The show One Night in Memphis featuring the classic music of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash will kick off the Ogdensburg Command Performances season. OCP photo. 

OGDENSBURG –  Tickets go on sale after Labor Day, Sept. 4, for the upcoming 2023/2024 season of the Ogdensburg Command Performance series which will include some classic country, Japanese drums, rockabilly legends, Celtic music and the Shanghai Circus.

The series brings world class touring entertainers, shows and concerts to St. Lawrence County to perform at the George Hall Auditorium at Ogdensburg Free Academy. 

The series launches its 2023-24 season on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. with a rousing and fun-filled tribute to four of the biggest names in the early days of rock-a-billy music.

One Night in Memphis will take audience members back to a night in 1956 when four of the biggest names in rock and roll -- Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash -- gathered for an impromptu jam session at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis. 

  The audience will feel they are witness to a rock & roll royalty jam session with the legendary performers whose music has stood the test of time. 

Ogdensburg Command Performances Administrator Sally F. Palao said that she and her board of directors felt like the high-energy show would be the perfect way to launch the organization into yet another decade of bringing live performance to the north country.

“This is a fun, nostalgic and high energy show that kicks our new season off with a punch,” Mrs. Palao said. “Our marketing theme for the 2023-24 season is that ‘After 60 years…the best is yet to come.’”

The follow-up show will be A Celtic Christmas on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.

Witness the best World Champions of Irish dance for a magical night as they tell the story of two star crossed lovers. 

A Celtic Christmas tells a romantic tale as old as time and transports the audience to a time and place where music and dance are the cornerstones of celebration. 

Dazzling feet meet moments of Irish wit in a performance that brings the magic of Christmas in Ireland to the stage. 

Drum Tao will beat out amazing rhythms on Monday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.

Incomparable "Wadaiko-drums" and the beautiful melody of Japanese flutes and harps is the "Japanese Entertainment" for a new generation. 

Newsweek stated, "The highly acclaimed debut of Drum Tao Off-Broadway was completely sold out!"  

They performed in the opening ceremony of "Japonisms" in Paris France and costarred with the Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow Russia. 

Next up will be the Grand Shanghai Circus Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. 

The Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai honor the essence of the old historic Shanghai Culture and transport you to current Shanghai through the excellent skills of dynamic artists that include dare-devil acts with a harmonious combination of the performing arts. 

By combining stage LED technological innovations and exceptional artistic performances, the Grand Shanghai Circus will deliver a higher level of dazzling entertainment that includes breathtaking acrobatics, colorful dance, comedy, mystifying magic, and aerial feats of strength. 

Classic country fans will be able to hear the music of one of the best at the performance of Always...Patsy Cline on Saturday, March 23 at 4 p.m.

Based on the true story of Patsy Cline's friendship with Houston homemaker Louise Seger, complete with true emotion, down home country humor, and 27 songs which include many of Patsy's unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams & Walking After Midnight. 

The two women struck up a friendship in 1961 that lasted until Cline's premature death in a plane crash in 1963. 

Promoters say the show is a Letter of Love to the humanity and music of Miss Patsy Cline.

Finally, the show Four By Four on Saturday, May 11 at 4 p.m. will give classic pop and rock fans a trip down memory lane.

A stellar cast of FOUR sensational entertainers perform the hits of FOUR of the most iconic musical styles in pop music history - the Beach Boys, Beatles, Bee Gees, and Motown. 

The dynamic stars present instantly recognizable classic pop songs in fully staged and choreographed production numbers. 

Informative and humorous banter ties all this extraordinary music together.

To order tickets for any of the shows in the upcoming season, or season tickets, call the Box Office at 315-393-2625, or visit the OCP website at https://www.ilovetheatre.org/tickets.php .

Single tickets range from $19 to $43 and season tickets range from $75 to $174.