Announcing the 2014-15 Season!

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

Announces the 2014-15 Season

Season Ticket Packages are on sale now for
Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across American - Fox Cities Series
and the Boldt Arts Alive! Series. 

Diavolo Soars into the Fox Cities

Modern Dance Company Diavolo in the Fox Cities March 3-7

Join in the collaboration!

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce a week-long collaboration with world renowned modern dance troupe, Diavolo, March 3-7. Workshops that are themed around trust and teamwork are scheduled throughout Northeast Wisconsin with many focused on engaging students. The residency will culminate with a public performance at the Fox Cities P.A.C. Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

Diavolo was founded in 1992 in Los Angeles to create large-scale interdisciplinary performances which examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act with their environment. Diavolo is also a teaching company and consists of experienced artists/teachers who have graduated from some of the country's finest dance institutions. 

Diavolo has already begun leading workshops spanning all the way from Fond du Lac to Green Bay with stops in Oshkosh and Appleton. 

The company leading trust exercises for Fond du Lac Central High School students.

Students at The Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh team up with the Diavolo dancers. 

Dancers at Richard's School of the Dance work on group sit-ups.

Richard's School of the Dance students practice trust.

Want in on the action? The community is invited to participate in the following:

·         Wednesday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. — Diavolo Dance Master Class at the Downtown
Appleton Y. Registration is required. Call (920) 886-2138 or email mjohnson@ymcafoxcities.org.

·         Friday, March 7 — Postshow Q&A with Diavolo company members; available for ticket buyers attending March 7 public performance at the Fox Cities P.A.C.

Tickets for Diavolo are $25 and on sale now!

Embark on Emerald City Adventures

Enjoy WICKED Themed Activities, Tastes and Treats!

1. WICKED Lottery. Try your chance at the WICKED lottery for $25 orchestra level tickets. Enter at the ticket office 2 1/2 hours prior to the show and 30 minutes later names will be drawn to purchase tickets at the special lottery price.

2. WICKED Costumes on Display. Stop by The Trout Museum of Art to see Elphaba, Glinda and Madame Morrible costumes on display in the front window facing College Ave.

3. WICKED Good Deals. Show your ticket stub at select downtown Appleton businesses for discounts and deals!

4. Emerald Elixir: Wash down that delicious cupcake with our specialty drink "Emerald Elixir," a blend of Ty Ku, pineapple juice, Blue Curacao and 7-Up.

5. Themed Cupcakes: Stop by any bar in the building to purchase a delicious WICKED themed cupcakes for Elphaba, Glinda and nod to the road of yellow bricks!

6. OzDust Boutique. Take a piece of Oz home with you from the OzDust Boutique merchandise stand. 

Don't miss WICKED at the Fox Cities P.A.C., now playing through March 2!

Maria Van Laanen to Succeed Susan Stockton as President

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s Board of Directors announced today that Executive Vice President Maria Van Laanen will succeed Susan Stockton as president beginning in the 2014-15 Season.

This change was prompted by Stockton’s decision to retire at the end of the 2013-14 Season, capping a career spanning more than 40 years in arts management. Stockton joined the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center as president in 2003.

Maria Van Laanen joined the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in 2001 as director of marketing and draws from more than 20 years of arts management experience. She has been instrumental in leading the organization since the beginning. For more than five years she served as vice president of communications and external relations. In 2011 she was promoted to executive vice president and assumed the role of overseeing the day-to-day operations for the Center.

“The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has quickly become recognized as a leader in our community and the industry. We are grateful for Susan Stockton’s work leading the organization to its early successes,” said John J. Hogerty, II, chairman of the board of directors. He added “Maria Van Laanen’s work in the industry and history with the organization makes her the perfect choice to ensure the Center continues to provide the best live experience in Wisconsin.”

Originally from Green Bay, Van Laanen received a bachelor’s of organizational communication degree from University of Wisconsin Green Bay in 1996.

Van Laanen will assume her new role as president on July 1, 2014.

Please join us in congratulating Maria Van Laanen!

Broadway Hits On Sale Now!

If you have been looking for a great family outing – look no further than the Fox Cities P.A.C.’s spring performances. Two stories you know and love, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Sister Act, are on sale now!

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

April 11-13

 REASONS YOU SHOULD SEE IT

•A Disney Classic
•Enjoyable for the Whole Family
•Larger than Life Onstage 

SISTER ACT

May 6-11

REASONS TO SEE IT

•Direct from Broadway
•Celebration of Sisterhood
•A Soul-Lifting, Feel-Good Musical 

FAMILY NIGHT ON BROADWAY

Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

Purchase one adult ticket, and receive a kid’s (ages 9-18) ticket free.* 

Password: FAMILY

Family Night on Broadway activities begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Kimberly-Clark Theater and are free to ticket holders for the Wednesday, May 7 performance at 7:30 p.m. of Sister Act.

*Tickets are available through in person or by phone at the Center’s ticket office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Select seating locations in Grand Tier and Family Circle only. Offer not valid on previously purchased tickets. Four ticket limit. Additional fees may apply.