ENTERTAINMENT NOTES

Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia! on Walton center's show list

Paige Faure & Andy Jones in the national tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Paige Faure & Andy Jones in the national tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Touring productions of award-winning musicals, including Kinky Boots and The Bridges of Madison County, will be on the stage of Baum Walker Hall at Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center for the 2015-16 Procter & Gamble Broadway Series.

The lineup:

• Nov. 10-15: American Repertory Theater production of Pippin (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Roger O. Hirson and Bob Fosse)

• Jan. 19-24: Kinky Boots (music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein)

• Feb. 9-14: Mamma Mia! (music and lyrics by Abba, book by Catherine Johnson)

• March 1-6: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

• April 19-24, 2016: The Bridges of Madison County (music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, book by Marsha Norman, based on the novel by Robert James Waller)

The schedule includes these 2015-16 season add-ons:

• Nov. 24-29: Annie (music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan)

• Dec. 11-12: National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China

• Dec. 15: Home Free: Full of Cheer, holiday tour by NBC's The Sing-Off's Season 4 champions

• Jan. 16: Ira Glass, creator and host of public radio's This American Life

• Jan. 28: L.A. Theatre Works production of Bram Stoker's Dracula, adapted by Charles Morey

• Feb. 19: Banjoists Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck

• May 6-8, 2016 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Subscriptions are $147-$350. Subscriber prices for individual Annie tickets: $25.80-$66.80. Single tickets will be available this summer. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.

Jug-band bluegrass

The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, led by Hee-Haw regular Leroy Troy on banjo, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould, part of Jonesboro public radio station KASU-FM, 91.9's Bluegrass Monday concert series.

The station will issue tickets starting at 5 p.m. and will pass the hat to pay the band; suggested donation is $5 per person. Call (870) 972-2367, email [email protected] or visit the Bluegrass Monday Facebook page.

Musical auditions

The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock, will hold auditions for two musicals, at 10 a.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. March 29:

The Addams Family: A New Musical, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, book by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman. Director is Tom Crone ([email protected]). Production dates are June 11-28.

American Idiot, a rock opera, music and lyrics by Green Day, based on their album of the same title; book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer. Director will be Frank O. Butler ([email protected]). Production dates are July 17-Aug. 9.

A complete list of available roles, character descriptions and vocal requirements and a link to the audition form are available online at weekendtheater.org/news-events. Lori Isner will be the music director for both shows.

Auditioners need only attend one session and should provide a recent photo (no larger than 4-by-4-inch), prepare a verse and chorus (only) of a song of their choice and provide sheet music for the accompanist (or just sing "Happy Birthday"). Readings from the scripts will follow; the auditions may include a movement component. Call (501) 374-3761 for more information.

Successful Feet

Minneapolis-based tap-and-music group Rhythmic Circus will hit the stage with Feet Don't Fail Me Now!, combining percussive dance with live rock, 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis. Tickets are $15, $25 for VIP. Call (901) 525-3000 or (901) 743-2787 or visit the website, orpheum-memphis.com.

Cultural discounts

Arts and cultural organizations and businesses based in downtown Little Rock will take part in a "Culture-cation" package of special offers throughout the week of spring break, Monday-Saturday:

• Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E. Ninth St.: $5 off a family membership. (501) 372-4000; arkansasartscenter.org

• Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., $5 off student tickets to Mary Poppins. (501) 378-0405; therep.org

• Capital Hotel, 111 W. Markham St., discounted room rates starting at $159/night, based on availability; must present ticket from one of the "Culture-cation" institutions to receive the reduced rate. (501) 374-7474; capitalhotel.com

• Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., free interactive events centered on music and the Peanuts exhibit; museum tours not included. (501) 374-4242; clintonpresidentialcenter.org

• Esse Purse Museum, 1510 Main St., 50 percent off admission price and 10 percent off museum store. (501) 916-9022; essepursemuseum.com

• Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., 10 percent discount in museum store. (501) 683-3593; mosaictemplarscenter.com

• Museum of Discovery, 500 President Clinton Ave., 15 percent off one item in the museum store. (501) 396-7050; museumofdiscovery.org

• Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., 10 percent discount in museum store. (501) 324-9685; oldstatehouse.com

More details are available at the website, tinyurl.com/culture23.

AAC fellowships

April 17 is the deadline to apply to the Arkansas Arts Council for its 2015 Individual Artist Fellowships, annual, unconditional, non-matching awards made directly to individual artists recognizing creative excellence.

Up to nine fellowships worth $4,000 each will be awarded this year to Arkansas artists in Literary Art: Writing of Screenplays; Performing Arts: Dance Choreography; and Visual Arts: Sculpture or Installation Art. A panel of professional artists will select the recipients, and the fellowships will be awarded in the fall.

Eligible artists must be at least 25 and must have been an Arkansas resident for at least one year at the time of application; previous fellows are not eligible to apply. Download applications at arkansasarts.org (Grant Applications tab); call (501) 324-9766 or email [email protected].

Style on 03/22/2015

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