2011-2012 Calendar of Events

These guys abandon the same old song and dance to create a brand new, fully improvised musical comedy that runs for one night only! Be a part of opening (and closing) night and help them write the story.

The Tecumseh Center for the Arts is joining forces with the Parks and Recreation Department and would like to invite everyone to Kick Off the Weight. On Sunday, January 29 at 1:00 pm. "Kick Off the Weight" is the official start event of the Third Annual Tecumseh Community Weight Loss Challenge.

Marci and Courtney Crozier, contestants from season 11 of television's The Biggest Loser will appear at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts on Jan. 29 and motivate everyone in attendance with their inspirational stories! Marci and Courtney have recently taken their own personal weight loss journeys and will share what they learned along the way. A light healthy lunch will be served, Marci and Courtney will spend some time speaking with people individually and everyone is encouraged to get moving with Jazzercise, Zumba and kickboxing demonstrations.

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Franc D'Ambrosio is best known for his impressive portrayal of the "Phantom" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award winning Musical, The Phantom Of The Opera – also achieving distinction as the "World's Longest Running Phantom."

Some performers are meant to be on stage. They may be incandescent on the screen or inspirational in a studio, but it is on stage, in relationship with a live audience, where they shine. A very special Valentine's Day event!

Join us on a journey to explore the majestic qualities that make Montana a special place. Find our why Montana is often referred to as dinosaur country. Visit the cities of Billings, Laurel, Red Lodge, Great Falls, Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge and Missoula. Learn about ranching at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. Participate in an Indian Powwow and experience Indian culture. Trace the steps of the Louis and Clark Expedition in Montana. Look for sapphires at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine. Investigate the myths, legends and reality of people who came west to help shape the future of this state. Hike trails to sample the scenic wonders of Montana's wild areas. Observe a wide range of wildlife and look closely at the flora for which the state is famous. Take a tour through the "Gems of Montana" by visiting Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. All of these and more await you as we travel through the Big Sky Country of "Majestic Montana".

Tickets available by phone at 517-423-6617 or at the Door prior to the show.

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Time Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton.

Friday, February 24, 2012 Evening 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 25, 2012 Matinee 3:00 pm
Saturday, February 25, 2012 Evening 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 26, 2012 Matinee 3:00 pm

The brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life…and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous and becomes a captive in the Beast's enchanted castle! Dancing flatwear, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in this beloved fairy tale.

A Tecumseh Youth Theatre production. Tickets $8. Adult $6. Senior Citizen $6. Youth to 18

Since its debut performance in 1999 on a stage in Norway, Rhythm Of The Dance has played to over 4.5 million fans in 44 countries worldwide and appeared live on Chinese TV for the Millennium to an audience of 700 Million TV viewers.

The show is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish Celts throughout history. Combining traditional dance and music with the most up to date stage technology, the show is a thousand year old story executed with all the advantages of the modern day stage show.

This journey through South America & Central America gives the viewer a sample of some of the great natural wonders, architectural treasures, and cultural and artistic highlights of several cities and countries. Here are inspired scenes from Santiago, Chile; Lima, Cuzco & Machu Picchu in Peru; the Amazon; the Galapagos Islands; the Panama Canal; San Juan and the National Parks of Costa Rica; and the volcanoes and colonial cities of Nicaragua. This show is a beautiful sampler of cathedrals, lively pedestrian streets, palaces and parks, fascinating wildlife, tropical rainforests, and meetings with passionate Latin Americans. Walk the Spanish Colonial streets of the capital city, Santiago; marvel at the interior and exterior architecture of the cathedrals and churches; enjoy a performance of prize Chilean horses and their riders at a working ranch.

Tickets available by phone at 517-423-6617 or at the Door prior to the show.

A musical trip around America's most exotic and musical state - Louisiana - opens to the spirited strains of our own "Goodbye Bayou"; "Louisiana you've always been good to me, Cypress trees and Spanish moss and poetry." Beginning in the northern parishes, we'll explore the reels and ballads, gospel songs and blues of the earliest settlers. Visit cotton fields along the Red River Valley and stop in Arcadia, where the outlaw couple, Bonnie and Clyde, were gunned down. We'll pick a little bluegrass, learn the secret of good Bar-B-Que, skin some deer, and go on an alligator hunt. We'll tell stories of north Louisiana's old time recording stars, Lead Belly, Jesse "Baby Face" Thomas, and the Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers.

Tickets available by phone at 517-423-6617 or at the Door prior to the show.

GARY PUCKETT and the UNION GAP BAND was one of the most successful musical groups of the sixties. Gary's unmistakable signature voice garnered six consecutive gold records and top ten Billboard hits with the following titles: "YOUNG GIRL", "WOMAN WOMAN", "LADY WILLPOWER", "OVER YOU", "THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW", "KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED", "DON'T GIVE IN TO HIM", "HOME".