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September 2019
READY, SET, ACT! ACTING FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
Sage Studio presents
READY, SET, ACT! ACTING FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
Part of Sage Studio Junior
SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 24
Tuesdays-Thursdays (depending on student’s age)
Ages 7-14
Tuition: $150*
An introduction to the craft of acting that will use theatre games and creative play techniques to help bring students out of their shells and into the bright lights of the stage, and teach them the basics of theatre. Each session will culminate in a performance on the Raue Center stage!
Find out more »October 2019
Comedian Billy Gardell
Lucy’s Comedy presents
BILLY GARDELL
OCT 18 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $33
Emmy nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell CBS’ “Mike & Molly” comes to Raue Center!
Find out more »THE ADDAMS FAMILY
WSRep presents
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
SEPT 27 – OCT 20
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and nightmares are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, none more frightening than this…Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up…and is getting married!
Find out more »THE ADDAMS FAMILY
WSRep presents
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
SEPT 27 – OCT 20
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and nightmares are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, none more frightening than this…Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up…and is getting married!
Find out more »Paula Poundstone
Lucy’s Comedy presents
PAULA POUNDSTONE
OCT 25 @ 8PM
Tickets start @ $30*
One of our country’s preeminent comedians, known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.
Find out more »Halloween Bash
Raue Center’s HALLOWEEN BASH
with DEAD MAN’S CARNIVAL
Adult Tickets: $35
Youth Tickets: $15
Family Pass: $85* (2 adults, 2 youth)
(*Family Pass only available at Box Office. Each additional youth ticket $10)
Come one, Come all to the Dead Man’s Carnival! Raue Center invites you to join us for a Spooktacular evening of Music, Festivities, Food and MORE! The evening will feature delicious food from 1776, activities for the WHOLE FAMILY, and entertainment by Milwaukee’s own, Deadman’s Carnival.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »November 2019
Nothin’ Up My Sleeve
Nothin’ Up My Sleeve
Nov 2 @ 7p
Tickets start @ $17*
Nothin’ Up My Sleeve celebrates 17 years of Family Fun Magic!
Get ready for a spooktacular show filled with tricks and treats for the whole family! Children and adults alike will be mystified, dazzled and bamboozled by tricks, illusions and more as “Nothin’ Up My Sleeve” celebrates 17 years of family magic fun!
Find out more »Writer’s Series:
Raue Café programming presents
WRITER’S SERIES
Select Wednesdays from 6 to 8p
FREE Admission
Raue Center for the Arts hosts Writer’s Series every 1st Wednesday of the month in our cafe. We are looking for submissions of fiction, non-fiction, children books, and anything in between! Join us for a reading of an excerpt from the piece, a brief discussion and Q&A, and booking signing!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest-running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »Fleetwood Max
FLEETWOOD MAX
the definitive Fleetwood Mac Tribute
NOV 9 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $23
Fleetwood Max is the country’s Definitive Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band – an authentic recreation of the music, magic, and incredible stage production of the legendary Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career! From the Rumours album in 1977 to current touring setlists!
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »WSRep Reading Series – 2019/2020 Season
WSRep Reading Series presents
THE BURLESQUE ASTRONOMY PLAY
By SHEILA COWLEY
directed by Miriam Naponelli
November 11 @ 7p | Free admission
Andi’s an astronomer trying to find a way off this planet when she meets Cal, an artist thoroughly enjoying Earth. As they tangle with connections and clashes between art and science, Andi starts investigating her femininity the only way she knows how – through the scientific process.
Find out more »Poetry Night
POETRY NIGHT
Every 2nd Wed of the month! | 5 to 7p
part of Raue Center Café programming
Free Admission
a late night excursion into the written word and an opportunity for anyone in the room to become a beatnik emboldened to sing songs or pen poems that delight and excite! Coffee, wine, and beer are available for purchase at Raue Center’s Café bar.
Find out more »Rita Rudner
Lucy’s Comedy presents
RITA RUDNER
NOV 16 @ 8p
Tickets start at $40*
Member Tickets start@ $28*
A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened as one of the hottest tickets in town in June 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners.
Find out more »Raue Center Café
Raue Center Cafe
Weds & Thurs | 5 to 7p
Free Admission
Dedicated to realizing its mission of Arts for All, Raue Center is proud to host local talent free of charge to our community. Artists are welcome to hone their skills in a warm, cozy atmosphere while patrons are free to indulge in a selection of beverages from our cafe bar.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »VoicePlay: Warm Up – A Holiday Special
VOICEPLAY: Warm Up – A Holiday Special
NOV 22 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $20*
Original. Imaginative. Ridiculous. A Cappella. As Seen on Season 4 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off”
Find out more »PROGNOSIS
PROGNOSIS
Nov 23 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $30*
PROGNOSIS is The All-Star Tribute to Progressive Rock, performing the music of the artists that made the genre famous, including Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Genesis, YES, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Jethro Tull, and King Crimson, among others.
Find out more »Raue Center Café
Raue Center Café Weds & Thurs 5-7p FREE ADMISSION Raue Center hosts some of the best local talents around in its cafe space. Dedicated to realizing its mission of Arts for All, Raue Center is proud to host local talent free of charge to our community. Artists are welcome to hone their skills in a warm, cozy atmosphere while patrons are free to indulge in a selection of beverages from our cafe bar. The schedule is subject to…
Find out more »Heartache Tonight
HEARTACHE TONIGHT: A Tribute to the Eagles
NOV 30 @ 8:00p
Tickets start at $25*
With meticulous attention to detail, Heartache Tonight brings together music from all eras and incarnations of this huge rock powerhouse that produced hits for over four decades.
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas with the Nelsons
CHRISTMAS WITH THE NELSONS
DEC 1 @ 3P
Tickets start @ $29*
Tells the story of three family Christmases in the lives of America’s Favorite Family – The Nelsons.
This heart-warming multi-media live concert experience stars the third generation of #1 Nelson Family hitmakers, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson.
Find out more »Sage BackStage
Sage Studio presents
Sage BackStage: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
DECEMBER 2 – 28
Tuition: $150
Ages: 15-18
Registration Deadline: October 11, 2019
Introducing our Sage Backstage program, where students who want to dive deep into the technical behind-the-scenes aspects of what goes into making a professional production can learn hands-on from our Raue Center production staff and work side by side with them on this year’s SAGE On Stage production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »PUDDLES PITY PARTY
PUDDLE PITY PARTY
DEC 7 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $31*
The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
Find out more »Poetry Night
POETRY NIGHT
Every 2nd Wed of the month! | 5 to 7p
part of Raue Center Café programming
Free Admission
a late night excursion into the written word and an opportunity for anyone in the room to become a beatnik emboldened to sing songs or pen poems that delight and excite! Coffee, wine, and beer are available for purchase at Raue Center’s Café bar.
Find out more »Jane Lynch: A Swingin’ Little Christmas
JANE LYNCH: A Swingin’ Little Christmas Live in Concert
featuring Kate Flannery & Tim Davis with The Tony Guerrero Quintet
DEC 13 & 14 @ 8p
Tickets start at $50*
See Jane Sing! Starring Jane Lynch! Emmy and Golden Globe winner, JANE LYNCH embarks on her own live concert tour, with Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and The Tony Guerrero Quintet.
Find out more »SING ALONG MESSIAH with Voices In Harmony
SING ALONG MESSIAH
Dec 15 @ 4p
Tickets $20* | Students/Seniors: $15*
The Community and Voices in Harmony join their voices with Handel’s great masterwork. It is presented with a 25-piece orchestra, excellent soloists and projections of beautiful calligraphy by Timothy Botts.
Find out more »Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
NORTHWEST INDIANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops Concert
DEC 17 @ 8:00p
Tickets start at $52*
The Northwest Symphony Orchestra returns to Raue Center For The Arts for a beloved holiday tradition.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »A Christmas Carol
Raue Center for the Arts and SAGE Studio present Sage On Stage’s
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: a holiday pantomime
Tickets start @ $20* | students $6*
An Interactive and FUN Holiday experience!
Start a new tradition this December! Join Raue Center For The Arts and Sage Studio this holiday season for a very special production of “A Christmas Carol: Panto Edition.
Find out more »Steve Cochran’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Show
Lucy’s Comedy presents
Steve Cochran’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Show
DEC 31 @ 1p
Tickets start @ $52*
Steve Cochran is back with his NYE year in review show along with John DaCosse and Mike Toomey!
Find out more »American English
AMERICAN ENGLISH
DEC 31 @ 7P
Tickets start @ $30*
Take a glimpse into The Beatles’ vast history book with American English! American English returns with another GREAT twist on The Beatles’ with their “A Hard Day’s Night” album followed by their “Let It Be” album!
Find out more »January 2020
Blooze Brothers
BLOOZE BROTHERS
JAN 4 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $20*
The Midwest’s #1 Blues Brothers Tribute!
For over a quarter of a century (yes, really), The Blooze Brothers have been one of Chicagoland’s most in-demand show bands. The Blooze Brothers not only honor the music made by the original Blues Brothers in movies, TV, and recordings, but the spirit in which they played – from Dan Aykroyd’s love of traditional blues and soul to John Belushi’s love of classic rock.
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »WSRep Reading Series – 2019/2020 Season
WSRep Reading Series presents
BULLETS, NICKELS, DIMES, AND LIFE
By JEREMY KEHOE
directed by Pat Henderson
January 13 @ 7p | Free admission
Five homeless people find themselves “doing time” – serving their bullet, nickel, dime, and life sentences not behind bars but out in the bright sunlight – while attempting to survive their new reality and maintain their individual and collective humanity in the midst of their open-air prison.
Find out more »Sweet Baby James – The Music of James Taylor
SWEET BABY JAMES – The music of James Taylor
JAN 18 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $29*
A masterful tribute to the music of James Taylor.
Sam Hyman’s uncanny resemblance to James and his astonishing capture of Taylor’s vocal and guitar styles leaves audiences feeling like they’ve just seen and heard the legend himself and applauding for more!
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »A Solitary Man: A Neil Diamond Story
A Solitary Man: A Neil Diamond Story
JAN 24 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $20*
Celebrate Neil Diamond’s 79th Birthday with this one of a kind show! A Solitary Man not only includes the incredible list of hits but selections from Neil’s vast library of compositions. Denny creates an intimate, engaging, dynamic experience full of music, stories, comedic banter and honest moments.
Find out more »Raue Center Café
Raue Center Cafe
Weds & Thurs | 5 to 7p
Free Admission
Dedicated to realizing its mission of Arts for All, Raue Center is proud to host local talent free of charge to our community. Artists are welcome to hone their skills in a warm, cozy atmosphere while patrons are free to indulge in a selection of beverages from our cafe bar.
Find out more »John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party
JOHN MUELLER’S WINTER DANCE PARTY
Jan 31 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $26*
The official #1 tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. Two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “La Bamba,” “Chantilly Lace,” and many, many more.
Find out more »February 2020
ABBA Mania
ABBA Mania
FEB 1 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $32*
The original tribute from London’s West End that takes you back in time by recreating one of the world’s finest pop groups in a live stage performance.
Find out more »BROADWAY BOUND: MUSICAL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
BROADWAY BOUND: MUSICAL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
Part of Sage Studio Junior
AGES 7 -14 | FEB 4 – MARCH 12
Tuition: $150 | Registration Deadline: January 17, 2020
This introduction to musical theatre will teach kids all about the process of creating a character, vocal technique and unique choreography combinations along with theatre games to stretch those creativity muscles—and help build the confidence they need to chase those big dreams and take the stage by storm in their next production.
Find out more »Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
ANDERSON & ROE Piano Duo
FEB 8 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $32*
Known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, GREG ANDERSON and ELIZABETH JOY ROE are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century.
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »March 2020
Laurel Canyon Band
LAUREL CANYON BAND
An acoustic tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
March 7 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $29*
Laurel Canyon is an acoustic tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, featuring recreations of their seminal works as well as songs from their early bands and their solo years.
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »WSRep Reading Series – 2019/2020 Season
WSRep Reading Series presents
WANT BABY BADLY
By STACEY LANE
March 16 @ 7p | Free admission
A pregnant college student must decide which of three siblings will adopt their dead brother’s baby
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
April 2020
NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Amy Grant
AMY GRANT
APRIL 17 @ 8p
Tickets start at $60*
Grammy Award-Winning crossover favorite returns to Raue Center! Grant has been strumming her way through a 30-plus year adventure as a singer-songwriter, author, television host and speaker.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
May 2020
NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 10
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
June 2020
RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $15* ($20 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.