Lubbock entertainment in brief
LCT presents 'Kinky Boots'
Lubbock Community Theater presents "Kinky Boots" May 24-June 2 at its theater, 3101 35th St.
Based on a book by Harvey Fiersten and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, the production tells the story of Charlie Price, who has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized… and discover that when you change your mind, you can change your whole world.
Directed for LCT by Jillian Jhohnstone, the production is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, May 24 and 31; 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, May 25 and June 1; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, May 36 and June 2.
Tickets are $30 for adults; and $25 for children 12 and younger, seniors and students with a valid. Service charges will be added to tickets purchases.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org/
Tornado Alley Tattoo Expo set
The fifth annual Tornado Alley Tattoo Expo is set for May 24-26 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
Tornado Alley Tattoo Expo will feature more than 150 artists and vendors.
Tornado Alley Tattoo Expo features only the best in the tattoo industry from across the nation. With more than 150 artists on hand, you are sure to find your dream tattoo or body modification.
Advance tickets are $20 for a one-day pass; and $40 for a three-day pass.
To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at 806-770-2000; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Tickets may also be purchased online at selectaseatlubbock.com
Cactus hosts tribute to 80s rock
Caldwell Entertainment presents a tribute to Guns 'n' Roses, Def Leppard and White Snake at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the historic Cactus Theater.
Due to popular demand, Caldwell Entertainment is back with a tribute to these three legendary rock groups.
From “Sweet Child O’ Mine” to “Here I Go Again”, you will be on your feet all night long. Cactus favorites Brandon Gwinn, Jason Fellers, Kassidy King, Jeff McCreight and special guests will be backed by the immensely talented Caldwell Collective band for a night of incredible music.
Tickets for reserved floor and standard balcony are $25; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Ragtown hosts film presentation
Glenn Polk portrays Solomon, Martha, Michael, and Elvis in "Heaven…A Divine Comedy", a Ragtown Film Presentation scheduled for 3 p.m. June 1 and 8 at the Ragtown Gospel Theater in Post.
Staged and filmed in 2011, this is one of the most memorable of all 56 Ragtown productions.
Jeff Bailey, Savannah Gwinn, and Chip Polk start the show with music.
It is your first day in Heaven and you are attending an orientation for new arrivals. Four notable personalities from the Bible will address frequently asked questions and set your mind at ease as you embark upon the greatest adventure of all.
You will be welcomed by King Solomon, Michael the Archangel, Martha, sister of Lazarus, and Elvis. Each one will offer sweet and often hilarious insight, and some valuable advice about making a smooth transition to our heavenly new life…all four unforgettably portrayed by Glenn Polk in 2011. You will be surprised how much fun Heaven can be!
An optional meal will be served after the show. Call 877-724-8696 for details and reservations.
Dance Gallery presents 'Retro'
The Dance Gallery presents "Retro" Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2 at Buddy Holly Hall.
The production is a celebration of the headlines, movies, music and pop culture from yesteryear.
In this production, The Dance Gallery will commemorate great moments in history like Woodstock and the moon landing of 1969, remember our favorite childhood toys, TV shows and movies, relive the premier of MTV in the 1980’s, and more.
Shows are set for 5:30 p.m. June 1 and 2:30 p.m. June 2.
Tickets range from $16 to $34 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
West Texas Comic Con setr for June 1-2
West Texas Comic Con, is the largest comic convention in West Texas, is set for June 1 and 2 in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
With the same goal in mind, to renew the comic con experience for fans and vendors to be fun, memorable, and exciting, the convention aims to unite the elite of the pop culture industry under one roof.
The event will showcase the best in comics, toys, collectibles, artists, celebrities, cosplay and fandom.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 2.
Day passes, weekend passes, local hero passes (police, EMS, firefighters, teachers, healthcare workers and public servants), and local hero family passes along with specially priced military passes, are available.
To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at 806-770-2000; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Tickets may also be purchased online at selectaseatlubbock.com
CATS presents annual melodrama
CATS Playhouse presents its annual summer melodrama "Blame It on the Pony Express" at 7:30 p.m. June 7-8, 14-15 and 21-22, at the theater, 2257 34th St.
In this long-awaited prequel to the Calamity Gulch series, we find out the Ma and Pa Culpepper met and how Horace Prickley inspired pretty flower peddler Flossie McDurdle to become the legendary Sahara Hartburn.
Tickets for the production are $20 for adults and $15 for students (17 and younger) and seniors (55 and older). Children 6 and younger admitted for free.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cats-playhouse.com
Yo-Yo Ma to perform with Lubbock Symphony
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma makes his debut at The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts with the Lubbock Symphony.
The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
Prepare to be transported into the realm of Antonín Dvořák’s masterpieces, brought to life by one of the most acclaimed musicians of our time.
Pieces to be performed include: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 8; Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2; Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World"), Finale; Czech Suite, Op. 39, finale; and Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104.
Tickets for this concert range from $35 to $150 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
Ewing brings songs to Cactus Theater
Legendary songwriter Skip Ewing takes the stage at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m Friday, June 7.
A native of Redlands, Clifornia, Ewing also spent some of his formative years in South Carolina and Colorado before moving to Nashville in 1984. Ewing has had songs recorded by Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band, George Strait, Keb Mo, Willie Nelson and numerous others.
His No. 1 hits include Collin Raye’s “Love, Me,” Diamond Rio’s “I Believe,” Kenny Chesney’s “You Had Me From Hello,” Clint Black’s “Something That We Do,” and Brian White’s “Rebecca Lynn,” “Someone Else’s Star,” and “I’m Not Supposed to Love You Anymore.”
Tickets for this show are $29 for rows A-D; $27.50 for remainder of floor seats and standard balcony; and $55 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit cactustheater.com
Civic Center to host MMA championship
Fans of MMA and PFC mark your calendars for June 8.
Peak Fighting Championship is headed to Lubbock for the very first time.
The featherweight championship will feature Beck vs. Luna starting at 5 p.m. Satrurday, June 8, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at 806-770-2000; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
To purchase tickets online, visit selectaseatlubbock.com
90s hitmaker Bogguss coming to Cactus
An Evening with Suzy Bogguss is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in the historic Cactus Theater.
During the creative explosion that was country music in the 1990s, Bogguss sold 4 million records with radio hits like “Outbound Plane”, “Someday Soon”, “Letting Go”, “Drive South”, and “Hey Cinderella".
She continues to tour, both on her own and with fellow country radio divas Terri Clark and Pam Tills as “Chicks With Hits” and more recently, with Kathy Mattea on their Together At Last tour.
Tickets for this show are $40 for floor rows A-F; $35 for remainder of the floor rows G-M; $30 for standard balcony; and $70 for balcony box seats, which include concession.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
The Goldens take stage at Cactus
William Lee Golden and The Goldens will present a country, Southern rock and gospel show at 7:3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Cactus Theater.
Golden, a member of the Oak Ridge Boys since 1965, has become a member of the legendary Grand Ole Opry, inducted into both the Country and Gospel Music Halls of Fame, won 5 Grammy Awards (+ 23 nominations), 1 American Music Award, 4 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, 4 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, the 2008 ACM Pioneer Award, 10 Dove Awards and the 2010 President’s Honor.
Ticktes are $35 for rows A-D; $30 for rows E-M; $25 for standard balcony; and $60 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
'Cher Show' coming to Buddy Holly Hall
Superstars come and go. Cher is forever.
The Cher Show, a Tony Award®-winning musical of her story, comes to the Buddy Holly Hall Friday through Sunday, June 14-16.
The show,j packed with so much Cher, takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.
The Cher Show is 35 hits, six decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy®, an Oscar®, an Emmy®, and enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical.
Shows are set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15; 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15; and 1 p.m Sunday, June 16.
Tickets for this show range from $40 to $115 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
The Flaming Lips coming to Hub City
The Flaming Lips will present Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots at 8 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Buddy Holly Hall.
Released in July 2002, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots remains the commercial high-water mark in The Flaming Lips’ wild four-decade journey, giving the GRAMMY® award-winners their first RIAA certified Gold Record.
As the eagerly awaited follow-up to 1999’s masterwork, The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi proved that singer/guitarist Wayne Coyne and multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd had yet another masterpiece in them.
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is a sci-fi-themed quasi-concept album that cast The Flaming Lips’ most playful and profound songs to date in a wondrous swirl of ambient electronics, digital beats, and psychedelic splendor.
Reserved seat tickets for this event range from $39.50 to $79.50 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
Make-A-Wish hosting talent competition
Make-A-Wish presents Stars of the South Plains, a new talent competition looking to shine a spotlight on the best, brightest, and most talented in Lubbock and across the South Plains.
The show is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
Tickets for this talent competition range from $30 to $50 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. Children 10 years and younger will get half off the stated prices.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com
Dunham returns to Hub City
Comedian ventriloquist Jeff Dunham brings his "Still Not Canceled" tour to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 7 p.m. on July 10 and 11.
One of the Top Touring Artists of the Pollstar Era, Dunham, has consistently delivered laughs and shattered ratings with his broadcast specials, global tours, and a best-selling autobiography. He and his cast of world-famous characters are now taking the fun and laughs across the country.
After 18 years of working comedy clubs, building to theaters and ultimately to arenas, Dunham has secured his status as a global touring star, playing live to over 7,250,000 people with 1,390 performances from June 2007 through May 2022, earning the title of Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour for three consecutive years.
Reserved seat tickets are $57 (plus taxes and fees) and are available online at https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock entertainment in brief
