2024 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT

DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST

BE OUR GUEST! Showtune Productions' is proud to present Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Chandler Center for the Arts, produced and musical directed by JR McAlexander, Showtune’s Executive Director. The show will be directed by Stage and PBS-TV Director M. Seth Reines, who serves as Showtune Productions' Artistic Director and has directed at countless regional theatres, national tours, and world premiere musicals. The show’s dazzling chorography will be staged by Broadway Alum and National Tour veteran Dottie Lester-White. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’S cast will feature the Valley's preeminent musical theatre stars backed by a full live orchestra and a chorus under the baton of JR McAlexander, who produces Chandler Center for the Arts’ popular Showtime Series and New Year's Eve Gala.

TICKETS AND GROUP TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 3 PERFORMANCES FRIDAY, MARCH 22 – 23, 2024 at https://www.chandlercenter.org/events/disneys-beauty-and-beast-live-concert

This production is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.


2024 SHOWS

BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS

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Celebrate the greatest hits from Broadway featuring 6-powerhouse vocalists and a live orchestra. Showstoppers from such greats as Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Chicago, My Fair Lady, Moulin Rouge, Oklahoma, Hamilton, Rent, Carole King's Beautiful, Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, Hair, Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Jesus Christ Superstar, CATS, Wicked, Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera and more!


COUNTRY GALS

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Celebrate the classic music of Country's greatest female icons from Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrel to Carrie Underwood, Reba, The Judds, Miranda Lambert and many more! Country Gals stars 3 country singers who have appeared on stages around the world and a live country band!


DIAMOND, The Neil Diamond Tribute

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Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Enjoy this brand-new tribute starring the incomparable international performer Scott Moreau as he sings all of Diamond’s greatest hits such as Sweet Caroline, America, Song Sung Blue, Forever in Blue Jeans, Hello Again, I Am… I Said, I’m A Believer. Cherry Cherry, Kentucky Woman, Red Red Wind and more! The show will feature a live band with backup singers.


Dick Clark’s COUNTDOWN TO THE 50’s & 60’s

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Back by popular demand direct from New York City, THE RAVE ONS! perform their brand-new show that has delighted Cruise audiences around the world. Rock out to the top hits of the 50’s & 60’s with such greats as Where The Boys Are, My Girl, Pretty Woman, La Bamba, That’ll Be the Day, Teenager In Love, Wake Up Little Suzie, Fever, Summertime Blues, Heartbreak Hotel, Honky Tonk Woman, Me and Bobby McGee, Johnny B. Goode and more! Also starring Ryan Jagru as Dick Clark and featuring Trisha Ditsworth.


HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

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Get your ticket to Hollywood's greatest musical hits featuring cinema classics such as James Bond, A Star is Born, The Lion King,  Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Wizard of Oz, 9-5, Singing in the Rain, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Grease, Stayin'Alive and more! The show features 4-powerhouse vocalists and a live band, singing the songs of Adele, Kenny Loggins, Lady Gaga, Patrick Swayze, Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, and many more! Get your popcorn, candy and soda and reminisce to the greatest films of all time.


Karen Hester

as Dolly

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Winner of Jimmy Fallon's 2021 CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS as "Best Tribute Artist in America", Karen Hester is one of the most sought-after Dolly Parton Tribute artists in the world! Direct from Las Vegas, Ms. Hester sings the greatest hits by one of the most popular country artists of all time featuring a live country band!


KING IN CONCERT

VICTOR TREVINO as ELVIS

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Stars Victor Trevino, Jr., 2022 winner of Graceland's Ultimate Elvis Competition, making him the #1 Elvis Presley Tribute artist in the world! Victor has starred in the Ultimate Elvis Tour for the past 6 years and was featured on CNN in Graceland's New Year's Eve Celebration in 2015. Victor has performed throughout the world opening for such rock legends as "Boy II Men" and "Foreigner" and has starred in “Legends in Concert” at the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel.


THE RAVE-ONS!

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Don’t miss East Coast based Todd Meredith and The Rave-Ons in this high-energy tribute to the popular hits of Buddy Holly and the Crickets and the 1950’s. Todd Meredith has appeared nationally as Buddy Holly for the over 10 years including starring in the National Tour of the Broadway hit musical BUDDY, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. The RAVE-ONS have played to standing ovations from BB Kings in New York City to cruise ships around the world.


TAKE IT EASY, SONGS OF THE 70’s

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Journey back to the 70’s with folk-rock artists The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, America, Fleetwood Mac, Ambrosia, Heart, Orleans, Linda Ronstadt, and their greatest hits Hotel California, Still the One, Barracuda, How Much I Feel, Go Your Own Way, A Horse with No Name, You’re So Vain, Listen to the Music, Takin’ It to the Streets, Take It Easy and more! The show features a 10-piece band!


WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT

A NEW ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE

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Direct from Las Vegas, Colte Julian's electrifying tribute premiered to sold-out audiences at the Apollo Theatre in Chicago. Featuring colorful costumes, a live band, backup singers and Elton’s greatest hits including Rocket Man, Bennie and the Jets, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Crocodile Rock, Candle in the Wind and many more!


YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND

Tribute to Carole King and James Taylor

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Kristen Drathman and Kyle Sorrell celebrate two of the biggest singer / songwriters of our time, musical icons Carole King and James Taylor. King composed over 100 top hits including You’ve Got a Friend, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, It's Too Late, I Feel The Earth Move, and Natural Woman for such greats as James Taylor, The Shirelles, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, The Beatles and more. Among Taylor's hits are Carolina In My Mind, Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain, and How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You).


MARK CORDES' SPOUSE WHISPERER

www.spousewhisperer.com

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It's never a dull moment with award-winning comedian Mark Cordes as he delivers his critically acclaimed one-man show, The Spouse Whisperer. Take a comedic journey through 'love at first sight' 'til death do us part', and all of the funny stuff in between. Enjoy a hilarious peek into the real world of relationships, a decidedly positive view of 'sweet togetherness.' Whether you're searching or already with that hunk-of-burning-love, you can't miss with The Spouse Whisperer.


More Tribute Shows

WALKIN' THE LINE

A Tribute to Johnny Cash

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Direct from New York City, Scott Moreau starred as Johnny Cash in the National Tour and Las Vegas productions of the Broadway smash hit Million Dollar Quartet. Relive the amazing songs of Johnny Cash in this electrifying tribute to the Man in Black. Hear all of Johnny’s biggest hits, like Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire, Boy Named Sue, Walk the Line and many more accompanied by a live country band.


DARLIN' COMPANION

The Johnny and June Carter Cash Tribute

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Direct from New York City, Scott Moreau teams up with Renee Kathleen Koher as June Carter on some of the best country duets of all-time including Jackson, It Ain’t Me Babe, If I Were A Carpenter, Daddy Sang Bass and many more!


TED VIGIL

as JOHN DENVER

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Awarded the Rising Legend Award by the National Traditional Country Music Association, Ted Vigil's John Denver Tribute from Olympia, WA recreates the popular 1970's folk singer's hits Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home Country Roads, Thank God I'm A Country Boy, and many others.


LEGENDARY LADIES OF SOUL

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From Gospel to Motown to Soul, enjoy the pop hits of such vocal icons as Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and many more! Feature three powerhouse singers and a live band. These ladies have played to standing ovations all over the state of Arizona!


ROCKIN' REWIND

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Travel back in time, over five decades, with the greatest hits songs. Colorful costumes, a live rock band and powerhouse vocalists, this show features hits such as I Gotta Feeling, RESPECT, Hello, Imagine, Let It Be, Old Time Rock’n Roll, Play That Funky Music, How Deep Is Your Love, Joy to the World, Happy, Don’t Stop Believin', Celebration and many more! Artists from Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston and Journey to The Beatles, 5th Dimension and Chubby Checker.


GROOVIN' THRU THE 60's

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Celebrate the greatest 60's folk rock hits of The Mamas & The Papas; Peter, Paul & Mary; Simon & Garfunkel and many more with such popular favorites as Blowin' In the Wind, California Dreamin', Puff the Magic Dragon, Monday, Monday, Mr. Tambourine Man, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sound of Silence. This show features four dynamic singers with live musical backup.


SWINGTIME!

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Journey back to the 1930's and 1940's and the days of swing bands and supper clubs! With a live swing band, the harmonies of the Swingtime Quartet, SWINGTIME features such great hits as Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree, I'll Be Seeing You, In The Mood, Tuxedo Junction, Route 66 and more.


WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

The Songs of the Carpenters

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Sergeant Emily Walter, a Gulf War Veteran, was the lead vocalist with the U.S. Air Force SAC Band and has performed with such greats as John Denver, Bob Hope and Lee Greenwood. Emily brings to life the legendary songs of Karen Carpenter, America’s most popular music act of the 1970’s with such hits as Close To You, Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, For All We Know, We’ve Only Just Begun and more!


BUDDY, RITCHIE & THE BIG BOPPER

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Don't miss this tribute to the great Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vallens and The Big Bopper at their final concert in Clearlake, Iowa. Join Todd Meredith, who has played Buddy Holly across the United States, Ritchie, The Big Bopper and a live band performing such hits as Peggy Sue, That’ll Be The Day, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace.


WOMEN WHO ROCK!

MONICA HEUSER

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Direct from Harrah’s of Las Vegas’s Menopause The Musical, Monica Heuser was sanctioned by the Patsy Cline Estate in 1998 for her portrayal of Patsy Cline in the National Tour of A Closer Walk of Patsy Cline and was an Ivey Award Winner for her Janis Joplin in Love, Janis at the Ordway Center of Minneapolis. . Enjoy a mix of country, pop, rock and blues in this one-woman show celebrating the music of such greats as Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, KD Lang and many more. A live rock band accompanies Ms. Heuser.


BROADWAY CLASSICS

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Celebrate the Golden Age of Broadway with classic showtunes from Sound of Music, South Pacific, King and I, Oklahoma, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Cats, Phantom of the Opera and many more. This stirring production boasts a cast of professional singers and a live musical ensemble complete with strings!


BEST OF BROADWAY

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Celebrate Broadway's greatest hits featuring 4 powerhouse vocalists and a 10-piece orchestra. Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Carole King's Beautiful, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more!


A LORETTA LYNN TRIBUTE

Starring Emily Portman

Direct from Kentucky, the remarkable Emily Portman celebrates the Queen of Country with such hits as You Ain’t Woman Enough, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Pill, Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’, One’s on the Way, Fist City and many more!


REMEMBER PATSY CLINE

MONICA HEUSER

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Celebrate the music of Patsy Cline with Monica Heuser, who has wowed thousands of fans across the United States! Sanctioned by the Estate of Patsy Cline for her national tour of A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE, Ms. Heuser, accompanied by a live country band, will entertain you with 25 of Patsy's most popular songs.


JOHNNY AND JERRY LEE

TOGETHER AGAIN!

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Direct from the Chicago and Las Vegas Productions of the mega-hit musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Scott Moreau and Colte Julian co-star in this dynamic tribute to Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. With a rockin’ band, JOHNNY AND JERRY LEE features such popular hits as Folson Prison Blues, I Walk the Line, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Great Balls of Fire, Ring of Fire, Man in Black, Chantilly Lace and many more!


ELVIS

THE GOSPEL YEARS!

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ELVIS, THE GOSPEL YEARS! stars world-renowned Elvis Presley Tribute Artist Victor Trevino, Jr. Starring in the Ultimate Elvis Tour for the past 6 years, Victor was featured in Elvis Presley Estate's Ultimate Elvis Competition, CNN’s Graceland's New Year's Eve Celebration and starred in LEGENDS IN CONCERT in Las Vegas. Victor has performed around the world, opening for such rock legends as "Boy II Men" and "Foreigner."


CASH AND CLINE

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE

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Relive the legendary 1962 Johnny Cash/ Patsy Cline tour of the United States in this electrifying tribute to Cash and Cline’s greatest hits including Ring of Fire, Crazy, Jackson, Lovesick Blues, Walkin’ After Midnight and many more!


WOMEN WHO ROCK!

MONICA HEUSER

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Direct from Harrah’s of Las Vegas’s Menopause The Musical, Monica Heuser was sanctioned by the Patsy Cline Estate in 1998 for her portrayal of Patsy Cline in the National Tour of A Closer Walk of Patsy Cline and was an Ivey Award Winner for her Janis Joplin in Love, Janis at the Ordway Center of Minneapolis. . Enjoy a mix of country, pop, rock and blues in this one-woman show celebrating the music of such greats as Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, KD Lang and many more. A live rock band accompanies Ms. Heuser.


Comedians

JIMMY TRAVIS

One Guy, One Guitar!

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Named Entertainer of the Year by Crystal Cruises, this Nashville comedian/musician has performed all over the world. He's funny, creative, spontaneous, energetic, and since he frequently interacts with the audience, no two shows are ever the same! Jimmy has performed in the main showrooms of Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe; and his special blend of humor and music has led to over 50 national television appearances.


LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

Jimmy Travis

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Direct from Nashville, take a high-octane journey of music and comedy from Memphis to New Orleans with Jimmy Travis, an award-winning singer, songwriter and comedian singing Blues, Country, Rockabilly, Dixieland, and jazz favorites: Saints Go Marching In, King of the Road, Blueberry Hill, Summer Nights, Hey Good Lookin', Choo Choo Boogie and more! Features a live Dixieland Band.


Holiday Shows

HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

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A heart-warming Christmas gift this joyous and touching variety show features all your favorite secular and sacred holiday songs. HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS will become a special part of your holiday tradition with all the merriment of the season including a delightful visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus!


A BUDDY HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

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Join New York City based Todd Meredith, The Rave-Ons! and Mr. and Mrs. Claus in this tribute to the greatest Christmas hits of the 50’s and 60’s including Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Jingle Bell Rock, Christmas Boogie, Run Rudolph Run and many more. The Rave-Ons!, who have played to standing ovations from NYC to Reno, will also fill your holiday stocking with such Buddy Holly hits as Peggy Sue, That'll Be The Day and Rave On!


A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Celebrate your favorite Christmas classics, both secular and sacred, performed by a cast of spirited country singers and a live country band. It’s a festive celebration guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit. Enjoy seasonal hits by such country greats as Kenny Rogers, Brenda Lee, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Faith Hill, Loretta Lynn and Gene Autry.