Ovens Auditorium

Kevin James
An everyman comic who shot to stardom thanks to a series of guest appearances on friend and fellow funnyman Ray Romano's popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, Kevin James wasn't exactly the class clown fans might assume during his formative years....

The Color Purple
When producer Scott Sanders first hatched the notion of turning The Color Purple into a Broadway show, naysayers had a field day. Sure, the material was rich: Alice Walker’s novel was without question ensconced in the American literary canon – it’s a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, has sold more than five million copies, and is to this day among the top five most reread books in America....

The Rascals
Influenced by the moody, mercurial, and mysterious Scott Walker and their hometown's own exciting musical pedigree, Liverpool/Wirral's Rascals formed in September 2006. Members Miles Kane (guitars), Joe Edwards (bass), and Greg Mighall (drums) had paid their dues as members of the band Little Flames, but were finding themselves at odds with the band's direction and decided to make a go of it on their own....

Lewis Black
Standup comics everywhere may rely on angry cynicism as a staple of their material, but if an award were bequeathed to the man most responsible for honing irate sarcasm, refining it, and turning it into an art form, that honor would almost certainly be handed to Lewis Black....

Anthony Hamilton
A soul singer who drew comparisons to such classic vocalists as Bill Withers and Bobby Womack, Anthony Hamilton struggled for the better part of the 1990s as two of his albums went unreleased. While he didn't always get the label support his talent deserved, Hamilton established himself during the 2000s as one of the rawest, most singular, and relatable voices in R&B....