The Top 100 is now online! Help us choose the acts for the 2010-11 Season!
For the past five years, we’ve engaged the community with a little experiment we call the Top 100 Preview. It’s a multimedia presentation of 100 artists who are available for the upcoming season. We then ask you, our friends and patrons, to help select the artists that will appear on our stage.
This year the Top 100 has taken on a slightly different flavor thanks to our partnerships with Mercy Medical Center and The Oshkosh Northwestern — and the entire Top 100 Preview is available on-line, so you can vote at your leisure and help us identify acts for our Grand reopening season.
We’ve broken the artists down into 10 categories, and your job is to simply click on each performer, enjoy a multimedia clip of their work and then rate them based on how much you’d like to see them perform at The Grand (1 means not interested, 5 means very interested):
The categories are-
♦ A-list – the biggest names we can afford to book and still keep ticket prices relatively low.
♦ Comedy – individual Comedians and improv groups.
♦ Dance – Groups from traditional to modern and everything in between.
♦ Family – Fun and imaginative acts for children of all ages (including adults).
♦ Favorites – acts we’re considering bringing Back to The Grand for a return engagement.
♦ Holiday – From music to theater, there’s something for everyone’s Yule tide taste.
♦ Music – You want rock, folk, a cappella, even polka – everything is being considered.
♦ Theatre – Everything from touring tributes to a local production.
♦ Variety – There’s magic, mystery, ventriloquism and even Vaudeville.
♦ Wisconsin Artists – Plenty of homegrown talent to choose from!
We know there is something for everyone on this year’s Top 100 Preview. And while we can’t guarantee the highest vote getters will automatically be a part of our new season, I can say that in the past 5 seasons, a majority of our acts are chosen based on how well they performed on the Top 100.
Also, if there’s someone you don’t see on the list, each category has a place for you to write in a suggestion.
So, sit back, pretend you’re in the director’s chair, and let us know what you think. Thank you for taking the time to have your voice heard and to help us select performers for the Grand ‘s 2010-11 Season.
To make your voice heard, follow this link-
http://php.wisinfo.com/mktg/grandopera_osh/landing.php
Be sure to forward and email the link to your friends, post it on your Facebook wall, and encourage them to make their voices heard as well.
With your help the newly repaired Grand Opera House will re-open in the fall of 2010 with a full season of sold-out performances.
Thank you to again to Mercy Medical Center, The Oshkosh Northwestern, and everyone who takes the time to tell us who they want to see perform at The Grand Opera House!
Happy Voting!
