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THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION THEATER / VENUE NAME VENUE URL SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT DATES NOV. 3-8, 2020 SIX SHOWS. 26 TONY ® AWARDS. ONE SPECTACULAR SEASON! 2022/23 Broadway Series SUBSCRIBE ONLINE NOW! AUG. 9-14, 2022 SEPT. 20-25, 2022 NOV. 8-13, 2022 JAN. 17-22, 2023 FEB. 9-19, 2023 MAY 23-28, 2023 Series Support: Friends of Broadway APRIL 3-9, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 41 LITTLE ROCK The Great Gershwin Arkansas Symphony performs today ERIC E. HARRISON Arkansas Democrat-Gazette P ianist Joseph Joubert will solo in "Rhapsody in Blue," and Broadway veterans Sumayya Ali and Destan Owens will sing tunes from "Porgy and Bess" and other George and Ira Gershwin shows with the Arkansas Symphony and conductor Geoffrey Robson in "Fascinating Gershwin," wrapping up with a performance at 3 p.m. today, April 3, at Little Rock's Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway in Little Rock. It's the third concert in the orchestra's 2021-2022 Acxiom Pops Live! season. Joubert has been the conductor, orchestrator and/or arranger for Broadway shows "Motown The Musical," "The Color Purple," "Violet," "Billy Elliot: The Musical," "Leap of Faith," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Caroline or Change," "Five Guys Named Moe," "Truly Blessed" and "Amen Corner." He has also served as a record producer and arranger/ orchestrator for Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross. Broadway credits for Ali, also an opera singer, violinist, director and a sound therapist, include "Ragtime," "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812." She was a Boston district winner of the National Metropolitan Opera Competition and helped to bring the role of Harriet Tubman to life in an opera by Nkeiru Okoye. Owens has appeared on Broadway in "Chicago," "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Rent." Sponsor is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Series sponsor is Acxiom. Tickets are $16-$72, $10 for students and active-duty military, free for K-12 students to the Sunday matinee with a paying adult via the Entergy Kids' Ticket. Call 501-666-1761, Extension 1, or visit ArkansasSymphony.org. FAQ Arkansas Symphony: 'Fascinating Gershwin' WHEN — 3 p.m. April 3 WHERE — Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock COST — $10-$72 INFO — 501-666-1761, Ext. 1, or ArkansasSymphony.org Pianist Joseph Joubert and Broadway singer-actors Sumayya Ali and Destan Owens join the Arkansas Symphony for a pops concert this afternoon titled "Fascinating Gershwin" at Little Rock's Robinson Center Performance Hall. (Courtesy Photos)