David Foster, Katharine McPhee and more on Center for the Performing Arts' 2023-24 season

The Center for the Performing Arts has announced more than 50 shows for its upcoming 2023-24 season, bringing in a wealth of talent from around the country and abroad.

Performers include rocker Daughtry, Police drummer Stewart Copeland, and songwriter Grace Potter. Plenty of classics, sometimes with new twists, are mixed into the center's 13th season as well, including A.J. Croce playing songs by his late father Jim Croce. Power couple David Foster, who's known for his work on songs like Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me," and "Waitress" singer Katharine McPhee will perform an evening filled with hits and anecdotes.

On the classical and jazz sides, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ensemble and New Orleans saxophone star Branford Marsalis are among major highlights. Banjoist extraordinaire Béla Fleck will join tabla master Zakir Hussain to lead a quartet that draws from around the globe.

The center's 13th season will include special events as well, including a discussion with Candace Bushnell, who wrote "Sex and the City."

Subscription packages are on sale now as are individual tickets for some early-season shows. More will go on sale Aug. 4.

Here are highlights of the new season, with shows at the Palladium unless otherwise noted. More events will be added throughout the year. Find the full schedule and buy tickets at thecenterpresents.org or call 317-843-3800.

Rock, popular song and folk

• Aug. 9: Daughtry: Bare Bones Tour

• Aug. 15: Ben Harper, singer-songwriter known for his blend of folk, blues, reggae, gospel and rock

• Oct. 6: The Righteous Brothers: Bill Medley and Bucky Heard

• Oct. 19: Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged for Orchestra

• Nov. 3: Grace Potter

• Nov. 4: An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee

• March 9, 2024: Bruce Hornsby, known for his Grammy-winning album "The Way It Is" and touring with the Grateful Dead, with yMusic

• March 9, 2024: Hoosier singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer with pianist Gary Walter & String Quartet (Tarkington theater)

• March 30, 2024: Croce Plays Croce: 50th Anniversary Tour

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Classical, jazz and international

• Oct. 28: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ensemble

• Nov. 2: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia

• Nov. 17: Mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and string quartet Brooklyn Rider: Songs of Love and Death

• Nov. 24: Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

• Dec. 9: Preservation Hall Jazz Band Holiday Show

• Dec. 13: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party

• Jan. 26, 2024: An Evening with Branford Marsalis

• Feb. 9, 2024: Mariachi Herencia de México: Herederos

• April 12, 2024: Violinist Ray Chen

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Special events

• Sept. 16: Life with the Afterlife: True Tales of the Paranormal with Ghost Hunter Amy Bruni (Tarkington theater)

• Nov. 12: Candace Bushnell: Is There Still Sex in the City?

• Feb. 3, 2024: Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro: Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret

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Contact IndyStar reporter Domenica Bongiovanni at 317-444-7339 or d.bongiovanni@indystar.com. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: @domenicareports.

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