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	Circus OZ: From the Ground Up Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater February 1-February 2, 2013 Broadway Center presents - Circus OZ: From the Ground Up - Australia's National Circus brings you the spirit of steampunk with the power-packed aerialists, knockabout jugglers, and live wire musicians, all acrobatically suspended in disbelief. - It's a lovably edgy show, generally appropriate for ages 5 and up. -... Circus OZ: From the Ground Up Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater February 1-February 2, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Retail Therapy Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater September 22, 2012 Grab a group of girlfriends and get on board the party bus for a Tacoma day trip and shopping spree. Your ticket includes continental breakfast, a boxed lunch and a wonderful “swag bag” with sweet deals and surprises. Proceeds will benefit the Broadway Center’s accessibility programs, particularly Fall Free For All. Retail Therapy Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater September 22, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Fall Free for All Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater September 22-September 23, 2012 Saturday, September 22, 2012, Noon to 11:00pm* Sunday, September 23, 2012, 1:00pm to 9:00pm* Various Broadway Center venues Tickets: FREE, requires email registration to gain wristband pass access. Wristbands will not be mailed, rather please pick them up at the Box Office the weekend of the event. ... Fall Free for All Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater September 22-September 23, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Rock 'n' Blues Fest Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater July 29, 2012 Featuring Edgar Winter Band, Johnny Winter Band, Rick Derringer, and Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds! Each of the musicians have been closely involved with one another throughout their careers. You'll see them unite on stage to perform some unexpected classic songs together. Who said, "There ain't no cure for the summertime blues?"... Rock 'n' Blues Fest Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater July 29, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	CATHEDRALS Tacoma Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater July 27, 2012 Featuring David Bazan, Kevin Sur (of Indian Valley Line), and Pretty Broken Things each backed by the Passenger String Quartet. This new series features unique concerts and warm acoustics in the welcoming space at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Enjoy the best indie music in a venue that resonates with rich and deep overtones.... CATHEDRALS Tacoma Presented by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater July 27, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)

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• Event Name: Bobby McFerrin
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  Review posted by: Nov 30, -0001
  

  This review is my own opinion of the Bobby McFerrin concert. Statements are my own opinions and interpretations as to Bobby's behaviour during the concert.
  
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  This review is my own opinion of the Bobby McFerrin concert. Statements are my own opinions and interpretations as to Bobby's behaviour during the concert. HE DOESN'T SING "DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY." HE JERKS YOU AROUND. HE'S RUDE. HE'S GOT ONE HIT YET HE'S A PRIMA-DONNA AND IT'S BENEATH HIM TO PERFORM IT. We just saw his Houston show last night, March 10, 2008. He started 10 minutes late and did about 100 minutes. First I'll warn you of his arrogance, then I'll give a more objective review of the show. Bobby is a rude, manipulative, arrogant performer that jerks his audience around. First and foremost: Bobby does not sing "Don't worry be happy." Now I can understand that someone like Billy Joel or Bruce Springsteen that has scores of hits under their belt has to skip some of your favorites. But for a guy who has exactly ONE hit not to sing it, this is inexcuseable prima-donna arrogance. He doesn't want to sing the same old song anymore, so he just doesn't do it. And the $140+ I spent to hear him sing it? Well that's not his problem. And the other 5000+ members of the audience that paid him what most be a whooooole lotta money? He doesn't owe them anything. Anyway...if you will be disappointed that he skips this song, which I imagine 99+% of the audience will be, you might want to just skip this show. It's not that great of a show anyway. There was a smarmy moment in the show where a male performer delivered an impassioned plea about "family matters," climaxing in a lengthy tearful breakdown. Thereupon other male performers consoled him with pats on the back and long body man-hugs and handholding while Bobby intoned a haunting solemn dirge. Naive audience members may have found it moving. I found it manipulative, insulting to my intelligence, stupid, and amatuerish. Michael Jackson did the same thing during his BAD tour and I rolled my eyes then, and that was fifteen years ago. Of course we were all waiting to here the final "Be Happy" number. When Bobby & company left the stage, we all, of course, expected them to come out and do it as an encore. And of course Bobby knows that. So he jerks us all around because he considers us ignorant boobs that are sooo easily entertained by a simple song that is sooo beneath him that he threw together in one hour. So he & company exit the stage while continuing to sing with the wireless microphones. The crowd stands up and applauds and claps along. Bobby & company continue singing, off stage and out of sight, for several long minutes, just grooving the same thing over and over. We all stand there like idiots, clapping along to this evil pied-piper. Finally, and thankfully I might add, they taper it off. The crowd applauds loudly and hollers for the expected encore. The house lights do not come up. Bobby jerks the crowd around for at least a full minute, making them earn the encore. Finally he & company emerge from the wings, microphone in hand, to thounderous applause. He accepts his ovation for another extended period, and finally gives us the false humble bow with hands in praying position. He then returns to the stool from which he sang most of the show, just to tease us, and then cuts to stage right and exits the stage, handing his microphone to the sound man in our view to explicitly indicate to us that he will not perform further. Then the house lights come up. I can't decide if he will never perform the encore, or he will if we yell loudly enough to earn it. Either way it's arrogant and rude. And now for a somewhat objective review: This show is not bad...a little on the boring side depending on how much you understand and appreciate what he does. He displays his great vocal range and variety of sounds. He has the audience sing parts, which is great fun at first but gets old after a while. He does one comedy/performance piece where he does a gay Mr. Rogers impersonation, which is good, funny, and helps add much needed variety to the show. On the bad side, he sings no recognizable songs. He mostly chants in some sort of fake african gibberish. The entire show is a single style of supposedly improvisational singing, and it's good, or great, but it gets boring after a while. There are no classical pieces and no Beatles or other pop songs. The air saxophone/flute playing is getting seriously trite. Joe Cocker: 1970. Al Jarreau: 1977. Bobby McFerrin and assorted chronies: 2007. Just retire this lame schtick, permanently. So it's actually a good concert, for people that understand and appreciate this type of performance it might even be great. But his rudeness and arrogance left a baaaaaad taste in my mouth and I wouldn't ever go see him again. Collapse

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• Event Name: Striking 12
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  Review posted by: Nov 30, -0001
  

  The Grumpy Guy and the Light Bulb Girl"¦
  Part concert, part holiday story, "Striking 12" is a unique look at an old fairytale, Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Match Girl". With very... Expand

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  The Grumpy Guy and the Light Bulb Girl"¦ Part concert, part holiday story, "Striking 12" is a unique look at an old fairytale, Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Match Girl". With very little in the way of customs or set the group is able to set both the mood and staging. As professional musicians their acting chops might not meet traditional Broadway standards, their energy, group chemistry, and musical talents more than make up for any shortcomings. I was fortunate enough to see the show while visiting New York a couple of years ago, and while some a couple the East-coast references may not play well here on the West, I'm thrilled to have another chance to see this show performed by these people Collapse

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