Broadway favorites open Bullhead concert season, continuing a decades-old local tradition

Songs from Broadway will launch Colorado River Concerts’ new season Nov. 5, bringing singer Terry Barber back to Bullhead City three years after his Freddie Mercury tribute performance.

“Best of Broadway” begins at 7 p.m. at the Mohave High School Auditorium, 2251 Highway 95. According to the presenter, the program includes music from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s shows and selections from Hamilton, Les Misérables and other musicals.

Barber, a countertenor, previously appeared in the organization’s 2023 presentation of “Mercury.” This visit opens a four-concert season running through March.

The series is part of a local effort that stretches back roughly half a century. Colorado River Concerts says its volunteer organization formed in the mid-1970s, with help from a Mohave High School band teacher who arranged access to the auditorium.

Its work also reaches younger audiences. The organization says it began educational outreach in 2001 and has since presented more than 60 mini-concerts at no charge to participating students or schools, funded through season sponsors.

Individual tickets are listed at $35 for adults and $5 for students 18 or younger, subject to availability. A four-concert season subscription costs $100. Tickets ordered online or by mail after Oct. 29 will be available at the box office on the evening of the first concert, according to the ticket page.

The remaining season includes CeCe Teneal’s “Divas of Soul” on Jan. 21, Spinphony on Feb. 23 and Radio Recall on March 10. All three performances are scheduled for 7 p.m.