CAPA Presents SIMPLY SINATRA with Steve Lippia at The Southern Theatre, 3/12

Steve Lippia takes his audience back in time with a remarkable combination of his own musical interpretation and the influence of the greatest singers of an incredible era in American music. In Simply Sinatra, he expertly delivers standards permanently engraved in music history including "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "Mack the Knife."

CAPA presents Simply Sinatra at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.) on Friday, March 12, at 8 pm. Tickets are $35 and $30 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. The Southern Theatre Ticket Office will open two hours prior to the performance. Students between the ages of 13-19 may purchase $5 High Five tickets while available. This presentation is made possible through the generous support of Univar.

Lippia is a singer's singer. He has quickly become one of this country's most prominent vocalists and interpreters of classic pop music. His show is a rich, powerful celebration of some of the greatest music this country has ever known - The Great American Song Book.

With a hot, driving band behind him, Lippia moves from crisp, popping swing tunes to lush, poignant ballads with equanimity. He possesses great stage presence - a charm and an ease that immediately endears audiences to him.

His natural sound and style is a remarkable combination of his own honest musical interpretation, combined with influences from some of the best singers of this era. It is immediately apparent that Lippia's sound is reminiscent of a younger Sinatra combined, perhaps, with that of Harry Connick, Jr. and Bobby Darin.

But it is clearly Lippia who comes through. His singing reveals a man who truly understands a lyric, in a deeply personal way. Whether delivering a saloon tune at Birdland, the legendary New York City jazz club, or headlining in major symphony halls, Lippia brings to life the music and lyrics of some of the greats such as Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Rodgers and Hart.

His repertoire includes such great standards as "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Lady Is A Tramp," "Mack The Knife," "Summer Wind," "You Make Me Feel So Young," "That's Life," and "The Best Is Yet To Come."

CALENDAR LISTING
CAPA presents SIMPLY SINATRA
Friday, March 12, 8 pm
Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.)
Steve Lippia takes his audience back in time with a show stopping repertoire of popular Big Band and classic American pop, expertly delivering standards permanently engraved in music history including "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Lady is a Tramp," "Mack the Knife," "Just the Way You Are," and "That's Life." Tickets are $35 and $30 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. The Southern Theatre Ticket Office will open two hours prior to the performance. Students between the ages of 13-19 may purchase $5 High Five tickets while available. www.capa.com

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The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. CAPA also appreciates the support of the Abigail Simpson, Grace K. and Robert L. Rohe, and Martha G. Staub Funds of the Columbus Foundation, assisting donors and others in strengthening our community for the benefit of all of its citizens, and the Greater Columbus Arts Council, supporting the city's artists and arts organizations since 1973.

Owner/operator of downtown Columbus' magnificent, historic theatres (Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre, Southern Theatre) and manager of the Riffe Center Theatre Complex, Lincoln Theatre, Valentine Theatre (Toledo, OH), and Shubert Theater (New Haven, CT), CAPA is a not-for-profit, award-winning presenter of national and international performing arts and entertainment now celebrating 40 years of service. For more information, visit www.capa.com.

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