Benson Theatre’s In the Pocket, featuring JOHNNY BRITT

Benson Theatre’s In the Pocket with Tim Clark presents JOHNNY BRITT!

Johnny Britt’s musical journey began in Cleveland, Ohio. Britt picked up the trumpet at age 12 and excelled rapidly. In junior high school he would become friends and start a band with the then drummer Arsenio Hall. 

The youngest ever musical director for the super group The Temptations Britt was discovered by the legendary founder of The Temptations Otis Williams. This led Britt to become the co music producer along with Dan Carlin for the Emmy Award Winning TEMPTATIONS MINISERIES MOVIE. Britt has an on camera feature as a solo trumpet player in the Oscar Nominated Movie LA LA LAND. 

Britt worked with renowned composer Hans Zimmer as the featured trumpet soloist in the Oscar Nominated Motion Picture HIDDEN FIGURES and Dunkirk. Britt studied trumpet at The Conservatoire de Versailles just outside Paris, France with Roger Delmotte first trumpeter for the Paris Opera. Britt also received a National Endowment of the Arts Scholarship Award to study with renowned jazz trumpeter Richard Williams. Britt received his bachelors degree in music at Governors State University where he received the Gerald Myrow Award for Outstanding Composer. 

Britt as worked with in the studio or live onstage with: Qunicy Jones, Annie Lennox, Harry Styles, David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Elton John, Maxwell, Josh Groban, The Temptations, Peabo Bryson, David Lee Roth, Ray Parker Jr. and Little Anthony and The Imperials where currently Britt sings 1st Tenor with the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Group.

Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:00pm

General Admission – $30

VIP table – $160 (4 reserved seats)

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Parking Information:

• There is a loading zone directly in front of the theatre that you are welcome to use to drop off passengers or theatre patrons. Please observe that you cannot remain in the loading zone for more than 3 minutes. If you require assistance unloading or helping patrons inside, please feel free to ask at our Box Office when you arrive.
• Parking for Benson Theatre shows is available in the following locations:
• Cavanaugh Law Offices: This parking lot is available weekends and weekdays after 5 PM. It’s located behind the theatre (north) at 6035 Binney Street. When parking is available, you will see a Benson Theatre parking sign at the edge of the lot.
• CHI Health Clinic:  This parking lot is available Monday-Friday after 6 PM and Saturday-Sunday after 3 PM. It’s located in the southwest of the theatre at 2734 N. 61st Street. When parking is available, you will see a Benson Theatre parking sign at the edge of the lot.
• Public Parking Lot: A free public parking lot is located at 2729 N 61st Street. This lot is first come, first serve and is not managed by Benson Theatre. Please obey the parking lot signage when using this lot.
• On-Street Parking: Benson also has on-street parking with some restrictions. There is a 2-hour maximum from 8 AM-5 PM on Maple Street and Military Avenue. There is no parking allowed on these streets between 2 AM-6 AM. 
• Please note: The lot directly behind the theatre is not open for theatre parking. This lot is the property of Haney Shoe Store (located off Binney street in the back of Haney’s Shoe Store and Virtuoso Pizza).
• We also highly recommend and encourage the use of carpooling to events with friends and family and multimodal transportation to reduce the difficulty in finding parking for an event. On weekend evenings especially, we suggest arriving at least 30 minutes early to allow ample time to find parking. Once you’re here, you can always hit one of the amazing restaurants for a pre-show bite or grab a drink at our lobby bar before the show!