Press Releases

November 10, 2011 - Chris Isaak

The Whiting is excited to present for the first time ever, legendary guitarist and songwriter, Chris Isaak, as apart of our 2011-12 season on Thursday, December 8 at 8pm.  Multi-platinum recording artist and two-time Grammy® Award-nominee, CHRIS ISAAK is a crooner-to-retro-cool-rocker who has artfully explored the good, the bad, and the ugly side of love. Noted as being one of the most sensitive songwriters of the past 20 years, come celebrate the holidays with CHRIS ISAAK as he performs holiday favorites along with all his greatest hits including “Wicked Game,” “Blue Hotel,” “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing,” and “Somebody’s Crying.” 

October 18, 2011 - Drumline Live

The Whiting is pleased to present DRUMLINE LIVE, back by popular demand, on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8pm as part of its 2011-12 season. DRUMLINE LIVE kicks off its third US tour in the 2011-2012 season following its extremely successful tours in 2008-2009 and 2010-2011. DRUMLINE LIVE’s energetic cast has honed its precision and energy with years of training in marching band programs across the southern United States. This versatile group of musicians and dancers brings an explosive energy and athleticism to an eclectic mix of sounds. Equally at home with the hottest contemporary hip hop, R&B, classic Motown tunes and the rousing sounds of the great brass tradition, DRUMLINE LIVE is thrilled to share the American Marching Band experience with a wider audience.

October 12, 2011 - The Midtown Men

The Whiting is thrilled to present 4 STARS FROM THE ORIGINAL CAST OF JERSEY BOYS The Midtown Men live in concert as part of its 2011-12 season for one night only on Saturday, November 12 at 8pm. This special concert tour reunites four stars from the Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys. Tony® Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony® Award-nominee J. Robert Spencer, star in this one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating the music that defined the 1960s! During their time in the mega-hit musical JERSEY BOYS, these four talented artists shared the stage for over a thousand performances.

September 27, 2011 - The Glass Castle

Based on New York Times best-selling novel by Jeannette Walls, The Whiting is proud to present THE GLASS CASTLEon Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm. THE GLASS CASTLE is a production of The American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life® Arts Education Program, led by Artistic Director Wynn Handman and performed by Sarah Franek. The Glass Castle a unique memoir of survival and resiliency told through the eyes of a young girl. It is the saga of the restless Walls family, led by a crusty eccentric and his volatile artist wife. The author, Jeannette Walls, and her siblings are often left to fend for themselves as the family’s precarious lifestyle necessitates frequently doing “the skedaddle.” Meanwhile, they cherish the vision of “genius” Dad’s creation of a fabulous home, the glass castle.

September 22, 2011 - Brad Garrett

The Whiting is pleased to present Everybody Loves Raymond Emmy® Award-nominated star and comedian BRAD GARRETT as part of its 2011-12 season on Saturday, October 22 at 8pm. Brad Garrett played Ray Romano's big brother Robert on the hit CBS series “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which has earned him five Emmy® nominations and in 2002, 2003 and 2005 Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

September 14, 2011 - The Bacon Brothers

The Whiting is pleased to present THE BACON BROTHERS featuring Kevin and Michael Baconto kick off its 2011-12 season on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 8pm. Long before Kevin Bacon launched his prolific stage and screen career, and before Michael Bacon became known as a go-to composer for film and television, they were just two brothers, born nine years apart, coming of age in Center City Philadelphia.  By the late 1960s, Michael, already a professional musician, would gig with his band at the city’s famed Electric Factory with a young Kevin tagging along when he could.  It’s a time preserved in the cover art for The Bacon Brothers’ latest, New Year’s Day, with a preteen Kevin singing alongside a mandolin-strumming Michael.  The record, laden with the brothers’ trademark gritty rock and a touch of Philly soul, hearkens back to those roots in the City of Brotherly Love, when life was less complicated and music filled the air.

August 11, 2011 - Drumline Live

The Whiting is pleased to announce the recent addition of DRUMLINE LIVE on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8pm to its 2011-12 season.  DRUMLINE LIVE kicks off its third US tour in the 2011-2012 season following its extremely successful tours in 2008-2009 and 2010-2011. DRUMLINE LIVE’s energetic cast has honed its precision and energy with years of training in marching band programs across the southern
United States.This versatile group of musicians and dancers brings an explosive energy and athleticism to an eclectic mix of sounds. Equally at home with the hottest contemporary hip hop, R&B, classic Motown tunes and the rousing sounds of the great brass tradition, DRUMLINE LIVE is thrilled to share the American Marching Band experience with a wider audience.