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The Ten Tenors
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 8 p.m.
The Actor's Gang in 1984
Friday, November 2, 2007, 8 p.m.
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 8 p.m.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged)
Friday, April 11, 2008, 8 p.m.
The LSU Union Great Performances Theater Series once again brings the best of music, comedy and theater to Baton Rouge. This year’s performances include The Ten Tenors, The Actor’s Gang’s 1984, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash and The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Completely Hollywood (abridged). All performances will take place in the LSU Student Union Theater.
Subscribers get all the shows in the series for one low price, a 15% savings compared to individual ticket prices. There is also a savings on service fees charged on individual tickets. Subscribers receive preferred choice of seating for each show and are guaranteed the same great seats for every show in the series. Series tickets are now on sale at the LSU Student Union Box Office, (225) 578-5128.
The Ten Tenors
 The first performance of the series is Australia’s most debonair music export, The Ten Tenors. Highly regarded as a hip and happening musical sensation to be reckoned with, The Ten Tenors have been seen by over 77 million people on three continents, selling out shows and winning hearts with their unique style, obvious camaraderie, and unparalleled fusion of artistry, musicianship and comedy. The Ten Tenors leaves audiences breathless, heroically striding through the classical tenor repertoire, swaying through the ballads of the Neapolitan crooners, and highlighting their youth with critically acclaimed performances of rock classics. These classically trained singers, known for their black suits and and eclectic repertoire, have shared the stage with musicians like Rod Stewart, Andrea Boccelli, Alanis Morrissette and Willie Nelson, among others.
The Actors' Gang in 1984
 Based on George Orwell’s novel 1984, a new stage adaptation offers a glimpse of what life becomes under a government based on deception and misguided loyalty. Imagine a world where people fear that their opinion cannot be expressed freely, where leaders are not held accountable for their deceptions, where perpetual war is waged against an unseen enemy; a world where Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery, and War is Peace. This is the world Orwell created more than half a century ago and its prescience of today’s world is stunning. Tim Robbins, Artistic Director of The Actors’ Gang, is directing this powerful new stage adaptation by San Francisco Mime Troupe’s Michael Gene Sullivan
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
 The music of Johnny Cash ignites the stage in the new Broadway musical Ring of Fire, featuring 38 signature songs from the legendary Man in Black. Stories of passion, redemption, humor, and salvation set the stage ablaze in a musical celebration of the world’s most famous rebel. Hits include “Walk the Line,” “Hurt,” “Jackson,” “I’ve Been Everywhere,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “A Boy Named Sue,” and the title track “Ring of Fire.” Nearly three years after his passing, Johnny Cash remains one of the most popular entertainers of all time. He has also posted over 130 hits on the Billboard Country singles chart, more than anyone in history. Cash is one of the few people in music history to sell more than 50 million records.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged)
 Brevity is the soul of wit. America’s “bad boys of abridgement” go behind the scenes to expose the madness! The Reduced Shakespeare Company boldly goes where few would dare—Tinseltown—to take on America’s largest export and savage show biz. RSC is a three-man comedy troupe known for taking long, serious subjects and reducing them into short, sharp comedies. They have created six stage shows, two television specials, and numerous radio pieces. The boys have been seen on all the major American and British television networks and are heard frequently on both National Public Radio and the BBC.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets can be charged to MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Tiger Cash. Series tickets may be purchased through the LSU Student Union Box Office, (225) 578-5128. Box office hours are 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. For more information e-mail unionbox@lsu.edu, call the LSU Student Union Program Department at (225) 578-5118, or visit www.lsu.edu/upc/livelyarts.
The national award-winning LSU Student Union Great Performances Theater Series is one of the longest-running variety performing arts series in Baton Rouge. It is sponsored by the LSU Student Union Program Council Lively Arts Committee.
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