Michel Legrand to Perform 50th Anniversary Concert Tribute at MGM Grand, 3/27

Three-time Oscar and five-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Michel Legrand will perform a tribute to his 50 years of music and movies at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, March 27.

Legrand will conduct a 66-piece orchestra and perform with many of his superstar friends including Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Dionne Warwick, Steve Lawrence, Melissa Manchester, Neil Sedaka, Jerry Lewis, Andy Williams, George Benson and Patti Page. The event will pay musical tribute to Legrand's Academy Award-winning MGM movies including "Yentl," "Thomas Crown Affair" and "Summer of 42." The musical evening will be hosted by actor Jon Voight along with actress and author Jennifer O'Neill. The superstar extravaganza also will be captured on film for a made-for-TV-special to air at a later date.

Legrand's musical career spans over 50 years and has seen him compose more than 200 film and television scores and musicals. He has also worked on more than 100 albums with musical stars, including Phil Woods, Ray Charles, Perry Como, Neil Diamond, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, James Ingram, Jack Jones, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frankie Laine, Tereza Kesovija, Johnny Mathis, Jessye Norman, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughan and Regine Velasquez, Tony Bennett, Liza Minnelli and Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Date: Saturday, March 27

Time: 8 p.m.

Prices: $150, $85 and $62.50 (not including applicable service charges and taxes)

Tickets are now on sale at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Tickets are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

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