Mary Bridget Davies: Live and On Stage

For Release October 17, 2024

Contact: Julie Gilliland, Director of Marketing, jgilliland@beckcenter.org

Beck Center For The Arts Announces Tony Nominee®, Mary Bridget Davies Live In Concert Featuring Songs from Janis To Alanis and Returning As The Narrator In Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Lakewood, OH – Beck Center for the Arts is thrilled to once again shine the spotlight on Mary Bridget Davies, beloved local superstar and Tony nominee®.

Beck Center will present Mary Bridget Davies and her band in a T.J. Armand, Carl H. Paiva JP, and Bev Ragovoy production of Mary Bridget Davies Live In Concert: Janis to Alanis in the Senney Theater on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 8:00 p.m., promoting her new compilation album Don’t Compromise Yourself.

Mary Bridget Davies also returns to star in Beck Center for the Arts’ production as The Narrator in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, after a sold-out run last holiday season in Lakewood.

Fresh off the limited-run performing her Tony Award® nominated role as Janis Joplin in London’s West End, the critics were wowed by her mind-blowing performance and wrote: “An absolute powerhouse of a performer,” Theatre & Tonic, “She oozes star power,” What’s On Stage, and “Mary Bridget Davies is astonishing as the legendary soul-stirring singer,” London Theatre. Her new concert is a dynamic musical journey celebrating such iconic artists as Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, and other iconic female musical artists.

Featuring hit songs such as “Piece of My Heart,” “The Best,” “You Oughta Know,” and many more, Mary’s dynamic show and powerful vocals are sure to rock the Senney Theater! Tickets are $49 per person, plus a $5 per ticket service fee, and go on sale Saturday, October 19, 2024 at noon at beckcenter.org and 216-521-2540. Purchase the concert and musical tickets in the same sales transaction and receive a discount of $5 off each ticket for each production at 216-521-2450. This offer is not good on prior sales or multiple discounts.

Beck Center for the Arts is also thrilled to boast the return of Mary Bridget Davies as The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Running December 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025, in the Senney Theater, this musical is guaranteed to bring the whole family together to enjoy all genres of music and a brilliantly colorful production. The 2024 production sold out and broke all box office records.

This beloved musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Musical Director, Larry Goodpaster, alongside Director Scott Spence, create a hit for all ages on the Senney Theater stage. Lauren Marousek delivers eye-catching choreography. This compelling family-friendly musical is irresistibly entertaining. Patrons go on the journey of the trials and triumphs of Joseph, the favorite son of father Jacob. If only his brothers agreed!

Artistic Director and director of the return of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Scott Spence, presenter of Janis to Alanis stated, “It brings us such joy to be able to continue to share the immense talents of this Artist. Having just returned from a wildly successful London run as Janis Joplin (reprising her Tony nominated performance) we are thrilled to have Mary Bridget in concert for these two nights only!”

Running December 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025, in the Senney Theater, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat runs on the additional dates of THURSDAYS December 12 at 7:30 pm, December 19 at 7:30 pm, 2024, and January 2, 2025. Saturday, December 7, is 2:30 pm ONLY; Saturday, December 14, is 2:30 pm ONLY; Saturday, December 21, is 2:30 pm ONLY; Saturday, December 28, 2024, is 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm; and Saturday, January 4, 2025, is 2:30 pm ONLY. Tickets on sale now at beckcenter.org.

Ticket prices range from $41 (adults), $37 (for seniors 65 and older), $20 for students with valid ID, and $15 for children between five and 12 years of age. A $3 service fee per single ticket will be applied at the time of purchase. Adults and seniors save $5 off theater tickets when they use promo code SON before Nov 27, 2023. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performance is 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general admission seating for just $15. Smart Seats are available for each performance at just $15 per person. Recommended for ALL ages (5 years old and older). For more information on Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, please visit beckcenter.org. Purchase the concert and musical tickets in the same sales transaction and receive a discount of $5 off each ticket for each production at 216-521- 2450. This offer is not good on prior sales or multiple discounts.

“Jubilant… What keeps the show alive is its delight in simple storytelling, the bounce of Tim Rice’s lyrics and the merry eclecticism of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, which embraces country and western, calypso, French Chanson and Elvis-style rock… There is wit in Lloyd Webber’s willingness to try different styles and in Rice’s verbal dexterity.” —Michael Billington, The Guardian

This musical is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

All performances are at theaters inside Beck Center for the Arts, located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information, visit beckcenter.org.

For those who crave more Mary Bridget Davies tunes in their life, they can purchase her album, Don’t Compromise Yourself, here.

Beck Center for the Arts is proud to be a part of Northeast Ohio’s professional theater landscape, operating under a letter of agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. We are a Small Professional Theater (SPT) based on the number of seats, number of our performances, and the maximum weekly hours of work we provide to actors. We produce every show on our stages by choosing the play, casting and rehearsing it, building the sets, props, and costumes, directing and performing the live music, and designing lights and sound. We proudly utilize regional resources and talent.

Beck Center for the Arts also offers arts education for all ages, skill levels, and abilities with classes and lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and theater, as well as creative arts therapies. Financial assistance is offered for qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.

Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the generous funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. Beck Center for the Arts thanks their 90th season Marquee Sponsor, First Federal Lakewood.

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Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for individuals with disabilities, free gallery exhibits year-round, and community programming.