Mississippi
Mississippi State University Riley Center announces 2022-2023 Fall-Winter Season
MERIDIAN, Miss.–The Mississippi State College Riley Middle for Training and Performing Arts (MSU Riley Middle) proclaims a brand new slate of reveals for the 2022-2023 Fall-Winter season. The season is filled with headlining musical acts, complemented by a Broadway star and a ubiquitous comic.
The season kicks off on September 17 with The Gatlin Brothers, adopted by Jessica Vosk on September 30. Greatest often called Elphaba, the green-skinned witch from the Broadway hit Depraved, Vosk’s powerhouse vocals are certain to shine when matched with the theater’s unparalleled acoustics. Jay Leno, a person who wants no introduction, will ship his side-splitting standup on Friday, October 7.
Blurring the traces between funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock, New Orleans musical legend Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue will take the stage on November 19. Launched within the spring of this 12 months, Lifted is his first new album in 5 years. After a lot anticipation, the album is a superb indicator of what to anticipate on stage.
The beloved singer-songwriter and people icon Emmylou Harris will carry out along with her band, filling the MSU Riley Middle’s Grand Opera Home theater with sage knowledge and eloquent lyrics like solely she will on Friday, December 9. Rounding out the season on January 21, The Temptations and The 4 Tops are certain to pack the home with Motown mania.
The MSU Riley Middle proclaims this season on the heels of a powerful streak of sold-out reveals, together with an add-on efficiency by Bob Dylan within the spring and Boz Scaggs on July 23. The theater’s magnificence is simply rivaled by its acoustics, making it an idyllic venue for performers and patrons alike.
“We’re promoting extra tickets every season than we ever have, far exceeding pre-pandemic ranges,” stated Dr. Terry Dale Cruse, Affiliate Vice President and head of Mississippi State College-Meridian Campus. “Whereas we’ve been steadily presenting reveals for over 15 years now, the power and renewed curiosity in downtown and our neighborhood’s collective arts and tradition choices is palpable. To anybody contemplating a present or coming downtown for a weekend, my recommendation is don’t hesitate.”
For the reason that opening of the MSU Riley Middle in 2006, downtown Meridian has seen an inflow of funding, particularly in arts and tradition. The addition of the Mississippi Arts + Leisure Expertise and the brand new Mississippi Kids’s Museum-Meridian offers distinctive enrichment alternatives for adults and youngsters that complement the MSU Riley Middle’s performing arts collection and annual faculty reveals. The grand opening of the Threefoot Resort initially of 2022 firmly positions Meridian as a vacation spot for arts and tradition throughout the state and area.
Season subscriptions to the MSU Riley Middle’s 2022-2023 Fall-Winter Performing Arts Sequence are on sale now and begin at $210 and go as much as $540 per particular person. Particular mini packs are additionally out there, permitting patrons to buy a bundle of three predetermined reveals, claiming extremely sought-after seats forward of particular person ticket consumers. Starting from $95 to $340 per particular person, mini packs go on sale on August 1. Ticket costs to particular person reveals fluctuate, beginning at $20 and going as much as $150 per ticket primarily based on efficiency and seat choice. Ticket gross sales to particular person reveals start on Tuesday, August 9, after a one-day presale to Mates of the Girl members on Monday, August 8. For extra data and to buy, go to www.msurileycenter.com or name 601.696.2200.
The MSU Riley Middle thanks The Riley Basis, The Phil Hardin Basis, Mississippi State College, and Mates of the Girl members. Their continued assist helps make these reveals attainable.
MSU Riley Middle 2022-2023 Fall-Winter Performing Arts Sequence All reveals begin at 7:30 pm
Larry, Steve & Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers Saturday, September 17, 2022
Celebrating their 67th anniversary within the music enterprise, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin thrill audiences with one of many greatest-ever lists of biggest hits. The Texas-born brothers first carried out as gospel-singing youngsters. Their seamless vocal harmonies launched a profession that has generated a Grammy Award, three Academy of Nation Music Awards, and 33 prime 40 information. Their breakthrough 1976 single “Damaged Girl” kicked off a string of hits together with “All of the Gold in California,” “Houston (Means I’m One Day Nearer to You),” “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” “I Simply Want You Had been Somebody I Love,” “Statues with out Hearts,” “Love Is Only a Sport,” and “Night time Time Magic.”
Jessica Vosk Friday, September 30, 2022
Broadway involves Meridian within the particular person of Jessica Vosk. The singer and actress turned one of the vital celebrated Elphabas (the green-skinned witch) in the long term of the musical Depraved. Final November, she debuted at Carnegie Corridor in a sold-out solo efficiency referred to as “My Golden Age,” celebrating the worlds of pop, rock, and musical theater. Stephen Mosher of Broadway World referred to as it “the occasion of the season.” She’s now taking the present on the highway, showcasing her powerhouse voice and sidesplitting humorousness. For each efficiency, Vosk picks a fan by way of social media to carry out along with her on stage. Anticipate a fascinating night.
Jay Leno Friday, October 7, 2022
Acclaimed TV present host, comic, youngsters’s guide writer, company speaker, voice-over artist, automobile fanatic, and philanthropist Jay Leno has earned the title of hardest-working man in present enterprise. He’s additionally probably the funniest. Even whereas internet hosting The Tonight Present with Jay Leno for 20 years, he carried out greater than 100 comedy reveals a 12 months. This fall, he and co-host Kevin Eubanks will carry again the basic comedy TV sport present You Guess Your Life, teaming two strangers to reply trivia questions. Leno’s many honors embody Emmy Awards, the Mark Twain Prize, a Patriot Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and a star on Hollywood’s Stroll of Fame.
Trombone Shorty Saturday, November 19, 2022
Trombone Shorty, born Troy Andrews in New Orleans, led his personal brass band at age 6. He has toured and recorded with such stars as Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Beck, the Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers, Pharrell, and Bruno Mars. A natural-born showman, he instructions audiences with easy charisma. He has carried out at main music festivals, the Grammy Awards ceremony, and the White Home, and on dozens of TV reveals. His newest album, Lifted, options the blistering “I’m Standing Right here.” “If I used to be a wrestler, ‘I’m Standing Right here’ can be the music they performed after I got here into the ring,” Shorty stated. “It’s all about standing tall it doesn’t matter what life throws at you.”
An Night with Emmylou Harris Friday, December 9, 2022
Eloquently easy songwriting and incomparably expressive singing over a 40-year profession have made Emmylou Harris one of the vital admired and influential ladies in music. The 13-time Grammy Award winner and Billboard Century Award recipient has recorded greater than 25 albums. She has obtained three Nation Music Affiliation Awards and 4 Americana Music Affiliation awards. She has been inducted into the Nation Music Corridor of Fame and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Few artists have achieved such honesty or revealed such maturity of their writing. Harris continues to share the hard-earned knowledge that comes with getting older. And, as all the time, she continues to resolutely look forward.
The Temptations and The 4 Tops Saturday, January 21, 2023
Soul music royalty will grace the stage when The Temptations and The 4 Tops showcase their staggering treasuries of basic American songs. Billboard journal named The Temptations the highest R&B/hip-hop artists of all time. The late David Ruffin of close by Whynot, Mississippi, sang lead on a few of their biggest hits, together with “My Woman,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “I Want It Would Rain.” The 4 Tops had a equally lengthy string of iconic singles, together with the achingly romantic “Attain Out I’ll Be There,” “Standing within the Shadows of Love,” and “Bernadette.” For individuals who skilled the heyday of Motown Information, and people who want they’d, this live performance is a should.
Mini Packs – On Sale August 1
Maroon Pack 1 The Gatlin Brothers (September 17) Jay Leno (October 7) Emmylou Harris (December 9)
White Pack 2: Jessica Vosk (September 30) Trombone Shorty (November 19) Emmylou Harris (December 9)
Gray Pack 3: Jessica Vosk (September 30) Trombone Shorty (November 19) The Temptations and The 4 Tops (January 21)
Season subscriptions on sale now. Mini packs on sale August 1. Pre-sale to Mates of Girl members takes place August 8, with all reveals on sale August 9. For tickets and extra information, go to www.msurileycenter.comor name 601.696.2200.
Mississippi
‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that killed seven and injured 36 people.
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle’s mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company’s vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos’ website.
“Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through,” Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Mississippi
This drive showed where Mississippi State football offense can improve for Arizona State
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s offense had a high-flying Saturday in coach Jeff Lebby’s first game.
It scored touchdowns on six of its first nine drives — one of which was a one-play kneel down to end the first half — leaving Eastern Kentucky buried early and deep at Davis Wade Stadium. It was a 56-7 win for the Bulldogs, with them leading 35-0 at one point in the first half.
Baylor transfer Blake Shapen was superb at quarterback and numerous wide receivers such as Jordan Mosley, Kevin Coleman, Mario Craver Jr. and Creed Whittemore made big plays against EKU (0-1).
Even still, Lebby wasn’t completely satisfied with the performance.
“I think there was a whole lot of good,” Lebby said postgame. “Proud of our guys for their energy and their competitive spirit and toughness they played with, but there’s so many things to clean up. I think that’s the biggest takeaway is that you got a chance to go win the way we won, but we’re going to need to play better, play cleaner and that’s where we’re going to look forward to as we get back into it.”
Take Mississippi State’s third offensive drive as an example of where it can improve.
It was the Bulldogs first drive where they didn’t score points, even though it began at the MSU 46-yard line.
MSU (1-0) was penalized for an illegal formation on the first play of the drive, negating a 47-yard catch-and-run from Craver. Three plays later, after Shapen scrambled 12 yards for a first down, MSU was whistled for another illegal formation. Mississippi State then failed to convert on 4th-and-3 from the EKU 33-yard line.
Those were the only penalties committed by Mississippi State’s offense all night, but it’s not the first time we’ve heard of those types of MSU infractions. In the preseason, following Mississippi State’s first scrimmage that was closed to the public, Lebby noted that “non-playing penalties” were a work in progress.
Players have said that Lebby’s up-tempo pace has been an adjustment. Perhaps it’s one that’s still ongoing.
“Looking back at the game, we did a lot of good things, but there were a couple drives that we killed the drive,” Shapen said. “So, we can keep getting better. I think an emphasis for me is just to let everybody know that we haven’t arrived or anything. We got a lot more to prove, especially going in to play a good Arizona State team next week.”
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Arizona State might be better than anticipated
MSU’s Week 2 game at Arizona State (9:30 p.m., ESPN) was always going to be its most challenging in the nonconference schedule, but it looks even more so now.
Arizona State routed Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils were about a seven-point favorite entering the game in Tempe, and Wyoming, historically, is no cakewalk in the Group of 5. It was an impressive statement from second-year coach Kenny Dillingham after a 4-9 season in 2023.
The Sun Devils (1-0) scored two defensive touchdowns, forced three turnovers and held Wyoming (0-1) to 118 total yards of offense. Sixty-two of those yards came in the fourth quarter with the game already well decided.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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