Ryan Silverman, Tony DeSare & More to Join New York Pops for LET'S BE FRANK Next Month

On April 10, 2015 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops will close its 32nd subscription season at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, with four of today's finest entertainers - Tony DeSare, Storm Large, Frankie Moreno, and Ryan Silverman - in a celebration of the centennial of America's original idol, Frank Sinatra.

"I am thrilled that The New York Pops will play host to these four incredible performers," says Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke. "To play with any one of them is a treat, but to have all four on one stage with our fantastic orchestra is the stuff of legend. Could there be a better way to celebrate Sinatra? I think not."

The New York Pops 2014-2015 season will culminate on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 7:00PM at Carnegie Hall with its 32nd Birthday Gala honoring director and choreographers Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Carrie and Ted Pryor of Greenwich Harbor Partners.

Named a "Rising Star" Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, Tony DeSare has lived up to the distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles, Tony has brought his fresh take on old-school class around the globe. DeSare has three top-ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, and The Today Show. His music was recently posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei. Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, Tony is also an accomplished, award-winning composer. He not only won first place in this year's USA Songwriting Contest, but Tony has also written the theme song for the motion picture My Date With Drew along with several broadcast commercials. His compositions include a wide-range of romantic, funny and soulful tunes that can be found on his top-selling recordings as well as on his YouTube page and on iTunes. Some of Tony's appearances this season include New York's 54 Below, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Philly Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Stamford Center for the Arts, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, The New York Pops and Jazz Roots at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Arts in Orlando, FL. Tony DeSare is a Yamaha Artist.

Storm Large Storm Large shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show "Rock Star: Supernova," where she built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She continues to perform with the band, touring nationally and internationally. She debuted with the Oregon Symphony in 2010, and has returned for sold-out performances each year thereafter. Storm made her Carnegie Hall debut in May 2013, singing Weill's Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In 2007, she starred in Portland Center Stage's production of Cabaret with Wade McCollum. Her next endeavor, the autobiographical musical memoir Crazy Enough, played to packed houses in 2009 during its unprecedented 21-week sold-out run in Portland. Storm went on to perform a cabaret version of the show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Festival in Australia, and Joe's Pub in New York. In the fall of 2014, Storm and her band Le Bonheur released the record "Le Bonheur." This season, Storm also makes her debut with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Houston Symphony and The RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin, among others. Storm is also busy creating a new musical with The Public Theater in New York City.

Named Las Vegas Headliner of the Year two times running, Frankie Moreno has been wowing audiences from coast to coast with his mix of rat pack glamour, original and classic hits, and vintage funk-infused sounds. A piano prodigy and multi-instrumentalist, Moreno has performed with many greats, including award-winning classical violinist Joshua Bell. Frankie, who is managed by Roc Nation, is currently collaborating on new music with producer, engineer, and guitar legend Pat Thrall (Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber). In 2013 Frankie's performance of his hit "Tangerine Honey" on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" brought him into America's living rooms. This led to many other TV shows, magazine write-ups and sold out concerts including his own nationwide PBS special "Frankie Moreno in Concert." Frankie played a nation-wide tour with Grammy nominated artist Billy Currington and country superstars Sugarland. Frankie also joined multi-platinum artists Air Supply for their world tour as musical director. He wrote their latest radio single "Dance With Me", which reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Charts. In addition, Frankie's last collaboration for Sony Records with Joshua Bell reached number one on the Billboard Charts in two categories. Frankie was first introduced to American audiences at the age of ten with his debut on CBS's "Star Search."

Ryan Silverman recently received critical acclaim for his starring role in the Broadway production of Side Show. He received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his role as Giorgio in CSC's production of Passion. Ryan's additional Broadway credits include Billy Flynn in Chicago and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (including Las Vegas). Ryan starred as Lancelot in Camelot and as Terry Connor in Side Show at The Kennedy Center. He has also been featured in Music in the Air (Karl) at Encores!; Cry-Baby (Cry Baby u/s) on Broadway and The Most Happy Fella (Al) at New York City Opera. His portrayal of Tony in the Olivier-nominated 2008 West End production of West Side Story received universal raves. He starred as Sky in the 1st National tour of Mamma Mia!, and as Jose in the world premiere of the new musical Carmen at La Jolla Playhouse. He also performed in the Chicago production of Wicked (Fiyero u/s). Regional credits include Thoroughly Modern Mille (Jimmy), Cinderella (Prince), Grease! (Danny), Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Forever Plaid (Smudge), and Blood Brothers (Eddie Lyons). TV and film: "Gossip Girl," Five Minarets In New York, Sex and the City 2, True Blood. Ryan has performed his club act the Café Carlyle (month long residency) and Feinstein's at the Regency. Concert performances with: The New York Pops (Carnegie Hall), Seattle Symphony with Marvin Hamlisch , Philadelphia Pops and Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, The Cincinnati Pops, Utah Symphony, Houston Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, among others.

The New York Pops is the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States, and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. Under the leadership of dynamic Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, The New York Pops continues to re-imagine orchestral pops music. The orchestra performs an annual subscription series and birthday gala at Carnegie Hall. The New York Pops is dedicated to lifelong learning, and collaborates with public schools, community organizations, children's hospitals and senior centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City. PopsEd allows thousands of New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to participate in fully customizable music programs that blend traditional education with pure fun. Visit www.newyorkpops.org for more information. Follow The New York Pops on Facebook (facebook.com/newyorkpops) and Twitter (@newyorkpops).

Steven Reineke is the Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Principal Pops Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Principal Pops Conductor Designate for the Houston Symphony, beginning in the 2017-2018 season. Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and has been on the podium with the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. His extensive North American conducting appearances include San Francisco, Houston, Seattle, Edmonton and Pittsburgh. As the creator of more than one hundred orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Mr. Reineke's work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in North America. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands around the world. A native of Ohio, Mr. Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.

Single tickets are priced from $34 to $120. Purchases can be made at the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street and Seventh Avenue) or by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800. Visit www.carnegiehall.org for more information.

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