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Cher announces 2014 tour dates, including April 23 concert in Buffalo

• Published: Sep. 23, 2013, 6:34 p.m.
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Cher performs on NBC's "Today" show on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in New York.

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More than 10 years after first bidding fans farewell, Cher is going on the road again.

The 67-year-old singer-actress announced her 2014 "Dressed to Kill" tour will kick off in Phoenix next March, hitting nearly 50 cities across North America. It's her first trek since 2002, when "The Farewell Tour" turned into a three-year trip around the world and 300-plus dates were later known as "The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour."

Cher will perform at the First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena) in Buffalo on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. No opening act has been named.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 11 at noon for $28, $42, $79.50 and $99.50 (plus service fees) through the venue box office or at www.tickets.com . Fans will purchase seats online will receive a free copy of Cher's new album "Closer to the Truth," due in stores Tuesday.

"Closer to the Truth" is the 26th studio album for Cher, who began her career as one-half of '60s hit duo Sonny & Cher. As a solo artist, she's racked up a dozen top 10 hits, the last of which was 1998's "Believe." Her first new music in 12 years includes collaborations with Diane Warren, Timbaland and Pink, plus the dance hit "Woman's World," co-written by Paul Oakenfold.

Saturday, March 22, 2014 - US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Monday, March 24, 2014 - Houston Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

Friday, March 28, 2014 - Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Saturday, March 29, 2014 - BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Monday, March 31, 2014 - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Friday, April 4, 2014 - Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Saturday, April 5, 2014 - Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut

Monday, April 7, 2014 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Friday, April 11, 2014 - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Saturday, April 12, 2014 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York

Friday, April 25, 2014 - Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec

Saturday, April 26, 2014 - Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

Monday, April 28, 2014 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Friday, May 2, 2014 - Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina

Friday, May 9, 2014 - Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York

Saturday, May 10, 2014 - IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Monday, May 12, 2014 - Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

Friday, May 16, 2014 - Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

Saturday, May 17, 2014 - BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sunday, May 25, 2014 - MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

Friday, May 30, 2014 - Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska

Saturday, May 31, 2014 - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Monday, June 2, 2014 - KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri

Friday, June 6, 2014 - BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Saturday, June 7, 2014 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

Monday, June 9, 2014 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Saturday, June 21, 2014 - Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Monday, June 23, 2014 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta

Wednesday, June 25, 201 - Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta

Saturday, June 28, 2014 - Key Arena, Seattle, Washington

Monday, June 30, 2014 - Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - SAP Center, San Jose, California

Saturday, July 5, 2014 - Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California

Monday, July 7, 2014 - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - Honda Center, Anaheim, California

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Cher Announces 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour

Cher will be stopping in 49 cities during her “Dressed to Kill” 2014 North American tour kicking off on March 22nd in Phoenix, Arizona. The singer/actress, who shows no signs of slowing down, made the announcement during an appearance on the Today Show .

The upcoming tour will be in support of her new album, Closer to the Truth .

Cher played in front of 5.5 million people during her most recent tour.

Tickets will be sold to American Express cardholders beginning September 30th and running through October 3rd. The general public will be able to purchase tickets after the AE pre-sale. For more details, visit Cher.com.

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Sat, March 22 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center *Mon, March 24 Houston, TX Toyota Center *Wed, March 26 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Fri, March 28 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena Sat, March 29 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Mon, March 31 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Wed, April 2 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center *Fri, April 4 Washington DC Verizon Center Sat, April 5 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Mon, April 7 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Wed, April 9 Boston, MA TD Garden Fri, April 11 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse Sat, April 12 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena Wed, April 23 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center Fri, April 25 Montreal, QC Bell Center Sat, April 26 Ottawa, ON Canada Tire Centre *Mon, April 28 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Wed, April 30 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Fri, May 2 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Mon, May 5 Charlotte, NC Times Warner Cable Arena Wed, May 7 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena *Fri, May 9 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center *Sat, May 10 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center *Mon, May 12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Wed, May 14 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena Fri, May 16 Orlando, FL Amway Center Sat, May 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center Sun, May 25 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Wed, May 28 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Fri, May 30 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena Sat, May 31 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Mon, June 2 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center Wed, June 4 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Fri, June 6 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center Sat, June 7 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena Mon, June 9 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena Wed, June 11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Fri, June 20 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre Sat, June 21 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre Mon, June 23 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Wed, June 25 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome Fri, June 27 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena *Sat, June 28 Seattle, WA Key Arena Mon, June 30 Portland, OR Moda Center *Wed, July 2 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose Sat, July 5 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena *Mon, July 7 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center *Wed, July 9 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Fri, July 11 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center

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Cher, on yet another farewell tour, revives hits and shows she’s ready to move on

Cher's been in folks' faces and ears for about half a century, but she's talked up her latest road trip as her farewell farewell tour. Near the beginning of her Friday show at the Verizon Center, Cher insisted she means what she's said: "It's time." To stop the groans from the crowd, she winked. But the rest of the evening, even for its many fun and melancholy moments, indicated she should stick to her words.

She had appeared onstage tied to a tall pillar and wearing a headdress designed to look like a pastel peacock for "Woman's World," an industrial dance number from " Closer to the Truth ," her first studio album since 2002. Like other offerings from the new record, the production overwhelmed her singing, but from the floor to the rafters, folks were so happy just to share a room with Cher that they practically made the arena bounce to the heavy electronic beat.

There were plenty of nods to the old days. The large video screens above the stage flashed photographs of a younger Cher during vintage hits such as “Bang Bang,” “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” and “Half Breed,” the last rendered while she wore a fake Indian headdress that ain’t as politically correct as it was when that single topped the charts in 1973 (although the singer-actress has always said she has some Cherokee heritage). She put on a red sequined miniskirt and matching go-go boots for a duet with a video of Sonny Bono on “I Got You Babe,” from her days as a TV star with Bono, back when they were positioned as the Lucy and Ricky of the hippie generation. As if anybody needed a reminder, the shots proved just how gorgeous Cher was. Next to her, the photos also revealed, Sonny somehow never looked young.

Being a Cher show, there was outrageousness. She devoted one of the night’s too-many nonmusical interludes to a confession that her onstage drink of choice is Dr Pepper cut with bubbly water — “a white-trash white wine spritzer,” she called it — and railed that the soft drink maker should reward her with an endorsement deal. Even Cher knew she was babbling, so the pointlessness of the monologue became its whole point. “Gaga doesn’t talk like that!” Cher said, taking a poke at a relative newcomer whose show biz career has benefited from borrowing parts of Cher’s act. “I’d rather talk than have some chick vomit on me, okay?”

Cher embraced and courted the gay community decades ago, at a time when other mainstream pop stars wouldn’t, and the Verizon Center crowd was full of grateful holdovers from those days. In turn, her show featured lots of sweaty, barely-clad musclemen, some of whom, at one point, were wrapping their legs around each other’s bulky torsos while swinging above the stage on ropes, a jaw-dropping routine that could be dubbed Cirque du So Gay.

She showed her gutsiness by performing "If I Could Turn Back Time" while wearing a sheer black black , cut-to-the-naughty-bits get-up from the 1980s that hard-core fans know as, well, the "'If I Could Turn Back Time' outfit." She skipped across the stage as she did when she first put it on, but the steps were labored. Cher appeared to be physically in pain at a few points in the show, walking as though her joints weren't up to what she was asking of them.

She worked through most of the discomfort like a pro, but after some strutting, she disappeared backstage while the band was still playing "Believe." She came back to the crowd's roars to perform "I Hope You Find It," a consciously uplifting cover of a Miley Cyrus single, perhaps a sign that she's turning over the outrageous mantle to that younger pop star , known to purvey Cheresque outrageousness . She sang the tune while being lifted all across the arena inside a pulley-controlled bird's nest and had a hard time freeing herself from the safety mechanisms as she tried to exit the flying contraption. That made saying goodbye to her fans hard, logistically and emotionally. But notwithstanding those winks from earlier in the evening, this really looked like the end.

McKenna is a freelance writer.

Cher turns ‘farewell’ tease into an entertainment ride

OK, look, this time she means it. Maybe. After declaring her 2002 stretch on the road her farewell tour, it went on for three more years and then led to a three-year casino residency in Las Vegas.

When Cher came to a sold-out TD Garden on Wednesday, her first Boston concert in more than a decade, she reiterated that this was the last chance to hear her live.

As the crowd’s boos swelled, Cher reassured the faithful. She winked and turned around to reveal her fingers crossed behind her back. We got the point: Why should she stop now?

The truth is, Cher doesn’t need to stop. She is in exceptional form, as a singer, entertainer, and tour guide through her 50 years in show business. She’s 67, yes, but that is irrelevant beyond the comic relief it imparted when Cher mentioned that she was limping a bit because she recently had foot surgery. She was also aware of just how well she has persevered.

“I can still get into my ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ outfit, and I’m almost 100,” she joked. Sure enough, she did exactly that later in the evening when that song rang out in a rumbling singalong.

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With five decades of songs to whittle down, there is no point in quibbling with the set list, even if, like me, you’d rather hear more from her 1960s catalog instead of her cover of an insipid Miley Cyrus song, the closing “I Hope You Find It,” during which she soared over the crowd in a floating platform.

From her ’60s heyday alongside Sonny Bono, Cher performed “The Beat Goes On” and sang to archival video footage of the late Bono doing his parts on “I Got You Babe.” It was unexpectedly sweet and not at all morbid. She skimmed the ’70s (“Gypsys, Tramps, & Thieves,” “Dark Lady,” “Half-Breed”) and saluted her inner dance diva (“Believe” and a handful of songs from last year’s “Closer to the Truth”).

Add to that a video montage that paid homage to her career as an Oscar-winning actress, plus numerous costume changes (I counted 10 and lost track of the number of wigs), and it all worked magically under the vast, rainbow-colored umbrella known as “Cher.”

With her husky vocal firepower and his guitar pyrotechnics, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, her husband, warmed up the crowd with anthem after anthem: “Love Is a Battlefield,” “We Belong,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” and “Heartbreaker.”

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Cher Tour Grosses $55 Million (So Far)

Cher's Dressed to Kill Tour is on track to become of the most successful treks of 2014.

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Cher’s Dressed to Kill Tour is on track to become of the most successful treks of 2014, according to Billboard Boxscore.

The diva’s tour has grossed a reported $54.9 million through the end of its first leg on July 11. A total of 610,812 attendees went to the 49 shows — all of which were sell-outs.

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The show is on a break until Sept. 11, when its second leg launches in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. The show will get some extra glitter from Emmy Award-winning fashion designer Bob Mackie , who will provide new costumes for Cher. (The pair have collaborated for decades, but he couldn’t design outfits for the first leg of the new tour due to time constraints.)

The Dressed to Kill Tour is Cher’s first tour since her lengthy Living Proof Farewell Tour, which played 325 shows around the globe from 2002 through 2005.

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Billboard was on hand at multiple shows throughout the new tour’s first leg, including its recent stop at Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7. The icon was in fine form, belting out familiar hits like “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Believe” and “I Got You Babe,” while mixing in new material from her most recent album, “Closer to the Truth.”

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Among the highlights in the show are a campy vampiric take on her new album’s “Dressed to Kill,” where she slinks around the stage before sinking her teeth into dancer Joe Slaughter. Also crowd-pleasing is her medley of her three No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits from the 1970s: “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves,” “Dark Lady” and “Half-Breed.” The show ends with Cher literally flying above the crowd, singing her top 20 Adult Contemporary chart hit, “I Hope You Find It.”

A special note should also be made of Cher’s exceptionally bendy aerialists Sagiv Ben Binyamin and Maximiliano Torandell, not to mention her strong backing vocalists Stacy Campbell and Nikki Tillman.

The Dressed to Kill Tour is promoted by Marshall Arts USA and saw its (so far) largest gross earned by a May 25 visit to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas ($1.75 million). The most-attended show, through the July 11 engagement, was its May 10 concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where 14,893 attendees were in the house.

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19 of Cher’s Most Show-Stopping Tour Moments Throughout the Years

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Is there anything more exciting than a Cher concert? The singer, who started solo touring in the late 1970s, really knows how to put on a show. Not only is her singing ability top-tier, but many of her concerts include incredible choreography, exciting stage design, and dazzling costumes (designed by Bob Mackie, of course). Cher has also been known to have excellent openers (Cyndi Lauper, Julio Iglesias Jr., we could go on) and a few unexpected details that push it over the edge—aerialists, video montages, you get the idea.

The “Do You Believe?” singer has been on the road for the last 40-plus years, which means she has no shortage of amazing tour moments. From next-level outfits to theatrical entrances (did you know she descended from the ceiling during one tour run?), here are 19 of Cher’s most show-stopping tour moments throughout the years.

1979: Cher in Concert Tour

1979: Posing with George Burns Backstage

There were also 12 costume changes. Cher is pictured wearing one of the costumes here with comedian George Burns.

1980: Black Rose

In 1980, Cher started a rock band with her then-boyfriend, Les Dudek. The group decided to go on a North American mini-tour that year where, for six of the dates, they opened up for Hall & Oates. Bob Mackie, Cher’s longtime collaborator, created the costumes for the performances.

1980s: Taking a Break from Touring

A year later, the star decided to take a break from touring. During her touring hiatus, she starred in several films, including Moonstruck , Silkwood , Mask , The Witches of Eastwick , and Suspect . Here, the performer is pictured posing at the 1986 Academy Awards dressed in an elaborately designed Bob Mackie creation.

1989: Heart of Stone Tour

After almost a decade of not touring, Cher announced her 1990 world tour, Heart of Stone . This larger-than-life tour happened over eight months and took the singer to places including Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, and more.

1992: Love Hurts Tour

A few years later, the songstress embarked on another world tour, Love Hurts . Planned in support of her twentieth studio album of the same name, the singer performed across Europe and North America. For this tour, Mackie designed nine different costumes, many of which incorporated both leather and dominatrix-style details that Cher had worn in the past.

Elaborate Outfits

During one of her songs, she came out in a furry white overcoat paired with sequined white gloves and an intricately-detailed sparkly hat.

1999: Do You Believe? Tour

In the late ‘90s, Cher kicked off her Do You Believe? Tour, which promoted her studio album, Believe. Although the tour was only supposed to run from June through December of 1999, it was so successful that it was given an extension through March 2000. The tour’s openers included Cyndi Lauper, Julio Iglesias Jr., and Michael McDonald.

Opening Acts

Here, Cyndi Lauper is pictured performing during the Do You Believe? Tour at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.

2002: Living Proof: The Farewell Tour

Cher’s 2002 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was only supposed to be 59 dates in North America, but was extended by 100 more shows. Each performance included 21 songs, multiple video montages, dancers, and aerialists.

During one of her sold-out Farewell Tour shows, the singer descended from the ceiling of the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and sequined headdress.

The Farewell Tour had plenty of eye-catching costumes. Here, the singer is pictured wearing an oversized red hat with silver trim, a circus ring leader-esque jacket with a large collar, and a sequined unitard layered underneath.

2008: Cher at the Colosseum

In 2008, Cher started her three-year residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The show included 17 costume changes (with outfits designed by Bob Mackie) and grossed over $97 million during its run.

2014: Dressed to Kill Tour

A few years later, the star returned to the road for her Dressed to Kill Tour . It spanned over a few months and kicked off in Phoenix, Arizona. The tour's second leg, which was supposed to begin at the end of April, was canceled due to Cher’s health issues.

Much like her previous tours, this one had a long list of dazzling costumes, including this sparkly red and white number.

2017: Classic Cher

Cher’s 2017 show, Classic Cher , was the singer’s third concert residency. It was performed in Las Vegas, Oxon Hill, and Atlantic City and included 18 songs on its setlist.

2018: Here We Go Again Tour

In May 2018, Cher announced she was going on her seventh solo concert tour, Here We Go Again . The tour started in September 2018 and was set to run longer but was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cher closed out each show with “ If I Could Turn Back Time? ” and then returned to the stage for an encore performance of “Believe.” The concert was so well-received that it was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2019.

2023: A New Tour Announcement

Although it’s been a few years since her last tour, Cher has confirmed recently that she’s currently working on another studio album and will be touring again soon. Naturally, we're excited to see what she'll be wearing.

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ABOUT THE CHER SHOW

Her Life. Her Music. Her Legend. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture – breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. THE CHER SHOW is the Tony Award®-winning musical of her story, and it’s packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.

THE CHER SHOW is 35 smash hits, six decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy®, an Oscar®, an Emmy®, and enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles!

STIFEL THEATRE

State farm center, the grand theater, the hobby center for the performing arts, pikes peak center for the performing arts, denver center for the performing arts, harris center for the arts, mount baker theatre, the capitol theatre, first interstate center for the arts, starlight theatre, orpheum theatre, peoria civic center theater, stranahan theater, tobin center for the performing arts, the buddy holly hall of performing arts & sciences, curran theatre.

CATHERINE ARIALE

Morgan scott.

(Lady) She/Her. Catherine is over the moon to be making her national tour debut with The Cher Show ! Credits: The Waiting (Margot), Sunday in the Park with George (Yvonne), Memphis (Gladys). Pace MT. All my love to Mom, Dad, Austin, and Jill.

(Babe) is beyond excited to be going on her first tour with The Cher Show ! She recently earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from SUNY Cortland this past May. Recent credits include Proof (Catherine), Cabaret (Emcee), and Company (Amy). Endless love to her family and friends for supporting and believing in her- she would not have the guts to be here without you. Thank you to the entire cast and creative team for making this possible, and thank you to Cher for being Cher.

(Star) is both thrilled and humbled to embody the icon that is CHER. Favorite credits: Doctor ( Next to Normal ), Baker’s Wife ( Into the Woods ), Gina ( REWIND ); along with bandleading and audiobook narration. Her cup runneth over with gratitude for her family, friends, Nick, Uisge and BBB. @mscott3

MIKE BINDEMAN

Tyler pirrung, lorenzo pugliese, lucy werner, emma alteri, michelle arotsky, neftali benitez, charles blaha, gary paul bowman, emma jade branson, kevin michael buckley, samantha butts, alloria frayser, jordan gold, nathan hoty, tre kanaley, mason derreck lewis, grace napoletano.

(Gregg Allman/John Southall) National Tour Debut! Regional: The Lightning Thief (Playhouse Square), The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse), Grease (Argyle Theatre), Ghost (Beck Center for the Arts), Mamma Mia , Something Rotten, Kinky Boots (Forestburgh Playhouse), among others. BWMT ‘23. Rep: HCKR. IG: @mike_bindeman

(Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut! Some favorite credits: Elf (Buddy – Arizona Broadway Theatre), Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio – Little Theatre on the Square), Spamalot (Historian – City Springs Theatre Co.), Cabaret (Emcee – Glow Lyric Theatre). Much love to his friends and family for their endless support and to Jim and the MTA fam! IG: @tylerpirrung

(Sonny Bono) is pumped to be on tour again! Prior credits include the first national tour of The SpongeBob Musical (SpongeBob SquarePants). As a 5’5 Italian man himself, he finds it fairly easy to pretend to be one on stage. Massive thanks to family and friends. IG: lorenzo_m_pugliese

(Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball, u/s Star) is a singer, songwriter, and performing artist dwelling in Brooklyn. After graduating from Elon University she traveled all over the US and Asia with the First National Tour of Annie as Lily St. Regis. She has since spent her time performing her self produced solo shows all over the world on various cruise lines. Listen to her original music on all streaming platforms under her name, as well as a brand new cover of ‘I Got You Babe’ with her band The Astroband! She is so grateful for her most loving and supportive family and coolest boyfriend – you are the Hunny to my Lu! I love you guys. @theastroband @lucyannthesky

(Ensemble, Bridget, u/s Babe) National tour debut! Regional: Bright Star (Margo), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pickles), Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie u/s), Escape to Margaritaville . Love and gratitude to the fam & the team. BA: Wagner College. emmaalteri.com / @emmaalteri

(Ensemble, Girl Group, Female ET Reporter, u/s Dark Lady, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut in The Cher Show . Select credits include: Guys and Dolls (ACT of Connecticut), Rock of Ages (ACCC), Matilda (The Engeman Theatre), Newsies (The LEX), and Elf: The Musical (Syracuse Stage). BFA Syracuse University. Endless love and gratitude to my family and friends! IG: @michelle_arotsky

(Ensemble, Dave Clark Five, Bob Mackie’s Assistant) (he/him) is incredibly honored to be making his Broadway Nat’l tour debut!! Other credits include: We’ll Meet Again (Tour), AIDAmar (Cruise), Guys and Dolls (Regional) and Grumpy Old Men (Regional). He thanks his family and friends profusely for their continued support! | http://www.neftalibenitez.com // Insta: @neffybear

(Ensemble, Infomercial Director/Digby the Writer, Dave Clark Five, u/s Rob Camilleti) is proud to be making his national tour debut. Charles recently graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in MT. Credits include Cabaret (Hans – Virginia Theatre Festival), Pippin (ensemble), Carrie (ensemble). Sending love to my family and friends back in New York IG: @charles.blaha <3

(Ensemble, Rob Camilletti, Dave Clark Five, u/s Gregg Allman/John Southall, u/s Sonny Bono) is elated to be a part of his 2nd national tour after wrapping up his debut in Madagascar the Musical (First National – Alex the Lion). REGIONAL: John W. Engeman Theater ( Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages ). The Media Theater ( Aspects of Love, RENT ). TV: Oxygen, Travel Channel, ID Network. Love and thanks to CPM Talent Management, my family, the fellas, and Casey. IG: @gary_bowman

(Ensemble, Dark Lady) National Tour Debut! Proud Eastern Washington native and alumnus of Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Emma toured domestically and internationally with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Thank you to the entire casting team for this opportunity! All my love and thanks to Mom, Dad, and Luke for their endless support. Kisses to Rafa and Rosie! IG: @emmabranson

(Ensemble, Phil Spector/Sid the Censor/Male ET Reporter, Dave Clark Five, u/s Sonny Bono) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut. In addition to acting, he writes/produces his own pop music as ‘Kev!’ on all streaming platforms. Some credits include: The Cher Show (Gateway Playhouse), Guys & Dolls (Theatre Aspen), & The Wizard of Oz (Vital Theatre). Thank you to my family, friends, teachers, and agents at UIA. Congratulations to the entire cast, crew, and creative team.

(Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut. Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette), Destiny Of Desire (Assistant Choreographer – The Old Globe Theater), Women On Fire (Ensemble – Royal Family Productions) Love to her amazing parents Wendy and Erik!

(Swing, u/s Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball) is thrilled to be joining her first national tour! Regional credits include: The Prom (WPPAC), White Christmas (NBFT), Jersey Boys (SSMT). BA, SUNY Cortland. Endless love to my friends and family! inhale confidence, exhale doubt. IG@lizzdavviss

(Ensemble, Studio Singer) is unbelievably honored to be making her national tour debut with The Cher Show ! Recent credits include The Color Purple (Nettie), White Christmas (Rita), and Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Shirelle). Her love and gratitude goes to her family, friends, reps at The Price Group, and her cat, Lucy. CCM MT c/o 23 Eccl. 3:12.  alloriafrayser.com  <3

(Ensemble, Studio Singer, u/s Lady) National tour debut! Thank you to Mom and Dad, family, friends, and mentors for your unwavering support and love. Credits: Rent (Maureen Johnson), All Shook Up (Miss Sandra). All my love to my alma mater, Montclair State University (BFA Musical Theatre). Proudly represented by The Collective Talent Agency. @jordan.gold www.jordangold.me

(Swing, u/s Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank, Assistant Dance Captain) (They/ Them) is overjoyed to make their Broadway National Tour debut! Credits: Waiting in the Wings (Off-Broadway), We’ll Meet Again (Tour), worked with Jimmy Buffett (Cruise) and Train (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). Thank you to their fam at Bloc, their Parents and Grandma! TikTok/Insta: @nathanhoty

(Ensemble, Dave Clark Five, Steve the Scribe, u/s Rob Camilletti, u/s Gregg Allman/John Southall) is excited to make his National Tour debut. Credits: Annie Get Your Gun (Tommy – Jackson Hole Playhouse), Elf the musical (Ensemble – Argyle Theatre), Bring it On! (Cameron – SSA). He would like to thank his Mom and Dad, All family, Thomas, Kaelin, Brett, Corinne, and Mrs. P! IG- kanaley_22

(Ensemble, Studio Singer, Girl Group, u/s Lady) is super grateful to be turning back time with you! Selected credits: Bat Out of Hell (Las Vegas Residency- Dance Captain), Roxstar (@ roxstarvegas), Newsies (Hannah, U/S Katherine), Tuacahn Amphitheater Broadway Season, Something Rotten! (Regional Premiere- MT West, 5 Star Theatricals). Love to my 3 M’s & Nonnie always. “Just do it!” drewhaleylake.com @idrewalake

(Ensemble, Lee/Top of the Pops Host, u/s Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank) is stoked to be on the road with Cher ! Credits: Pippin (National Tour – Manson Trio, Pippin & Lewis u/s), Mary Poppins (City Springs Theater), singer/dancer with Norwegian Creative Studios. Endless love to Stephen and Tucker! Rep: MTA @masondlewis

(Ensemble, Colleen, u/s Babe) is over the moon to be making her National Tour debut! She is a recent graduate of the University of Northern Colorado (BFA in Musical Theatre, May 2023). Credits include: RENT (Maureen Johnson, UNCO), Head Over Heels (Mopsa, TheatreSilco), The Laramie Project (Barbara Pitts, UNCO). @gracenapoletano, gracenapoletano.com

CREATIVE TEAM

CASEY HUSHION (Director) Broadway: Associate Director of Mean Girls ; Aladdin ; The Prom ; Elf ; In the Heights ; The Drowsy Chaperone ; To Be or Not to B e, Good Vibrations . New York: Call Me Madam (City Center Encores), Fat Camp . Television: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre 2009-2019. Recent regional credits include world premieres of the new musicals Joy and Mystic Pizza. Upcoming: Clue (National Tour) and Beautiful at Paper Mill Playhouse. Love to Marc and her three kids, Lincoln, Violet, and Jane. www.caseyhushion.com

ANTOINETTE DIPIETROPOLO (Choreographer) Officially the first choreographer in the country of Saudi Arabia. Choreographer, Fame US Tour; Annie , Muny; Candide , starring George Hearn, Rita Moreno, San Francisco Opera; Big Apple Circus In NYC; As Director/Choreographer Ragtime , Lyric Stage (nominated in 14 categories for the Theatre League Awards); Ragtime, North Carolina Theatre, (Winner Best Choreographer, Triangle Theatre Award); Legally Blonde , Mamma Mia , Hairspray , Argyle Theater; Jersey Boys WPPAC; Director, US Tour MasterChef Live; International Tour of Got Talent Live www.AntoinetteDiPietropolo.com follow me @antoinettedip

BOB MACKIE (Original Broadway and Tour Costume Design) Costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie is a nine- time Emmy Award winner, Geoffrey Beene CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and has three Oscar nominations. Most recently he received a 2019 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on The Cher Show . His Broadway credits include Moon Over Buffalo and Putting It Together , starring Carol Burnett, Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public , Minelli on Minelli , Lorelei with Carol Channing, and On the Town with Bernadette Peters and Phyllis Newman. Broadway on television: “Once Upon a Mattress” starring Carol Burnett, “Gypsy” starring Bette Midler, “Carousel,” “Brigadoon,” “Of Thee I Sing,” and “Kismet.” His inventive and memorable designs have helped raise entertainers like Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Cher, Elton John, Ann-Margret, Bernadette Peters, Mitzi Gaynor, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Pink, and Cher to iconic status both onscreen and off.

KELLY JAMES TIGHE (Set Design and Co-Video Design) Off-Broadway/national tours: Martin Luther on Trial, Shadowlands , The Most Reluctant Convert , The Great Divorce , The Fantasticks , Almost Heaven , Movin’ Out , Shear Madness, Cats.. . Regional: Disney Theatrical, Paper Mill Playhouse, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Center REPertory Company, SlowBurn Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, TUTS, Gateway Playhouse, Broadway By the Bay, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Ray of Light Theatre. Kelly’s theatrical work is published in the textbook Scene Design and Stage Lighting and his work as an illustrator has been published in Mooseltoe, A Moose and a Dream . Awards/recognitions: SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, DramaLogue, and Shellie Awards. IG: kellyjtighe web: kjtdesign.com

CHARLIE MORRISON (Lighting Design) NYC/National/International tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Disney’s Aida, The Producers, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Groovaloo, Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Spelling Bee, Gypsy, 42nd Street, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Who’s Tommy, Titanic, The Music Man and many others. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodspeed Musicals, Seattle Repertory, Seattle 5th Avenue, Broadway Sacramento, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory, Tulsa Opera and many others. TV: “Finding Magic Mike” for HBOMax. Charlie is the recipient of two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design. www.cmlighting.com

JONATHAN INFANTE (Video Design ) Jonathan Infante is a multi-media designer and artist based out of Southern California. Owner of Infante Media, a boutique production company, that has developed video content for television, film, museums, concert tours, plays, and musicals around the world. He thanks his family and friends for their continued support. Most recent credits: Disney’s Tarzan the Musical (Moonlight) The Revolutionist, Legally Blonde 2022/23 US National Tour, An American in Paris / South Pacific 2022 Tour, and Dreamgirls 2020 Asia Tour. Regional Credits: Shrek (3D-T), Matilda (Tuachan), Prince Of Egypt (Tuacahn), Beauty and the Beast (MRE), Newsies (Moonlight), Big Fish (Moonlight), Mary Poppins (MRE), Damn Yankees (Sacramento Music Circus) American Idiot (LMT).

DANIEL LUNDBERG (Sound Design) Daniel has designed for Roundabout Theatre Company, The Public Theater, New York Stage and Film, The REV, A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut, His Story (Dallas), and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live (Tour). Sound engineer and assistant design credits include 15 Broadway productions, 11 tours, six circuses, two theme parks, and many concerts. BFA Carnegie Mellon. It’s great to be here!

KRISTIN STOWELL (Music Supervisor) Kristin Stowell is a music director, pianist, composer, arranger, copyist, and educator based in Washington, D.C. Recent credits include music directing the world premieres of On Cedar Street (Berkshire Theatre Group) and Mystic Pizza (Ogunquit Playhouse), and the regional premiere of The Cher Show (Ogunquit Playhouse). Her original award-winning musical Endometriosis: The Musical was featured in the 2022 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Kristin currently serves on the musical theatre faculty at American University.

EDDIE CARNEY (Music Director) Beginning his career at the age of fourteen, Eddie’s credits span the musical theatre gamut from Show Boat to Chicago to Shrek the Musical . Tours: Legally Blonde (MD ’22-’23/AMD 2019), A Chorus Line (AMD – Tokyo 2022), South Pacific (MD), An American in Paris (MD), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! the Musical (AMD). Other: Mamma Mia!, Caroline or Change, Hairspray, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Urinetown, Ragtime, La Cage aux Folles . Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Excellence in Music Direction: Sunday in the Park with George ad Richard Taylor’s Whistle Down the Wind . Accompanied platinum-recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award-winner Daisy Eagan in NYC. Outside of the pit, Eddie is a Britney Spears aficionado, drops his jaw watching Real Housewives, and predicts Rupaul’s Drag Race winners with his fiancé. Dedicated to Preston, Mom, and Dad. “Art in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.” -Stephen Sondheim

ALISON FRANCK (Casting Director) ALISON FRANCK, C.S.A. (Casting Director) has been a casting director in NYC for over 25 years. She started as an assistant for many Broadway Productions, then she worked in film/TV for several years, then from 2000- 2010, she was the Resident Casting Director at Paper Mill Playhouse. In 2011 she joined the team at Liz Lewis Casting Partners, where she cast commercials, voiceovers, film/TV, and theatre. Alison now runs her own company, Franck Casting, where she has cast several tours of well-known musicals including Legally Blonde, Dreamgirls, An American in Paris, A Christmas Story: The Musical, A Chorus Line, The Simon and Garfunkel Story Live and Little Women, the Musical , now on tour. www.franckcasting.com

BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS/DANIEL SHER (Producer) is celebrating its 30th season of producing and general managing Broadway tours of shows and attractions throughout the world. Early highlights were collaborations with Disney on Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (US Tours, Taiwan, and China) and with Cameron Mackintosh on a new production of Miss Saigon . Also, the Tony®-Award winning Broadway revival of 42nd Street and Susan Stroman’s Broadway production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man . Others: Footloose (Las Vegas, US Tour), Titanic, 1776, Peter Pan, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Rip Taylor, Blast!, The Who’s Tommy (US Tour, South America, Europe, and Japan), Ain’t Misbehavin’ with Ruben Studdard, and the First National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – flying car and all. More recent: The Producers (Susan Stroman’s original work), Hello, Dolly! with Sally Struthers, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady (US Tour and China premiere), original hip-hop dance show Groovaloo (Off-Broadway), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musica l (10 US Tours, Grand Ole Opry, and Madison Square Garden), Dreamgirls (US Tour, China premiere, Japan), Hair (US Tour and Japan), Bring it On (US Tour and Japan), and Legally Blonde (US Tours, China premiere, Singapore). More recently, A Chorus Line toured the US and Japan, and was seen in China for the first time. Post-pandemic, Big League remounted its acclaimed tour o f An American in Paris , a new production of South Pacific, Legally Blonde , and continued touring its flagship production of A Christmas Story The Musical . Current work includes The Cher Show national tour and a new touring production of Little Women . Future work includes a new touring production of The Addams Family .

THE CHER SHOW is presented through special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global, 440 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016, www.broadwaylicensing.com.

Review: THE CHER SHOW at The Stifel Theatre

The Tony Winning Musical Makes a Stop at The Stifel Theatre

Cher’s story is told using a storytelling convention that has been seen in other biographical jukebox musicals. A trio of actors with exceptional vocal abilities, Ella Perez , Catherine Ariale , and Morgan Scott each portray Cher at different ages. Perez is a teenaged version of Cher. Scott plays the older iconic diva, and Ariale is sandwiched in between the two others as the mid-20s version of the singer. All three women inhabit their roles without creating a caricature or a campy imitation. Ariale and Scott each give their songs the stylistic panache that would satisfy any Cher fan, but Perez is the vocal standout among the three talented singers. In her first national tour, she handled her parts of the score with a perfect balance of head and chest voice. She is likely to become a performer well known for her impressive belt voice. Credit casting director Alison Frank for selecting these three exceptional actors, and  Lorenzo Pugliese who is terrific as Sonny Bono , to fill the principal roles.  

Morrison's Tony nominated lighting design, coupled with Infante and Tighe’s video projections create vibrantly stunning images that nearly make up for the minimalist set design. Their nod to the set of the Sonny and Cher TV variety show created a warm sense of nostalgia for older audience members. But elaborate lighting and video projection is a poor replacement for a full-blown set design. There has been a trend with other recent biopic musicals for the creative team to skimp on set design and rely solely on projection effects as a backdrop. It's less noticeable in this production due to the moving layered panels that give the stage more depth, but large prop pieces like a stand-up piano, desks, chairs, a bed, and large clothing racks filled with hung costumes do not a set design make.  

Lack of set design isn’t the biggest flaw with THE CHER SHOW. It's the fly over narrative from Rick Elice ’s book. Elice paints Cher’s entire life with a script that is thinner than watercolor paint. He has written a nostalgic piece of memorabilia that lacks any real substance. He touches on everything, without focusing on anything. There is no doubt that he penned a script to support a score that included every one of Cher’s hits throughout her career. Which is why THE CHER SHOW works as a musical revue, but not as a Broadway musical with a compelling story.  

Fans of Cher will not be disappointed with this production. There is plenty of music, talent, glitz, glamour, and fun to satisfy. There is one additional opportunity to catch THE CHER SHOW at the Stifel theatre tonight, Thursday April 11th at 7:30 PM. Click the link below to purchase tickets.  

PHOTO CREDIT: Meridith Mashburn Photography 

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