Gay WIllis Comes To The Bickford 3/6
By: Gabrielle Sierra Feb. 15, 2011
The Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, opens its 2011 "A La Carte Series" on Sunday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. with Hooray for Hollywood: Celebrating the Golden Years at the Movies! with Broadway veteran Gay Willis.
The incomparable Gay Willis has starred in Broadway's Showboat, The Phantom of the Opera, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, and on PBS' From Galway to Broadway. She has performed to sold-out houses all over the world and has been universally heralded by critics: "As Christine (in The Phantom of the Opera), Willis' voice has an almost ethereal quality...transporting the audience to unexpected heights emotionally as well as vocally." Variety. Gay will be joined by noted baritone, James Michael, and accompanied by David Maiullo on piano.Growing up in North Carolina, Miss Willis received her musical education from the movies and will share her great love of Hollywood's Golden Years by saluting film greats such as Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Mario Lanza, and even Carol Channing! Audiences can expect to hear such favorites as "I Could Have Danced All Night," "When You Wish Upon A Star," "Over the Rainbow," "A Spoonful of Sugar," and more!The Series concludes on Sunday, March 20, at 2:00 p.m. with Before the Crash: America in the 1920's, a fascinating and entertaining look at the dance, music, and words from this remarkable period in America's history. The controversy of Sacco & Vanzetti, the Charleston dance craze, unguarded optimism, the plight of the immigrants, and finally the crash will be all brought to life by director Daniel P. Quinn and choreographer Heather Johdos, collaborators of the Bickford's previous A La Carte Series success, After the Ball.
Hooray for Hollywood replaces the previously announced Carol Channing in Concert due to a scheduling conflict on the part of its star, Richard Skipper.
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