GLAMOUR & JAZZ: NIGHTCLUB LEGENDS to Star Linda Purl at Rubicon Theatre
The benefit concert honors singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Rosemary Clooney with arrangements by pianist Tedd Firth.
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Rubicon Theatre Company will present a one-night-only benefit performance on Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. of Glamour & Jazz: Nightclub Legends, starring stage and television's Linda Purl (“Happy Days,” “The Office,” “Matlock”) joined by acclaimed New York musical director, pianist and arranger Tedd Firth at the Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura. Together, Purl and Firth have performed at celebrated venues including Birdland, 54 Below, Dizzy's Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The show is part of Rubicon's Ventura LIVE! '26 special event benefit series.
Straight from London's Crazy Coqs, New York's 54 Below and Tokyo's Swing Hall, Linda Purl salutes the great women singing stars of the 1940s and '50s–from Ella Fitzgerald to Anita O'Day to Rosemary Clooney–as they reigned over the swanky, sexy supper clubs of the era. From sultry ballads to hot Latin jazz arrangements of Broadway tunes, the show features reimagined classics, sophisticated swing, and songs made famous by some of the era's most unforgettable voices.
About Linda Purl
Known to television audiences for memorable roles on “Happy Days,” “Matlock,” “The Office,” “Hacks,” and more than 45 television movies, Purl's extensive stage career includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, cabaret and performances around the world. As a vocalist, she has released several solo albums including Alone Together, Out of the World, Midnight Caravan, Up Jumped Spring, Taking a Chance and This Could Be the Start, with the upcoming album I'm All Smiles, set to be released in 2027. Past concert venues include Dizzy's Jazz at Lincoln Center, 54 Below, Birdland, Catalina Jazz Club, Orlando Jazz Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Princess Grace Theatre (Monaco), Crazy Coqs (London), and Satin Doll (Tokyo).
About Tedd Firth
A New York City-based musical director, pianist, and arranger, Tedd Firth's career has included performances with Bernadette Peters, Michael Feinstein, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christine Ebersole, Marilyn Maye, and many others, with appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Birdland, and other legendary venues. In 2013, Tedd was commissioned by the New York Pops to create new orchestrations for “A Charlie Brown Christmas” which has had numerous performances across the country in subsequent years.
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