World-Class Entertainment at Capitol Theatre

The City of Clearwater approved an agreement with Ruth Eckerd Hall for an expanded and enhanced schedule at the Capitol Theatre. This agreement supports the objectives to support existing retail business viability in a period of economic downturn, assist the retail recruitment efforts, and expose more potential customers to the Cleveland Street District through attendance at District events.

Events at the Capitol Theatre will increase to nearly 100 annually, including films and live performances.

Upcoming performances include:

SEPTEMBER:

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Date: Tuesday, September 6 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is the quintessential romantic comedy setting the standard to which other in the genre are compared. The story follows Holly Golightly who fascinates struggling writer and neighbor Paul Varjak in New York City. At parties she is sexy and sophisticated, but when the two are alone she is a vulnerable bundle of neuroses. Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naive, eccentric café society girl is generally considered to be the actress' most memorable and identifiable role. Hepburn's performance of "Moon River" helped composer Henry Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer win an Oscar for Best Song.

Event: Capitol Classics Friday Night Feature: Moonstruck (1987)
Date: Friday, September 9 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $8
Details: Brooklyn bookkeeper Loretta Castorini, played by Cher, decides its time to get married again years after her husband dies in a bus accident. Convinced her marriage was cursed because she got married at City Hall, Loretta is determined to get it right by marrying Johnny Cammareri even though she doesn’t love him. This is all until Loretta meets Johnny’s estranged younger brother Ronny, played Nicholas Cage.  Moonstruck was nominated for six Oscars, winning three for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Date: Tuesday, September 13 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: The story follows the drama of a World War II U.S. Navy ship who’s captain starts showing signs of mental instability. The ship’s executive office subsequently takes control of the vessel begging the question was the Caine Mutiny an act of courage to save the ship or merely a criminal deed?

Event: The Hazies
Date: Friday, September 16 – 8PM
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of show
Details: One of the standout bands of the Tampa Bay scene of the 1990’s, The Hazies broke onto the national stage with their 1996 EMI release Vinnie Smokin’ in the Big Room featuring the fan favorite tracks Skin and Bones and Trip. Prior to being called The Hazies, the band performed under the name UROK emerging out of the post-grunge era with a sound all their own. This will be the second time the band has reunited since playing the Back to the Future last November at Jannus Live. The night will begin with a nostalgic set of UROK material with the band then venturing into the music and highlights of The Hazies.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: The Defiant Ones (1958)
Date: Tuesday, September 20 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitierstar in 1958’sThe Defiant Ones screening at the Capitol on Tuesday, September 20. Winner of two Academy Awards, The Defiant Ones is the story of two prisoners John “Joker” Jackson and Noah Cullen who escape from a chain gain in the American South. Despite their mutual loathing for one another they must set aside their differences in order to survive.

Event: Bogus Pomp
Date: Saturday, September 24 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of show 
Details: Formed in 1994, the band performs a variety of music including songs by The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck, but it is their performances of the music of Frank Zappa that Bogus Pomp is best known for. Their usual make-up is a ten piece combo from which they play a variety of Zappa’s more difficult arrangements including jazz, rock and orchestral. They have performed several highly acclaimed shows with The Florida Orchestra and have been a featured artist in the annual Zappanale Festival in Germany. Their local Zappaweenshows are a favorite Halloween event each year in St. Petersburg.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Victor Victoria (1982)
Date: Tuesday, September 27 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: In 1934 Paris, trained soprano Victoria Grant is having trouble making ends meet. Gay cabaret singer Carole “Toddy” Todd has just been fired from his job and comes up with a plan to make him and Victoria rich. Toddy has Victoria take on the alter ego of Polish Count Victor Grazinski, a male singer who impersonates females. Toddy plays the role of Victor’s manager and surprisingly Victor lands a gig at the city’s best nightclub, catching the eye of Chicago gangster King Marchan.  The film stars Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, and Lesley Ann Warren.

Event: Enter the Haggis
Date: Thursday, September 29 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $25.00, $20.00 
Details: With three albums over the past five years, Enter The Haggis has found itself at the center of a grassroots success story ever teetering on the brink of mainstream success. From headlining Celtic festivals to selling out multiple nights at rock venues, ETH has blazed the path with heavy and almost constant touring throughout the US and Canada; winning over success one fan, one town, one region at a time. The band has landed high positions on Billboard and iTunes World Music charts as well as appearances on shows such as Live With Regis And Kelly, A&E Breakfast With the Arts and PBS’ popular program Out of Ireland. The band has been together in its current incarnation since members met in the early 2000s in Toronto. Alternating between upbeat rock numbers with sing-along choruses and slower, more introspective alt pop songs, the band plays progressive and lyrically driven music that’s strongly rooted in Celtic tradition – from the storytelling to the bagpipes.

OCTOBER:

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: The Fly (1958)
Date: Tuesday, October 4 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Scientist Andre Delambre becomes obsessed with his latest creation, a matter transporter.  He decides to use himself as a human subject with tragic consequences. During the transference, his atoms become merged with a fly that was trapped in the transporter. Eventually, Andre's wife, Helene discovers his secret and must make a decision whether to let him continue to live like that or to do the unthinkable. The film stars David Hedison, Patricia Owens and horror film cult icon Vincent Price who is best known for this distinctive voice.

Event: Lindsey Buckingham
Date: Wednesday, October 5 – 8PM 
Tickets: $79, $59 – SOLD OUT
Details: Legendary guitarist, singer/songwriter, Grammy winner, producer and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member Lindsey Buckingham will release his 6th solo album, Seeds We Sow, on September 6th 2011. This album is Buckingham’s first self-release, in which he took a true DIY approach, not only writing and performing every song on the record but producing and mixing them as well. Buckingham also announced a 31-city North American tour in support of the album which kicks off on September 9th in Nevada and continues through October 25th in Napa, CA (full routing below). The tour will make a stop at the historic Capitol Theatre in the Cleveland Street District in Downtown Clearwater.

Event: Marc Broussard
Date: Thursday, October 6 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $35, $22.50
Details: The story behind Marc Broussard – appropriately this unique artist’s first self-titled album – is simple yet eloquent: It’s great music, pulled from the heart, crafted impeccably and delivered with deep emotion. From the exhilarating drive of its first single, Only Everything, to the hushed and exultant old-school soul of Lucky, to the swampy blues that haunts Eye on the Prize, MarcBroussard stands as a lesson in transplanting the seeds of American music into the spirit of today.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Dracula (1931) 
Date: Tuesday, October 11 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Staring Bela Lugosi, Dracula is one of the seminal films in the early day of the horror genre. Count Dracula leaves his home in the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe for Carfax Abbey in London. Along the way he becomes infatuated with virtuous Mina Seward whose health has started to mysteriously deteriorate. Dr. Van Helsing is brought in to diagnose the problem and realizes that Dracula is indeed a vampire taking measure to prevent Mina from becoming one of the undead.  Lugosi's portrayal of the legendary bloodsucker is widely regarded as the definitive Dracula, making the Count his signature role.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: The Wolf Man (1941) 
Date: Tuesday, October 18 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr. and featuring Bela Lugosi. After learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home to reconcile with his estranged father. While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in Gwen Conliffe who runs an antique shop and purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf just to speak with her. That night, Larry attempts to rescue Gwen's friend Jenny from what he believes to be a sudden attack by a wolf. He kills the beast with his new walking stick, but is bitten in the process. He is told that it was not merely a wolf; but was a werewolf, and that now he will become one.

Event: Capitol Classics Friday Night Feature: Young Frankenstein 
Date: Friday, October 21 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $8
Details: Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Frederick, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman. The film is an affectionate parody of the classical horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein produced by Universal in the 1930s. Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", number 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and number 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 25^th Anniversary Screening
Date: Tuesday, October 25 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper. Soon enough, Seymour feeds Audrey's sadistic dentist boyfriend to the plant and later, Mushnik for witnessing the death of Audrey's ex. Will Audrey II take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey defeat it? The film was directed by Frank Oz, and stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, and the voice of Levi Stubbs as the plant.

NOVEMBER:

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Psycho (1960)
Date: Tuesday, November 1 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Psycho has become one of the most recognizable films in cinema history, and is arguably Hitchcock's best known film. Starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles, the film depicts the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), hiding at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner and manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and the aftermath of their encounter. The infamous shower scene has transcended the films thriller genre as one of the most iconic moments in film history due mainly to innovative editing techniques and screeching violins in Bernard Herrmann's musical score.

Event: Melissa Manchester
Date: November 4– 8PM
Tickets: $45.00, $55.00
Details: This singer-songwriter is a GRAMMY® winner and Academy Award® nominee. She co-wrote Whenever I Call You Friend with Kenny Loggins, has penned many of her own songs, and starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Music Of The Night and Song And Dance, Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and the Chicago premiere of HATS! She created the role of Maddie in the TV series Blossom, costarred in the movie For The Boys, and composed scores for the film Lady And The Tramp II and the musical I Sent A Letter To My Love. Hits include Through The Eyes Of Love and Don’t Cry Out Loud.

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 
Date: Tuesday, November 8 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Claude Rains, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is the story of naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal.

Event: Capitol Classics Friday Night Feature: The Breakfast Club 
Date: Friday, November 11 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $8
Details: Starring Emilio Estevez Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy, The Breakfast Club  has had a tremendous impact on both the teen film genre and on popular culture since the 1980s. The story follows five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. Ranked No. 1 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies, the film is one of director John Hughes most loved movies.

Event: Richard Marx
Date: November 12 – 7:30PM***Moved from Friday, May 13***
Tickets: $55.00, $39.50 – Dinner Package available for pizza and drinks at Tony’s Pizzeria
Details: For more than 20 years, Richard Marx has consistently and powerfully made his mark on the music industry. His debut single Don’t Mean Nothing and self-titled debut album kicked off his career as a solo artist in 1987 and went on to sell 3 million copies. His 1989 follow-up CD, Repeat Offender, became even more successful, selling more than 7 million copies worldwide. Richard Marx is the only male solo artist in history to have his first 7 singles reach the top 5 on Billboard’s singles chart, including the 1 hit songs Hold On to the Nights, Satisfied and the worldwide classic, Right Here Waiting.

 Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Date: Tuesday, November 15 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client, The Maltese Falcon is widely considered the first film noir classic to come out of America. Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the Maltese Falcon, a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.

Event: Sondre Lerche with special guests Peter Wolf Crier
Date: Wednesday, November 16 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $30, $25 
Details: Following an intensely successful first run of headline dates and a stint on the Daytrotter Barnstormer Tour, Sondre Lerche is heading back out on the road this fall for more US dates. On this go ‘round Sondre will bring the songs from his critically-acclaimed album Sondre Lerche and more for an exclusive Tampa Bay area stop at the historic Capitol Theatre in the Cleveland Street District in Downtown Clearwater. Praised by Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Stereogum, Filter, Spin, and Entertainment Weekly for his experimentation with contrasting musical sounds, Sondre Lerche's sixth release finds some of his most interesting and catchy songwriting to date. 

Event: Shelby Lynne
Date: Thursday, November 17 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $55, $39 
Details: From an early age Shelby Lynne had the desire and the talent that made her destined to be a singer. Lynne started playing guitar by age seven and after graduating high school she moved to Nashville with dreams of country music success in mind. After five albums, Lynne was ready for a change from the Nashville system and enlisted Bill Bottrell, who had produced for Michael Jackson, Madonna, and had big success with Sheryl Crow’s Tuesday Night Music Club. The collaboration resulted in Lynne’s critically acclaimed I Am Shelby Lynne which garnered the singer mainstream success and the Best New Artist GRAMMY® in 2000, after nearly thirteen years in the business.

Event: Alexander String Quartet
Date: Friday, November 18 – 8PM
Tickets: $45, $37 
Details: Among the world’s premier ensembles for nearly three decades, this quartet has been described by The Times (London) as “resilient enough to take inspiring risks and sophisticated enough to see them through with imaginative sensitivity.” Widely admired for their interpretations of Beethoven, Clearwater native Paul Yarbrough and his colleagues of The Alexander String Quartet offer an all-Beethoven evening. Yehudi Menuhin raved: “…unbelievably good Beethoven – in conception, musicality, balance of voices, respect for the score, humor, pathos, emotional projection.”

Event: Kathy Mattea
Date: Sunday, November 20 – 7PM
Tickets: $55, $40
Details: Melding American Roots Music including folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and Celtic into her own sound Kathy Mattea (18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses,Where’ve You Been) has sold over 7 million records, charted 20 Top-10 songs, garnered 2 Grammy Awards and 4 CMA Awards including two for Best Female Vocalist. The night will feature a full evening of hit songs as well as new material from her latest album, COAL. 

Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: North by Northwest (1959)
Date: Tuesday, November 22 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, North by Northwest is an American thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Middle-aged Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent by a gang of spies. He gets involved in a series of misadventures and is pursued across the States by both the spies and the government whilst being helped by a beautiful blonde. Having been nominated for three Academy Awards, the film is considered one of the most thrilling chase movies of all time.

 Event: Capitol Classics Film Series Presents: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Date: Tuesday, November 29 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $6
Details: Starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is the story of two singers and best friends Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw who travel to Paris while being pursued by a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's disapproving father to keep an eye on her. While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it is Monroe's rendition of the song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend and her iconic pink dress for which the film is often remembered.

DECEMBER:

Event: Dar Williams
Date: Friday, December 16 – 7:30PM
Tickets: $45, $35 - ON SALE FRIDAY, 8/27 AT NOON
Details: With a reporter’s keen eye and a fiction writer’s feel for nuance, singer-songwriter Dar Williams takes an honest, objective look at life—her own and that of those around her. Once a neo-folkie influenced by Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and Judy Collins, she is now a seasoned artist with an uncanny ability to understand the characters in her songs and treat them with unbiased compassion. She also examines her own life with piercing honesty and humor. Through it all, her songs reflect her unwavering faith in the ability of people to make a better world.

Event: My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish....and I'm Home for the Holidays.
Date: Saturday, December 17 – 2PM; 8PM
Tickets: $49.75, $39.75  - ON SALE FRIDAY, 8/27 AT NOON
Details: Ah, the holidays. A time of peace, a time of joy, a time of loving and giving – a time of remembering why you left home in the first place! The award-winning writer and comedian who brought us two previous shows in this hilarious series brings us home to Grandma’s for a holiday dinner you won’t soon forget, one that may sound all too familiar. Steve Solomon is back with more outrageously funny stories of the eccentric characters in his family so many have come to know and love. It’s another laugh-filled evening of family chaos, Steve’s next installment in hilarity!

Event: My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish....and I'm Home for the Holidays.
Date: Sunday, December 18 – 3PM; 7PM
Tickets: $49.75, $39.75  - ON SALE FRIDAY, 8/27 AT NOON

TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS: Available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office
1111 N. McMullen Booth Rd.
Clearwater
Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm
Call 727-791-7400
Or log on to www.atthecap.com
The Capitol Theatre Ticket Office opens 1 hour prior to show time.

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