Brent Barrett To Bring 'Christmas Mornings' to Broadway At Birdland 12/13, 12/14

By: Oct. 27, 2009
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
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Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to announce that Broadway's Brent Barrett will be performing two very special concerts to celebrate the release of his new holiday cd, CHRISTMAS MORNINGS. The shows, part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, will take place on Sunday, December 13 at 6pm, and Monday, December 14 at 7pm.

Following the success of his first two solo albums: The Kander and Ebb Album and The Alan Jay Lerner Album, CHRISTMAS MORNINGS (Kritzerland label) is an intimate and personal holiday experience with Brent Barrett that features a variety of classic Christmas standards plus two new songs, including "A Star To Guide Me," penned by Barrett himself. The recording is produced by Bruce Kimmel, with musical direction and arrangements by Christopher Denny and orchestrations by Larry Moore. The recording and Birdland concerts will include beloved holidays standards "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," "White Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," "Christmas Waltz"/"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "O Holy Night," "I'll Be Home for Christmas,""Silent Night," and "The Christmas Song."

On Broadway, Brent Barrett is currently reprising his award-winning role of Billy Flynn in the Tony-winning musical smash Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. He most recently starred as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular.

His other Broadway credits include West Side Story (revival), Annie Get Your Gun (opposite Reba McEntire), Grand Hotel and Candide. He received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance in the recent West End revival of Kiss Me, Kate, which was broadcast on PBS and is now available on DVD. As a soloist, Barrett has received national and international acclaim with the Boston Pops and the Berlin Philharmonic, and in concerts at Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Albert and Royal FestivAl Halls.

Brent Barrett in CHRISTMAS MORNINGS
Broadway at Birdland
315 West 44 Street, NYC
Sunday, December 13 at 6pm
Monday, December 14 at 7pm
Tickets: $30 and $40, with $10 food/drink minimum
Phone: 212-581-3080
Web: www.BirdlandJazz.com



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