September 2017
MAXWELL
After releasing four studio albums, all praised as classics, the R&B/soul pioneer Maxwell showcases his fifth album, BlackSUMMERS’night. The Grammy award-winner has been performing to sell-out crowds for over 20 years. His signature single “Pretty Wings,” is part of a sensual, pathfinding trilogy. He has earned two Grammys, with Rolling Stone praising it as an “album about love, not sex, for grown-ups who know the difference.” Fans will enjoy iconic singles like “Til The Cops Come Knockin’,” and “Ascension (Don’t…
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MARLON WAYANS
Get ready to laugh! Marlon Wayans has been selling out shows across the country as one of the top standup comedians of the year. As an actor, he’s best known for his films “White Chicks,” “Scary Movie,” “A Haunted House,” and “Fifty Shades Of Black” and starred on the hit TV shows “The Wayans Bros.” and “In Living Color.” Wayans is the star of the highly-anticipated new NBC sitcom “Marlon,” premiering on August 16 at 9 p.m. Loosely based on…
Find out more »JOHN MULANEY: KID GORGEOUS
Emmy award-winning writer and talented stand-up comic John Mulaney most recently starred in the Broadway hit, "Oh, Hello on Broadway” alongside Nick Kroll. In 2015 he released his stand up special and Netflix Original “THE COMEBACK KID” which the AV Club called the "best hour of his career.” In 2008, he began writing for “Saturday Night Live” where he appeared as a “Weekend Update” correspondent and co-created hilarious characters like Stefon with Bill Hader. He currently writes for IFC’s “Documentary…
Find out more »October 2017
BILL BURR
One of the top comedic voices of our generation, comedian Bill Burr comes to downtown St. Petersburg for one night only! Having achieved success in TV and film as well as the live stage, he sells out theaters internationally and his Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes. The second season of his hit animated Netflix series, F Is For Family, premiered on May 30, 2017 featuring Bill, Laura Dern and Justin Long as the Murphy family.
Find out more »TFO POPS: SWING IS THE THING
Jump ‘n’ jive from the 1940s right into the jukebox tunes of the ‘50s and ‘60s with hits like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Rock Around the Clock. Featuring dancers, vocalists and clarinet sensation Dave Bennett, under the baton of Jeff Tyzik.
Find out more »November 2017
TRACY MORGAN
Tracy Morgan, one of the most respected comedians in his field, will bring a night of comedy to St. Petersburg and the Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 at 7 p.m. And not surprising, he was recently selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He starred for seven seasons on NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning “30 Rock,” and appeared opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as “Tracy…
Find out more »AN EVENING WITH BRUCE HORNSBY
An Evening with Bruce Hornsby offers fans the best of a three time Grammy award-winner. The singer, pianist, composer, bandleader and keyboardist will offer classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions. Rock out to “The Way It Is” from his 1986 debut album and one of the most popular songs of that decade. He is known for his intense collaborations with the Grateful Dead, Spike Lee, Ricky Skaggs, Don Henley, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan,…
Find out more »JETHRO TULL BY IAN ANDERSON
British rock legend Ian Anderson makes his Mahaffey debut! The concert will feature a solid collection of the best-known Jethro Tull repertoire from 1968 to date. Fans will recognize the key songs from various albums - songs which put Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson on the map in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s - with most of them accompanied by big screen HD video elements to enhance the concert experience. Favorites include: “Dharma For One”, “Bourée,” “Nothing Is Easy,” “A New Day…
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MAXWELL “50 INTIMATE NIGHTS” TOUR
MAXWELL "50 INTIMATE NIGHTS" TOUR Maxwell Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades, releasing 4 studio albums, all in his own time - all duly anointed as classics. Now, the Brooklyn-born soul legend returns with his 5th album, BlackSUMMERS’night, the long-awaited second installment of his trailblazing trilogy, a powerful reminder that great music really is about more than moving the twitter needle. Maxwell’s reentry into the pop orbit straddles but never strains the fertile…
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So You Think You Can Dance 2018
So You Think You Can Dance So You Think You Can Dance Following the continued success of the hit summer competition series and 15 Emmy® wins, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is packing up its best dancers of 2018 and touring the country this Fall with SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE LIVE! 2018. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE LIVE! 2018 will feature the show's Top 10 finalists Hannahlei Cabanilla, Jay Jay Dixonbey, Chelsea Hough, Evan Debendedetto, Genessy…
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