WMPAC hosts nights of keys & comedy in Big Sky performance space
Formally kicking off its 2020 calendar, Big Sky’s Warren Miller Performing Arts Center will present familial piano quintet The 5 Browns on Saturday, January 11th. Their performance begins at 7:30pm. Run time is 100 minutes with intermission. Tickets range $25–$54.
The 5 Browns are a family of siblings who perform their own unique brand of classical music: five grand pianos onstage at once, played in perfect time and harmony. They’ve been featured on Oprah and 60 Minutes, and their three albums have each held the #1 spot on Billboard’s Classical Album Chart. The 5 Browns – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae – all attended New York’s Juilliard School, becoming the only family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously. The quintet enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002, when People magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five.” The New York Post has proclaimed: “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.” The 5 Browns bring their talents (and their pianos) to WMPAC for an exceptional evening of music.
A night of comedy follows with an appearance by Mo Amer on Saturday, January 18th. His set begins at 7:30pm. Run time is 90 minutes with intermission. Tickets range $25–$54.
Mo Amer is changing the face of American standup. His complex life story provides the fodder for his comedy: he is a Palestinian refugee and American citizen, and provides a fresh take and biting humor on the global geopolitical scene. He has performed on five continents and well over two dozen countries, including being the only Arab American comic to perform for US and coalition troops stationed overseas. Amer has also performed over 600 shows with his friend and mentor, Dave Chappelle, who had a cameo as the announcer during his 2018 Netflix special, The Vagabond.
For further information or to purchase tickets for this performance and other upcoming events, visit www.warrenmillerpac.org. •