Voss Inn Blog: Bozeman Travel News and Tips » live theater http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog Blog from The Voss Inn, A Bozeman Montana Bed and Breakfast. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:29:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Leon Redbone to Visit Bozeman’s Ellen Theater http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/2010/04/leon-redbone-to-visit-bozemans-ellen-theater/ http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/2010/04/leon-redbone-to-visit-bozemans-ellen-theater/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:01:21 +0000 Bruce and Frankee http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/?p=98 Leon Redbone is one of the world’s most mysterious and fascinating performers and pop culture icons. He is known for his distinctive fedora, dark glasses, mustache, and scruffy baritone voice. This Neo-Vaudevillian crooner captivates audiences with a combination of pre-world war II ragtime, urban folk, jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics.

Thursday, April 15th Cocktails at 7:00 PM Concert at 8:00 PM Tickets – $28/20 – Reserved Seating “…so authentic you can hear the surface noise of an old 78 rpm.” Rolling Stone Magazine With trademark Panama hat, sunglasses and white suit, Mr. Redbone has developed a cult following as a musical American Icon. The laid back rhythms are accentuated by the ease with which he performs them, something that made his appearance as Leon the Snowman a highlight of “Elf,” Will Ferrell’s Christmas movie. “His long-slung, blurry baritone recalls an older, simpler world of music – from 1899 to 1935.” The Chicago Sun Times An evening of unforgettable blues, jazz and Tin Pan Alley classics makes Leon Redbone the perfect performer for The Ellen’s vaudeville stage. Tickets are on sale now.

The Ellen Theater is located on Main Street in Downtown Bozeman just 4 blocks from the Voss Inn bed and breakfast.

]]> http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/2010/04/leon-redbone-to-visit-bozemans-ellen-theater/feed/ 2 Theater in Downtown Bozeman http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/2009/10/theater-in-downtown-bozeman/ http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/2009/10/theater-in-downtown-bozeman/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:38:16 +0000 Bruce and Frankee http://www.bozeman-vossinn.com/blog/?p=63 Life in Bozeman, MT, is centered around Main Street, which is only three blocks from the Voss Inn bed and breakfast.  This is where you will find all of the best restaurants, shops, galleries and coffee shops. It is also where you will find the newly renovated Ellen Theater.  The Ellen is a lavishly decorated playhouse built in 1919 by the acclaimed architect Fred Willson.  In it’s day this historic landmark had Friday night performances, Saturday matinees and Sunday concerts featuring well-known artists such as Sally Rand, the fan dancer and ventriloquist Edgar Bergan with his sidekick Charlie McCarthy. Even the young aspiring actor, Gary Cooper, performed at the Ellen.  Eventually it became Bozeman’s principal movie theater and, sadly, was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.

In 1995 the Ellen was purchased by Montana Theaterworks which set for itself the task of renovating the Ellen with the intent of returning it to it’s original grandeur and offering live concerts and theater to Bozeman once again. Today the Ellen has a full calendar of events which includes:

  • October 16 to November 1:  The Woman in Black
  • October 22: Legends of Jazz
  • November 7: Brian Bromberg Quintet
  • December 4–23: A Christmas Story
  • December 10:  Jeni Fleming

Whatever you do, when you visit Bozeman don’t miss the opportunity to experience a little bit of history by taking in one of the wonderful live performances at the Ellen Theater!

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