On the heels of a 20-year residency in Las
Vegas, Purple Reign, the award-winning, internationally acclaimed Prince tribute show, started a North American tour
beginning in May 2019. Purple Reign’s
talented cast, including Jason Tenner as Prince,
seamlessly recreates the blistering performances and energy that made Prince an
international superstar. Purple Reign
visits Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center for one show only on Friday, May 3,
2019
Routinely recognized as the world’s number one Prince tribute show, Purple
Reign was crowned “Best Tribute Act”
by the Las Vegas Review Journal. In
2008, the group became the first ever tribute act to appear as a musical guest
on The Late Show with David Letterman. In
2014, the show won “Best
Impersonator” in the Las Vegas Review Journal and was chosen
as the season three opener for “The
World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” on AXS
TV.
“Purple Rain”
Prince Tribute
DATE:
Fri. May 3, 2019.
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Times
Union Center Performing Arts
Moran Theater
300 West Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
TICKETS: start
at $46, plus applicable fees, and may be purchased at their box office, by calling (904) 632-5000 between 10 a.m. – 5
p.m., Monday – Friday, or online 24/7 at fscjartistseries.org. Discounts
for groups of 10+ may be available by calling (904) 632-5050. Performance schedule, prices and cast are
subject to change without notice.
Do you miss him?
Couldn’t get enough of him? Well,
“Prince” tribute artist Marshall Charloff will be coming to town for one night
only, at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park, Florida. The Purple Xperience is a five-piece tribute band hailing from
Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been
touring around the country since their inception in 2011, bringing the memories
of Prince and The Revolution to audiences of all generations. The Purple Xperience embodies the spirit and
sounds of Prince, with front-man Marshall Charloff channeling the vocals and
movements from the icon himself. The
Purple Xperience brings you the greatest most authentic prince tribute shows in
the world leaving no one disappointed.
Charloff is a celebrated producer and recording artist. He produced, wrote and recorded for the Multi-Platinum
and Grammy award winning Commodores. Produced,
wrote and recorded for Hall of Fame Inductee Little Anthony (Little Anthony and
the Imperials). His skills paved the way for Marshmallow Fields: a 1990s
production team consisting of Marshall, Grammy winner John Fields (The Jonas
Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Switchfoot), and Steven “Funkytown” Greenberg and
their single charted on the Billboard Top 100 dance charts and is still in
rotation amongst DJs around the country. Marshall is also an inductee in the
Mid America Music Hall Of Fame as a member of the band Westside.
Marshall Charloff’s band, Purple Xperience, hosts a number of world-class
players, including: Tracey Blake on Lead guitar (played with New Power
generation, Sons of Almighty featuring members of NPG, Tracey Blake Project,
Westside: inducted in the Midwest hall of fame), Ron Long on Bass guitar
(played with Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, 98°, also recorded with
John L, Larry Blackman of Cameo, and Spike Lee), Ron Caron on Drums (played
with the Rembrandts, Tina and the B sides, The Melismatics). Cory Eischen on
Keys (played with New Power Generation, Prince’s protégé group: Mazarati, Soul
Asylum’s Dave Pirner and Dan Wilson from Semisonic).
“The
Purple Experience”
DATE: Sat. Sept. 30, 2017 TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: range from $29 – $63 with all fees included, and
may be purchased in person, online at THcenter, or by calling (904) 276-6815 between 10 a.m. – 3
p.m., Monday – Friday. VIP tickets are
available for this show. The
Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing arts venue and conference center owned
and operated by St. Johns River State College. It is located on the
Orange Park campus at 283 College Drive in Orange Park, Florida.
