Louis Prima News

The Las Vegas Philharmonic will have the world on a string on Saturday, April 5th at 7:30 p.m. when it performs 'Love Vintage Las Vegas Style,' an evening of Rat Pack-era favorites conducted by Matt Catingub. In addition to leading the 65-piece orchestra, Mr. Catingub will also sing and play piano and saxophone and will be joined on stage by his regular collaborators, vocalist Anita Hall and drummer Steven Moretti, to create a swinging big band performing songs made famous by much-loved Las Vegas headliners.

Liz Kennedy (www.lizkennedymusic.com) had been composing wordless songs on the piano since she was 12, always wondering who was going to come along and finish them for her. By her late '40s, she finally gave up waiting and began adding the lyrics herself. Performing for the first time in her early '50s, she knew she was taking a bold risk. Divorced and remarried, facing the kind of fears that come with the pain of loss, never playing for anyone but her young children asleep on the floor below, she was protecting a budding need for self-expression. She worried that one sharp critique could destroy her deep connection to something that had always been her greatest passion.

Bay Street Theatre has announced the MARDI GRAS DANCE PARTY on Saturday, March 8 at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance online at www.baystreet.org or at the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or $35 on the day of the event. Enjoy the fun of Mardi Gras with the HOODOO LOUNGERS and JOE DELIA & THIEVES. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in their Mardi Gras finest.

On December 9, 2013 92Y celebrates songwriting legend Mike Stoller on the occasion of his 80th year with An 80th Birthday Celebration, a one-night-only Lyrics & Lyricists Special Event hosted by Paul Shaffer and directed and written by Randy Johnson (director/writer of A Night with Janis Joplin). Confirmed artists performing expected and unexpected interpretations from Stoller's genre-spanning career in blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll and jazz include legendary vocal group The Coasters, along with artists Karen Akers, Mary Bridget Davies, Corky Hale, Maria Elena Infantino, Sally Kellerman, Bettye LaVette, Melissa Manchester, Billy Stritch, Tommy Tune and Steve Tyrell. Backed by Tyrell's band, the artists perform some of the greatest songs written by Stoller with his longtime lyricist partner Jerry Leiber and others. Leiber will be the subject of a special tribute during the evening. Stoller is planning to be in attendance for the celebration.

For the first time in over fifty years, Harbinger Records will release 'Ballads for the Age of Science,' the most successful educational recordings of all time, as a six-CD box set. Featuring more than four dozen original songs written by Hy Zaret, co-author of the iconic popular song 'Unchained Melody,' and Lou Singer between 1959 and 1961, the albums introduced scientific concepts and terms using catchy, easy-to-learn lyrics and music to grade school students across America in the early 1960s.

Music soars in Mary Zimmerman stage adaptation of "The Jungle Book" entering its final week at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, but this new theatrical version based on the Kipling and Disney classics is ultimately unfulfilling, needing more depth and heart.

For the first time in over fifty years, Harbinger Records will release 'Ballads for the Age of Science,' the most successful educational recordings of all time, as a six-CD box set. Featuring more than four dozen original songs written by Hy Zaret, co-author of the iconic popular song 'Unchained Melody,' and Lou Singer between 1959 and 1961, the albums introduced scientific concepts and terms using catchy, easy-to-learn lyrics and music to grade school students across America in the early 1960s.

Recording artist and entertainer Lena Prima, youngest daughter of music legend Louis Prima, returns to the Suncoast Showroom for one night only to perform popular songs recorded by her father along with original hits, Today, September 20.

For ONE NIGHT ONLY on Thursday, September 12, 2013, Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre celebrates "Throwback Thursday" and will be showing "The Jungle Book," the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Originally released on October 18, 1967, "The Jungle Book" is the story about the feral child Mowgli from the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman it was the last animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production.

Recording artist and entertainer Lena Prima, youngest daughter of music legend Louis Prima, returns to the Suncoast Showroom for one night only to perform popular songs recorded by her father along with original hits, Friday, September 20.

Mr. Louis Prima Jr. and his band The Witnesses, featuring Sarah Spiegel, will make their Long Island debut at Madison's Steak House in Hauppauge for two special shows tonight, August 2nd.

Backed by a super-performer quartet (Count Basie's drummer and an Emmy-winning pianist among them) and his daughter, Tony Bennett shows no sign of slowing down yet, and audiences won't let him

Mr. Louis Prima Jr. and his band The Witnesses, featuring Sarah Spiegel, will make their Long Island debut at Madison's Steak House in Hauppauge for two special shows on Friday August 2nd.

Funny lady Jo Anne Worley brings her inimitable wacky, zany style of humor, that made her an overnight success in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (1967-73), to Welk Resorts in Escondido this week June 26-30. Jo Anne has a warm winning way with her audience; they are the reason she's performing, as she tells us early on in the 90 minute autobiographical set entitled Keep Laughin', replete with clips from Laugh-In and accompanied by wonderful Ron Snyder at the piano. Worley makes a rare appearance at events like Bruce Kimmel's Kritzerland, but seldom does what she calls her 'one-man show'. So, this is a great big treat for all Worley fans.

Bay Street Theatre has announced the SPRING FLING dance on Saturday, April 20 at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance online at www.baystreet.org or at the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or $25 on the day of the event.

Award-winning actor, singer, dancer and comedian Eddie Mekka, who is famously recognized for his role as "Carmine 'the big Ragu' Ragusa" from the ABC-TV sitcom Laverne and Shirley, returns to Naples, Sunday, March 24 to headline TheatreZone's fundraiser Eddie Mekka…with a little Ragoo on the Side.

Dance and party at Bay Street Theatre at the ERIN GO MARDI GRAS PARTY today, March 16 at 8 pm. (This is a rescheduled event from the Mardi Gras Party on February 9 that was cancelled due to weather). Dance to Joe Lauro's HOODOO LOUNGERS and GENE CASEY & THE LONE SHARKS.

With the premiere of One Night With Janis Joplin at the Pasadena Playhouse tonight, March 15, writer-director Randy Johnson brings yet another electrifying musical experience to Southern California audiences.

Got the acting bug? Then, don't miss your chance to bid for a walk-on acting role with daytime drama stars Jim and Kassie DePaiva in TheatreZone's upcoming production of 110 in the Shade, one of the five live auction items at the Equity theatre group's upcoming March 24 gala fundraiser.

Dance and party at Bay Street Theatre at the ERIN GO MARDI GRAS PARTY on Saturday, March 16 at 8 pm. This night promises to combine the crazy fun of Mardi Gras (which had to be cancelled due to last month's snowstorm) with the Erin go Bragh fun of St. Patty's Day. Dance to Joe Lauro's HOODOO LOUNGERS and GENE CASEY & THE LONE SHARKS! Tickets are $15 in advance and can be purchased at the box office or online at www.baystreet.org. Tickets will be $25 at the door. Dress in your best St. Pat's green or your Mardi Gras finery!