Two Trans-Siberian Orchestra companies to embark on holiday tours
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra has mapped out its annual holiday tour, using two companies to hit 54 U.S. cities this winter.
The tours kick off on Nov. 23 in Akron, Ohio, and Minneapolis. Multiple-night stands are scheduled in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Detroit. Details are listed in the itinerary below.
The shows center on Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" (Atlantic). With a story and lyrics written by composer Paul O’Neill, the album tells the story of "Heaven's youngest angel, sent to Earth by God, to bring back to Him ‘the one thing that represents everything good that has been done in the name of this day.' His journey culminates in helping bring a runaway child home for Christmas," according to a press release.
The collective's tour has become the No. 5 largest-grossing holiday event in the U.S., behind the Radio City Christmas Show with the Rockettes, Nutcracker Ballet, "A Christmas Carol" and Mannheim Steamroller, the missive said.
On Nov. 6, the orchestra is releasing on VHS and DVD "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve," its holiday TV special co-starring Ossie Davis, Jewel and Michael Crawford.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra was founded in 1996 by producer-writer-guitarist O’Neill, who has produced albums by Aerosmith and Savatage.
EAST COMPANY
November
23 - Akron, OH - E.J. Thomas Auditorium
24 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theatre
25, 27, 28 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
29 - Dayton, OH - Memorial Auditorium
30 - Detroit, MI - Opera House
December
1 - Detroit, MI - Opera House
2 - Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Auditorium
4 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
5 - Columbus, OH - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
6 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park
7, 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
9 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - First Union Arena
11 - Buffalo, NY - Shea’s
12 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson
13 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
14, 15 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
16 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Music Theatre
18 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theatre
19 - Washington, D.C. - Constitution Hall
20 - Norfolk, VA - Chrysler Hall
21, 22 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
23 - Providence, R.I. - Providence Performing Arts Center
26, 27 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
28 - Baltimore, MD - Symphony Hall
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
30 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium
WEST COMPANY
November
23 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium
24 - Green Bay, WI - Brown County Auditorium
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
27 - Chicago, IL - Oriental Theatre
28 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
29 - Omaha, NE - Music Hall
30 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion Ballroom
December
1 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall
3 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
4 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena
6 - Boise, ID - Bank of America Theatre
7 - Spokane, WA - Opera House
8 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
9 - Portland, OR - Theatre of the Clouds
11 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
12 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
13 - Los Angeles, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
14 - Bakersfield, CA - Fox Theatre
15 - Las Vegas, NV - Cox Pavilion
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Gammage Auditorium
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
19 - El Paso, TX - Haskins Center
20 - Amarillo, TX - Coliseum Theatre
21 - San Antonio, TX - Municipal Auditorium
22 - Houston, TX - Ariel Theatre
23 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl
26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
27 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
28 - Orlando, FL - Bob Carr Auditorium
29 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Performing Arts Center
30 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sunrise Theatre
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