Belk Theater : Clay Aiken 2/23 Belk Theater Charlotte
Clay Aiken: Tried and True
Event Time: 7:30pm
Live Music '50s and '60s
Wednesday February 23, 2011
Clay Aiken has never sounded more at home than he
does singing the lushly arranged classics on his fifth
studio album Tried and True - the international pop
phenomenon's first album for Decca Records. The
bulk of the album - which showcases Aiken's powerful
tenor voice and considerable interpretive gifts - is
made up of songs from the '50s and '60s that Aiken
grew up listening to as a child in Raleigh.
Tried and True feels like a king of homecoming,
seven years after launching his career journey on
American Idol. After winning over millions of viewers
with his phenomenal voice and down-home charm,
Aiken parlayed his success into full-fledged stardom.
He has sold more than six million copies worldwide
of his four albums: the double-platinum Measure
of A Man (featuring the hits "Invisible" and "This is
the Night"), 2004's platinum holiday CD Merry Christmas
With Love, 2006's gold-certified A Thousand Different
Ways, and 2008's On My Way Here - all of which
debuted in the Top 5 on the Billboard chart. In
addition, Aiken has launched nine live tours, made
the New York Times best-seller list by co-authoring
the inspirational memoir Learning to Sing: Hearing
the Music In Your Life, executive produced and starred
in his first TV special, A Clay Aiken Christmas, and
won several American Music and Billboard Music
Awards - all while donating a significant amount of
his time to such charities as his own foundation,
National Inclusion Project and acting as a Goodwill
Ambassador for UNICEF. In January 2008, Aiken
made his Broadway debut in the role of Sir Robin
in the Tony® Award-winning musical Monty Python's
SPAMALOT.
Don't miss Clay Aiken live on stage in Charlotte,
North Carolina!
The Belk Theater is the largest venue in the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, seating 2100 at its full-capacity configuration. It features state--theartequipment, production and support capabilities and can host any event - from grand opera to rock to corporate annual meetings and lectures. The theater is designed in a contemporary European horseshoe arrangement for an intimate atmosphere and world-class acoustics.
The most distant seat is less than 135 feet from the stage.
A hallmark of the theater's design is some 2,400 "points of light" in the audience chamber, part of a dazzling fiber optic network with multi-color capabilities.
Winner of three Tony Awards® including the award for BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL, this hilarious new production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES was the biggest hit of the 2010 Broadway season, leaving audiences in stitches night after night!
LA CAGE tells the story of Georges, the owner of a glitzy nightclub in lovely Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin, who moonlights as the glamorous chanteuse Zaza. When Georges' son brings his fiancée's conservative parents home to meet the flashy pair, the bonds of family are put to the test as the feather boas fly! LA CAGE is a tuneful and touching tale of one family's struggle to stay together... stay fabulous... and above all else, stay true to themselves!
With a glorious score of hummable melodies and a dynamite cast featuring the "notorious and dangerous Cagelles," LA CAGE is an indisputable musical comedy classic... and this extraordinary new version shows you why!
Ansari has quickly established his presence in the comedy world. He is currently starring in a popular television series, is developing a number of films and will soon debut his second hour-long standup special. The Hollywood Reporter said that he “has become one of the most prolific writers and performers on the comedy scene in recent years” and Rolling Stone recently placed him on the cover of their special comedy issue labeling him “the funniest man under 30.” In addition, Paste Magazine has named him one of the “Top 10 Comedians of the Decade.” Ansari also wrapped a much buzzed about gig as the host of the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST features the
animated film’s Academy Award®-winning score
with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late
Howard Ashman, with additional songs with
music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.
The book is written by Linda Woolverton.
Jackson Browne has written and performed
some of the most literate and moving songs in
popular music and has defined a genre of
songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and
personal politics. He was honored with induction
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and
the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Clay Aiken has never sounded more at home than he 
