BETHLEHEM, Pa. — For 30 years, Easton's State Theatre offered a "birthday bash" show for the anniversary of Elvis Presley entering the world, featuring two singing impersonators.
That show said its farewell last year, but now another Lehigh Valley venue will offer a birthday show for The King — with different Elvis performers.
The Ultimate Elvis 91st Birthday Experience is set for 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at the event center. The show will feature "two of the very best tribute artists in the world today," the event center's website says.
Tickets, at $29.50 and $39.50, are on sale at the event center website and the box office.Wind Creek Event Center website
It identifies the performers as Luzerne County native Shawn Klush portraying the older Elvis and Moses Snow, a Texas performer who has portrayed the Young Elvis since he was 13.
Klush began performing as an Elvis tribute artist at Pocono resorts and won BBC-TV’s World’s Greatest Elvis competition and Elvis Presley Enterprises ‘First Ever’ Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist contest.
He since has performed in the Legends in Concert in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Branson, Missouri, and appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and HBO's "Vinyl."
The Wind Creek website says its show will feature "the greatest hits of Elvis Presley from the '50s, '60s and '70s."
Tickets, at $29.50 and $39.50, are on sale at the event center website and the box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.
'People loved him and loved the music'
Presley, who died on Aug. 16, 1977, at age 42, is widely known as the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His birthday was Jan. 8.
He has sold more than 90 million albums, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and had 49 Top 20 hits.
"I’m happy that we were able to celebrate that."State Theatre President Shelly Brown
Easton's State Theatre started offering Blue Suede: The Premiere Elvis Birthday Bash in 1996, and for 30 years presented Scot Bruce portraying the young Elvis and Mike Albert as the Las Vegas Elvis.
The show was successful enough that the Elvis Birthday Bash caught on at other venues.
But State Theatre offered the show for the final time in 2025 because Albert retired from the road.
"It was just nice to be part of something where people came and loved him and loved the music," State Theatre President Shelly Brown said before the final show.
"I’m happy that we were able to celebrate that."
