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Lyric season has something for everyone
... y-nominated group The Time Jumpers, for which he plays electric and acoustic guitar and sings. The Feb. 5 performance features the 11-piece group of elite musicians that also includes Dawn and Kenny Sears and Ranger Doug” Green. Fans of dance will have the opportunity to see a great dance company and a Tony-award-winning dancer. Ailey II, an offshoot of the famed Alvin Ailey Dance Company, is renowned for taking the spirit and energy of young performers and melding that with the vision of eme ...
/news/754-lyric-season-has-something-for-everyoneA Darlene Love Christmas – “Love For The Holidays”
... ist. This holiday season, Ms. Love will light up The Lyric stage with her soulful renditions of seasonal favorites. Called “one of the greatest singers of all time” by the Rolling Stones, Darlene Love began performing as early as high school in an obscure girl-group called The Blossoms. Picked up in 1962 by producing legend Phil Spector, Love quickly became one of the most popular vocalists in the industry, working with some of the greatest performers of the 50s and 60s, including Sam Cooke ...
/news/817-a-darlene-love-christmas-love-for-the-holidaysHIS FATHER’S SON
... . In 1948, Frank Loesser sold the song rights to MGM, which included it in the 1949 Esther Williams’ movie Neptune’s Daughter. It went on to win an Academy Award that year for Best Original Song. Frank also won Tony Awards for Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, for which he also won a Pulitzer Prize. The couple divorced in 1957, when John was 7. Two years later, Frank married Jo Sullivan, one of the leading performers in the musical Most Happy Fella. Frank ...
/news/964-his-fathers-sonRock musical tackles difficult subjects
... Your Voice Friday, January 2, 2015 Shelley Koppel, Staff writer STUART – When the arts and entertainment season hits its peak in the next few months, it is often the most visible and well-known performers and shows that get the attention. Before all of that starts, give some thought to the Lyric Theatre’s production of the Tony and Pulitzer-winning musical, “Next to Normal,” Jan. 23-24. The show stars Stuart’s own Karin Leone, director of operations and education at the Lyric. “Nex ...
/news/1015-rock-musical-tackles-difficult-subjectsSon honors father’s legacy
... erview, John Loesser spoke about how the show came about and how he strives to preserve his father’s legacy. “It was a conversation that started a year ago at the Kravis Center,” he said. “I had a lovely lunch with Barry Day, who wanted to do a Loesser show with cabaret artists at the Kravis and here. It’s the first cooperative venture between the Kravis and Lyric. A lot of people do revues, but this is more cabaret, more intimate. The performers are expert in musical phrasing and what ...
/news/1246-son-honors-fathers-legacyA Sing & A Hit!
... he sextet has worked with major recording artists such as Chuck Berry and Isaac Hayes. Accompanying The Jive Aces for this performance are The Tinseltown Jitterbugs, a six-person swing dancing troupe led by California Swing Dance Hall of Fame inductee Minn Vo. In SWINGTIME, The Jive Aces and The Tinseltown Jitterbugs will celebrate the greatest swing, jive, and R&B musicians of the 20th century. The group will perform hits from classic swing-era performers including Louis Prima, Dean Martin, and ...
/news/1309-a-sing-a-hitKeep On Keepin' On Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Documentary HD
... er Clark Terry, 89. Over the course of filming, Terry begins to lose his sight as an unlikely bond begins to take hold. When Justin is invited to compete in an elite international competition, Clark’s health takes a turn for the worse. As clocks tick, we are suddenly witness to two friends tackling the toughest challenges of their interwoven lives. Terry, now 93, was Quincy Jones’ first teacher, and mentor to Miles Davis. He is among the few performers ever to have played in both Count Basie ...
/news/1483-keep-on-keepin-on-official-trailer-1-2014-documentary-hdNew executive director plans to attract younger audiences to The Lyric Theatre
... her vision for The Lyric, Fontaine refers to the downtown theater as a cultural cornerstone. “So many young people want to leave the Treasure Coast when they graduate. I want to give them a reason to stay and raise their families here,” she said. Along with broadening the programming to include family-friendly shows such as “Poodleful” and the “Brad Ross Family Magic Show,” Fontaine wants to grow the outreach program, which brings performers and performances to local schools. “ ...
/news/1579-new-executive-director-plans-to-attract-younger-audiences-to-the-lyric-theatreNew family musical at Lyric
... show is made up of young professionals. “They’re all fresh out of college,” Moses said. “They are with us for the entire year. The show opens at the Riverside Sept. 18 and at the Lyric Sept. 25. We have an engagement in Gainesville Nov. 12 at the Florida Theatre Conference. We’re hoping to pick up additional dates. All of the actors are also in one show or another in the two Main Stage shows. It’s an incredible opportunity for young performers.” Moses said a second production is ...
/news/1606-new-family-musical-at-lyricMusical revue recalls 1970s
... s 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 background singer,” she said. Singing in the background morphed into getting roles in the forefront. I was always afraid of that. When I got the first try, I was scared out of my wits. I kept getting cast in the lead.” Most performers would consider that an enviable positio ...
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