The historic Rialto theater has reopened its doors in the heart of Downtown Bozeman. This brand new event venue promises to bring an exciting lineup of top-tier talent from around the country. Here’s a look at some of the upcoming happenings.
Enjoy An Evening of Blues with Guy Davis on Saturday, May 12th with shows at 6pm and 9pm. Doors at 5:30pm and 8:30pm, respectively. Tickets to these shows are $10.
Davis has had his musical storytelling influenced by artists like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy, and his musicality from artists as diverse as Lightnin’ Hopkins and Babatunde Olatunji. However, there’s one man that Guy most credits for his harmonica techniques, by stealing and crediting from him everything that he could, and that man is the legendary Sonny Terry.
Guy’s latest album, Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train – A Look Back at Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, is an homage to these two hugely influential artists, not only on Guy’s career, but to thousands of musicians around the world. One such artist is the Italian harmonica ace, Fabrizio Poggi, who collaborates with and produced this recording. The album is available now.
Finally, the Rialto will present a limited run of Freak Out!: The Musical on Friday and Saturday, May 18th–19th. Friday night’s performance begins at 8pm with doors at 7:30pm. On Saturday, an early show will get the evening started at 6pm, followed by a late show at 9pm. Doors at 5:30pm and 8pm, respectively. Tickets to these 18+ shows are $20.
Freak Out! tells the story of two counter-culture bikers in the late 1960s on a voyage of self-discovery who accidentally find themselves embroiled with a devilish cult trying to take over the world! The all-original psychedelic musical is performed with larger than life puppets and a live four-piece rock band. Equal parts Easy Rider, Rocky Horror, Duck Soup, Hair, and Rosemary’s Baby, Freak Out! opened in 2017 to audience acclaim and a sold out run.
Written by Ryan Cassavaugh (Jimmy’s First Christmas on Parole, Three Glorious Weeks) and Joe Knapp (of SlomoJoe Trio, The Salamanders) and directed by Sadie Cassavaugh (Row After Row, Three Glorious Weeks) Freak Out! stars Ryan Lawrence Flynn, Pol Llovet, Steven Harris-Weiel, Ty Gardner, Wren Garverick, Leandra Hill, Leyla Osman-Kirschner, and Harry Jahnke. Knapp, Garrett Robinson, Ryan Cassavaugh, and Dan Haywood perform the production’s live musical accompaniment.
Freak Out! is a truly unique theatre experience unlike anything you’ve ever seen before – a singular blend of puppetry, lights, sound, and music. Check it out!
The Rialto is located at 10 W Main St. in the center of historic Downtown Bozeman. Get further acquainted with this exciting new event space at www.rialtobozeman.com, where you can also peruse current happenings and buy advance tickets. Follow the Rialto on Facebook for the most up to date event announcements, @therialto.
