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The ABBA Show that fans call “The closest thing you will ever get to ABBA – the best ABBA show in the world!” 

Arrival From Sweden – The Music of ABBA is endorsed by ABBA and has sold out arenas and venues in 70 countries, including sell-outs at Red Rocks Park in Colorado, where U2, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles have performed. It is the only group to have been given a previously unreleased ABBA song directly from the band, the song “Just a Notion,” which appeared on ABBA’s 2021 record “Voyage.” 

The Music of ABBA production includes immaculate costumes and stage show, and delivers all of ABBA’s hits, including “Mama Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take A Chance,” and more. 

Mike Super was a finalist on America’s Got Talent, and he’s the only magician in history to win a live magic competition on network TV. 

The award-winning magician has dazzled audiences all over the world, including Disney, and he’s appeared on popular TV shows like Ellen, Penn & Teller’s “Fool Us,” America’s Got Talent, and NBC’s PHENOMENON, in which he won the nationally televised competition. He has won countless “Entertainer of the Year” and “Performing Artist of the Year” awards, and he was selected to perform at the Pollstar Awards in Hollywood.

Super began doing magic at the age of 6, influenced by magicians like Doug Henning and David Copperfield, and now he performs about 200 shows per year. He also credits Walt Disney as an influence, insisting that his love for magic began in a magic shop at Walt Disney World.

Super credits his appearance on PHENOMENON with getting to meet all the people who come to his shows. “It’s propelled my career in many ways,” he said. “I love getting to meet people who saw me on TV. Luckily, I’m a people person, so it’s really fun for me!”

Born and raised in Fayetteville, N.C., Tim Shropshire is the bearded, country, family man everyone has grown to love. Raised in "old school" church culture, Tim is one of the most hilarious "church kids" turned internet sensation. He has appeared in venues around the country, including The Comedy Zone.

Tim has broken the internet with his home videos that have been viewed more than 50 million times on social media, which has led to collaborations with notable brands, including Chic-fil-A.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the beloved TV classic, comes to life on stage with all of your favorite characters.

Based on the animated television special of the same name, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer teaches a very simple lesson: what makes us different, makes us special! 

The show is complete with all of the characters audiences old and young have come to remember, including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble The Abominable Snow Monster, Yukon Cornelius, and of course, Rudolph.

The Chicago Daily Herald Review called Rudolph “a gleeful musical take on a holiday favorite,” and the Orlando Sentinel Review called it an “utterly charming, top-notch production.”

The Holiday Extravaganza is a showcase of the university’s faculty, staff, and student musicians, performing popular holiday classics. This family-friendly event also features a fun sing-along of well-known Christmas carols. 

For group pricing, call the GPAC Box Office at 910.521.6361. Proceeds from the concert helps to supplement students’ musical education by raising money for music scholarships.

An international treasure and an extraordinary musical adventure, the Czech National Philharmonic was founded in 1908, during which the orchestra performed its first concerts under the direction of Bohuslav Martinů. In 1945, it was reconstituted after the World War II and awarded the title of ‘National’ Philharmonic. The orchestra is famous for performing the works of Dvorak, Smetana, Martinů, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert.

Over the course of its existence, the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has developed an extremely extensive and varied repertoire. Focuses mainly on the great composers of world music of the 19th and 20th centuries, however, it also promotes contemporary Czech and world music, as evidenced by the performance of more than 250 new compositions. The orchestra also ranks among the authentic interpreters of the classics of Czech national music culture: Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoše Janáček a Bohuslav Martinů.

The Czech National Philharmonic has had legendary composers and conductors, including Gustav Mahler, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Josef Suk, Václav Neumann, Karel Ančerl, Herbert von Karajan, as well as Michael Gielen, Jean Martinen, Manfred Honeck, Elijahu inbal, and Bela Bartok, to name but a few of the international conductors who have collaborated with the orchestra.

Swan Lake, performed by Dance Alive National Ballet, brings to life brings the classic Tchaikovsky composition to life with an award-winning cast of international dancers.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s composition tells the love story of Prince Siegfried, who on a hunting trip encounters a flock of swans, falls in love with the Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse, and swears his allegiance and undying love for her. As a result of a curse by the evil sorcerer Baron von Rothbart, Odette can only take human form between midnight and daybreak.

Dance Alive National Ballet features award-winning dancers. Elegant and exciting, they are at the heart of the company’s undeniable success. The distinctive artistry of Kim Tuttle, executive artistic director for Dance Alive and choreographer Judy Skinner is visually stunning, finely crafted story lines and a musicality unlike other classical ballet companies. Entertaining and insightful, provocative, and joyous, Dance Alive National Ballet presents a variety of programs that are tailored to suit a presenter’s need.

Forget the princesses you think you know – these royal renegades are here to set the record straight in this  critically-acclaimed, multiple award-winning musical production of “Disenchanted.” 

Disenchanted is an affectionate and witty spoof of the Grimm fairytale princess stories. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture, so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight.

Disenchanted has played to sold out houses, rave reviews, and several NYC award nominations including “Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical” (Outer Critics Circle Awards), “Best New Off-Broadway Musical” (Off Broadway Alliance Awards), and two Lucille Lortel Awards nominations ('Best Lead Actress' and 'Best Featured Actress').  It also received a nod from Playbill, making its “Best of the Year” list, as well as an American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Award nomination for “Best Costumes.” CBS TV called it “a new spin on Disney classics, leaving audiences doubled over in laughter!”

*Please note that this show contains some content that is not suitable for ages 12 and under. Feel free to call for questions.

Nostalgia-inducing unforgettable hits! The internationally acclaimed hit Broadway show “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” brings to life all the magic and memories of a golden era in music history. Audiences will want to sing along on this memorable tour-de-force.

The immersive concert-style tribute show recreates the magic and authenticity of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel on stage and chronicles the amazing journey shared by the iconic, GRAMMY-award winning folk-rock duo. 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, and to their dramatic split in 1970. “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” culminates with the pair’s famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance.

The show features a set list of nearly 30 songs and uses state-of-the-art video projection, photos, and original film footage. A full live band performs all of the hits, including "Mrs. Robinson," "Cecilia," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Homeward Bound," and many more, complete with the unmistakably perfect harmonies that will transport audiences down memory lane.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel's unforgettable songs and poetic lyrics poignantly captured the times and made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they won 10 GRAMMY Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, the Brit Awards honored their "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album with Best International Album. In 2003, Simon & Garfunkel were awarded a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their "Sound of Silence" awarded a GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award.

Menopause the Musical is back in this hilarious stand-alone sequel to the Broadway smash!

Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail on a cruise ship with our beloved ladies for more high-jinks on the high seas. “Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through The Change” is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the joys of menopause and friendship — plus hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses! This trip of self-discovery is backed by a new soundtrack of toe-tapping parodied hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. For these four ladies, menopause was not the end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship where love conquers all, and friendships never fail.

It’s not necessary to see the first “Menopause” musical; the sequel invites new audiences, as the characters from the original are strengthened as they support one another through the chaos of dating, grandchildren, hot flashes, weight gain, and more.  They celebrate the importance of friendship. 

The musical parodies classic hits of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s – for example, “Holding Out For A Hero” becomes “Holding Out For A Vino”, “That’s Amore” transforms into “That’s Your Hormones”, “But I Do” switches to “I Don’t Know Why I Love Him”, and “Disco Inferno” becomes “AC Inferno.”