Hangar Theatre Presents Jeremy Webb and Nat Chandler

The Hangar Theatre's acclaimed 2011 CabarETC series comes to a close with Home for the Holidays, a celebration of the season starring Jeremy Webb and Nat Chandler. This one night only musical event is Saturday night, December 17th at 8 PM.

Home for the Holidays combines Webb and Chandler's diverse theatre experiences on the Great White Way with stories of what they hold special about the holidays. Filled with Broadway hits, beautiful ballads and holiday tunes, it's the perfect way to celebrate the spirit of this time of year. Joining Jeremy and Nat is their close friend and frequent collaborator Jerry Steichen.

The show is also a homecoming for Ithaca native Webb (The Visit with Chita Rivera) who is returning to the Hangar after his triumph in The 39 Steps.

"The Hangar is always excited to welcome Jeremy Webb home to Ithaca. The combination of Jeremy and the wonderful Nat Chandler promises to be an unforgettable evening of music for our Hangar audiences. They are both dynamic and acommplished singers and we are thrilled to bring them to Ithaca for one very special night." says Peter Flynn, Artistic Director of the Hangar.
Jeremy Webb and Nat Chandler met 15 years ago at The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia when they were cast as Mordred and Lancelot (respectively) in the Lerner and Loewe classic Camelot. They appeared together in The Secret Garden (South Carolina Festival of Flowers) and Spamalot (Maine State Music Theatre and Fulton Theatre). They have both collaborated extensively with their friend, esteemed conductor Gerald Steichen, including performances of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat (Jeremy) and Broadway By Request (Nat) for The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (where Mr. Steichen is Music Director).

Tickets for Home for the Holidays range from $15 t0 $28, and can be purchased in advance at: www.hangartheatre.org or by phone at (607) 273-4497; or at the door one-hour prior the performance at the Hangar Theatre in Cass Park, located at 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850.

The 2011 CabarETC season is generously sponsored by: La Tourelle Resort and Spa and Cayuga Radio Group.

The Hangar Theatre is committed to providing exceptional theatre experiences of high professional quality to enrich, enlighten, educate, and entertain the diverse audience in the Finger Lakes region and beyond. Strong education and training programs are central parts of our commitment to the local and national artistic communities. Visit our website at www.hangartheatre.org.

Nat Chandler appeared on Broadway in The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney. Other career highlights include recent performances as King Arthur in Spamalot, Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate! and Shaunard in La Boheme for Tampa Opera. Mr.Chandler starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera directed by Hal Prince and toured the United States opposite Sarah Brightman in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Mr. Chandler has played the role of Lancelot opposite Robert Goulet's King Arthur in Camelot, Rapunzel's Prince in Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods, Lun Tha in The King And I with Yul Brynner and Billy in Carousel with Shirley Jones. He is also Barrymore Award nominated for his work in the roles of Phantom in the Yeston/Kopit Phantom and Lancelot in Camelot. Nat received a Kevin Kline nomination for Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum. Also Goodpeed, Wolftrap, Naples Symphony, Sunshine Pops, Repertory Theatre of St Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington,

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Jeremy Webb returns home to Ithaca and to the Hangar direct from The Actors Fund Concert of Kander and Ebb's The Visit on Broadway where he appeared opposite Chita Rivera and John Cullum. Jeremy created the role of Francesco in Lincoln Center Theatre's The Glorious Ones (Original Cast Recording), won a Drama Desk Award for his New York debut Tabletop and has appeared Off-Broadway in The Baltimore Waltz (Signature), Reading Under The Influence, Photograph 51 (Ensemble Studio Theatre) and Summer '69. Workshops: Bill Finn'sThe Royal Family of Broadway, Dance of The Vampires, Cairo. Also Peter Flynn's production of Sleuth at Maltz Jupiter, Atticus Finch in Wendy Dann's To Kill A Mockingbird at Dallas Theatre Center, The Visit (Helen Hayes Nomination), The Laramie Project (Connecticut Critics' Circle Award) and Hannay in The Hangar's production of The 39 Steps for which he was nominated for a SALT award. Also Williamstown, Old Globe, McCarter, Shakespeare Theatre, Long Wharf, Westport Playhouse, Cape Playhouse. Television: Law and Order (Guest Star, twice), Law and Order Criminal Intent (twice), Law and Order SVU, Guiding Light. Training: University of North Carolina School Of The Arts, Drama School.

Gerald Steichen's career ranges from symphony to opera and Broadway to chamber music, marking him as one of America's most versatile musicians. He serves as Music Director of the Ridgefield (Connecticut) Symphony, Principal Pops Conductor of the Utah Symphony, and is celebrating his 15th Season with the New Haven Symphony. He has conducted the Boston Pops, New Jersey Symphony, Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Naples (Florida), NDR Orchestra - Hanover (Germany), the NRK Orchestra (Oslo, Norway) and the Tokyo City Symphony. For New York City Opera, Steichen has led La Bohème, The Elixir of Love, The Mikado, Dead Man Walking, and The Little Prince. He has appeared with the Utah Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Anchorage Opera, New Jersey Opera Theatre, Opera East Texas, Utah Festival Opera and Yale Opera. Mr. Steichen played the role of "Manny the Accompanist" in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Master Class. He toured nationally with The Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden, and Peter Pan. He spent two years conducting the Broadway production of Cats, conducting the final public performance of the show. Steichen is originally from Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

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