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Things from Steve

April 18, 2024

Issue #74

Thank you to all who took the time and visited us during our most recent Coffee and Conversations with Donuts. Your opinions, input, questions and suggestions were appreciated, as always, and will be put into practice as we continue to do everything we can to improve on what we do, and in total transparency.

As per your request we will continue to keep our patrons abreast of all that’s happening here at the Murphy, more than simply listing our shows. You’ve invested in us, and keeping you informed is the least we can do.

1) American Jazz Fusion masters, Spyro Gyra, who over the span of 50 years have garnered 13 Grammy® nominations, will perform at the Murphy Theatre at 7:30, on Friday, April 19. Great seats are still available, so order your tickets today, please.

2) Get an early start on the weekend and our Spyro Gyra concert by joining us at Charlie’s, Friday night, during Happy Friday Hours, from 4:00 until 7:00. Our manager May will have that evening’s signature concert cocktail on hand as well as other adult beverages, and light fare will be available for purchase. It’s a great way to start the weekend early, end your work week late, or quite possibly both.

3) Saturday, April 20, from 2:00-7:00 we are making The Murphy Theatre available for you to take prom pictures of your kids and their dates, for free. If you want to take their picture under our marquee with their names up in lights we can do that too, for a small $10 donation, unless your family is a Murphy Member, or contributed to our 2000 Bulbs of Light Campaign, then that option is free. Reservations are a must for that special offering, so call the theatre to reserve your 15 minute time slot. It is important to reserve ahead for this part so that we can get their names loaded into our marquee messaging system ahead of time. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THAT DAY to decide to have their names on the marquee, we will likely not be able to accommodate your same-day request. On the other side of our marquee we will have “Prom Night, 2024”, with no names on it, and that is free to anyone.



And parents, after the kids head out to prom why not come back to the Murphy and catch an 8:00 showing of the classic cult film, CARRIE. Just $5 gets you in, unless you’re a Murphy Member, then it’s FREE!

4) We’re sure by now you have heard the rumors. Well I’m here to tell you it’s not just a rumor anymore. We’re ready to share this with the world. Charlie’s Tub Club is up, and popping! $50.00 gets you unlimited popcorn for the rest of the year, with a special customized Charlie’s Tub Club Bucket, located at our concessions. No background check or samples of anything from your body are required for you to join this exclusive club, just $50.00 and an empty stomach longing for, nay, I say yearning for, our fresh hot popcorn.

5) Calling all Victor Borge fans! The Victor Borge of the new millennium is internationally acclaimed concert keyboard artist, Sarah Hagen, and she’s coming to the Murphy Theatre with a comedy show she’s calling “Perk Up Pianist”. If you grew up watching Victor Borge do his silly thing, then you’ll absolutely love Sarah Hagen. Great seats are still available and all tickets are just $25.00 through our website!

6) It’s a fun family-friendly evening of Star Wars on May 4th, as our May The Fourth Be With You event kicks off at 6:00 with a concert by the Clinton County Community Band, playing many of John Williams’ Star Wars music, followed by a showing of the movie that started it all, Star Wars: A New Hope, at 7:00. Word on the street is we might have some special guests showing up that night, no promises though. Just ten bucks gets you in for the night, free for Murphy Members.

Special thanks to SFM Insurance for sponsoring this evening of family fun!

7) Speaking of Elvis, Mike Albert and his Big E Band make their triumphant return to the Murphy Stage on Saturday night, May 11 at 7:30. What a great night out for Mothers’ Day weekend. Tickets are selling fast, so you best snag yours today. Thank you very much.

8) Celebrate Juneteenth weekend with us as we welcome national touring comic and Dry Bar Comedy’s Rod Paulette, with Marci Deloney on June 22nd, at 7:30. All tickets are $25 and currently available to Murphy Members, then to the general public on Wednesday, May 1.

9) An incredible Fleetwood Mac tribute band, called Tell Me Lies has just been booked for Saturday, September 14 at 7:30, and tickets are currently available for purchase to our Murphy members, and then to the general public on Wednesday, May 1. Tickets are selling fast for this one too!

10) Ticket scam alert!!! There are third party ticketing agencies out there trying to sell tickets to our shows, and marking them up 20, 30 sometimes $40 per ticket. Please do not purchase your tickets from any other source than us or from the act’s website which will direct you to our ticket seller. Simply go to our website, or the website of the act you are interested in seeing, and click that link. When you click to buy tickets from us, it will take you to what is called Ovationtix, and that is the legit, correct site. Any others are horrific people who should be hung by their eyelashes. Too much?

Coming soon…WAKE UP WILMINGTON, Live from Charlie’s at the Murphy Theatre! You want more details? Of course you do…

OUR MURPHY THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

If you can’t be kind, you can’t be here

Joe Spicer, President

Cindy Camp, Vice President

Veronica Campbell, Secretary

Paul Fear, Treasurer

Mark Miars, Dustin Williams, Bob Baylor,

Elexis Wiederhold, Nick Butcher, Joni Streber,

and Jennifer Hollon

We wish to thank George F. and Charlene Bush, longtime friends and ardent patrons of The Murphy Theatre. The Bush family’s generosity to so many deserving, non-profit and educational organizations proves their commitment to leaving this community in a better, kinder, more hopeful place. Their lasting gift to The Murphy Theatre, through The Clinton County Foundation is truly appreciated and will be used to further their vision and commitment.

Have questions about the theatre? You can always drop us

a line at boxoffice@themurphytheatre.org

   Thank you again for all your generosity, and remember

when you are giving to The Murphy,

you’re giving to an organization

that is giving back to the community.