To anyone wondering if the Grand Theatre could ever be a viable spot for big musical events, you have an answer. The show of country artist Kellie Pickler is all but sold out, less than 10 days after tickets went on sale.
If you're interested, the last count had five individual tickets left for sale.
That means a recognizable artist agreed to perform in Tracy, and completely filled the house. This suggests the Grand, if it can match the right talent to the Tracy audience, can keep its seats filled with high-level acts — something critics in the past have questioned.
It's an encouraging sign that the theater can inch its way toward self-sutainability, even though that was never the plan for the place in the beginning. (Nor should it be the place's primary goal.)
It's good to see the Grand succeeding. But those who have kept their finger on the art center's pulse have known that all along.
News items off the cutting room floor of Tracy Press editor Jon Mendelson.
About the author
- Jon Mendelson
- is the editor for the Tracy Press, an award-winning newspaper columnist and has been a staple of the Voice section since February 2006. This is his space for random thoughts, cheap shots, and bon mots.
Posts
Other local blogs worth reading
All content and images (unless otherwise noted) are copyrighted to Jon Mendelson and the Tracy Press.
No comments:
Post a Comment