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Season passes available. Why rent a movie when you can come to the Orpheum!
We are positive it's the most fun!
Order online or call (316) 263-0884 M-F 8am-5pm.
Saturday, May 31 - 7:00pm
General Admission Tickets $8 At The Door
Director: Jeremy Osbern
"AIR" is the first modern musical. It follows three stories of people who feel out of place in the world,
and their longing to find a connection with someone else.
It breaks stereotypes - a middle aged African American sings to a new love in a country western bar, a young goth girl sings a 50s style ballad as she wanders the
streets with a broken heart, and a punk croons a modern doo wop at a punk rock show.
Featuring all orginal music, "AIR" is a drama, a romantic comedy, and a musical, produced entirely by filmakers living in and around Kansas City.
There will be a question & answer session after the screening.
June 2-6 - Times Vary By Age
For More Information and/or to Enroll Please call (316) 262-MTYP
or email Music Theatre for Young People at mtyp@mtypks.org
The Offical Tribute to
Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens
and The Big Bopper
Saturday, June 7 - 8:00pm
Reserved tickets $35.00 (Includes Meet & Greet), $26 (Auditorium), $22 (Mezzanine), $18 (Balcony),
available through Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to
www.selectaseat.com, or at any Dillon's Superstores,
and Plant Employee Clubs.
This is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper's
final tour and the only show endorsed by both the Holly and Valens estates. Each live
concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all
the hit songs of the 50's era: That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy, Rave on, La Bamba,
Chantilly Lace and many, many more.
John Mueller, the critically acclaimed former star of the London/Broadway hit musical
"Buddy..the Buddy Holly Story," performs as Buddy Holly and Jay P. Richardson, Jr.
fills his legendary father's footsteps as the Big Bopper. Jay is actually the Bopper's son
and brings with him the heritage and feeling that only he can offer. Ray Anthony performs as
Ritchie Valens and is a renowned star of the "Legends of Rock and Roll" show at the Imperial Palace in
Las Vegas. The very authentic and energetic four piece band (guitar, drums, stand up bass and sax) includes
Grammy award winning Mike Acosta on saxophone.
"Flawless...rings as clear and true as a chord from a Fender Stratocaster."
-The Chicago Tribune
"Watching Jay Richardson is just like watching his Dad."
-Dick Clark
"One of the best concerts I've ever seen."
-Larry Holly (Buddy's brother)
Visit The Winter Dance Party online!
Friday, June 13 - 8:00pm
Special Meet & Greet Tickets Available. You'll receive Prime Front Section Seating and the opportunity to visit with
The Kingston Trio at the Broadview Hotel following the concert.
Refreshments will be served.
Reserved tickets $80.00 (Includes Meet & Greet), $65.50 (Orchestra),
$50.00 (Rear Auditorium), $40.50 (Mezzanine), $30.50 (Balcony),
available through Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to
www.selectaseat.com,
or at any Dillon's Superstores, and Plant Employee Clubs.
In 1957 The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco's
North Beach club scene to take the country by storm.
Bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the
mainstream for the first time. During the late 50's and early 60's,
the Trio enjoyed unprecedented record sales and worldwide fame, while influencing the musical tastes of a generation.
Visit The Kingston Trio online!
June 19 - 7pm
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: 1982
Starring: Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton & Drew Barrymore
Run Time: 115 min
Rating: PG
He is afraid. He is totally alone. He is 3 million light years from home.
A group of alien botanists visit earth and one of them is lost and left behind, stranded on this planet. The alien is found by 10 year old Elliott. (Thomas) Soon the two begin to communicate, and start a different kind of friendship in which E.T. learns about life on earth and Elliott learns about some new values and the true meaning of friendship. E.T. want to go home, but if Elliott helps him, he'll lose a friend.
E.T. Trailer
June 16-20 - Times Vary By Age
For More Information and/or to Enroll Please call (316) 262-MTYP
or email Music Theatre for Young People at mtyp@mtypks.org
Saturday, June 21 - 7:00pm
Tickets $7 at the Door, $5 for Seniors, Military & Students
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
Mikey and Brandon Walsh are brothers whose family is preparing to move because developers want to
replace their neighborhood with a golf course, unless enough money is raised to stop the construction, and it
looks quite doubtful. But when Mikey stumbles upon a treasure map of the famed "One-Eyed Willy" that leads to his
fortune. Mikey, Brandon, and their friends Chunk, Mouth, Andy, Stef, and Data, calling themselves The Goonies.
They set out on a quest to find the treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern,
but the entrance to the cavern is under the house of evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons Jake and Francis,
and the severely disfigured Sloth. Sloth befriends The Goonies and decides to help them.
For More Information and/or to Enroll Please call (316) 262-MTYP
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
Broadway legend Margo Channing, aging but not gracefully, has everything: a successful career,
close friends and a man who loves her. She also has a "fan" named Eve Harrington, who manages to worm her
way into Margo's life in order to "study her like a blueprint." Eve's sweet facade is soon seen through by a
number of people, most quickly by theatre critic Addison deWitt, who decides to become her mentor.
Eve achieves her goal of Broadway stardom, leaving a trail of unhappiness, but ultimately contentment, behind her.
Set in antebellum New Orleans during the early 1850's, this film follows
Julie Marsden through her quest for social redemption on her own terms. Julis is a
beautiful and free spirited, rapacious Southern Belle who is sure of herself and
controlling of her fiance' Preston Dillard, a successful young banker. Julie's sensitive
but domineering personality forces a wedge between Preston and herself. To win him back,
she plays North against South amid a deadly epidemic of yellow fever which claims a surprising victim.
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock," lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise,
working their way to Paris and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way,
even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues.
Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
The year is 1985 and Marty McFly is your average everyday teenager,
except for one problem. He is stuck in 1955. After his good friend Doc Emmett Brown is gunned down,
Marty ends up sending the DeLorean time machine back twenty years into the past. Now he must find Doc and
convince him that he is from the future in order for the Doc to send him back to the future, but this is the
least of Marty's problems. After accidentally getting in the way of the important meeting between his
future mother and father, Marty must get them back together before he changes time forever, and destroys
his own existence.
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
As the Emperor himself oversees the construction of the new Death Star by Lord Darth Vader
and the evil Galactic Empire, smuggler Han Solo is rescued from the clutches of the vile ganster
Jabba the Hutt by his friends, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca. Leaving Luke Skywalker
Jedi training with Yoda, Solo returns to the Rebel Fleet to prepare for his battle with the Empire itself.
During the ensuing fighting the newly returned Skywalker is captured by Vader. Can the Rebels,
and their new found friends, the Ewoks, help restore freedom to the Galaxy?
Ticket Prices and On Sale Date TBA
The California Guitar Trio
Ticket Prices and On Sale Date TBA
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein.
In the castle he finds a hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga, and the old housekeeper,
frau Blucher - iiihhh! - Young Frankenstein doesn't belive in his grandfathers work until he discovers the
book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment. The whole movie is shot in black and white
to simulate the old monster movies of the past.
An obsessed scientist creates a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
No longer so much a movie as it is a genuine part of popular folklore, the film itself shows its age,
particulary in the absence of a musical score. But the performances by Colin Clive and the great Boris
Karloff are the whole show. Truly a film everyone shoudl see at least once.
George Bailey spends his entire life giving up his big dreams for the good of his town,
Bedford Falls, as we see in flashback. But in the present, on Christmas Eve, he is broken and
contemplates suicide over the misplacing of an $8,000 loan and the machinations of the evil millionaire,
Mr. Potter. His guardian angel, Clarence, falls to Earh, literally, and shows him how his town,family
and friends would turn out if he had never been born.
Great Russian Nutcracker
December 13 - 8:00pm
Tickets Just $5 at the Door, $4 for Seniors, Military & Students
After leaving the Army after W.W. II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to
become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of
beautiful sisters whod also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont
lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander,
General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to
help the General.
DOWNTOWN WICHITA-YES, LIFE DOES HAPPEN HERE. We are pleased to be in the heart of downtown,
being located at the corner of Broadway and First Street we can boast that we are definitely 'Lighting Up Broadway!'
Programs are presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission,
a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency and the City of Wichita. The Orpheum Theatre is a member of the League of Historic American Theatres.
New York Writer/Director Jason Bailey and Cinematographer Lonny Quattlebaum will be on hand to introduce the film,
which will be followed by a tenth anniversary screening of "My Day In The Barrel."
Visit Films On Consignment online!
July 17 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Director: Richard Donner
Year: 1985
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen & Corey Feldman
Run Time: 114 min
Rating: PG
The secrect caves, the old lighthouse, the lost map, treacherous traps, hidden treasure... Join the Adventure!
THE GOONIES trailer
July 26 - 8:00pm and July 27 - 4:00pm
Advance Tickets available through Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328,
online by going to www.selectaseat.com,
or at any Dillon's Superstores, and Plant Employee Clubs.
Visit Heart of America Men's Chorus online!
July28 - August 1 - Times Vary by Age
or email Music Theatre for Young People at mtyp@mtypks.org
August 8 - 6:30pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1950
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders & Celeste Holm
Run Time: 138 min
Rating: Unrated
It's all about women---and their men!
ALL ABOUT EVE trailer
Year: 1938
Starring: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent & Margaret Lindsay
Run Time: 103 min
Rating: TV-PG
A Fearless Feminine Creature with a heart full of love!
August 9 - 6:30pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1953
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn & Elliott Reid
Run Time: 91 min
Rating: Approved
The Two Marvels Of The Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES trailer
Year: 1954
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Conner & Dan Dailey
Run Time: 117 min
Rating: Approved
A Classic!
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS trailer
August 21 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1985
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson & Crispin Glover
Run Time: 116 min
Rating: PG
Marty McFly is the only kid ever to get in trouble before he was born!
BACK TO THE FUTURE trailer
New Balance Present
September 8 - 7pm
Tickets go on sale July 1, 2008 and will be available at Backwoods in Bradley Fair,
or Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to www.selectaseat.com, or at any Dillon's Superstores, and Plant Employee Clubs.
This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental,
and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with
adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2007/2008 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of
the mountain world.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is produced by Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, and features
award-winning films and audience favorites from approximately 300 films entered in the annual festival in Banff.
Join Backwoods at the Orpheum as The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of ourdoor
adventure to Wichita.
The screenings of The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in the USA and Canada are presented by
National Geographic and New Balance and Sponsored by Patagonia, Deuter, OR (Outdoor Research),
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Polartec and Gore-Tex Fabrics: with support from MSR
(Mountain Safety Research), Lake Louise Mountain Resort, Petzl, World Expeditions & Mountain Hardwear.
View the Banff Centre's Exciting Video for more information.
Visit Banff Centre online!
September 18 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1983
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher & Billy Dee Williams
Run Time: 134 min
Rating: PG
Return to a Galaxy Far, Far, Away...........
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI trailer
September 19 - 8pm
Tickets go on sale July 1, 2008 and will be available at Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to
www.selectaseat.com, or at any Dillon's Superstores,
and Plant Employee Clubs.
"Winning, energetic and highly accessible..." - Los Angeles Times
"This group skips merrily among genres...the trio's tongue-in-cheek humor becomes full-blown when it
bursts into Ventura-style surf music." - The New York Times
With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive,
as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio's stunning
virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them an enthusiastic following and wide notoriety,
with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes.
Notably, CGT music was featured on the television coverage of the 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 Olympics,
and also on CBS, NBC, CNN and ESPN TV programs. The CGT performed on the 2003 Grammy Awards nominated track
"Apollo" on Tony Levin's CD Pieces of the Sun; and CGT music was sent into outer space as wake up music for
the crew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor.
Since their inception in 1991, the Trio has released 12 CDs featuring original works from the CGT and a
variety of classics such as Bach's "Toccata and Fugue" and Beethoven's 5th Symphony. In February of 2007,
CGT released Highlights, a brilliant musical anthology that showcases a career's worth of flow and versatility.
Each piece resonates with its own story, and each story contributes to the CGT's 15-year journey of creative
exploration, collaboration, and commitment to their craft.
Check out California Guitar Trio performing Bohemian Rhapsody
Visit California Guitar Trio Online!
October 25 - Time TBA
October 31 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Young Frankenstein
Year: 1974
Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman & Teri Garr
Run Time: 106 min
Rating: PG
The Scariest Comedy of All Time!
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN trailer
Frankenstein
Year: 1931
Starring: Colin Boris Karloff, Clive, Mae Clarke & John Boles
Run Time: 71 min
Rating: Unrated
A Monster Science Created - But Could Not Destroy!
FRANKENSTEIN trailer
November 20 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1946
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell & Henry Travers
Run Time: 130 min
Rating: Approved
They're Making Memories Tonight!
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE trailer
Tickets on sale now and available at Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to
www.selectaseat.com, or at any Dillon's Superstores,
and Plant Employee Clubs.
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker is coming to the Orpheum Theatre. Acclaimed for exquisite dancing
and spectacular sets and costumes, critics rave that Anatoli Emelianov's Great Russian Nutcracker is "flawless,
breathtaking and dazzling."
Wimisical and imaginative storytelling blend with the richness of Russian classical dance to make the
Great Russian Nutcracker a memorable holiday treat for all.
Now celebrating its 16th annual USA tour, Emelianov's Nutcracker is beloved by audiences and praised by critics
for its unique setting of Act II in the Land of Peace and Harmony. Set against Valentin Fedorov's spectacular
scenic design, replete with dancing puppets and a Rousseau inspired backdrop of unicorns, exotic birds and
animals, Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker is the must-see production of 2008.
Visit Moscow Ballet Online!
Ticket on Sale Date TBA
Tickets will be available at Select-A-Seat by calling (316) 755-7328, online by going to
www.selectaseat.com, or at any Dillon's Superstores,
and Plant Employee Clubs.
American English is America's foremost Beatles tribute band, Performing songs covering
the entire career of the Beatles, from 1963-1970.
With precise attention to every musical detail, along with costume changes, vintage
instruments and special effects, American English magically creates "The Complete Beatles Experience."
The show begins with the early years of Ed Sullivan and includes such classic Beatles favorites as
"She Loves You," "Twist and Shout," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and many others.
Next, you'll take a trip with American English as they recreate the psychadelic era of the Fab Four.
Every musical and visual detail is magically shaped in a colorful journey back in time. You'll witness
incredible versions of selections from "Sgt. Pepper" and "Magical Mystery Tour."
All of the songs are performed completely live without any tapes or backing tracks.
And in the end, you'll be spellbound by the spectacular musical excursion to the final years of the
Beatles partnership. Re-live the years of "The White Album" with suchs hits as
"Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" and moving renditions of such songs as "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"
complete this electrifying musical journey.
Visit American English Online!
December 18 - 7pm
Tickets Available at Plant Employee Clubs
Year: 1954
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney & Vera Ellen
Run Time: 120 min
Rating: Not Rated
The First and Unforgetable Picture in VISTAVISION!
WHITE CHRISTMAS trailer
Did you know the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation sponsors a web site that
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Just click on their logo and learn everything you wanted to know about downtown.
The site even includes an interactive map.
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