Shows at TPAC

2010 Events

Larry Gatlin &
The Gatlin Brothers 
Friday, March 12th – 7:30PM

Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb 5th

There’s no harmony quite as pure as family harmony and Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers have shared their award winning harmonies from dusty stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts – and now to Topeka! With a string of hits that includes: “All The Gold In California,” “Houston (Means That I’m One Day Closer To You),” “Night Time Magic,” “Statues Without Hearts,” “The Lady Takes The Cowboy Every Time” and many, many more – this is truly an evening of hit after hit!

Schooltime Theater Performance
I Have A Dream
March 26, 2010

Geared Toward Grades 3rd thru 12th

This compelling dramatization of the life and times of one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the “American Century” and the Civil Rights Movement will inspire your students as they experience this great leader’s struggle and his dream of lifting “our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
Biography, Language, History, Multi-Cultural, Public Speaking, Reading, Self-Esteem, Character Development

Contact the TPAC Box Office to purchase seats for your school group or day care.
785-234-2787 x 113

Stephen Fite at TPAC
Giddy-Up & Learn
April 21, 2010
10:00

Giddy-Up & Learn is the name of this year’s tour and it’s going to be a rootin’ - tootin’ time. As usual Stephen would love to see you dressed up in attire that fits the theme. This year you and your kids will need to Cowboy or Cowgirl up with jeans, skirts, belt buckles, hats, boots - in other words, “the whole kit n’ caboodle”. Even if you choose not to dress up, please be sure to bring your “dancing shoes” and wear your “I’m ready to have a great time with Stephen clothes” as we Giddy-Up & Learn!

Tickets for the 2009-2010 Giddy-Up & Learn Concert Tour will be $4.50 each and must be reserved by phone at 800-234-9228, Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., CST.

TPAC does not reserve tickets for this event. Please call 1-800-234-9228 to reserve your seats

Schooltime Theater Performance
Patchwork -
The Little House Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
April 22, 2010

Geared Toward Grades Kindergarten thru 5th

In Theatre IV’s pioneer adventure, Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family relive the hardships and triumphs of their adventures on America’s frontier as recorded in the patterns of their patchwork quilts.
“The Rocky Road to Kansas” recalls their journey west to stake a land claim under the Homestead Act of 1862. Their hope for a better life and sense of adventure sustain them on their long and dangerous trip, whether slipping and sliding in
their covered wagon across the frozen Mississippi or almost overturning in the turbulent waters of a roaring creek.
“The Log Cabin” pattern reminds them of how Ma and Pa, with the help of Mr. Edwards, built their log cabin by hand, their own “Little House on the Prairie.”

FDR starring Ed Asner
April 27 at 8:00 PM

Tickets on Sale Friday, February 26th at 10:00AM

This one-man show takes us through
FDR’s White House years including
the Depression, the steps leading up to
WWII and the war years. Ed Asner
shows us why this president was know
as “that man in the White House,” scorned by many and admired by most.

Ed Asner is magnificent as FDR and delivers a fearless performance of this dynamic and
powerful world leader.

Miss Sunflower Scholarship Pageants
July 3, 2010 - 7:00 PM

The Miss Sunflower Scholarship Pageants are an official preliminary to the Miss America Pageant. Exciting musical entertainment, thrilling competition: Come watch as the best and brightest young women of Kansas vie for scholarships and more! Thousands of dollars, 5 winners, ONE AMAZING NIGHT! Learn more at www.misssunflowerks.org

Grape Escape: A Toast to the Arts

Grape Escape is Topeka's premier wine and food festival with silent and live auctions to benefit the Topeka Performing Arts Center.

Again this year, there will be lots of swirling, sniffing and sipping going on at the 13th Annual Grape Escape 2010, A Toast to the Arts on Friday, August 27th at 6:00PM

Tickets go on-sale in May and can only be purchased at the TPAC Box Office! Space is limited so reserve your spot early.

Find out more about the event on our
Grape Escape Page