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Lyric announces new season
... 5. January ends with two special shows. On Jan. 28, Jessica Fellowes presents “Chronicles of Downton Abbey,” providing background and context to the popular PBS show. Superstar violinist Joshua Bell returns to the Lyric Jan. 29. “Always … Patsy Cline,” brings the music of the country singer to life Feb. 5-6. The show, starring Carter Calvert, centers on the friendship in letters between Cline and Louise Seger. Political satirist and pianist Mark Russell comes to the Lyric Feb. 13. The ...
/news/1543-lyric-announces-new-seasonPop star headlines festival
... have imagined it.”Dayne went on to have Top Ten hits in three consecutive decades and to sell more than 75 million singles and albums. Eighteen of her singles, including “Love Will Lead You Back,” reached Billboard’s Top Ten. Dayne also had the opportunity to tour with Michael Jackson during his “Bad” tour. “It was the height of anything you saw and knew,” she said. “He was the greatest entertainer. He made the spectacle and insanity. There was brilliance in those tours. It was ...
/news/1573-pop-star-headlines-festivalMemories make movie night special
... of the beloved show. “I have a friend in the Capitol Steps,” he said, referring to the political satire group that visits the Lyric each year. “He was directing ‘Guys and Dolls’ in Washington. He asked if I could come up and talk to the cast. When I got there, it was 12-year-olds. The Japanese are in negotiations to do an all-female version. There are also negotiations for a remake of the movie.” Loesser said that the family was unanimous that their favorite song from the show was ...
/news/1576-memories-make-movie-night-specialNew executive director plans to attract younger audiences to The Lyric Theatre
... To a certain degree, I feel like I’ve beaten the odds on many fronts, especially my age,” Fontaine said. The lifelong Fort Pierce resident’s love for performing arts started early. The memory of her first performance, at age 6, singing with Treasure Coast Opera Society still raises goose bumps on the petite redhead’s arms. Fontaine sang and played guitar throughout her childhood and at Fort Pierce Westwood High School. Fontaine’s organizational and administrative skills became appar ...
/news/1579-new-executive-director-plans-to-attract-younger-audiences-to-the-lyric-theatreLyric season heats up, tickets for a full season on sale Sept. 8
... Intimate Evening” Jan. 7. Local opera star Lorrianna Collozzo returns to the Lyric Jan. 14 with her show, “High Standards,” covering genres including Broadway, opera and familiar songs. The Irish Comedy Tour comes to town Jan. 16 and the jazz ensemble, “The Hot Sardines” brings its unique sound to town Jan. 21. Arlo Guthrie returns with his “Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour” Jan. 22. The popular vocalist, comedian and pianist Sarge returns Jan. 23 and the political sati ...
/news/1582-lyric-season-heats-up-tickets-for-a-full-season-on-sale-sept-8Comics span generations at Lyric
... for a lot of my success. She got me my first job in Las Vegas. Someone told her they were looking for an opener for (dancer) Juliet Prowse. She said, ‘Give him $1,500 and a room.’ She got me the job and then I got Steve and Eydie (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, American pop vocal duet, said Roman. “I had 14 wonderful years at Caesar’s Palace. I had a wonderful run.” Roman served as president of the Friars Club for many years. The organization is known for its roasts and for money it ...
/news/1639-comics-span-generations-at-lyricLocal favorite offers two concerts
... . 13, she will present a program of holiday music at the Kane Center and on Jan. 14 she will perform musical standards at the Lyric Theatre. Each is a great place to take out-of-town visitors, and each would make a lovely holiday gift of music. The singer spoke recently about the two very different shows. “At the Kane Center, the show is ‘Life is a Christmas Cabaret,’” she said. “This year, the show is cabaret style, just me and my pianist, Brandon Glick. When they told me they were ...
/news/1711-local-favorite-offers-two-concertsMusical revue recalls 1970s
... he show has ballads and upbeat songs and the audience is cordially invited to join in. “It’s a party,” Mimi J said. “Throw theater etiquette out the window and get up and dance. I’m going to be getting down and dancing with them. Let loose. The number one rule is to have a great time. That’s my purpose and goal in doing this show.” The singer has a musical theater background and performed in national and international touring companies of several Broadway shows. “I was a backgr ...
/news/1759-musical-revue-recalls-1970sNew shows add fire to Lyric
... ic has added three tempestuous ladies and a Gaelic Storm to its 2015-2016 season. On Jan. 26, the group Gaelic Storm returns to the Lyric for a night of Celtic sounds mixed with rock, folk and country. The band began in 1996 when four guys met at an Irish pub in Santa Monica, California. They began blending Scottish and Irish tunes with pop music and developed a following. In 1997, filmmaker James Cameron asked them to appear in his film, “Titanic,” and their career took off. They have reco ...
/news/1783-new-shows-add-fire-to-lyricBroadway legend at Lyric
... y to influence him. “We led him to every other place,” she said, “You have to find your own drive. He said that at the end of the day, we loved what we do.” Up next for Prince is a new Broadway musical, Disaster!” It is a parody of the disaster films of the 1970s, with four plots rolled into one and music from that era. “It’s like Watching ‘Saturday Night Live,’” she said. “Everyone is outrageously comic, but all have humanity.” The show opens in March at the Nederlan ...
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