“Stormy Weather” Headed to Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center
秋葵视频鈥檚 Performing Arts Center (PAC) welcomes Mary Wilson of the Supremes to the stage on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. for 鈥淪tormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project.鈥� The multimedia theatrical show wraps up the 2012-13 Broadway Series at the PAC, 847 Plant Drive.
鈥淪tormy Weather鈥� features rare audio clips and videos of Lena Horne along with Mary Wilson鈥檚 renditions of Horne鈥檚 songs. They combine to tell the biographical story of Hollywood鈥檚 first African-American icon, from her reign at MGM鈥檚 鈥渄ream factory鈥� to a fabled night club seductress and civil rights activist. The production is based on the book Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne (Simon & Shuster, 2009) written by James Gavin, who also narrates the show.
Tickets are now on sale for the show. General admission seats are $26. Tickets for faculty and staff are $20 and $10 for Georgia Southern students. For more details on the show or to purchase tickets in advance, call the PAC box office at (912) 478-7999 or purchase tickets online at聽.
鈥淪tormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project鈥� is the final performance in this year鈥檚 series. Other shows at the PAC this season have included 鈥淏iloxi Blues,鈥� 鈥淔iddler on the Roof,鈥� 鈥淐yrano de Bergerac鈥漚nd 鈥�100 Years of Broadway.鈥�
The PAC, located in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, is celebrating its 11th season of providing premier entertainment. Recognized as one of the region鈥檚 leading performance venues, the 34,000-square-foot PAC is an 825-seat theater that has hosted well-known musicians, Broadway musicals and plays.
秋葵视频, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 125 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽.