MJ, Les Misérables offered as 2-show package
First up is MJ, the multiple Tony-winning musical set around the making of Michael Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour. The play about the pop singer, created by director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, will run Nov. 4-9.
Next, Feb. 24-March 1 will see a run of the perennially popular Les Misérables, in a staging that has been called 'a reborn dream of a production.' Based on the book by Victor Hugo, it features such hits as I Dreamed a Dream, One Day More and On My Own.
The two-show packages start at $172.75 and can be purchased at CentennialConcertHall.com, by phone at 204.949.3999 or in person at the box office, 555 Main St. They go on sale May 5 and offer access before single tickets.
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