December CCA performances to include ‘Kinky Boots,’ several musical groups
The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season.
The December lineup kicks off with “A Celtic Family Christmas” performed by fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy of Canada at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The show about friendship and identity is based on true events and features songs by Grammy-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper.
Jazz pianist and composer Dan Tepfer will perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 in Minsky Recital Hall. The concert is a selection in the John I. and Elizabeth E. Patches Chamber Music Series. A reception for patrons and artists will follow.
Finally, The Oak Ridge Boys will perform their “Christmas Celebration Tour 2017” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19. The show will feature holiday favorites, both contemporary and traditional, as well as some of the country-pop group’s original songs.
For more details, a complete season schedule, and to purchase tickets, visit the CCA website.