Arts and Entertainment

‘Book of Mormon,’ OK Go, Tig Notaro and more on Anchorage Concert Association lineup

The Anchorage Concert Association released its 2018-19 schedule Monday, with Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" anchoring the season.

The Tony Award-winning musical is set for a two-week engagement Oct. 19-28 in Atwood Concert Hall. Other musicals on the schedule include "The Sound of Music" (Feb. 19-24) and "Monty Python's Spamalot" (May 2019).

Of the 21 acts announced, almost half are returning performers. Coming back are storytelling collective The Moth (Feb. 13), South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela (Oct. 12), who performed at Nelson Mandela's presidential inauguration, and The Second City (Feb. 2), a Chicago-based improv group best known for being a springboard for future "Saturday Night Live" cast members. Comedian Tig Notaro, famous for her stand-up routine about her battle against breast cancer and creating Amazon Prime's "One Mississippi," is performing in Anchorage for the second time.

The concert association is also bringing up seven-time Grammy-nominated singer Joan Osborne (Feb. 22), who will sing the songs of Bob Dylan; OK Go (March 23), a rock band whose creative music videos went viral online; and The Sweet Remains (Oct. 5), a three-piece folk band with a sound similar to Jason Mraz and The Lumineers.

The new season kicks off on September 21 with clown and singer Puddles Pity Party. Coming back to Anchorage after a show last March, Puddles made it to the quarterfinals on NBC's "America's Got Talent."

The full 2018-19 schedule:

Puddles Pity Party (Sept. 21)

Ozomatli and Flor de Toloache (Sept. 29)

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The Sweet Remains (Oct. 5)

Vusi Mahlasela (Oct. 12)

Tig Notaro (Oct. 13)

The Book of Mormon (Oct. 19-28)

Lucky Chops (Nov. 9-10)

The Nutcracker featuring Eugene Ballet (Nov. 23-25)

The New Standards Holiday Show (Nov. 30-Dec. 1)

Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour (Dec. 7-9)

International Guitar Night (Jan. 18-19)

The Second City (Feb. 2)

The Moth Mainstage (Feb. 13)

The Sound of Music (Feb. 19-24)

Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan (Feb. 22)

The Texas Tenors (March 9)

JigJam (March 22)

OK Go (March 23)

Break of Reality (March 30)

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Frogz (April 12-13)

Monty Python's Spamalot (May 2019).

For more information, visit anchorageconcerts.org.

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