Mattie Kelly Arts Center unveils new Broadway season

A season of blockbuster hits, from "Fiddler on the Roof"to "Shrek The Musical”, "Hair"and the National Circus of China, is scheduled to appear in 2012-13 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College. The lineup of a dozen national and internationally touring shows is a record for the $25 million performing arts venue.Best yet, the college's governing board approved ticket prices at the same level as the last six year's – with no price increase (Broadway Series $45 each, Artist Series $35 each). There's even an option for patrons to build a custom season package and receive a discount on tickets, a popular concept introduced last season. The trustee board approved items related to the arts season at their May 16 business meeting.

The Broadway and Artist series of shows scheduled in 2012 includes: "Menopause The Musical" on Sept. 26; the new live-concert experience BROADWAY ROX on Oct. 11; the international touring sensation DRUMLine Live on Nov. 7; a hit for the whole family - "Shrek the Musical," on Nov. 19; "Nunset Boulevard" on Nov. 29 starring Cindy Williams of "Laverne & Shirley"TV fame as Mother Superior; the Tony Award-winning musical "Fiddler on the Roof" on Dec. 3; and direct from Beijing, the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, performing "Cirque Chinois" on Dec. 12.

The Mattie Kelly Arts Center season continues in 2013 on Jan. 12 with New York Tenors showcasing of some of the world's greatest vocalists; the groundbreaking musical "Hair" on Jan. 30 with some of the most rousing and soulful songs ever written for the stage; In the Mood on Feb. 2 featuring a retro 1940's musical with the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, vocalists and dancers; an innovative and exciting concert production showcasing Ireland's leading female performers in "Women of Ireland"on Feb. 15; and the smash-hit musical comedy "Rock of Ages" on April 1 to round out the season with a rock-n-roll love story told through the mind-blowing hits of Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Twisted Sister, and Poison.