Monday night, Overture Center unveiled its lineup for the 2013-14 season, which begins on Aug. 17. The downtown performing arts center will once again feature series that focus on Broadway musicals, cabaret, world music, dance, and children's shows.
One of the biggest theater events of the season is a production of War Horse, in which life-size horse puppets come alive onstage during an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's dramatic novel about World War I.
Several new series will also debut in the coming season, including National Geographic Live! At four different events, several of the magazine's contributors discuss rare birds, monkeys, space travel and storm chasing.
Here is the complete set of 2013-14 selections, listed by series.
Broadway at Overture Series
Chicago
Oct. 1-6, 2013
Sister Act
Jan. 14-19, 2014
Flashdance: The Musical
Feb. 25-March 2, 2014
Million Dollar Quartet
May 13-18, 2014
War Horse
June 10-15, 2014
Beyond Broadway Series
Potted Potter
Oct. 18-20, 2013
Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music
Jan. 4, 2013
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: HMS Pinafore
March 20, 2014
Church Basement Ladies: A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement
March 29-30, 2014
Cabaret Series
Steve Ross: Ridin' High -- The Music of Cole Porter
Nov. 21, 2013
Gregg Edelman: Broadway State of Mind
April 13, 2014
Spider Saloff: Spider Sings Sondheim
May 8, 2014
Bell Laboratories Music of the World Series
TiempoLibre
Oct. 3, 2013
Masters of the Fiddle featuring Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
Nov. 5, 2013
Jake Shimabukuro
Nov. 8, 2013
African Children's Choir
Dec. 3, 2013
Habib Koité and Raul Midón
Feb. 21, 2014
Tribute Series
One Night of Queen
March 22, 2014
RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
April 13, 2014
I Wish for All Time: Celebrating the Genius of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
April 25, 2014
Harmonies Series
The Midtown Men
Oct. 12, 2013
Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60
March 28, 2014
Big Top Chautauqua: Tent Show Radio
May 10, 2014
ProVideo Comedy Series
The Kinsey Sicks: America's Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild!
Aug. 17, 2013
David Sedaris
Nov. 4, 2013
Nobodies of Comedy
April 5, 2014
UW Health & Unity Simply Spectacular Series
Mike Super: Magic & Illusion
Sept. 20, 2013
Puppet Up! Uncensored
March 16, 2014
Golden Dragon Acrobats
April 18, 2014
Dance Series
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Feb. 19, 2014
Atlantic Steps
March 21, 2014
STREB: FORCES
April 16, 2014
American Girl's Fund for Children Family Series
Dinosaur Train Live!
Nov. 17, 2013
Snowflake
Jan. 11, 2014
The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites
Feb. 15, 2014
National Geographic Live! Series
Birds of Paradise: A Wonder of the World with Tim Laman & Ed Scholes
Feb. 11, 2014
Chasing Tornadoes with Tim Samaras
March 4, 2014
Exploring Mars: Rovers of the Red Planet with Kobie Boykins
April 29, 2014
My Wild Life with Mireya Mayor
May 20, 2014