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A Christmas Carol
Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island), breathe fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to […]
Gingerbread & PJ’s
Start the holiday season with a fantastic gathering! Join us for a delightful event where you can adorn gingerbread houses with your loved ones. While decorating your gingerbread masterpiece, relish in festive music, engage in crafts, savor delicious snacks, and create your own hot cocoa concoctions. Plus, you could score exciting prizes for the most outstanding gingerbread house. Every contribution helps sustain the operations of the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts.
9th Annual Young Artist State-Wide Competition
The Symphony of the Lakes, a part-time professional orchestra located in Warsaw, Indiana, is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Symphony of the Lakes Young Artist Competition. Our organization recognizes that Indiana is blessed with so many wonderful young musicians around the state, and that we want to offer students a unique opportunity to compete and also have an opportunity to perform with the Symphony of the Lakes in the future. Our musicians come from all over Indiana, so it’s important to us that we’ve expanded this opportunity for students beyond northern Indiana. The competition will be ... Click to read more.
The Trials of Alice in Wonderland
Based on two of the greatest works in children’s literature, this fast-paced and witty show is set in Wonderland’s courtroom, where Alice is on trial. The Queen of Hearts is the judge, the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, and Caterpillar are witnesses, and the jury is a deck of cards! Poor Alice must try to prove her innocence by re-living the events of the adventures we’ve all come to love. Her crime? Growing and changing. Both helping and hindering her are Tweedledee and Tweedledum, who spend most of their time trying to decide who is the attorney for the defense and ... Click to read more.
Symphony of the Lakes Wind Quintet
On the Wagon Wheel Stage, February 24, 2024, at 7pm the Symphony of the Lakes Wind Quintet will perform as part of the Symphony of the Lakes season. A wind quintet is a chamber music ensemble consisting of five wind instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. This instrumental combination creates a distinctive and versatile sound that allows for a wide range of musical expressions and textures. Wind quintets have a rich history in classical music, and composers have written a significant amount of repertoire for this ensemble. The range of timbres within the ensemble allows for a diverse exploration ... Click to read more.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
"The Man Who Came to Dinner" is a classic American comedy play written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. It premiered on Broadway in 1939 and has since become a popular and enduring piece in the world of American theater. The play revolves around the character of Sheridan Whiteside, a famous and acerbic radio personality, who, while on a lecture tour in the small town of Mesalia, injures himself and is forced to convalesce in the home of a local family, the Stanleys. The Stanley family's lives are turned upside down as Whiteside takes over their house, turning it ... Click to read more.
Funeral for a Gangster
An Audience-Participation Murder Mystery! As the audience enters, a sign informs them that they are going back in time to 1928 and joining the Mob sendoff for the late Vito “The Gut” Marzetti. Your location becomes a speakeasy, “Ruby’s Place,” where the grieving family is holding “services” for the Don. They include Joey “The Lump,” Frankie “Marbles” and the proprietor of the club, Ruby “Fingers” Marzetti. And, of course, Lena, the “Gut’s” heartbroken widow. Or is she? Maybe she just wants to find the Godfather’s stash and needs her stepchildren (and the audience) to help figure out Vito’s last game. ... Click to read more.
Hobbits and Fairies
Symphony of the Lakes will present “Hobbits and Fairies” at the Winona Heritage Room on October , 2023, at 8pm. Still: Wood Notes is a composition by the American composer William Grant Still. Still (1895–1978) was a prominent figure in the 20th-century classical music scene, known for his contributions to both orchestral and chamber music, as well as his role in breaking racial barriers in the classical music world. The composition is characterized by its melodic charm, colorful orchestration, and reflective mood. Still's use of lush harmonies and lyrical flute passages captures a sense of serenity and beauty, reminiscent ... Click to read more.
Disney’s Beauty and The Beast
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he […]
Kiss Me Kate
"Kiss Me, Kate" is a classic musical comedy that intertwines the backstage antics of a theater production with a Shakespearean play. The story revolves around a divorced couple, Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, who are talented actors cast as the leading roles in a musical adaptation of "The Taming of the Shrew." As they prepare for the show, Fred attempts to win back Lilli's affections, but their fiery personalities lead to constant clashes both on and off the stage. Meanwhile, the supporting cast faces their own romantic entanglements, adding further comedic complications.
The Wedding Singer
"The Wedding Singer" is a lively and humorous musical set in the 1980s, based on the 1998 film. It follows Robbie Hart, a wedding singer whose own love life takes a hit when he's left at the altar. As he navigates heartbreak and disillusionment, he meets Julia Sullivan, a waitress engaged to someone else. Together, they discover the true meaning of love while navigating the comical and nostalgic world of weddings and '80s pop culture. The show's catchy songs and charming storyline make it a delightful and entertaining theatrical experience.
