Riviera Theatre

Super Happy Funtime Burlesque

2012-05-25T20:23:36Z

Super Happy Funtime Burlesque

Friday, May 25: 9pm, Doors 8pm

$10

]]> Super Happy Funtime Burlesque presents 'The Body Show'!

Super Happy Funtime Burlesque is a Michigan based troupe that defies explanation. Calling itself 'Burlesque' for lack of a better term; SHFB is a genre spanning theatrical rock opera outfit, a sexy and bawdy musical comedy, a mix of Rocky Horror and Saturday Night Live, a night spent on mega doses of Codeine tied to the underside of a roller coaster while a circus monkey roots around in your pants for that missing peanut. SHFB is a nationally touring act, staging on average 175 productions a year, in its big red converted school bus, bringing the word of the new musical experience to America.

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview - Plays 5/26 & 5/27

2012-05-26T13:03:10Z

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
Not Rated. 70 minutes.

Saturday, May 26: 1pm
Sunday, May 27: 3pm

$6 Adult, $5 Child/Student/Senior

]]> In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the personal computer, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died last October. The film was shot 10 years after Jobs had left Apple following a bruising struggle with John Sculley, the CEO he brought into Apple. At the time of the interview, Jobs was running NeXT, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving Apple and would later sell to his old company, enabling Jobs return to his Apple roots. During the interview, Jobs was at his charismatic best - witty, outspoken and visionary - already anticipating the digital future that one day he would do so much to make possible.

In the end, only a part of the interview was used in the series and the rest was thought lost until recently, when a VHS copy was found in the series director's garage. Cleaned up with modern technology and put into context by Cringely, this is a unique and very candid interview that reveals as never before the burning passion of Steve Jobs, a passion that would go on to give us the iMac, the iPod, iPhone and iPad. As he says in the interview, Jobs took the best and spread it around "so that everybody grows up with better things."

The Perfect Family - Plays 5/30-6/2, 6/6-8

2012-05-30T13:07:04Z

The Perfect Family
Rated PG-13. 84 minutes.

Wednesday, May 30 through Saturday, June 2: 6pm
Wednesday, June 6 through Friday, June 8: 8:30pm

$6 Adult, $5 Child/Student/Senior

]]> "Kathleen Turner shines... one of her best screen roles in years." -- Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

"A dynamite Kathleen Turner... [a] tour-de-force performance." -- Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Suburban supermom Eileen Cleary is the ultimate Catholic, and when she's nominated for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year Award at her local parish, it looks like she's about to get the plaque to prove it. Only one final test remains--introducing her family to the church board for the seal of approval.

Now, she must face the truth about her nonconformist family--a truth she has been glossing over for years. With her gay daughter about to marry her life partner, her unhappily married son having an affair with the local manicurist, and her own marriage to a recovered alcoholic pulling at the seams, Eileen decides to take action, ramping up her meddling to hilarious new heights. As she does, she begins to question what truly makes a family perfect- how it looks from the outside, or how it feels on the inside. Starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Peña, Richard Chamberlain.

The Big Lebowski

2012-06-01T13:02:15Z

The Big Lebowski
Rated R. 117 minutes.

Friday, June 1: 9pm

]]> Wii Bowling on the movie screen, $1 off White Russians for anyone in a bathrobe or costume! Need we say more?

Opera in Cinema : I Vespri Siciliani - Plays 6/3 & 6/5

2012-06-03T13:12:27Z

I Vespri Siciliani, Verdi
Running time TBA.
Sung in Italian w/ English subtitles.
Opera in five acts from the Teatro Regio di Torino.

Sunday, June 3: 3pm
Tuesday, June 5: 6pm

$16

]]> Politics become personal in Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers). Based on the true story of a 13th century Sicilian rebellion against occupying French forces, this grand opera weaves military intrigue with a tale of doomed love between a French Dutchess and a Sicilian rebel. Verdi's meaty score is sung with full-throated intensity by Maria Agresti, Gregory Kunde and Franco Vassallo, with Gianandrea Noseda at the podium. From the Teatro Regio di Torino.

Delbert Walling & Haley Smith

2012-06-09T13:38:19Z

Delbert Walling & Haley Smith wsg/ Dan Buehrer

Saturday, June 9: 8pm

$10

]]> Delbert & Haley are on the road performing their unique interpretations of fabulous songs from a diverse group of great songwriters. Haley's powerful yet delicate vocals along with Delbert's expressive guitar playing blend together for a dynamic evening of music, weaving in and out of moods and genres. Uplifting and moving! Appearing with Delbert and Haley will be bassist, Peter Fair. Wsg/ acoustic soloist, Dan Buehrer.

Opera in Cinema : Peter Grimes - Plays 6/10 & 6/12

2012-06-10T13:13:52Z

Peter Grimes, Britten
Approx. 175 minutes.
Sung in English.
Opera in three acts and a prologue from the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy.

Sunday, June 10: 3pm
Tuesday, June 12: 6pm

$16

]]> British composer Benjamin Britten described his opera Peter Grimes as "the struggle of the individual against the masses. The more vicious the society, the more vicious the individual." Set in a drab fishing village, Peter Grimes tells the story of a man accused by his neighbors of committing unspeakable crimes, and how their actions ripple further and further. Britten's incredible score includes the Four Sea Interludes, instrumental music between scenes that perfectly express the mystery and pain at the heart of this opera. Starring John Graham-Hall, Susan Gritton, Christopher Purves and Felicity Palmer. From Teatro alla Scala, Milan.

Smokey & the Bandit

2012-06-16T20:28:28Z

Smokey & the Bandit
1977. Rated PG. 96 minutes.

Saturday, June 16: 11am

]]> The Three Rivers Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show presents Smokey & the Bandit as part of the 56th Annual Three Rivers Water Festival! This classic film stars Burt Reynolds as the Bandit, transporting an illegal shipment of beer from Texas to Atlanta. In hot pursuit is pesky Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason)! Advance tickets are available from the Riviera or the Chamber of Commerce.

Pretty Things Peepshow

2012-07-07T18:41:53Z

Pretty Things Peepshow

Saturday, July 7: 8pm

$12 advance, $15 at the door; Ages 18+

]]> The Pretty Things Peepshow performs a unique blend of sexy circus sideshow stunts as well as burlesque and vaudeville acts in a new genre of entertainment called "BROADVILLE". This combination of hot broads performing a new and exciting brand of vaudeville has been sweeping the nation with the Pretty Things Peepshow on the forefront of this entertainment revolution. Come and see for yourself what happens when these talented temptresses perform acts of skill and seduction!!

Three Men and a Tenor

2012-07-14T16:55:46Z

Three Men and a Tenor
Presented by the Carnegie Center and the Riviera Theatre.

Saturday, July 14: 7:30pm

$15

]]> For over 18 years, Three Men and a Tenor has been singing and laughing all over the world. What began as a simple idea of putting three really tall guys and one really little guy together to entertain audiences became an act worthy of national TV, as well as performances with American entertainment legends like Chuck Berry, Dionne Warwick, Bob Newhart, Peter Cetera, Pat Boone, Lee Greenwood and The Beach Boys. In 2006, the Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine voted the group as "The Best Entertainment in Michigan".

Three Men and a Tenor starred in their own 90-minute PBS-TV music concert special that was featured on over 70 national PBS Stations. More recently, the guys showcased their talent in front of 3,000 tourism and convention bureau directors from across the country at the National Tour Association Conference in Detroit, spurring leads for work in almost every state in America! And, working with kids means so much to the guys that they have performed in over 1000 schools, guiding over one million young people across America to follow their dreams.

Three Men and a Tenor is a remarkable symbol of what is possible if you love what you do. The guys made a pact early on to keep the entertainment fun for all ages and to always make an effort to help audiences leave feeling better than when they came. They represent just what America needs right now, at a time when it is important that we remember our sense of family and fun!

Beer Tasting

2012-08-03T20:28:00Z

Ferron

2012-08-04T20:27:35Z

Rant Maggie Rant

2012-08-17T20:26:45Z

Upstairs/Downstairs Tour

2012-08-18T20:26:08Z

Heavy Hammer Jamboree

2012-09-29T20:25:45Z