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Irish folk band brings Good News to the Fort

Rend Collective

Rend Collective plays The Embassy on Mar. 7

Back in Fort Wayne by popular demand, Rend Collective, the Irish folk worship band, are touring in support of their most recent album, Good News, whic...

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The Phil is taking us to a galaxy far, far away

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

Watch the classic film as the orchestra plays

Star Wars has been a cultural phenomenon since the release of the first movie in 1977. But even with successful trilogy after trilogy and more movies,...

Down the Line 14

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For this highly anticipated annual Fort Wayne night of music, giving, and fun, The Embassy Theatre has selected five local performers/bands for Down t...

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Nate Bargatze

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Straight out of Old Hickory, Tenn., Nate Bargatze has become one of the hottest stand-up comedians on the circuit over the past half decade, selling o...

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Metta Quintet

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The Sweetwater Pavilion this week added a couple more worthy shows to their ever-growing summer lineup. The Honeywell Foundation is wrapping up work...

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Pinchas Zukerman Plays Brahms

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The Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s season is filled with “must see and hear” programs again this year and the Masterworks Series is a great example o...

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Young ventriloquist finds her audience

Darci Lynne Farmer

Darci Lynne to headline show at the Embassy

Darci Lynne Farmer is the new Edgar Bergen. That sentence probably doesn’t mean a whole lot to some people. But if you have any interest in ventrilo...

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Philharmonic welcomes pianist with huge fanbase

Piano Themes from Cinema’s Golden Age

Lisitsa will play songs from classic cinema

Younger audiences are sometimes slow to come to the appreciation of orchestras. One avenue of regard for symphonic music has come from film scores wit...

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Raise a glass to a cappella sensation

Straight No Chaser

Vocal group began at IU and now tours the U.S.

A cappella group sensation Straight No Chaser has been entertaining crowds for 12 years and isn’t slowing down any time soon. Straight No Chaser ret...

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Christmas tunes and Santa, too

Holiday Pops

The Fort Wayne Phil presents Holiday Pops

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s esteemed Holiday Pops series is an essential feature of many Hoosiers’ holiday celebrations. Planning and steering ...

Evergreen event fills the Embassy with rich tradition

Festival of Trees

A rich holiday tradition in Fort Wayne is back for its 35th continuous year. The annual Festival of Trees will take place Nov. 27-Dec. 4. This festiv...

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Shirts off for portly comic on new tour

Bert Kreischer

Kreischer plays packed house at the Embassy

It all started with a Rolling Stone article. In 1997, a reporter from the magazine set out to find the top partier at what Princeton Review had design...

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Cult comedy with obscure references brings mockery of movies to Embassy

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live!

Show creator Hodgson says this is his final appearance

One of the joys of repeated viewings of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (aka MST3K) is delayed comprehension of jokes. The show’s writers have never s...

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Aaron Lewis

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With the “State I’m In” tour, part-time Staind frontman and full-time outlaw country star Aaron Lewis has been touring the country with his full...

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93 years old, but still in the prime of life

Tony Bennett

Embassy Theatre hosts the legendary singer

In concert, Tony Bennett performs the Gordon Jenkins song, “This Is All I Ask,” which he recorded twice: in 1960, when he was 34, and in 2011, whe...

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Get your Phil with unique ways to hear orchestra

Fort Wayne Philharmonic & Rudy in Concert

Appealing to all, from Masterworks to movies

As it celebrates its 75th birthday this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic is bringing a wealth of orchestral entertainment to Fort Wayne. While faith...

Here's your interview: Engvall more than just a redneck

Bill Engvall

Blue-collar comedian will unpack his act at Embassy

When comedian Bill Engvall takes the stage for a show, he doesn’t just hope the audience finds him to be funny. He hopes people find him to be relat...

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Q and the Coldfusion

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The Summer Nights at the Embassy concert series has become one of the highlights of the summer for music aficionados in the Summit City. Nearly every ...

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Artistic heart of Beach Boys reinvigorated with new band

Brian Wilson

The Embassy welcomes legendary Brian Wilson

Calling Brian Wilson “one of rock music’s greatest composers if not its greatest composer” is one of the safest sweeping assertions that you can...

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The Glenn Miller Orchestra

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With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra has pleased audiences for more than eight decades and is considered to be one of the greatest b...

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Chris Redd

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Chris Redd has been one of Saturday Night Live’s most popular cast members over the past two years, impersonating real-life personas like Lil Wayne,...

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Summer Nights at the Embassy

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Summer Nights at the Embassy Theatre is a 15-night series that takes place in the Ballroom at the Embassy, with access to the Parkview Rooftop. The se...

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Stage persona aside, Angel seeks to inspire

Criss Angel

In performance, Criss Angel is slightly more Saruman than Gandolf, more Count Dooku than Obi Wan. His dark stage persona is composed of equal parts Ma...

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Science goes pop at lecture at Embassy

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Last month, American society was stymied by a quandary that required the mobilization of one of our nation’s top scientists. Astrophysicist Neil deG...

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Jazz and pop mashup becomes a sensation

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

In 2009, Scott Bradlee was a jazz pianist working in New York City and thinking that being a pianist working in New York City wasn’t all it was crac...

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Get to know why musical is so beloved

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I

When The King and I first opened on Broadway in 1951, it quickly became one of the most popular and beloved musicals of all time. The fifth collaborat...

Philharmonic to charm audience with soundtrack during movie

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Spend any time at all with Caleb Young and it’s obvious that he loves music and loves sharing it with others. As the associate conductor of the For...

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Vocalist back home in Indiana

Sandi Patty's Salute to America

In a career that has spanned more than four decades, Sandi Patty has become the voice of Christian music around the world. Patty was born in Oklahoma...

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Lose a hour, but gain a cool new festival

Spring Forward Fest

It was a festival whose time had come. In fact, it’s a festival that was long overdue. Sure, the first day of spring is three weeks away. But that m...

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Hear the story of the man who created Peter Pan

Finding Neverland

The story of Peter Pan, the classic and beloved tale of a boy who refuses to grow up, has been read and watched by generations who delight in his impi...

Jo Koy

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As winter lives on for at least another month or two, it’s the perfect time to find an antidote for cabin fever. Jo Koy, one of today’s premiere ...

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Familiar film has new life on stage

The Wizard of Oz

The legendary 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is almost a universal language, filled with oft-quoted lines and well-known characters. But experiencing the ...

Local bands resurrect the '90s in Down the Line

Down the Line 13

What’s better than a whole night that showcases local musicians? One that features those same artists and bands performing the music of legends. An...

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Not wasting his summers getting old

John Mellencamp

Indiana has produced a number of famous musicians: Michael Jackson, Crystal Gayle, Axl Rose, and John Hiatt among them. But John Mellencamp is one of ...

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These boots were made for dancing

Kinky Boots

For those familiar with the work of either Harvey Fierstein or Cyndi Lauper, it’s clear that neither of them does anything lukewarm or boring. It w...

Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist

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Jay Owenhouse is one of those performance artists you just have to see to believe, and even then, you might not believe what you see. Caught by the m...

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Ukraine company brings classic ballet to Embassy

Swan Lake

It isn’t often that a 209-year-old ballet company comes to town. The Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of southern Ukraine is jus...

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Coming Together in Songs of Faith

Sing! An Irish Christmas

A concert that features banjos, violins, drums, harps, and Celtic dancers is bound to be entertaining, and the musicians who fill the stage hope that ...

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Cool Christmas with These Crooners

The Drifters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters & Platters Holiday Show

Since the Drifters formed in 1953, there have been many incarnations of the band, some of them existing simultaneously, but not touring together. It i...

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Christmas Wonderland Holiday Spectacular

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Are you having trouble getting in the mood for the holidays? Does your Christmas spirit need a little shot in the arm? The Embassy Theatre might just...

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Get a Refill of A Cappella Group

Straight No Chaser

What do you get when you bring together nine guys who each have a pitch-perfect voice, an abundance of stage presence, and a knack for entertaining au...

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Mannheim Steamroller

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Even if you don’t know if you’ve heard them or not, we can just about guarantee you have. When it comes to Christmas music, Mannheim Steamroller a...

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The Blues Turn Introspective

Joe Bonamassa

It’s not often you get to witness a living legend, even before he is actually considered a living legend. However, Joe Bonamassa is well on his way ...

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Disney's Fantasia w/ Fort Wayne Philharmonic

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Walt Disney’s Fantasia had its theatrical release way back in 1940 and is still on the list of top 25 highest-grossing films of all-time. Even back ...

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Menopause the Musical

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Menopause. It’s a natural part of aging and over six thousand women begin it every day. It’s certainly nothing to laugh about, or is it? Menopaus...

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Catapult - The Magic of Shadow Dance

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Shadow dance is all about the body and its ability to transform. Catapult, The Magic Of Dance, appearing October 24 at the Embassy Theatre in Fort Way...

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Fagen Forges Ahead

Steely Dan

When Steely Dan performs at the Embassy Theatre on October 4, it will be without the band’s cofounder, Walter Becker. Becker died a year ago of esop...

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