The Blues Brothers are what can only be described as the stuff of musical, comedic and cinematic legend. They have become an inextricable thread woven into the fabric of our culture and the images of Jake and Elwood are universally and instantaneously recognizable throughout this, and quite possibly other, solar systems.
A reverent replication of those irreverent days of yore, The Official Blues Brothers Revue is a live concert show that combines the comedy and hit songs from the original 1980 hit film as well as the five iconic albums released by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Featuring Wayne Catania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood, The Official Blues Brothers Revue and their eight-piece intercontinental rhythm & blues revue band pay homage to the humor, music and mayhem of the Blues Brothers and to Chicago’s rich musical history of blues, gospel and soul music.
Produced by Dan Aykroyd, Judith Belushi and original Blues Brothers musical director Paul Shaffer, The Official Blues Brothers Revue will be kicking off its fall run this Saturday, September 21 in Danville, KY. The 31-date outing will then hit various cities throughout North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Connecticut before wrapping Sunday, November 24 in Monroe Township, NJ. The tour will then resume with another 30 shows in 2014 starting January 16 and running through mid-April. See below for full tour schedule.
The Official Blues Brothers Revue features all the Blues Brothers classics including “Soul Man,” “Rubber Biscuit,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Rawhide” and “Gimme Some Lovin’” among many others. Fun for all-ages, the show has been hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times for its “infectious and unbridled energy…[that] blows the roof off” (Jeff Johnson).
Sat 9/21 Danville, KY Norton Center for the Arts
Tue 9/24 Morganton, NC City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium
Thu 9/26 Culpeper, VA The State Theatre – Culpeper
Fri 9/27 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
Sat 9/28 Galloway, NJStockton Performing Arts Center
Sun 9/29 Wayne, NJ Shea Center for the Performing Arts (William Patterson University)
Thu 10/3 Wausau, WI Grand Theater
Fri 10/4 Palos Hills, IL Moraine Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
Sat 10/5 Naperville, ILPfeiffer Hall (North Central College)
Tue 10/8 Grand Rapids, MN Myles Reif Performing Arts Center
Thu 10/10 Detroit Lakes, M NHistoric Holmes Theatre
Fri 10/11 Sioux Falls, SD Mary W. Sommervold Hall (Washington Pavilion)
Sat 10/12 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center – Presentation Hall
Sun 10/13 Grand Forks, ND Chester Fritz Auditorium
Wed 10/16 Athens, OH Temple-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium (Ohio University)
Fri 10/18 Sturgis, MI Sturges-Young Civic Center
Sat 10/19 Clinton Township, MI Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Tue 10/22 College Station, TX Rudder Auditorium
Thu 10/24 Midwest City, OK Rose State College Performing Arts Center
Wed 10/30 Folsum, CA Harris Center for the Arts
Fri 11/1 Santa Clarita, CA Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons
Sat 11/2 Lancaster, CA Lancaster Performing Arts Center
Sun 11/3 Saratoga, CA Carriage House Theatre, Montalvo Arts Center
Tue 11/5 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Thu 11/14 Wellsboro, PA Wellsboro High School Auditorium
Fri 11/15 Peekskill, NY Paramount Hudson Valley
Sat 11/16 York, PA Pullo Family Performing Arts Center Penn State York
Sun 11/17 Easton, MD Avalon Theatre
Fri 11/22 Norfolk, CT Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
Sat 11/23 Keene, NH The Colonial Theatre
Sun 11/24 Monroe Township, NJ Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts
2014 Dates:
Thu 1/16 Idaho Falls, IDColonial Theater
Fri 1/17 Billings, MT Alberta Bair Theater for the Performing Arts
Fri 1/24 Tacoma, WA Pantages Theater
Sun 1/26 Olympia, WA Washington Center for Performing Arts
Tue 1/28 Chilliwack, BC (Canada)Chilliwack Cultural Centre
Thu 2/6 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 2/7 Terre Haute, IN Hatfield Hall Theater
Sat 2/8 Jasper, IN Jasper Arts Center
Sun 2/9 Lebanon, IL Hettenhausen Center for the Arts
Fri 2/14 Austin, TX One World Theatre (2 shows)
Sat 2/15 Galveston, TXThe Grand 1894 Opera House
Thu 2/20 Tyler, TX R. Don Cowan Fine & Performing Arts Center
Fri 2/21 Crowley, LA Grand Opera House of the South
Sat 2/22 Bartlett, TN Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center
Sun 3/2 Mamaroneck, NY Emelin Theatre
Thu 3/6 Johnstown, PA Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Fri 3/7 Taylor, MI Heinz C. Prechter Educational & Performing Arts Center
Sat 3/8 North Tonawanda, NY Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center
Wed 3/12 Athens, TN The Arts Center
Thu 3/13 Columbia, TN The Cherry Theater
Fri 3/14 New Albany, IN Richard K. Stem Concert Hall
Sat 3/15 Huntingdon, TN The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center
Fri 3/21 Greenville, NC East Carolina U, Wright Auditorium
Sat 3/22 Spindale, NC The Foundation Performing Arts Center
Sun 3/23 Greeneville, TN Niswonger Performing Arts Center
Tue 3/25 Lake Worth, FL Duncan Theatre
Wed 4/2 Grayslake, IL James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 4/5 Green Bay, WI Meyer Theatre
Fri 4/11 Arroyo Grande, CA Clark Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 4/12 Cerritos, CA Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
