The Columbian Theatre, Museum and Art Center

The Rat Pack is back performing four show-stoppingVegas-style floorshows of the 1960s. Sit back and relax to the tunes of Frank, Dean, Sammy and the gang where the bar is always open and Simply Sarah’s Catering serves hors d'oeuvres that rival any served at the Dunes or Sahara. So join us for a night where the stars shine and Martinis flow!

Set in the mid 1950s New York, this musical explores the ethnic and cultural rivalry between two teenage street gangs. The Sharks are first-generation Americans from Puerto Rico, who are taunted by the Jets, an all white group who consider themselves to be true Americans. The rivalry erupts when one of the Jets, Tony, falls in love with Maria, the sister of the Sharks leader, Bernardo. Based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story touts more billboard chart-toppers than any other musical in history! Some of the hit songs are Maria, I Feel Pretty, Tonight, Somewhere, Something’s Coming and America. They were covered by artists; Johnny Mathis, Sarah Vaughan, Barbara Steisand, Sammy Davis Jr., and Andy Williams, just to name a few.

Due to unforseen circumstances, this show has been canceled. Please call the Box Office at 785-456-2029 if you have any questions.

Come to the Columbian for a night of tribute to pop tunes, Motown melodies and hits from the Brits. Doug Chapman "Chappie" has over 40 years of experience in the music industry. Chappie tells the stories behind the songs from the 60's, a memorable decade! Cash bar and snacks available.

When a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, on his turntable, the 1928 vintage musical literally bursts to life in his living room.. The musical centers on Janet Van De Graff, a showgirl, who plans to give up her career in order to marry an oil tycoon, Robert Martin. However, Janet is the star of "Feldzieg's Follies" , and a lot of money is riding on her name to sell the show. Feldzieg, her producer, is being threatened by two gangsters employed by his chief investor. Disguised as pastry chefs, these two pun-happy thugs threaten Feldzieg to stop the wedding to ensure Janet's participation in the next production of Feldzieg's Follies. In order to save himself, Feldzieg enlists Aldolpho, a bumbling Latin Lothario, to seduce Janet and spoil her relationship with Robert. Meanwhile, Janet is having doubts about her groom. Disguising herself as a French woman, she tempts Robert into kissing her, and a massive misunderstanding emerges. The ensuing plot incorporates mistaken identities, an unflappable English butler, an absent-minded dowager, a ditzy chorine, a harried best man, and Janet's "Drowsy" (i.e. tipsy) Chaperone, played by a blowzy Grande Dame of the Stage, specializing in "rousing anthems" and not above upstaging the occasional co-star. This play-within-a-musical is full of hilarity, cliché, gags, and gimmicks from the golden age of musicals.

Country, Gospel and the sidesplitting antics of all your favorite KORN County residents and country stars return to The Columbian Theatre stage. Hear the hit songs and jokes that have made Hoo Haw an institution and prized treasure. Don’t miss the 6th Season of this beloved classic directed by Troy Hemphill, a Hoo Haw veteran, with help from Grandpa, Minnie Pearl, Jr. Samples and the rest of the gang!

The Columbian Theatre will open at 6:30 p.m. for Friday and Saturday performances, and at 1:00 p.m. for the Sunday performances.

When a nasty neighbor tries to have her dog put to sleep Dorothy takes her dog, Toto, to run away. A cyclone appears and carries her to the magical Land of Oz. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel to the Emerald City where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the Wizard of Oz will help them before the Wicked Witch of the West catches up with them.

Musical
$20/Adult
$10/Child

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

December 3-5, December 9-12,

December 16-19, 2010

A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one night. Mr. Scrooge is a financier/money-changer who has devoted his life to the accumulation of wealth. He holds anything other than money in contempt, including friendship, love and the Christmas season. Come and enjoy this Charles Dickens Christmas classic done as a musical that only the Columbian could create.

Musical

$20/adult

$10/child

$18/adult groups of 15 or more

PERFORMANCE TIMES

Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Performance – 7:30PM

Sunday
Performance – 2:00PM