-stage banter. The five-member cast wins the audience from the first downbeat and the pace of their amazing performances never slows. They joke, they compete, they croon and they cajole while performing cool classics with a fresh twist.
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater, often in extreme conditions beneath Arctic ice and in predator-infested waters. Journey with him from the North Atlantic, where harp seals face off with commercial hunters, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in search of Atlantic blue fin tuna, and to research facilities studying dolphin intelligence. The images he captures while on assignment offer a mesmerizing glimpse of the “soul of the sea.”
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
DRUM TAO 2020 is the latest production from TAO, internationally-acclaimed percussion artists. TAO’s modern, high-energy performances showcasing the ancient art of Japanese drumming have transfixed audiences worldwide. Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, and innovative visuals, the performers of DRUM TAO 2020 create an energetic and unforgettable production.
Three-time Emmy Award winner, and iconic comedian Louie Anderson, is one of the country’s most adored comics. Named by Comedy Central as “One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time,” his career has spanned more than 30 years. The rest is history. Carson, Leno, Letterman, “Comic Relief,” Showtime, HBO, and CMT specials, including host of the legendary game show, Family Feud, all making Louie a household name.
February 2020
With a legendary career spanning more than four decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
From three-time Tony® winner and Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. Six soldiers return from war and, through the power of music, finally find a place to call home. “The show defies you not to be moved” (Time Out New York).
Reflejos Flamencos (Flamenco Reflections), the newest production by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, celebrates the fundamental emotions that connect us while honoring the individual human spirit inherent in flamenco. A new work by Jose Maldonado, heralded by The New York Times for his "bursts of brilliance and uncommon invention," explores the notion of personal limits and connections across borders - both literal and figurative. Reflejos Flamencos includes traditional solos highlighting the dancer's virtuosic technique and nuanced improvisation, offering a transformative experience of dance and live music.
The 23rd Opera Club Fundraiser ,"Three Tenors Plus One" will be presented at the Sharon, at 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Maestro Bill Doherty will be the accompanist and the Master of Ceremonies. Our Tenors will be: Celebrated New York Tenor, Christopher Macchio, reminding us of Mario Lanza. A trained classical tenor from Manhattan School of Music His growing reputation has brought him sold-out theaters and events in the U.S. and Europe.
Masters of Illusion has performed live in front of tens of thousands of people around the US for the past seven years and been seen by over 100 million viewers on the CW network as well as in 126 countries around the world. Starring the world’s greatest award-winning magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before - filled with modern illusions and arts of deception, performed live on stage.
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
SUPERTRAMP'S ROGER HODGSON, LEGENDARY SINGER - SONGWRITER, ON HIS BREAKFAST IN AMERICA WORLD TOUR Roger Hodgson co-founded Supertramp in 1969 and was with them until his departure in 1983. During the 14 years that he was with the band he wrote, sang, and arranged most of the enduring rock standards that made Supertramp a worldwide phenomenon. His timeless classics - "Give a Little Bit," "The Logical Song," "Dreamer," "Take the Long Way Home," "Breakfast in America," "School," "Fool's Overture," "It's Raining Again," helped the band sell well over 60 million albums.
March 2020
Spinosaurus was nearly lost to science before Nizar Ibrahim, a remarkable young paleontologist, discovered this prehistoric giant. With amazing video and photography, Nizar will tell the story of the Spinosaurus' discovery, loss, and rediscovery, explaining what makes this ancient monster so unique.
"A little bit Classical, a little bit Rock and Roll, humorous and a whole lot entertaining" Coming from a family of musicians it was always likely that the Broadbent boys were going to follow their fathers into the music profession. Giles and Ralph studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Graham at the Royal College. Giles went on to lead the orchestras for several West End shows. (Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of the Opera and My Fair Lady) Their Youngest brother Neal was due to study at the Guildhal School of Music but instead he was kidnapped by his brothers to be the cellist in their new group - Stringfever!
The Beach Boys birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But their greater significance lies in the fact that The Beach Boys' songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing countless performing artists to follow. Captained by Mike Love, The Beach Boys play an astoundingly busy schedule of concerts, averaging 150 shows a year, and have continued to create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut over 50 years ago. Special Offer! With every online ticket purchased for THE BEACH BOYS, you’ll receive a digital copy of Mike Love’s forthcoming album, 12 SIDES OF SUMMER. You will receive an email with more details about this offer approximately 7 days after performance.
David Foster seems constitutionally incapable of resting on his laurels, and his relentless drive has propelled him throughout his career. Few other individuals can claim to have their fingerprints on more major moments in all of popular music than David Foster. He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums for a diverse array of artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Seal, Chaka Khan, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Brandy, 'N Sync, Boz Scaggs, and Gloria Estefan.
It is all about the love that Paul Anka has for sharing his music with audiences and the love those audiences have for him. The youngest entertainer to ever perform at the Copacabana is where Paul honed his craft surrounded by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Frankie Lymon and Chuck Berry. After a few hit songs, Anka confident in his talent as a writer wisely knew that being a songwriter meant the power was in the pen. With well over 500 songs to his credit, the most memorable being, "Put Your Head On My Shoulder," "My Way," "Puppy Love," "Having My Baby," "She's A Lady," and the famous theme from "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Since inception of his career, his songs have been performed well over 100 million times collectively worldwide, and is the only artist to a DC on the Billboard Top 100 Chart for seven consecutive decades.
On an ongoing “hand-luggage only” world tour, the Ukes provide pure entertainment, dead-pan British humour and irresistible foot-tapping music. They are the masters of the unexpected, whether re-imaging folk songs, twisting classical music favourites, uncovering quirky versions of rock covers, or playing the performers’ own all-original compositions, they always deliver a virtuosic, twanging, awesome obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the “bonsai guitar’ and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe tapping oldies.
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de SILVIA LOZANO is an institution tasked with the dissemination, preservation and promotion of the Culture of Mexico, both at home and abroad. With an artistic career spanning over 56 years, the BFNM reflects the work of Mexico’s leading researchers and practitioners of folklore, dance, music, and costumes..
Pilobolus is an internationally renowned movement company. For 45 years they have tested the limit of human physicality, exploring the power of connected bodies. In 2009, Pilobolus created Shadowland, the first show of it’s kind, which has since performed in 32 countries, for over a million people. Now Pilobolus is proud to present an all-new Shadow adventure.
April 2020
A worldwide sensation when she was only ten years old, Jackie Evancho has moved past the exuberant promise of a child prodigy vocalist, becoming a mature young adult with a clear direction as to where she, as a creative artist, is taking her career as a singer. A careers that began with a little girl's fascination with the film soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera and has become an evolving and enduring musical phenomenon.
Through hallmark songs, dance, and moments, the show captures the artistry, spirit, and impact of an cultural phenomenon that has captured the hearts of billions across the world over the generations. Inspired by the music of R.D. Burman, Lata Mangeshkar, and A.R. Rahman, the dance moves of superstars like Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra, and romance as captured by Raj Kapoor and Yash Raj Chopra, experience Bollywood as never before. Bollywood Boulevard will thrill fans, new and old.
For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s largest selling instrumental artist. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary music scene.
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
May 2020
Choose at least 4 performances and receive 10% off your order. Black-out dates for this subscription are the September Pops Concert and December Holiday Concerts. You can choose at least four concerts excluding Sept. Pops and Dec. Holiday to receive 10% off your order. Buy all 9 performances and get 15% off your entire order, no performance exclusions.
The Hit Men credentials, showmanship and sheer talent are unmatched by any other group in modern music. They deliver sizzling shows that combine hit after hit after hit with eye-popping videos and reminiscences born from their witnessing and making musical history.