Members Only Pre-Sale

Today through Tuesday at noon only FTC Members can buy tickets.

FTC Members buy early and get first pick. And they get a discount!

• Mark Bryan, Thu, Jun 12, 7:30pm
• Bill Kirchen, Fri, Jun 27, 7:30pm
• Mystic Bowie, Thu, Jul 10, 7:30pm
• Boz Scaggs, Sun, Sep 7, 8pm

FEATURED EVENT: R&B

Jill Scott

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Wednesday, June 18, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $42-$77 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Three-time Grammy Award winner and acclaimed vocalist Jill Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist. Eventually discovered by The Roots (a collaboration that resulted in 2000 Grammy winning song "You Got Me"), Scott soon became part of the international music consciousness with the release of "Who Is Jill Scott?", which achieved double-platinum status and trophies from both Billboard and Soul Train, not to mention the honor of sharing the stage with Aretha Franklin for VH1's Divas Live.

2 SHOWS: Klezmer Concert and Dance Party

FleytMuzik

Put Your Klezmer Funk On!

Sunday, May 18, 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Party: 4-5pm
Nosh from 5pm-6:30pm
Buy Tickets: $27 | $22 FTC Members
Doors open half hour before event.

National treasure, Klezmer flutist Adrianne Greenbaum, brings her band playing vintage instruments to FTC StageOne and the Warehouse. Greenbaum brings this infectious eastern European Jewish music to life in concert and at the Klezmer dance party. Beginners welcome.

Co-sponsored by Cohen and Wolf, P.C and Green and Gross, P.C. Nosh is included in the ticket price and provided by Woods End Deli of Bridgeport.

Martini and a Movie

Vanessa Redgrave

Morgan!

Hosted by CT Post critic Joe Meyers

Tuesday, May 20, 8pm
FREE ADMISSION
Cash Bar Opens at 7pm

Subtitled A Suitable Case for Treatment, this quirky and stylish 1966 British film earned Vanessa Redgrave her first Oscar nomination and the best actress prize at Cannes. Redgrave plays an upper class Londoner who has decided to divorce the bohemian (and slightly mad) title character played by David Warner. Morgan resorts to gorilla suits and dynamite in his quest to save his ex from marriage to a boring businessman. 1960s college students all over the world took this anti-Establishment farce to heart and it remains a witty ode to non-conformity.

THEATRE / READING

Refuge of Lies

By Ron Reed

Featuring Keir Dullea, Mia Dillon, Chris Sarandon and Joanna Gleason

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30
Buy Tickets: $12 | $7 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

A Hitchock-like thriller, based on recent historical events, Refuge of Lies walks the fine line between justice and grace.

Rudi Vanderwaal committed numerous war crimes as a Nazi collaborator in WWII. Fleeing to Uruguay after the war, he changed his name and was baptized as a Mennonite. After his conversion, he reclaimed his former identity and moved to Canada. At the age of seventy two, Rudi is visited by a Jewish reporter who calls him to account for his crimes. Rudi's friends, his pastor, and his wife must face the acts he has tried so hard to forget.

"Refuge of Lies raises impressive complex questions about forgiveness and salvation." -Mark Taper Forum, LA

SOLD OUT! ROCK / SKA

The English Beat

Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm
SOLD OUT!: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

The English Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British ska movement after forming in 1978. Their infectious sound fuses ska, pop, punk rock, soul, and reggae. The band's popularity brought them around the world, touring with such artists as David Bowie, The Police, REM, The Clash, The Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and The Specials, to name but a few.

CABARET

Christine Pedi

Friday, May 23, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $37 | $27 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

In her award winning show Great Dames, Christine Pedi lovingly honors the great ladies of the stage and screen through comic song, satire, heartfelt ballads and spot on impressions, making it one of Broadwayworld.com's "Top Ten Theatrical Moments of the Year."

BENEFIT

Stop in the Name of Love

Band Together Benefit

Thursday, May 29, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $32 | $27 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7:00pm

Stop In The Name Of Love - An Evening of Motown, soul and blues to benefit The Children's Burn Camp of Connecticut. Feature musicians of national and local acclaim: Jen Durkin, Jay Stollman, Christopher Robin, Chris Coogan and Band Together founders, Rob Fried and Jerry Vigorito."

BLUES / ROCK

Tab Benoit

Friday, May 30, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Grammy nominated blues axeman Tab Benoit is the real deal. Born and raised on the Louisiana bayou, a traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, grafting elements of rock and soul to the indigenous sounds of the bayou. Recently Benoit was awarded Best Contemporary Blues Male Artist and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at the 2007 Blues Music Awards, and is a nominee for 2008.

BLUES

Marcia Ball

Friday, June 6, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Grammy nominated Pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball's music has been described as "a little rock, a lot of roll, a pinch of rhythm and a handful of blues." Her groove-laden New Orleans R&B and driving Gulf Coast Blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans all over the world, not to mention Piano Player of the Year at the Blues Music Awards for the third year in a row.

ROCK

Mark Bryan

Of Hootie & the Blowfish

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at 10am when sales open to general public.

Thursday, June 12, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $17 | $12 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Mark Bryan is a founding member, songwriter and guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish. While Hootie continues to tour and proves to be a crowd favorite, Bryan writes, records and produces solo material; his latest efforts can be heard on the solo release End of the Front. At FTC Bryan offers up twelve new songs that run the gamut from punk to pop, rock and bluegrass.

BLUES

Tinsley Ellis

Saturday, June 14, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $27 | $22 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

"Achieves pyrotechnics that rival early Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton." -Rolling Stone

Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. A must see show for any blues fanatic.

ROCK / FUNK

Tom Tom Club

Tuesday, June 17, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

"Who needs to think when your feet just go?" So sings Tina Weymouth on the Tom Tom Club's funky and fun debut album. A Talking Heads side project that produced the enormously influential "Genius of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood" hit singles. Tom Tom Club marks a point in music history when alternative music and the hip-hop scene where just getting started...and influencing each other.

TWO NIGHTS! ROCK/ROOTS

Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at noon when sales open to general public.

Thursday, June 19, 7:30pm & Friday, June 20, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $32 | $22 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

An FTC favorite. Dan Hicks in a master showman and brilliant musician (with a top-notch band in tow) who effortlessly meshes country, bluegrass, Western swing, folk, and no small amount of humor to produce music completely unique unto itself. Only the word "genius" will do, well, make that "mad genius".

CABARET

Maureen Hamill

Maureen Hamill

Saturday, June 21, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $37 | $27 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

"In a matter of minutes the audience was hers" -The New York Times

Fresh from a sold out run at NYC's Tavern on the Green and FTC's StageOne, Maureen Hamill brings fresh material ranging from Jacques Brel to Billy Joel to Bacharach to Broadway.

LATIN

Sergio Mendes

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Sunday, June 22, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Sergio Mendes is one of the most enduring artists to hail from musically and culturally rich Brazil. His signature blending of Brazilian music with American pop-as epitomized by his Brazil '66 band and such mega-hits as "Mas Que Nada" - have made him one of the most popular and beloved Brazilian artists of all time.

Martini and a Movie

Dazed and Confused

Hosted by CT Post critic Joe Meyers

Tuesday, June 24, 8pm
FREE ADMISSION
Cash Bar Opens at 7pm

FTC celebrates the end of the school year with this 1993 Richard Linklater cult classic, set in an and around an Austin, Texas, high school in June 1976, where pot-smoking "Me Generation" kids can't wait for their Bicentennial summer break to start. The huge ensemble features several about-to-be stars, including Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger. A fabulous soundtrack filled with mid-'70s pop hits and the outrageously accurate costumes add to the nostalgic warm weather fun.

Media Wave movie maven Drew Taylor, a Texas native, co-hosts with Joe Meyers.

COUNTRY / ROCK

Bill Kirchen and the Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods

Bill's 60th Birthday Bash

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at 10am when sales open to general public.

Friday, June 27, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $27 | $17 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Say it ain't so, Titan of the Telecaster, and all around great guy, Bill Kirchen is turning 60. Join us for a wild birthday bash for this guitar god. Surprise musical guests expected.

A Little Bit About Bill
A Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer and songwriter, Bill Kirchen's music is an astounding mix of country, blues, bluegrass, Texas Western swing, good old honky tonk and boogie-woogie.

ROCK/FUNK

Mystic Bowie

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at 10am when sales open to general public.

Thursday, July 10, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $22 | $17 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Mystic Bowie performs with a band of New Orleans natives. The result is music with a diverse mix of ethnic, geographic and musical roots, combining funk, jazz and rock with rich Caribbean traditions to create music with a hard-rocking, deeply funky reggae sound.

Additionally since 1992, Mystic has delighted audiences around the world as the lead vocalist for the Tom Tom Club, a musical collaboration featuring Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads.

BLUES

Rod Piazza & Sugar Blue

Friday, July 11, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $42 | $32 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Grammy winning harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue has played and recorded with Willie Dixon, Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones. "One of the foremost harmonica blowers in all of Modern Blues." -Rolling Stone Magazine

Handy Award winner Rod Piazza is a blues veteran with creds second to none. In 1967 he fronted the legendary Dirty Blues Band. One of the most influential living blues harp players, Piazza created a new style of blues - a combination of low-down Chicago grit, suave West Coast swing and jazz, and the rhythmic drive of the best early R&B and rock & roll.

FOLK

Loudon Wainwright III

Friday, July 25, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $57 | $47 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Returning to StageOne with an irreverent and rockin' collection of tunes is the ever caustic and always thrilling Loudon Wainwright III. Forty years into his remarkable career, Loudon's wit is sharper than ever, but the bite has more insight than before. With his unflagging humor and acrid wit, this American songwriting legend is not to be missed.

ROCK

KT Tunstall

Acoustic Campfire Tour

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at noon when sales open to general public.

Thursday, August 7, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $22-$47 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Scottish born KT Tunstall's soulful voice, sassy attitude, and earthy songwriting draws comparisons to Dido, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow and Kate Melua. Her new album, Drastic Fantastic is a rare beast: a pop album with a songwriter's heart, and one that works on both levels. A burgeoning star here, and a superstar in England (Best British Female Solo Artist) and Europe, she's known for terrific live performances.

TWO TONY WINNERS: CABARET

James Naughton & Christine Ebersole

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Friday, August 8, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $22-57 | Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Award winning performers Christine Ebersole and James Naughton bring their individual, and collective, talents to The Klein for a cabaret performance. TV, film and stage actress Ebersole is coming off her recent showstopping performance as Little Edie in the Broadway musical Grey Gardens. James Naughton is known for everything from acting in Broadway musicals and dramas, City of Angels, Chicago, I Love My Wife, films, The Good Mother, The First Wives Club, and more recently with his cabaret act offering everything from country to classics. Ebersole and Naughton bring a small band and play show tunes like you have never heard them.

BLUEGRASS

Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Friday, August 8, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $57 | $47 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

"One of the true greats of American music." -All Music Guide

Ralph Stanley is a treasure that amazes and inspires at every turn. He helped bring bluegrass music to mainstream audiences. His fierce, elemental purity, stunning voice and amazing banjo work make him a legend. This is mountain music at its finest. Not to be missed by ANY fan of bluegrass.

ROCK

Peter Frampton

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Thursday, August 14, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $37-77 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

On the heels of his first Grammy Award, Peter Frampton embarks on an extensive North American tour that will touch down at The Klein. To generations of classic rock enthusiasts, Frampton will be forever remembered as the perennial road vet responsible for Frampton Comes Alive, the world's best selling live album. Fast forward 30 years - 20 top ten hits - and a Grammy award winning album later - and you see why The Washington Post proclaims, "Frampton comes alive again!"

JAZZ

Herbie Hancock

2008 Grammy Winner: Best Album of the Year!

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Friday, August 15, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $27-$77 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while still maintaining his unique, unmistakable voice. Herbie's success at expanding the possibilities of musical thought has placed him in the annals of this century's visionaries. With an illustrious career spanning five decades, he continues to amaze audiences and never ceases to expand the public's vision of what music, particularly jazz, is all about today.

ROCK

Scrapomatic

Derek Truck Band Lead Singer Stops By FTC

Saturday, August 16, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $22 | $17 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Scrapomatic, featuring lead vocalist of The Derek Trucks Band, Mike Mattison, will once again grace StageOne. Emboldened with fresh takes on both urban and country blues, and sparked by spirited, provocative original material, Scrapomatic reaffirms that good music still has the power to feed the soul.

Rescheduled Event: All tickets will be honored.

ROCK DIVA

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

At The Klein Memorial Auditorium

Sunday, August 31, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $37-$77 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

Pat Benatar is a certified rock'n'roll superstar, a four-time Grammy winner with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit as well as such hit singles as "I Need A Lover," "Heartbreaker," "Fire and Ice," and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." Touring with her is producer, guitarist and husband Neil Giraldo.

SINGER-SONGWRITER

Boz Scaggs

Sunday, September 7, 8pm
Buy Tickets: $32-$72 | $10 Discount for FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

New for FTC Members Only
Special Member pre-sale starts now, ends Tuesday at 10am when sales open to general public.

After first finding acclaim as a member of the Steve Miller Band, Grammy Award winning artist, Boz Scaggs, went on to enjoy considerable solo success in the 1970s. Scaggs combines rock, jazz, R&B and blues to create his trademark sound.

At his show at The Klein, you can expect to hear the best known songs of Scagg's career including "Lido Shuffle," "Look What You've Done To Me," "Miss Sun," "Jo Jo," "Heart Of Mine," "Lowdown," "Harbor Lights," "We're All Alone" among others

VOCALIST

Melissa Manchester

Thursday, November 6, 7:30pm
Buy Tickets: $67 | $57 FTC Members
Doors Open at 7pm

FTC proudly presents hitmaker, singer-songwriter and actress Melissa Manchester in her second FTC performance. Responsible for dozens of top 10 adult contemporary songs produced in the last few decades including "If It Feels Good (Let It Ride)", "Easy" "Bright Eyes," "Midnight Blue," "Through The Eyes ofLove", "Whenever I Call You Friend" and "Walk on By." Manchester has also starred in films and on stage. Don't miss the chance to be one of 200 lucky people experiencing her music live.

15TH ANNIVERSARY!

Maureen Hamill's 2008 Summer Cabaret Workshop

For Children & Teens

2008 Session Dates
Session 1: Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 18
Session 2: Monday, July 21 - Friday, August 1
Session 3: Monday August 4 - Friday, August 15

Classes are Monday through Friday, 9am - 3pm.

Special 6 day Session: Monday, August 18 - Saturday, August 23

Classes are Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm.
Performance to be held on Saturday evening, August 23rd.

More Info