BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Lerner Theatre - ECPv6.8.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thelerner.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Lerner Theatre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261016T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261210T170000 DTSTAMP:20261022T234639 CREATED:20261013T211609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T141723Z UID:10000531-1792137600-1796922000@thelerner.com SUMMARY:Premier Arts - 2027 Season Package DESCRIPTION:Instructions for Season Renewal\n \n Get Season Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Premier Package Subscription:5 Main Stage Productions \n\nThe Lion\, The Witch & The Wardrobe\nCome From Away\nAnnie\nLes “Surprise”\nA Christmas Carol\n\nPremier PLUS Package Subscription:5 Main Stage Productions AND 4 All-Youth Productions \n\nThe Lion\, The Witch & The Wardrobe\nCome From Away\nAnnie\nLes “Surprise”\nA Christmas Carol\nTrolls Jr. – All Youth Production\nAnnie Jr. – All Youth Production\nHonk Jr. – All Youth Production\nElves & the Shoemaker – All Youth Production\n\n \n \n \n \n \n In the event of unforeseen circumstances causing the change of dates\, titles\, locations\, or seating arrangements\, no refunds will be issued. \nMAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS: \nC.S. LEWIS’ THE LION\, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE (Stage Play)February 26th\, 27th & 28thA story for the ages\, The Lion\, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a riveting play filled with music\, love\, and magic. Like the C.S. Lewis novel of the same name\, the show follows the four Pevensie siblings as they leave a war-riddled London in 1940\, to find safety in a large home in the English countryside. It is here that they discover an old wardrobe; one that leads to the magical\, snowy world of Narnia. Through a fantastical woodland adventure\, the four children must fight evil\, trust each other and\, most importantly\, believe in themselves. \nCOME FROM AWAYMay 7th\, 8th & 9thCome From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family. \n \n\n \nANNIEJuly 16th\, 17th & 18thWith equal measures of pluck and positivity\, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel\, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage\, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure\, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire\, Oliver Warbucks\, his personal secretary\, Grace Farrell\, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.\n \n\n\n \n\nLES “SURPRISE”October 15th\, 16th & 17thThough we are contractually unable to announce this “revolutionary” title until August\, we have a feeling you’ll hear the people sing its praises! So\, look down at your calendar\, make a note\, and don’t wait one day more to reserve your seats. After all\, when the barricades go up\, at the end of the day you’ll want to be exactly where you belong — in the audience. Who knows? You may have already dreamed a dream about what this production could be!\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nA CHRISTMAS CAROLDecember 10th\, 11th & 12th\n\n\n\nEbenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving\, but he’s forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past\, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance\, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n All YOUTH PRODUCTIONS: \nTROLLS JR.Friday\, March 12th at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 13th at 6:30pmThe Troll thespians in Poppy’s company live by their motto: the show must go on. But when a tyrannical foreign emissary arrives in Bergenland\, expectations are raised\, forcing the Trolls to totally rework their show or risk being served up in the name of diplomacy by a Chef rehired and out for revenge. \nHONK JR.Saturday\, May 8th at 2:00pmUgly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out\, despite his mother’s protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself\, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery\, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way\, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be. \nANNIE JR.Saturday\, July 17th at 2:00pm With equal measures of pluck and positivity\, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel\, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage\, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure\, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire\, Oliver Warbucks\, his personal secretary\, Grace Farrell\, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. \nELVES & THE SHOEMAKERSaturday\, December 11th at 2:00pmThe best-selling children’s play has been musically revitalized with the playful and eclectic tunes of Bill Francoeur!  We love this upbeat\, fast-paced retelling of an old favorite so much that we have two musicals based on the same script!  (See also The Shoemaker and the Elves.)  Filled with delightfully wacky characters — including elves Mortz\, Schwartz\, Hazel\, Gracie and Studebaker\, this familiar tale is laced with clever dialogue to make audiences of all ages smile.  And you know you can always count on Bill Francoeur to compose a score that will make you want to sing along as you put on your dancing shoes! \n \n \n \n \n \n If you need additional assistance\, please reach out to The Lerner Theatre Box Office at574-293-4469 or email brittany@thelerner.com \nOur Box Office hours are: Monday-Friday 10:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. \n \n Instructions for Season Renewal\n \n Get Season Tickets URL:https://thelerner.com/event/premier-arts-2027-season-package/ LOCATION:The Lerner Theatre\, 410 South Main Street\, Elkhart\, IN\, 46516\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Just Announced,Musical,Premier Arts,Theatrical Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thelerner.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027-PA-Season-Tickets-Web-graphic-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Premier Arts":MAILTO:info@premierarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261121T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261121T183000 DTSTAMP:20261022T234639 CREATED:20260508T164149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T132754Z UID:10000479-1795285800-1795285800@thelerner.com SUMMARY:Sir Charles Jones & Friends: Pour Me a Drank - Southern Soul Tour DESCRIPTION:Get Tickets\n \n Ticket & Hotel Packages\n \n \n \n \n \n SIR CHARLES JONES \nSir Charles Jones is an artist whose part-throwback\, part-modern style of R&B is based on traditional Southern soul and blues. The vocalist\, songwriter\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist calls himself the Undisputed King of Southern Soul. From Sir Charles Jones (2000) through Sir Charles Jones & the Family\, Vol. 1 (2019)\, he has released his music independently\, outside the major-label system. Born in Ohio\, raised in Alabama\, and later based in Georgia\, Jones received early support from Marvin Sease and began his recording career in 2000 with a self-titled album. That and several of his subsequent releases\, including 2002’s Love Machine and 2008’s My Story\, have appeared on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Sir Charles Jones & the Family\, Vol. 1\, issued in 2019\, capped his second full decade of recording and featured contributions from his children\, Charlesia and Charles III. All along\, Jones has been a busy touring musician with headlining gigs and appearances at soul and blues festivals. \nJ. ANTHONY BROWN \nVeteran comedian\, actor and established radio personality J. Anthony Brown has performed stand-up comedy all over the country as well as internationally. The self-styled tailor-turned comedian launched his comedy career in a gong show contest in Atlanta. Soon after his comedy debut\, Brown moved to Los Angeles to work in television and became a writer on The Arsenio Hall Show\, and became a writer as well for such sitcoms as The Parenthood and Me and The Boys. Brown hosted two consecutive seasons of BET’s top-rated Comic View and has performed on Vibe\, Def Comedy Jam\, It’s Showtime at the Apollo\, An Evening at the Improv and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Brown joined The Steve Harvey Morning Show as one of its dynamic co-hosts in 2017. Based in Los Angeles\, he brings his comedic stylings and hilarious cast of on-air characters to the top-rated\, award-winning radio program. He was a writer as well on Steve Harvey’s hit daytime TV talk show. Previously\, for more than 20 years Brown featured his signature brand of comedy as co-host of The Tom Joyner Morning Show. As an actor\, he’s had recurring roles on Moesha\, Living Single\, and The Parenthood\, as well as guest star roles on Greenleaf\, Mann\, and Wife\, The Rickey Smiley Show\, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne\, The Parkers and Sparks. His work in film includes roles in The App That Stole Christmas\, Think Like A Man\, Madea Goes to Jail\, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player\, Pay the Price\, Drumline and Mr. 3000. The NAACP Image Award and Peabody Award recipient is also the designer of the J. Anthony Brown Suit Collection. In addition\, he is the owner of The J. Spot Comedy Club in Los Angeles\, and regularly produces comedic content for social media and films. With the South Carolina native’s signature phrase\, “WatchOutDehNow\,” Brown delivers more mastery with his critically acclaimed artwork. His distinct artistry style and colorful creations have been featured on TV shows\, have been auctioned to help provide scholarships to youth and have also become wearable art in some of his clothing designs. J. Anthony Brown is undeniably one of the hardest working people in show business. He never ceases to deliver comedic punches with his down-to-earth and real brand of comedy on TV\, film\, and radio \nVIP Meet & Greet Experience \nLimited VIP tickets are available with pit seating! Pit ticket holders can join us for a special meet & greet with the artists\, including the opportunity to take photos. VIP attendees will receive wristbands upon arrival. \n \n Get Tickets\n \n Ticket & Hotel Packages URL:https://thelerner.com/event/sir-charles-jones-friends-pour-me-a-drank-southern-soul-tour/ LOCATION:The Lerner Theatre\, 410 South Main Street\, Elkhart\, IN\, 46516\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thelerner.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sir-charles-jones-1920x1080-reduced.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR