Magic joins Majestic 2017 lineup
Historic theater announces early year plans as it continues eyeing expanded programming.
Magic joins Majestic 2017 lineup Historic theater announces early year plans as it continues eyeing expanded programming. Check out this story on chillicothegazette.com: http://ohne.ws/2hwZA4f
Staff Published 2:17 p.m. ET Dec. 29, 2016 | Updated 2:18 p.m. ET Dec. 29, 2016
A Paul McCartney tribute is just one of several scheduled events the Majestic has on tap for the first part of 2017.(Photo: Gazette photo)Buy Photo
CHILLICOTHE — Continuing with an aggressive strategy to expand programming at the Majestic Theatre, the venue's programming committee has announced a scheduled for the first quarter of 2017 that would be justified in being called magical.
That magic can be found in an April 14 production of Nelson Illusion's "Dreams of the Impossible" Illusion Tour. Featuring four master magicians, the program promises several feats of magic including sawing a girl in half, levitation, a man melting through a sheet of solid steel, a woman shot from a cannon, a death-defying trick between a pair of four-foot-tall spinning saw blades and several others.
The theater will launch Movie Nights at the Majestic starting in January, the result of partnerships with several local businesses that have agreed to sponsor titles in the series. Scheduled for the first Saturday of each month, the series will start Jan. 7 with Mel Brooks' "Star Wars" parody, "Spaceballs," which is marking the 30th anniversary of its release. The 1987 hit "Dirty Dancing" with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, will be February's offering on Feb. 4. General admission tickets for the films will be $5 apiece.
Concerts have always been a part of the Majestic's programming, and that will continue early in 2017. "The McCartney Project" takes the stage Feb. 11 in a tribute that brings the best of the music of The Beatles, Wings and Paul McCartney's solo career to the local stage. Then, on Feb. 25, Motown Sounds of Touch returns to the theater to cover several Motown favorites, and the committee stated it is working toward not only landing return appearances by John Berry and Phil Dirt and the Dozers but also pursuing an Ozzy Osbourne tribute show.
Finally, after several successful offerings in 2016 working with local comedienne Lori Graves, additional comedy shows are being pursued for the 2017 lineup with one being pulled together for March and others also in the works.
For updates on Majestic events, visit www.MajesticChillicothe.net.
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