If the 1960’s are your era, where the times and the tunes
speak to your heart and set your feet tapping, then the Palace Theater in
Waterbury has a show with your name stamped in gold on the playbill cover. “This is the 60’s” will capture the
decade in every way possible, marking each of the historic milestones from this
fascinating and frantic time.
The stage of the Palace Theater will be aglow with the men
and the music who made history for one spectacular show only, Saturday,
November 17 at 8 p.m. More than a
concert showcasing the music of The Monkees, The Beatles, The Mamas and The
Papas, The Beach Boys, The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, The Fifth Dimension, Jimi
Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jefferson Airplane and more, the evening will include
a timeline of the events that celebrated the decade on its fiftieth
anniversary.
Relive the excitement and spectacle of the space program
when man first walked on the moon, the phenomenon of the Fab Four lads from
across the pond who sparked Beatlemania, the agony and trauma of the Vietnam
War and the loss of the icon from Camelot known as John Fitzgerald
Kennedy.
Poignant and powerful film clippings will highlight the
culture of the times, complete with commercials from television ads. Seven
talented performers, Joan Burton, Eddie Darst, David Krol, Daryn Owen, Freddy
Trumbower, Janisse Flowers and Anna Rednour, will offer more than two solid
hours of live rock and roll memories and memorabilia as they travel back in
time to recreate everything from white bread to Woodstock.
“This is the 60’s” was created by producer/director Jim
Duffy, a veteran documentary filmmaker, author and musician, who knows how to
capture the moments that mark this turbulent time.
Before the
performance, patrons are invited to arrive early for a 7:30 p.m. flashback
performance in the theater’s lobby by Trish Torello, a popular local performer
and former lead singer of the 60’s band Good & Plenty. Torello will send
patrons tripping back in time when she belts out the signature song of
Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick, “White Rabbit.”
Also before the
show, Emily’s Catering Group will serve a 6 p.m. pre-show dinner in the
Palace’s Poli Club, located on the Mezzanine level of the theater. Dinner is
$40 per member and $50 per non-member, which includes tax, service fees,
coffee, and tea. A cash bar is also available. Seating is limited, and
reservations can be made when purchasing tickets through the Box Office.
For tickets ($25, 35, 45), call the Palace Theater, 100 East
Main Street, Waterbury at 203-346-2000 or online at www.palacetheaterct.org.
Come revisit the most exciting decade of the Twentieth
Century and stroll down the sidewalks one fabulous musical note after another.
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