Saturday, Jan. 10: "Neil Berg's Rock-N-Roll Decades"

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By Christian Carvajal on January 5, 2015

Neil Berg's Rock-n-Roll Decades travels the annals of rock history. Instead of using lame comic filler to slog from song to song, however, its performers introduce each number with history about the icon who made it famous. We're talking single-named superstars like Elvis, Dylan, Aretha, Janis, Elton, Billy and Bruce. And oh, what singers and musicians Berg assembled to wail these numbers! All six vocalists have toured with national productions, and Sophia Ramos fills Janis's shoes by touring as lead singer for Big Brother and the Holding Company. All in all, Decades is about as safe a bet as you can find. Chances are, your favorite artists are represented-never duplicated, of course, but boy, do some jukebox musicals come close.

Read Christian Carvajal's full feature on Neil Berg's Rock-N-Roll Decades in the Music & Culture section.

NEIL BERG'S ROCK-N-ROLL DECADES, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, $17-$47, 360.753.8585