Performances Fill The Calendar During The Z’s MARCH GLADNESS

There’s a lot to love at The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center during March 2015! Classic rock and roll, world music, Broadway theater, and mega-watt comedy shows arrive like lions during the eleven-show March Gladness blockbuster at The Z. From the outstanding comedy of Kathy Griffin to five-time Tony Winner Broadway sensation “Peter and The Starcatcher,” March delivers entertainment! Tickets range from $20-$59. For tickets or information, call the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center Box Office at 508-994-2900 or visit www.zeiterion.org or visit in person at the box office at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA.

MARCH GLADNESS LINE-UP

Ana Vinagre
Thursday, March 5 at 7:30PM
$20
Singing traditional Portuguese fado and accompanied by José Silva, on a twelve string Portuguese guitar, Viriato Ferreira on the viola de fado, and Peter Pimental on upper base, Ana, the voice of a true fadista, embodies and expresses the soul of this beautiful music tradition.

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes with John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Friday, March 6, 8PM
Tickets: $35, $39, $45
Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes make their way to The Z to rock the house with a “classic blend of Memphis Stax influenced R&B and gritty “stonesy” rock and roll.” In the mid-70s this eight member band broke out of its Jersey Shore home to quickly gain international recognition and has since been touring, performing hits from their eclectic repertoire of over two dozen albums. Southside Johnny is accompanied by seven other world class musicians ranging from pianists and guitarists to trumpet and saxophone players. From one of their most recent shows a longtime fan comments, “One of the most underrated and amazing groups of my generation. It was unbelievable to see and hear these guys with Southside hitting the notes just like they were recorded!” Special guests on this show are Rhode Island natives John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band.

Camané and Carminho
Saturday, March 7, 8PM
Tickets: $39, $49, $59
Two Fado powerhouses! The Zeiterion brings together two incredible Fado performers from Portugal for one amazingly passionate and moving evening! Carminho is a rising star of fado that is making a stratospheric international ascendance in the footsteps of Mariza and Ana Moura. Portugal’s brightest new star, she is considered to be one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation. Live, her voice glistens with potent tenderness as it soars over quintessential Portuguese and acoustic Spanish guitars with a power that would fill a stadium. And back after his magnificent debut at The Z in 2014, is Camané, the “Prince of Fado” and leading male singer in the new generation of stylists in Fado.

Cirque Ziva
Sunday, March 8, 7PM
Tickets: $27.50, $32.50, $37.50
The astounding Golden Dragon Acrobats showcase the majesty and beauty of Chinese acrobatic art. Featuring jugglers, dancers and contortionists, this group of dedicated artists has toured the United States continuously since their founding in 1978. With gravity-defying acts and mystifying precision, Cirque Ziva will make you believe that the impossible is always possible – and the achievement is a beautiful work of art! This showcase of raw physical talent is an all-encompassing experience that challenges the imagination and inspires awe!

From “Fashion Police” with Kathy Griffin
Wednesday, March 11, 8PM
Tickets: $35, $45, $55
Award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin takes The Z stage for a night of take-no-prisoners laughs. Whether she’s tearing up stars on the red carpet, making Anderson Cooper blush on New Year’s Eve, or keeping her fans doubled over with laughter in her stand-up specials and late-night talk show appearances, the always entertaining Kathy Griffin delivers an unforgettable, unforgivable night of laughter.

The American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life® Stage Presentation of INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL by Harriet Jacobs. Starring Cherita Armstrong.
Thursday, March 12, 7:30PM
Tickets: $25
The Z OnStage – Stage seating.
Audiences are moved by American Place Theater’s powerful stage adaptation of Harriet Jacobs’ book of the same title. This celebrated slave narrative includes the author’s account of the seven years she spent hiding as a fugitive in her grandmother’s attic. This fifty minute verbatim performance illuminates in shocking fashion, the traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children. Audiences emerge with a visceral experience that may become an enduring part of their understanding of the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Author Harriet Jacobs visited New Bedford on several occasions as her brother John Jacobs, also a freedom seeker, lived here for a time and worked on ships in the port of New Bedford. During Women’s History Month, The Z will partner with local organizations, including the NB Historical Society to offer several community events to enhance your theatre experience as well as celebrate Ms. Jacob’s character, courage and commitment to our society. Watch www.zeiterion.org for details.

WGBH presents ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O’DONOVAN
Friday, March 13, 8PM
Tickets: $25, $32, $38, $45
For the past nine years, St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn concerts have introduced the roots and branches of Irish music to audiences eager to celebrate the holiday in true Irish style. Local, regional, and national broadcasts of O’Donovan’s radio program, “A Celtic Sojourn” over the past 27 years have proven extraordinarily popular.

THE AWARD-WINNING ORIGINAL FROM LONDON’S WEST END ABBA MANIA
Saturday, March 14, 8PM
Tickets: $29, $35, $40
Experience the lavish costumes, lighting and sound of ABBA MANIA! Considered the world’s number one touring ABBA tribute, ABBA MANIA celebrates the music of ABBA, reviving special memories of the time the band ruled the airwaves. “If you’re an Abba fan, you’ll love this tribute concert” (Daily Express). Dig out those platforms and join in all of your favorites including: ‘Mamma Mia,’ ‘Voulez Vous,’ ‘Dancing Queen,’ ‘Winner Take It All,’ ‘Super Trouper’ and many more.

Broadway Sensation! “Best Play” Tony Award® nominated & five time Tony Winner® Peter and the Starcatcher
Friday, March 20, 8PM
Tickets: $39, $45, $49, $55
A Grownups Prequel to Peter Pan
“The most exhilarating storytelling on Broadway in decades” – The New York Times
Get Starstruck! This swashbuckling prequel takes a hilarious romp through Neverland. Discover how Peter Pan became the boy who never grew up. Based on the best-selling novel and the winner of 5 Tony Awards®, this magical theatrical production with music will have you hooked the moment your imagination takes flight. Not recommended for children under the age of 10.

Jimmy Webb – Stage Door Live!
Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:30 PM
Tickets: $45
General seating
A very special Stage Door Live appearance! A true living legend of songwriting, Jimmy Webb’s been crafting amazing songs, many of which have become cherished standards, for some forty years. And he’s still doing it. Now on tour with his newest CD, “Still Within the Sound of My Voice” Jimmy Webb is engaging his audiences like never before. Though some might still not know his name, they know the songs: “Wichita Lineman,” “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” “The Highwayman,” “Up, Up and Away,” “MacArthur Park,” and many more. Webb is one of those rare songwriters who manages to bring a genuine measure of magic to everything he touches. “He’s a prodigious performer, and a night with Jimmy at the keys is not unlike getting to hear George Gershwin or Cole Porter live. It’s hard to believe one guy could have written all these amazing songs. Webb is still at it, thankfully, and if you get a chance to see him live, grab it.” – American Songwriter Magazine

Doo Wop 11: Rock, Rhythm and Soul!
Saturday March 28, 2015, 7:30 PM
Tickets: $45, $49, $55
Travel back to the days when rock and roll was young and music was fun. At the Z for the very first time – The Crystals (“Do Doo Ron Ron”, “He’s A Rebel”), a special reunion of Chicago doo wop pioneers The El Dorados “Crazy Little Mama,” “At My Front Door,” special guest star Jimmy Clanton “Venus In Blue Jeans,” “Just A Dream” and the future of Doo Wop: 20 year old sensation Kid Kyle!

MARCH GLADNESS LINE-UP BY CATEGORY

ROCK AND ROLL
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES FRI 3/6/2015
JIMMY WEBB – Stage Door Live! THU 3/26/2015
DOO WOP 11 SAT 3/28/2015
ABBA MANIA SAT 3/15/2015

WORLD MUSIC
ANA VINAGRE – Stage Door Live! THU 3/5/2015
CAMANÉ AND CARMINHO SAT 3/7/2015
A CELTIC SOJOURN FRI 3/13/2015

THEATER & SPECTACULARS
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL THU 3/12/2015
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER FRI 3/20/2015
CIRQUE ZIVA – Golden Dragon Acrobats SUN 3/8/2015

COMEDY
KATHY GRIFFIN WED 3/11/2015