Kritzerland to Present THE SONGS OF RUPERT HOLMES Featuring Holmes Himself

For the 75th Kritzerland show we are thrilled to present the amazing songs of the amazing Rupert Holmes. Rupert burst on the scene in the early 1970s with his brilliant album, Widescreen, and he followed that with many others, all of them equally brilliant. He also worked with Barbra Streisand on her album Lazy Afternoon, which he arranged and conducted, as well as contributing four songs. He also worked with Streisand on her film version of A Star Is Born, and several of her other albums. His breakout hit was "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," and he's also written songs for Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick and many others. Many of his songs were frequent chart toppers on Billboard. But that's only the tip of the Holmes line - he also wrote the Broadway musical Drood, for which he won two Tony Awards, and he also wrote the books for the musicals Curtains, The First Wives Club. He wrote the plays Accomplice, Solitary Confinement, Say Goodnight, Gracie, created the beloved TV show Remember WENN, and recently adapted the John Grisham novel, A Time to Kill for the stage. He wrote the book and lyrics for The Nutty Professor, Marvin Hamlisch's last show, and as if that weren't enough, he is also an accomplished novelist.

Kritzerland host and producer Bruce Kimmel and Rupert are long-time friends, so this is a very personal show for Kritzerland. We've assembled a brilliant cast, and we even have a little band, with special musical guest, the great Grant Geissman on guitar. And best of all, we've got Rupert himself, who'll be singing a few of his hits. So, join us for what promises to be a fantastic and unique evening. We know everyone likes to wait until the last minute to reserve on Brown Paper tickets, but we'd advise not doing that this time around, as this show will most likely sell out very quickly. Kritzerland is produced and hosted by Bruce Kimmel and co-produced by Doug Haverty.

Sarah Uriarte Berry [Broadway: The Light in the Piazza (Franca); Taboo (Nicola); Les Mis (Eponine); Beauty and the Beast (Belle), NYC Opera: Cinderella (title role)]

Carly Bracco [Grease Live! on FOX (Ensemble), Nt'l/Int'l Tour:Peter Pan (Wendy/Tootles/Jane), Regional: Carrie (Tina/Sue), Hair/Hwd Bowl (Ensemble), Frozen at the Hyperion (Elsa/Ensemble)]

Kay Cole [Broadway ORIGINAL productions: A Chorus Line (Maggie); Jesus Christ Superstar; Hair; The Roar of the Geasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd; Bye Bye Birdie]

GRANT GEISSMAN [An acclaimed guitarist and composer with 14 highly regarded albums; notably composed the network television theme songs for Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly.]

Marc Ginsburg [Nat'l Tour: Oliver! (Fagin/Sikes); Off B'way, Naked Boys Singing (Mitchum); Regional: Evita (Ché), Producers (Leo), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik)]

Guy Haines [Extensive Recording Career: both in front of and far away from the microphone. Exemplary touring history especially throughout New Zealand, New Guiea and Newfoundland]

ROBERTYACKO [Do I Hear a Waltz? (Renato) MTG; Addams Family (Mal) 3-D; Parade (Dorsey) Mark Taper, Company (Paul) w/ Carol Burnett, Sunday in the Park with George (George) LA Premiere]

Rupert Holmes (Special Guest & Honoree) [Composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980). He is also known for his musicals Drood, which earned him two Tony Awards, his plays Accomplice and Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN.

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Dinner reservations: DOORS OPEN 5:30pm. SHOW STARTS 7:00pm!

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