William Shatner to Co-Narrate All New “Our Planet Live in Concert”
Award-Winning Actor William Shatner to Co-Narrate All New “Our Planet Live in Concert”
Based on Emmy® Award-Winning Netflix Original Documentary Series, “Our Planet Live in Concert” Also Features On-Screen Narration by Legendary Broadcaster David Attenborough with a Live Orchestra Performing Oscar®-Winner Steven Price’s Compositions
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William Shatner, the Emmy® Award-winning actor who came to fame portraying Captain James T. Kirk on the original “Star Trek” television series, today announced he has signed on to provide special co-narration for the all-new concert tour, “Our Planet Live in Concert.” Based on the Netflix original documentary nature series, the tour will perform in more than 50 U.S. cities beginning February 14, 2023. For more information, tickets and tour dates, www.ourplanetinconcert.com
William Shatner, the Emmy® Award-winning actor who came to fame portraying Captain James T. Kirk on the original “Star Trek” television series, today announced he has signed on to provide special co-narration for the all-new concert tour, “Our Planet Live in Concert.” Based on the Netflix original documentary nature series, the tour will perform in more than 50 U.S. cities beginning February 14, 2023. For more information, tickets and tour dates, www.ourplanetinconcert.com
Audiences will experience the magic of “Our Planet” with the most memorable clips from the series projected on a large HD screen. Like the series, the live show is narrated on-screen by David Attenborough, who has brought the natural world to living rooms all over the world.
The original Emmy-nominated score by Oscar®-winning composer Steven Price has been reworked for an epic two-hour performance, which will be performed by an 18-piece orchestra. Shatner’s narration provides bridges between the visually stunning nature imagery.
“My deeply immersive journey into space gave me a profound appreciation for the earth and its fragility,” says Shatner. “The reimagining of the Netflix series takes the audience on a journey showcasing our world with spectacular visuals, narration and music. The combination of all these elements gives the audience an opportunity to celebrate our planet together— the home we all share —and its wonders, while showing the urgent need to treasure and protect it.”
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Over the course of his illustrious career, William Shatner has won Emmys and his first Golden Globe for his portrayal of eccentric lawyer “Denny Crane” on both The Practice and Boston Legal. He received four more Emmy nominations as well as other Golden Globe and SAG Award nods.
A collaboration between GEALive, Silverback Films and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Our Planet Live in Concert” combines high-quality live elements with a fusion of breathtaking cinematography projected on a large HD screen. “Our Planet” blends spectacular wildlife footage with the mysteries of how and why animals migrate. The series features stunning imagery of the Earth’s most beautiful, intriguing and surprising wildlife as it follows animals on the move from plains to frozen worlds to high seas and beyond. In these dramatic, compelling stories, it reveals the connections that drive our natural world, inspiring viewers to want to learn how climate change impacts all living creatures and what can be done about it.
The show’s run time is approximately two hours including intermission.
For each performance, a donation will be made to benefit Our Planet producing partner organization WWF.
For more information, visit www.ourplanetinconcert.com and follow “Our Planet Live in Concert” on Facebook @OurPlanetLive and Instagram @OurPlanetInConcert.
2023 “Our Planet Live in Concert” Tour Schedule
Date City Venue
- February 11 Farmington, NM Farmington Civic Center Theater (Preview)
- February 14 Salt Lake City, UT The Eccles Theater
- February 16 Yakima, WA The Capitol Theatre
- February 17 Bellingham, WA Mount Baker Theatre
- February 18 Spokane, WA First Interstate Center for the Arts
- February 19 Butte, MT The Mother Lode Theatre
- February 21 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center
- February 22 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
- February 23 Beaver Creek, CO Vilar Performing Arts Center
- February 24 Albuquerque, NM Popejoy Hall
- February 25 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center
- February 27 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
- February 28 Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre
- March 1 Monterey, CA The Golden State Theatre
- March 2 Modesto, CA Gallo Center for the Arts
- March 3 San Jose, CA San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
- March 4 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Theatre
- March 5 San Diego, CA Balboa Theatre
- March 8 College Station, TX Rudder Auditorium
- March 9 Austin, TX The Long Center
- March 10-11 San Antonio, TX Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
- March 13 Midland, TX Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
- March 16 Wausau, WI The Grand Theater
- March 17 Muncie, IN Emens Auditorium
- March 19 Mason City, IA North Iowa Area Community Auditorium
- March 21 Fort Worth, TX Bass Performance Hall
- March 22 Houston, TX Jones Hall
- March 23 Fort Smith, AR ArcBest Performing Arts Center
- March 25 Green Bay, WI Weidner Center
- March 26 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center
- March 27 Champaign, IL State Farm Center
- March 28 Richmond, KY EKU Center for the Arts
- March 30 Tampa, FL Straz Center
- March 31 Jacksonville, FL The Florida Theatre
- April 1 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall
- April 2 Nashville, TN The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
- April 4 Cincinnati, OH The Taft Theatre
- April 5 Kalamazoo, MI James W. Miller Auditorium
- April 6 Maryville, TN Clayton Center for the Arts
- April 7 Fort Wayne, IN Embassy Theatre
- April 8 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
- April 11 University Park, PA Eisenhower Auditorium
- April 12 Newark, OH Midland Theatre
- April 13 Charlotte, NC Knight Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
- April 14 Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square
- April 15 Washington, DC Broadway at The National
- April 18 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre New Jersey
- April 19 Burlington, VT The Flynn
- April 20 Wallingford, CT Toyota Oakdale Theatre
- April 21 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
- April 22 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
- April 23 Boston, MA Emerson Colonial Theatre