Darius de Haas Tributes Stevie Wonder at Birdland Dec.10
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 19, 2007
Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, the leading source for exclusive theater information and live-events tickets nationwide, are proud to announce celebrated vocalist Darius de Haas in "Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder" on Monday, December 10 at 7PM. Fresh off sold-out performances at Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series, de Haas is part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series Broadway at Birdland.
From the opening strains of "Ribbon in the Sky" to the low-down reggae funk of "Master Blaster," de Haas and his jamming eight-piece pop-soul band celebrate the joyous music of Stevie Wonder. The acclaimed revue dedicated to Wonder, who de Haas calls "my musical guru, my rock, my Gershwin," has blown away music festivals from coast-to-coast.
de Haas notably won The Village Voice's Obie Award in 1998-1999 for his performance in the title role of Running Man. He made his Broadway debut in Kiss of the Spider Woman and went on to be featured in the heralded Broadway productions including Rent, Marie Christine and Lincoln Center's revival of Carousel, as well as the international tour of world premiere I Was Looking at the Ceiling…, directed by Peter Sellars. de Haas has also appeared in multiple film and TV projects, and his voice can be heard on the film soundtracks of Anastasia and the Oscar-winning Chicago.
As a soloist, de Haas has sung in some of New York's finest concert halls and clubs including Carnegie Hall; Lincoln Center; and St. John the Divine Cathedral; as well as Los Angeles's Disney Concert Hall and London's Royal Festival Hall. He has also recorded a critically-acclaimed solo CD, Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn.
Darius de Haas performs Monday, December 10 at 7PM at Birdland (315 West 44th Street, between 8th & 9th Aves).
Tickets: $30.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person) can be purchased Online: www.BirdlandJazz.com or by Telephone: 212.581.3080
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