New Years Eve concert featuring The Family Stone at ZACH's new Topfer Theatre, Dec. 31

Legendary Woodstock soul band and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees will perform live New Year's Eve concert in Austin. End Quote

Austin-San Marcos, TX (1888PressRelease) November 30, 2012 - ZACH - Austin's Theatre and Texas' longest running theatre, in the first-ever season in its new Topfer Theatre, presents The Family Stone: Live on New Year's Eve.

The family stone features all-star band members JERRY MARTINI, saxophone; CYNTHIA ROBINSON, trumpet; GREG ERRICO, drums; BLAISE SISON, bass guitar; NATE WINGFIELD, lead guitar; TRINA JOHNSON FINN, vocals; ALEX DAVIS, lead vocals and keys.

Austinites are invited to spend New Year's Eve at ZACH Theatre with the original members of The Family Stone-soul legends from Woodstock and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees-as they perform some of their funkiest hits of all time. The Family Stone will play not one, but two unforgettable New Years Eve live concerts in ZACH's intimate, new Topfer Theatre.

The Family Stone will play classic hits from Sly & The Family Stone including "I Want to Take You Higher," Everyday People," "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin," "Dance To The Music," "Hot Fun In The Summertime," "Family Affair," "Sing a Simple Song," and more. This will be-hands down-the best New Year's Eve party in Austin!

"Their energetic performance galvanized a large, enthusiastic, multi-ethnic and inter-generational audience of 'Everyday People' that truly embodied the group's inclusive philosophy!" -Bill Bragin, Lincoln Center

The concert will take place at ZACH's new Topfer Theatre, 202 South Lamar Blvd., on Dec. 31, 2012. There will be two performances: 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets to the 10 p.m. show include a champagne New Year's toast.

To order tickets, call 512-476-0541 ext. 1 or visit www.zachtheatre.org. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance range from $35-$60. Tickets for the 10 p.m. performance are $85. Plus, 80 VIP seats to the 10 p.m. show are available for $135 a piece. VIP ticket price includes an after-show champagne bar, hors d' oeuvres, and a New Years champagne toast with members of the band at midnight. Student Tickets are $18 one hour before showtime (with valid ID). Bar opens one hour before showtime and remains open one hour post-show. Drinks welcome in theatre.

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About ZACH Theatre

ZACH Theatre is Austin's leading professional producing theatre, employing more than 600 actors, musicians, and designers annually. Founded in 1932, ZACH is the longest running theatre company in Texas, serving 95,000 adults and youth annually. ZACH creates its own nationally recognized plays and musicals that ignite the imagination, lift the spirit, and engage the community under the proven leadership of Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley and Managing Director Elisbeth Challener. Launching its 80th season in 2012, ZACH continues to expand and engage with Austin, adding the new 420-seat, 32,000-square-foot Topfer Theatre to its performing arts campus, nearly doubling ZACH's capacity while retaining its hallmark intimate theatre-going experience. Visit www.zachtheatre.org for more information.

ZACH Theatre is sponsored in part, by Applied Materials, Austin Catering, Four Hands Home, Holiday Inn-Lady Bird Lake, Kirk Tuck Photography, Marquee Event Group, OnRamp, Austin American-Statesman, KXAN TV 36, and Time Warner Cable; and by grants from Junior League of Austin, The Shubert Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division, which believes an investment in the arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

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