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NEWSRELEASE Contact: FORIMMEDIATERELEASEBessWallersteinHuff,DirectorofMarketing December12,2016 KauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts (816)994-7229|bwh@kauffmancenter.org

KAUFFMANCENTERFORTHEPERFORMINGARTSANNOUNCESTWONEWPERFORMANCESIN2017

PattiLaBelletoperformMarch17;TheOakRidgeBoystoperformMarch26TicketsgoonsaletothepubliconJanuary6

KansasCity,MO–Today,theKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArtsannouncedtwonewshowsinthe2017KauffmanCenterPresentsseason.SoulsongbirdPattiLaBellewillreturntothevenueonFriday,March17.Gospel-inspiredcountrygroupTheOakRidgeBoyswillbringtheir“CelebrationTour”onSunday,March26.BothactswillperforminMurielKauffmanTheatre.

IncomparablesongstressPattiLaBellereturnstotheKauffmanCenterforaneveningofclassicR&Btunes,popstandards,andspiritualsonnets.Ticketsfortheeventrangefrom$49to$129,andgoonsaletothepublicat10a.m.Friday,Jan.6.

Thefour-partharmoniesandupbeatsongsofTheOakRidgeBoyshavespawneddozensofcountryhitsoverthepastfourdecades.Ticketsfortheshowrangefrom$39to$69,andgoonsaletothepublicat10a.m.Friday,Jan.6.

TicketswillbeavailablethroughtheKauffmanCenterBoxOfficeat(816)994-7222,viatheKauffmanCentermobileapp,oronlineatwww.kauffmancenter.org.

ABOUTPATTILABELLE

PattiLaBellehasreceivedacclaimformanyofhersongs,including“LadyMarmalade,”“NewAttitude,”“IfYouAskedMeTo,”and“OnMyOwn.”Formorethan50years,LaBelle'sstrongandsoulfulvoicehasleftanindeliblemark.ThePhiladelphia-bornentertainercapturedherfirsthitin1962,asleadsingerofTheBluebelles,andwentontoreceiveacclaimwiththetrailblazingandgenre-bendingtrio,Labelle.Asoloartistsincethe1970s,LaBellehascreatedtimelesssongsandalbumsthathavehelpedcementherplaceasamusiciconandgarneredhernumeroushonors,includingGRAMMYAwards,AmericanMusicAwards,NAACPImageAwards,andmore.

Inadditiontohercareerasanentertainer,LaBellehasmadeanimpactwithherworkasahumanitarian.Sheisanadvocateforadoption,fostercare,diabetes,lungcancer,HIV/AIDS,andtheUnitedNegroCollegeFund,amongmanyotherinitiatives.

LaBelle’srecentbusinessventuresincludealineofpies,cakes,andsauces,aswellastheDecember2016launchof“PattiLaBelle’sPlace,”anewshowontheCookingChannel.

ABOUTTHEOAKRIDGEBOYS

TheOakRidgeBoysbringfourdecadesofchartedsinglesand50yearsoftraditiontoastageshowthatfusesthegroup’sgospelrootswithcontemporarycountryandrock.Theband’sstringofhitsincludesthechart-topper“Elvira,”aswellas“BobbieSue,”“DreamOn,”“ThankGodforKids,”“AmericanMade,”“IGuessItNeverHurtstoHurtSometimes,”andmanyothers.Allinall,thecurrentlineuphasscored17No.1hits,releasedmorethan40albums,andachievedsalesgreaterthan41millionalbums.

TheOakRidgeBoyssecuredaplaceincountrymusichistorywiththeirinductionintotheCountryMusicHallofFameinOctober2015.ThegroupwasinductedintotheGospelMusicHallofFamein2000.

ABOUTTHEKAUFFMANCENTERFORTHEPERFORMINGARTSTheKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts–amajornot-for-profitcenterformusic,opera,theateranddancedesignedbyMosheSafdie–openedin2011.ServingasaculturalcornerstoneforKansasCityandtheregion,theKauffmanCenterdeliversextraordinaryanddiverseperformingartsexperiences.HonoredasoneoftheWorld’s15MostBeautifulConcertHalls,theKauffmanCenterattractssomeoftheworld’smostrenownedperformersandentertainers.Through educational outreach programs and community enrichment, the KauffmanCenter supports Kansas City as aculturaldestination.MoreinformationontheKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArtsisavailableatkauffmancenter.org.FollowtheKauffmanCenteronFacebook,TwitterandInstagramtogetdetailsaboutupcomingperformancesandbehind-the-scenesaccess.

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