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"Next to Normal" tackles bipolar disorder
... et. In recent years, celebrities such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, and Demi Lovato came out as having it. Television’s “Homeland” and Hollywood’s “Silver Linings Playbook” dealt with it and approximately 5.7 million Americans cope with it, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness with radical emotional changes and mood swings, including restless highs and listless lows. Broadway theatrically broached the taboo subject f ...
/news/1093-next-to-normal-tackles-bipolar-disorderThe Best of Broadway presents “BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS!” Feb. 3 & 4, 2015 at The Lyric!
... The Best of Broadway featuring the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber! "Musical theater lovers will find a veritable feast served up on the stage!” - Los Angeles Times ...
/news/1096-the-best-of-broadway-presents-broadway-showstoppers-feb-3-4-2015-at-the-lyricExclusive: Old Jews Telling Jokes,coming to The Lyric, Feb. 17 & 18, 2015
... One of the surprise off-Broadway hits this year was Old Jews Telling Jokes. It boasted an interesting story line—old Jews who tell jokes. Here's one of our favorite clips. ...
/news/1171-exclusive-old-jews-telling-jokescoming-to-the-lyric-feb-17-18-2015Savion Glover and Ailey II dance company inspire local students
... up of Port Salerno Elementary School students may not realize they are getting a dance lesson from the greatest tap dancer in the world but that won’t lessen the impact of the experience. Dancer and choreographer Savion Glover will teach a master class before his Tuesday evening performance at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart. Glover’s funky style of tap has brought the art form back from the brink of extinction. The dance prodigy, who made his Broadway debut at age 12 in “The Tap Dance Kid, ...
/news/1225-savion-glover-and-ailey-ii-dance-company-inspire-local-studentsSon honors father’s legacy
... parents, son John Loesser, executive director of the Lyric Theatre, said. “They only performed it at parties. When he wrote it, you only got invited (to parties) if you could do a song. They were invited to every party to do the song. Then my father sold it for the movie, ‘Neptune’s Daughter.’ He hadn’t told my mother. She wanted to kill him until it won an Academy Award. Then she forgave him.” Loesser wrote the lyrics and music to Broadway hits “Guys and Dolls,” and “How to ...
/news/1246-son-honors-fathers-legacyFiddling for The Whole Family Comes to The Lyric Theatre: Award-winning fiddlers explore Celtic roots through song and dance
... ental Album, and more. Visions from Cape Breton and Beyond: A Celtic Family Celebration starring Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy comes to The Lyric Theatre on March 19th and March 20th at 7:00pm. Tickets are available online at LyricTheatre.com or through The Lyric Box Office at (772) 286-7827. Putting the Twang in Tenor A Top Four finalist of America’s Got Talent arrives at The Lyric Theatre this March. The Texas Tenors combine country, Broadway, and classical styles in their performanc ...
/news/1360-fiddling-for-the-whole-family-comes-to-the-lyric-theatre-award-winning-fiddlers-explore-celtic-roots-through-song-and-danceLyric’s Nostalgia Series Features Impressive Lineup
... ounds from Paris, New York, and New Orleans, creating a unique and memorable sound. The tribute band Beginnings: The Music of Chicago is one of the foremost Chicago tribute bands in the world. In their performance at The Lyric, the group will cover the biggest hits, including “25 or 6 to 4” and “You’re the Inspiration” among others. The series finishes on March 13th with a performance by The Doo Wop Project. Created by the stars of the Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys, The Doo Wop Proj ...
/news/1414-lyrics-nostalgia-series-features-impressive-lineupLyric announces new season
... lities and No Waiting” Dec. 15. Tom Wopat and John Schneider, the Dukes of Hazzard, bring “Return of the Dukes Christmas” Dec. 16. Simon and Garfunkel’s 1981 reunion concert in Central Park is re-created by Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers on Dec. 17. “On the Radio,” on Dec. 29, recreates the sounds of the 1970s. The year ends with the Brad Ross Family Magic Show Dec. 30. The New Year opens with “Menopause: The Musical,” Jan. 4-5. Broadway star and Tony winner Faith Prince present ...
/news/1543-lyric-announces-new-seasonPop star headlines festival
... 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 in Europe and it was huge. It was amazing to watch him and to be part of that.” Dayne also was part of the creation of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway show, “Aida.” “I remember going in ...
/news/1573-pop-star-headlines-festivalMemories make movie night special
... never seen on the big screen. What a difference it made! From the opening “Fugue for Tinhorns” to the closing double wedding, the screen was alive with color, the Michael Kidd choreography and that music. I had always wondered about the casting of Marlon Brando as the gambler Sky Masterson, but after watching him smolder on the big screen, I would have followed him to Havana, too. Brando replaced Robert Alda, who had originated the role on Broadway, and Jean Simmons replaced Isabel Bigley ...
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