Tucson, AZ---Nothing could be finer than summer at the Fox. June and July deliver the best of summer fun with such notables as Old Crow Medicine Show, Warrant and Ziggy Marley, the great annual Monsoon Literacy event in June, the best in family movies every Sunday in July and more. Tickets for all events are available at www.foxtucson.com.
JUNE AND JULY SHOWS
June 2, 7:30pm - Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour SOLD OUT
Wanda Sykes is an Emmy winning standup comic, writer, actress and producer who has been entertaining audiences for over twenty years. She has ranked among Entertainment Weekly’s “25 Funniest People in America” and her peers have called her “one of the funniest stand-up comics” in the field. In 2023 Wanda was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Nominations; Two for her Netflix special Wanda Sykes; I’m an Entertainer (her sixth stand-up special) and another for her role as ‘Gladys Murphy’ in Crank Yankers, a role she originated in 2004. In 2020, she received Emmy nominations for both her role as real-life comic ‘Moms Mabley’ in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and for her voice work as ‘Gladys Murphy’ in Crank Yankers.
June 12, 7:30pm - Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show got their start busking on street corners in 1998, from New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He invited the band to play at his festival, MerleFest, and the rest is history. It’s been over twenty years since these humble beginnings. The band has gone on to receive the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry and have won two Grammy Awards: “Best Folk Album” for Remedy (2014) and “Best Long Form Music Video” for Big Easy Express (2013). Additionally, their classic single, “Wagon Wheel”, received the RIAA’s Double-Platinum certification in 2019 for selling over 2,000,000 copies while the band’s debut album O.C.M.S. has been certified Gold (500,000 copies). The band’s latest release is ‘Jubilee’ (Aug 2023) released via ATO Records.
At its core, Warrant is an American rock band through and through. Hitting it big in 1989, the Hollywood, CA based band rose through the ranks of the local Sunset Strip scene to the level of multi-platinum selling, chart-topping success. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. This album produced Radio and MTV chart toppers “Down Boys,” “Sometimes She Cries,” and the massive hit “Heaven” which reached #1 in Rolling Stone and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in a row. The single “Heaven” enjoyed Gold sales and the Album went Platinum in Canada as well, eventually selling over 3 million copies. The band toured the globe performing 262 shows in support of DRFSR and closed the year with a Platinum Home Video.
Saturday, June 22 – 2pm - Monsoon Literacy Event
“When the monsoons rain, they rain on EVERYONE”! This year’s Monsoon Literacy Celebration at the Fox will celebrate reading and writing, and the way it can provide access, inclusivity and understanding of each other and the desert. This theme ties together the Downtown for Everyone grant from the Downtown Tucson Partnership, into a year of Fox programming that extends this commitment to the Angel Charity Performing Arts and Autism Program and the NEA funded Urban Moves” BIPOC-created performances and education outreach. The event will feature hands-on activities, movies, story times, sing-a-long, book giveaways, and more.
Local authors at the event will include Adiba Nelson, author of “Meet ClaraBelle Blue''; and the soon to be released book “Oshun and Me” and Lori Alexander with her book, “The Cactus Queen''. The award-winning animated short “The Smeds and the Smoos'', based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler will be the featured movie followed by the Academy Award-winning animated short, “Hair Love.” The musician/educators at the AZ Sonoran Desert Museum will conduct sing-a-longs songs from their recently released album “I Love The Desert'', and additional activities will be provided by a range of local providers including Bear Essential News, Literacy Connects, The Pima County Library and more.
This is a free event but all attendees should register at www.foxtucson.com.
June 29, 7:30pm - Grease Sing-Along
Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of “Grease,” the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lin
July 7, 2:00pm – Wizard of Oz
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way, they meet a Scarecrow (Roy Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
July 13, 7:30pm - This is Spinal Tap
In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempted an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a filmmaker (Rob Reiner). The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap’s pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop. The movie is in fact a biting satire and spoof of the whole rock and roll scene that passes itself off as a real documentary of a real band. Hilarious behind-the-scenes footage is combined with faux-concert clips to breathe life into the imaginary group. Directed by Rob Reiner.
July 14, 2:00pm – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Down on his luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon’s biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica’s alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) vows to catch and destroy Roger.
July 21, 2:00pm – Frozen Sing-a-long
When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Although their epic journey leads them to encounters with mythical trolls, a comedic snowman (Josh Gad), harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.
July 23, 7:30pm - Ziggy Marley: Circle of Peace Tour with Special Guest Lettuce
Ziggy Marley is an eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, producer, activist and humanitarian who has cultivated a legendary career for close to 40 years. The eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy has hewn his own path as a musical pioneer, infusing the reggae genre with funk, blues, rock and other elements through mindful songcraft. Equal parts master storyteller and motivational guide, he deftly explores issues from environmental awareness to self-empowerment, social injustice to political inequity, while returning again and again to the transformative power of love. And over the past 15 years with his own companies, Tuff Gong Worldwide and Ishti Music, Marley has complete control of his masters and publishing; alongside his charity URGE – benefiting the well-being of children in Jamaica, Africa and North America. For more, visit ziggymarley.com and all socials at @ziggymarley.
July 27, 7:30pm - Sunset Boulevard
Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen’s most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard (1950). Winner of three Academy Awards., director Billy Wilder’s orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, the film is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond’s discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot in unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances.
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