WILMINGTON – The Wilson Center announces the STARS Series schedule for Fall 2019. This series offers a wide range of entertainment from comedy shows, music artists, and holiday shows.
An Evening with Bill Engvall — October 3, 2019, at 8:00 p.m.
One of the country’s top comedians, Bill Engvall is a multi-platinum-selling recording artist. Most recently, Engvall was a contestant on season 17 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and has lent his voice to the CMT animated comedy series Bounty Hunters. (Tickets starting at $51.07)
Sheila E — October 6, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
Best known to music fans as Sheila E., Sheila Escovedo became a top session and touring musician before the age of 20. Sheila delivered her first solo performance to a live audience two years later and has since established herself as one of the most talented percussionists/drummers and performers in the world. She’s performed and recorded with many artists, including Prince, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye (on his final world tour), Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Nicks among others. (Tickets starting at $35.04)
Cheap Trick — October 8, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
With over 5,000 performances spanning four decades and 20 million records sold worldwide, Cheap Trick had become one of the most influential classic rock groups of the past 50 years. Hits such as “I Want You To Want Me,” “Dream Police,” and “Surrender” have cemented the group as one of America’s top rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time. (Tickets starting at $51.07)
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 LIVE — October 20, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
Following the wildly successful “Watch Out for Snakes! Tour” in 2017 and “30th Anniversary Tour” in 2018, Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Live is launching an all-new production: “The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour.” Join creator and original host, Joel Hodgson, in his final tour and the world’s greatest— and only—movie riffing robots, Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy, as they take you on a tour of some of the cheesiest films ever made. (Tickets starting at $42.76)
Kenny G — November 17, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
An instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B, and jazz charts during the 1980s and ’90s, Kenny Gorelick, better known as Kenny G, has become a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations. (Tickets starting at $42.76)
That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody — November 20, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
That Golden Girls Show! is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments— with puppets! The event offers an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex, and all the things that made the show iconic. From Sophia’s get-rich-quick schemes, to Rose’s tales from St. Olaf, Blanche’s insatiable hunt for men, to Dorothy’s daily struggle to make sense of her life, keeping her roommates in check. Devoted fans will fondly remember our four girls from Miami, and for first-timers, this will be a joyful introduction to the brilliance of that television series. (Tickets starting at $28.50)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis — November 27, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for over 30 years. Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics along with a selection of compositions from Chip’s groundbreaking Fresh Aire series, which introduced the distinctive Mannheim sound to all of America. The program celebrates the group’s recent anniversary of 30 years since the first Christmas album and 40 years since the first Fresh Aire album, and includes dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. (Tickets starting at $54.63)
The Midtown Men— December 5, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
The Midtown Men, reuniting stars from the Broadway smash hit Jersey Boys, will ring in the Christmas season in Wilmington this year with their “Holiday Hits” show. This evening of songs and stories will feature iconic Yuletide classics such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Let It Snow,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as well as their signature renditions of the greatest rock and roll hits of the 1960s. The Midtown Men will also perform their holiday single, “All Alone on Christmas,” which they recorded with Stevie Van Zandt and members of Bruce Springsteen’s The E Street Band. (Tickets starting at $41.57)
Ticket info
Tickets for these exciting fall shows, except Mannheim Steamroller, will be on sale to the general public on Wednesday, July 3, beginning at 10 a.m., at WilsonCenterTickets.com, and in-person or by phone at Ticket Central at the Wilson Center, 910-362-7999, starting at 2 p.m.
Mannheim Steamroller tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 26 beginning at 10 a.m., at WilsonCenterTickets.com, and in-person or by phone at Ticket Central at the Wilson Center, 910-362-7999, starting at 2 p.m.
For more information about upcoming Wilson Center performances, visit www.WilsonCenterTickets.com.
Ticket Central Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday: Closed
