Tucson, AZ---The Fox Tucson Theatre welcomes an eclectic mix of top entertainers in March including Kansas, The Wailin’ Jennys, Brian Setzer, Altan, Trailblazing Women of Country, Here Come the Mummies, a special showing of the Mexican classic movie Víctimas del Pecado, and more. Fox Executive Director Bonnie Schock is pleased to present a season like no other. “Don’t miss out on a simply incredible spring lineup. In March alone, there is everything from folk to funk to rockabilly to progressive rock to classic country to country rock to film – truly something for everyone to enjoy. We just wrapped up a hopping February to remember, as Tucson showed up to help us set a record for the highest single month attendance in our history. So, come find out what all the buzz is about, and treat yourself to a special evening of live performance at Tucson’s crown jewel!”
MARCH SHOWS
March 1, 7:30pm - Classic Albums Live Performs Supertramp Breakfast in America
Classic Albums Live is back in town with another recreation of rock’s greatest albums, Breakfast in America. CAL goes to great lengths to reproduce the best records from the ‘60s and ‘70s live on stage, as though you were listening to the full album from start to finish. Pairing one of rock’s most enduring, beloved bands with one of the most successful albums in recorded history, Classic Albums Live performs the entire album note for note, cut for cut, by multi Grammy-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
March 2, 7:30pm - The Wailin’ Jennys SOLD OUT
The Wailin’ Jennys Are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse — Three Distinct Voices That Together Make an Achingly Perfect Vocal Sound. Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown over the years into one of today’s most beloved international folk acts. Founding members Moody and Mehta along with New York-based Masse continue to create some of the most exciting music on the folk-roots scene, stepping up their musical game with each critically lauded recording and thrilling audiences with their renowned live performances. In 2017, The Jennys turned 15 years old. To mark the occasion, the band took time away from the demands of motherhood to record and release a celebratory album for their fans Fifteen which was nominated for a Juno award in 2018 for Traditional Roots album of the year.
“The Wailin’ Jennys are more than just impeccable bluegrass harmonizers; they’re also terrific bandleaders who give their traditional roots music a sense of real reverence.” — NPR
March 3, 7pm -Brian Setzer Rockabilly Riot! with Support from Yates McKendree
Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3-time Grammy award-winner Brian Setzer has achieved one career milestone after another. He’s sold millions of albums and is a “Musician’s Musician” credited with continually taking chances with innovative and daring musical styles. Setzer is widely credited for taking two forgotten genres, rockabilly, and swing, adding his own blend of gunpowder and rockin’ style, and completely reinventing and single-handedly resurrecting them in the process. Along the way, he has scored chart-topping hits, sold 13 million records, and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award throughout his decorated career as founder/leader of the Stray Cats, his 19-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra, and as a solo artist. He is consistently cited as one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, and has a best-selling, extensive line of elite Gretsch signature model guitars bearing his name.
March 5, 10am – School Matinee - Wild Hope: Reframing the Human-Nature Relationship
National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, writer, and explorer Ami Vitale will take us on a journey! Through photography, film, and storytelling, she will share powerful stories that reframe the human-nature relationship– and in the process, drive change and inspire us all to push boundaries, break glass ceilings, and have an impact in our daily lives.
Ami Vitale’s journey as a photographer, writer and filmmaker has taken her to over 100 countries. She has lived in mud huts and war zones, contracted malaria, and donned a panda suit—all in keeping with her philosophy of “living the story.” One of In Style Magazine’s “Fifty Badass Women,” she has won numerous photography, journalism, and humanitarian award.
March 14, 7pm - Kansas · Another Fork in the Road 50th Anniversary Tour SOLD OUT
With a legendary career spanning five decades, Kansas has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This “garage band” from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have since gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
Composing a catalogue that includes sixteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), one quadruple-Platinum single ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ and another triple-Platinum single ‘Dust in the Wind.’ KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and ‘Dust In the Wind’ has been played on the radio more than three million times!
Throughout 2016-2022, the band celebrated the anniversaries of multi-Platinum breakout albums “Leftoverture” and “Point of Know Return” with anniversary tours for both albums. Both tours were commemorated with live album releases “Leftoverture Live & Beyond” (2017) & “Point of Know Return Live & Beyond” (2021).
March 15, 7:30pm -Altan-Donegal to Tucson with Celtic Step Dancers and a guest fiddler from Ireland
No Irish traditional band in the last dozen years has had a wider impact on audiences and music lovers throughout the world than Altan. They have moved audiences from Donegal to Tokyo to Seattle with their exquisitely produced award-winning recordings and their heartwarming, dynamic live performances. Ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs all the way to hard hitting reels and jigs, Altan is committed to bringing the beauty of traditional music, particularly that of the Donegal fiddlers and singers, to contemporary audiences. Altan believes that Irish traditional music is modern music in every sense and its growing popularity proves them right. After three decades of playing on stages all over the world, Altan went back to the hills of Donegal to record their new album, ‘The Gap of Dreams.’ The 13-track album transports the listener back to a time before electricity when folks would gather in the mists of winter to tell stories, sing songs and dance into the wee hours of the night.
March 17, 7pm - Here Come The Mummies
Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000-year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind. Their “Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave” is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa). Since their discovery, HCTM has been direct support for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl Village; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show; appeared on That’s My Jam with Jimmy Fallon; played massive festivals like Summer Fest, Summer Camp, Common Ground, Musikfest, and Suwannee Hulaween; and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America. Maybe that’s why the ladies (and some dudes) can’t stop losing their minds over these mayhem-inducing mavens of mirth
March 20, 7:30pm - Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta & Dolly
Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. With their chart-topping hits and record-breaking sales, Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly wove threads of contemporary womanhood throughout the tapestry of country music, resulting in unprecedented commercial success and earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Cline, Lynn, and Parton harnessed country music’s rich storytelling tradition to offer their uniquely empowered—and unmistakably female—perspective on issues faced by women of their day. Their shared legacy of musical excellence, earthy glamour, and unapologetic authenticity continues to resonate with listeners of all ages and backgrounds in the 21st century.
March 23, 7:30pm – Richie Furay and Firefall
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist Richie Furay is an American Music Luminary who is celebrated, along with Stephen Stills and Neil Young, for pioneering Country-Rock as a founding member of the legendary and quintessential group Buffalo Springfield. When the group disbanded, Richie founded Country Rock Notables Poco with Timothy B. Schmidt (Eagles), Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina) and later went on to form Souther-Hillman-Furay. J.D. Souther, musician and songwriter for the Eagles & Linda Ronstadt, Chris Hillman of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers joined Richie in forming the Supergroup. Some of the best-known songs in Richie’s repertoire include Kind Woman, Good Feeling to Know, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, On The Way Home, Crazy Love, Rock n’ Roll Woman, You Better Think Twice and many others.
March 27, 7pm -Víctimas del Pecado -Victims of Sin presented by Cinema Tucson
(Emilio Fernández, Mexico, 1951, 84 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Rarely screened in the United States and long due for rediscovery, Victims of Sin is famed Mexican director Emilio Fernández’s unique blend of film noir, melodrama, and musical. Cuban-born acting-dancing sensation Ninón Sevilla plays Violeta, a cabaret performer who adopts the abandoned child of Rita (Rita Montaner) and Rodolfo (Rodolfo Acosta), her murderous pimp. Motherhood forces Violeta to give up her career, but the kindhearted club owner Santiago (Tito Junco) saves her from a life of poverty and prostitution—until Rodolfo, freed from prison, seeks to reclaim his son. Best known for the award-winning María Calendaria (1944) and The Pearl (1947), Fernández infuses Victims with impassioned songs and performances by Sevilla, an icon of Mexican cinema and a purveyor of African, Caribbean, and Cuban dance styles.
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The Fox Tucson Theatre enlivens Tucson, fostering community growth and connections by shaping exceptional, live arts experiences in a celebrated setting. The “Crown Jewel of Downtown” makes memories, makes connections, and makes Tucson proud. Programming includes exciting year-round live entertainment from the top entertainers in the US, as well as community produced events, classic movies, family programming, and more. Beautifully restored, the historic 1930’s Art Deco theatre Fox has become an important symbol of the resurgence of a thriving city center and continues to contribute to the economic growth in the region. The Fox Tucson Theatre is located at 17 W Congress. Fox Fan Seats! Are offered for most shows for only $20 – first come, first served, as they sell out fast. For additional information and Covid protocol requirements please visit foxtucson.com or call the box office at 520-547-3040. Follow the Fox – get the scoop on shows, events, movies and more!
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