VALDOSTA — From a 'Thriller' to more 'nunsense' to Hollywood hits to 'one singular sensation,' the 2012-13 Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts Presenter Series is posed to be a memorably musical season.

Starting this week, season tickets will be available, say Nancy Warren, Presenter Series chairperson, and Joanna Nijem, co-chair. A discounted season ticket is also available. Individual tickets for the first show will be available after Labor Day in early September.

The Presenter Series season starts earlier than in recent years, breaking with the routine of one show later in the fall and three come the new year. This season features two fall shows and two more shows in early 2013.

"The Turner Center is proud to be South Georgia's presenter of professionally produced Broadway and performing arts nationally touring shows," Warren says. 

This year's Presenter Series shows are:

KING MICHAEL: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27, Mathis City Auditorium, 2300 N. Ashley St. This tribute to the King of Pop focuses on Michael Jackson as a young man up until his passing. A show which Warren calls "a music phenomenon," 'King Michael' features two performers playing Jackson during the evening.

The Presenter Series Synopsis: "From early moments with his brothers to his stratospheric rise to become the greatest entertainer of all time, this multi-media spectacular includes Michael Jackson's greatest hits: 'Billie Jean,' 'Beat It,' 'Thriller,' 'Man in the Mirror,' and more! Featuring artists who sing live while mastering the intense dancing that King Michael was famous for ... including a world-class dance company."

This Presenter Series kick-off show also has a reduced individual ticket price of $30 compared to $45 for the season's other individual show tickets.

NUNSET BOULEVARD: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23, Mathis City Auditorium, 2300 Williams St. This Presenter Series show stars Cindy Williams, famous for playing Shirley Feeney on the 1970s TV show 'Laverne & Shirley.' Williams reprises her role as Mother Superior from the original 'Nunsense.'

The Presenter Series Synopsis: This "uproarious sequel to 'Nunsense' takes the Little Sisters of Hoboken from New York to Hollywood. Instead of a gig at the Hollywood Bowl, they wind up at the Hollywood Bowl-a-Rama. But when they hear that a big-time producer is auditioning people for a new movie musical, their spirits soar! Could this be the big break? ... Featuring all-new songs, audience participation and heavenly humor, it would be a sin to miss this zany new musical comedy ..."

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD: 7:30 p.m., Feb. 14, Mathis City Auditorium, 2300 N. Ashley St. This valentine to songs from a diverse selection of movies is appropriately scheduled for Valentine's Day. This musical extravaganza celebrates the expected movie musicals, such as a full-costume splashfest with 'Singin' in the Rain,' but it does something different. It doesn't just take selections from movie 'musicals,' it includes songs from other movies: Jake and Elwood shaking their tail feathers from 'The Blues Brothers,' for example.

The Presenter Series Synopsis: "Take a nostalgic journey through the most popular musicals of the last 50 years, featuring a cast of 14 wonderful singers and dancers, a six-piece band and over 300 costume changes! Enjoy film clips of your favorite movies from 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Glenn Miller Story' to 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Titanic' to Disney favorites 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Aladdin,' and 'The Jungle Book.' 'Hooray for Hollywood' sings and dances its way through over 30 songs including Staying Alive,' 'All That Jazz,' 'Dancing Queen,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' and many more!"

A CHORUS LINE: 7:30 p.m., March 11, Mathis City Auditorium, 2300 N. Ashley St. The season closes with one of the most famous Broadway musicals. 'A Chorus Line' opened in 1975 on Broadway with a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. Nominated for  a dozen Tony Awards, the show won nine, including best musical, and it also scored a Pulitzer Prize for drama. It was the longest running Broadway show until 'Cats' passed it.

The Presenter Series Synopsis: "In an empty theatre on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 15 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed ... to have the chance to dance!"

This year's season tickets offer a complete season package of all four shows for $150; or a final three-show season package, minus 'King Michael,' for $125.

Season tickets also ensure holders can expect the same seats for each show and can even ensure acquiring some of the best seats in the house, Warren says.

PRESENTER SERIES SPONSORS: The Valdosta Daily Times; First State Bank & Trust; Georgia Power; IPG Architects and Planners; Langdale Vallotton, LLP; Dr. James Sinnott & Dr. Edward Fricker families; Stifel Nicolaus; WALB NBC 10 Valdosta. Hospitality Partner: Holiday Inn & Conference Center. Technical Partner: Wild Adventures. Other Community Partners: Fairway Outdoor Advertising; Cowart Electric; Industrial Contractors.

Reservations, more information: Visit www.turnercenter.org; call (229) 247-2787; or visit the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, 527 N. Patterson St.