Annie Moses Band

Saturday, September 21, 7 p.m.

All Seats $22

The Annie Moses Band is an eclectic sound that reflects a family’s unique blend of roots music and classical polish, and who for over a decade has brought their distinctive style of music to hundreds of venues across
the US and around the world. A captivating blend of folk and classical, this
is an amazingly gifted ensemble of songwriters, singers, and musicians
among six siblings combining technical skill with exhilarating showmanship.

The Band’s innovative sound has thrilled audiences in record breaking numbers of airings on PBS and on stages as diverse as Carnegie Hall, and the Grand Ole Opry where they are regular guest artists. Award-winning composer, Bill Wolaver, weaves musical styles together into cinematic arrangements while the virtuosic siblings bring Julliard-honed chops to Nashville-styled music-making.

The Annie Moses Band combines the best of beloved genres in a style that unifies audiences, young and old, classical connoisseurs and roots
enthusiasts, jazz aficionados and bluegrass buffs. This is outstanding music returning to The Ritz due to unprecedented demand for an encore.

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Black Jacket Symphony presents Eagles Hotel California

Friday, October 11, 7 p.m.

All Seats $30

Black Jacket Symphony is returning to The Ritz with an encore of the legendary Eagles album HOTEL CALIFORNIA. Ritz audiences have become passionate about the excitement of BJS concerts, when a great classic rock album is flawlessly recreated from beginning to end, followed by a second set of the featured band’s greatest hits.

By any measure, The Eagles were definitely one of the greatest countryrock
bands ever, and HOTEL CALIFORNIA was their biggest commercial success, having sold over 32 million worldwide, won two Grammys, and features the classic mega hits “The Long Run”, “New Kid in Town” along with “Hotel California.” With a thematic through-line of loss of innocence and the cost of excess, this album holds the distinction of being the 7th
biggest selling album ever recorded.

That’s ever! Unfortunately, due to our standing contractual requirements with BJS to offer advance ticket purchases to fans attending a previous BJS concert, there are only 100 tickets remaining. Rush to get tickets online or you’ll miss this one.

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Sean of the South with Sean Dietrich

Friday, October 20, 3 p.m. matinee

All seats $16

Sean Dietrich is a humorist, columnist, novelist and hit podcast host known for his commentary on life in the American South. His tales are of common people, rural places and small towns. He reserves his prose for front porches, grocery stores, church socials, weddings and funerals, bars, baseball games, classrooms and other places to find his stories. When not writing, he can be found on his fishing boat, the S.S. Squirrel, along with his coon hound, Thelma Lou.

Dietrich has published 12 books, most recently his first and acclaimed novel, “Stars of Alabama,” an epic coming of age story. Yet, his current exploding popularity is due to his persona as a social media phenome with tens of thousands of fans who follow his regular podcasts, “Sean of the South.” These wholesome and wildly entertaining 45 minute programs are structured like an old time radio show, with musical guests and his amazing monologues sprinkled throughout. Think an audio blending of Tom Bodette and Garrison Keillor without the smug. Sean is hilarious and plays a mean guitar too!

If not yet a fan, check out a few of the Sean of the South podcasts online. Afterwards, we’re confident you will quickly purchase tickets for this Sunday afternoon matinee not soon forgotten.

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It’s a Wonderful Life Live!

Sunday December 6, 7 p.m.

Sunday, December 8 2 p.m. Matinee | Sunday, December 8 4:30 p.m. Matinee

Public requests for COMPLEMENTARY General Admission Tickets Start Friday, November 1

Be part of a live studio audience as you are taken back to a 1946 radio broadcast of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The performance features original music and live Foley sound effects that bring the entire town of Bedford Falls to life on The Ritz Stage.

The show that became a 15-year Chicago Holiday Tradition will be directed by Marty Higginbotham, the original director of the Chicago production, and features a stellar professional cast. Do not miss this fresh and inventive way to connect with a classic story of love and redemption.

“It’s a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Radio Broadcast” will be an opening night centerpiece of Talladega’s 2019 Christmas on the Square, immediately following the Friday evening tree lighting ceremony on Courthouse Lawn. Then there will also be two matinee performances on Sunday at 2:00 pm, plus a 4:30 pm performance which will also be interpreted in American Sign Language.

Due to the generosity of an underwriting grant as a Christmas gift to Talladega, admission to all three performances of It’s a Wonderful Life is FREE – BUT the public must request Complimentary General Admission Tickets in advance beginning Fri., Nov. 1 via Fall-Winter Season ticket order form, OR by phone, OR by mail OR at The Ritz office. Any remaining tickets the day of a show will be available to the public at the Ritz box office one hour before curtain.


Simply Sandi Patty

Saturday, January 18, 2020, 7 p.m.

All Seats $24

Sandi Patty is one the most acclaimed performers of our time with five Grammys, four Billboard Music Awards, and over 12 million records sold throughout a 40- year career. Known for her wide soprano vocal range and emotional expression, critics early on dubbed her “The Voice,” as she is still known today. She is one of the most awarded female vocalists in contemporary Christian music history, with an unprecedented 40 Dove Awards.

Patty was introduced to the world with her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner during the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Virtually overnight, she became one the country’s best-loved performers. Although her prolific musical career is heavily rooted in the gospel and praise genres, she has had opportunities in recent years to explore a wider range of styles, featured brilliantly in performances with many of America’s great orchestras.

In SIMPLY PATTY: An Intimate Night of Songs and Stories, Sandi Patty reflectively invites audiences “to experience up close my personal songbook of music that feels like you are sitting around your friend’s living room.” How often can we get this close to such a beloved American music legend?

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This Season

$3 service charge on all credit card charges

2018 FRIENDS of The Ritz Campaign – Tax-deductible FRIENDS membership contributions are a critical funding source for The Ritz as a nonprofit regional performing arts and event center. FRIENDS contributions help underwrite expenses of first-class professional shows and maintain affordable ticket prices. Most importantly, FRIENDS funding help fund Ritz arts education initiatives with areas schools that impacts over 5,000 students each school year. FRIENDS benefits include priority seating with timely ticket orders, public recognition by name in all show playbills, along with an annual social event. 2018 FRIENDS membership contribution may be conveniently added to your Spring 2018 Season ticket order form. Annual membership levels are: $50 Individual/Family Friend, $100 Special Friend, $200 Friend Extraordinaire, $500 Ritz Benefactor, $1000 Ritz Legacy Patron. Of course any preferred gift level will be greatly appreciated.

Tickets by Mail: P.O Box 228, Talladega 35161 • Tickets by Phone: 256-315-0000
Tickets by Direct Purchase: Ritz office at 115 North Court Square, 10am-6pm weekdays, or Ritz box office 2 hours before all show times