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The Lyric League announces changes, inaugural event
... When the Lyric League sent special invitations to friends, family and community members to come to the theater in Stuart last Wednesday evening, many guests said they were wondering, "What could this be?" After a reception in the lobby of the Lyric Theatre, the big announcement was made: The Lryic League is now coed! Niki Norton, Chair of the Lyric League, along with Lyric Theatre Executive Director Kia Fontaine and Director of Education/Operations Karin Leone took to the stage to describe ...
/news/1609-the-lyric-league-announces-changes-inaugural-eventComics span generations at Lyric
... from Jersey? No, it’s not a joke, but it is funny. It’s an evening billed as “clean stand-up comedy,” and comics Bruce Smirnoff, Freddie Roman and Jeff Norris will supply the laughs at the Lyric Theatre Nov. 13. The three performances have almost a century of combined comedy experience. Roman is a legendary Borscht Belt comic who branched into acting and is Dean Emeritus of the New York Friars Club. Smirnoff has worked in comedy for several decades and has written a critically acclaime ...
/news/1639-comics-span-generations-at-lyricNational Chinese Circus and the Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China
... The operatic production incorporates acrobatics, music, mime, and dance together in an incredible visual spectacle! ...
/news/1705-national-chinese-circus-and-the-acrobats-of-the-peoples-republic-of-chinaLocal favorite offers two concerts
... 11/27/15 Shelley Koppel STAFF WRITER skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com STUART — Palm City opera singer Lorrianna Colozzo is a favorite of Treasure Coast audiences. The soprano, who received a bachelor’s degree in vocal music from the prestigious Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, will perform two local concerts this season. On Dec. 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 pl ...
/news/1711-local-favorite-offers-two-concertsClassic concert re-created
... 12/11/15 Shelley Koppel Staff writer skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com MARTIN COUNTY — Lee Lessack wears several hats. The vocalist, who tours with the vocal group, “3 Men and a Baby…Grand!” also owns a booking agency and represents Broadway stars such as Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga and Tom Wopat. “I found that a lot of venues can’t afford a Chita Rivera concert,” he said. “Every year, while I’m pitching my Broadway names, I try to come up with tribute or thematic concerts, like the ...
/news/1744-classic-concert-re-createdMusical revue recalls 1970s
... December 18, 2015 Shelley Koppel Staff writer skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com STUART — Get out your platform shoes, your bell bottoms, your mood rings and your polyester body-hugging shirts. It’s the 1970s and the best music is on the radio. Now “On the Radio-The Sounds of ‘70s” relives that era in a show at the Lyric Theatre Dec. 29. The show, produced by Kevin Black, creator of “Ballroom: South Beach Style” and “Cirquesco,” stars Mimi J, a former backup singer with Bobby McFerr ...
/news/1759-musical-revue-recalls-1970sMagic is no illusion for artist
... e saws not one, but two women in half, with a surprise twist. “It’s not possible, but maybe it is,” he said. “It taps into our wonder that’s build into our DNA.” The show will feature audience participation, with a chance for both children and adults to come on stage. “Our goal is to give a unique journey through the history of magic,” Ross sad. “There will be some never-before-seen illusions. They may figuratively or maybe literally float out of there.” Brad Ross’ Family ...
/news/1762-magic-is-no-illusion-for-artistNew shows add fire to Lyric
... lm performed with her father and then created Ollabelle, a multi-genre, multi-instrumental folk group. They were invited to perform on Allison Krause’s national tour. Helm also co-produced her father’s comeback album “Dirt Farmer,” which earned a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. Helm’s first solo album, “Didn’t it Rain,” was recorded during the end of her father’s life. Levon Helm produced the album and is featured on several tracks. Kia Fontaine, the Lyric’s executiv ...
/news/1783-new-shows-add-fire-to-lyricBroadway legend at Lyric
... tucks him into bed, she talks about how he wants to be a music producer. Prince and her husband, a musician, didn’t try 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 Li ...
/news/1786-broadway-legend-at-lyricLorrianna Colozzo, Soprano Vocalist, performing "Pure Imagination"
... Don't Miss High Standards starring Lorrianna Colozzo, Graham Fandrei, Rebekah Diaz, and James Channing - Jan 14, 2016 at The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL Embark on a musical journey from the Opera house to the Broadway stage, to the The Great American Songbook in this Celebration of great composers of today and yesteryear ...
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