A Bluegrass superstar, a Broadway show and a dazzling contemporary circus performance are coming to Morganton as part of CoMMA’s 2024-25 MainStage Series. The local performing arts center announced its upcoming season this week.
Dan Tyminski, a member of Alison Krauss’ band, Union Station, will appear on the CoMMA stage in January. Tyminski, who has won 14 Grammy Awards for his solo and collaborative projects, is known for his vocal performance of the song “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the 2000 movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” The song won the 2001 CMA award for best single as well as a Grammy Award for best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
His new album, “Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman,” will be released on Aug. 16. He released the first single from the collection, “Whiskey Drinking Man,” on Friday, July 19.
Another highlight of the upcoming season includes a March performance of the Broadway musical “Come From Away,” which tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the small Newfoundland town that welcomed them.
CoMMA will also welcome “Cirque Eloize,” a contemporary circus troupe that combines circus arts with music, dance, technology and theater. They have performed for more than 5 million spectators at more than 6,000 shows.
The CoMMA season opens on Sept. 27 with “Electric Avenue — The 80’s MTV Experience,” and concludes on April 16, 2025, with “Uptown: A Celebration of Motown and Soul.”
Returning season package subscribers may begin purchasing tickets for the new season on July 29, and tickets for new season subscribers will be available on Aug. 5. Single tickets for all shows will go on sale to the general public on Aug. 12.
The MainStage lineup for 2024-25 is:
Sept. 27 — Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience
Oct. 5 — Deana Carter (Country Music)
Oct. 19 — The Barricade Boys: Stars from the West End Cast of Les Misérables
Nov. 1 — Canaan Smith (Country Music)
Dec. 18 — Holiday Spectacular with The Western Piedmont Symphony
Jan. 1 — The Karens: A “Nice” Evening of Comedy
Jan. 28 — Cirque Éloize: Daydream
Jan. 31 — Dan Tyminski Band (Bluegrass)
Feb. 6 — Jon Lehrer Dance Company
Feb. 21 — Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly
March 1 — Joshua Lozoff “Life is Magic”
March 10 — Come From Away (National Tour)
March 17 — The Red Hot Chili Pipers (Bagpipers that Rock!)
April 4 — Dallas String Quartet: Strings Unleashed
April 16 — Uptown: A Celebration of Motown and Soul
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