Laguna Playhouse Opens HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN Today

The Laguna Playhouse Executive and Artistic Directors, Karen Wood and Ann E. Wareham present the Orange County premiere of HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN, written and performed by Hershey Felder and directed by Trevor Hay.

"We are so very pleased to have the extraordinary Hershey Felder back on our stage as IRVING BERLIN," comments Wood. "The songs of Irving Berlin hold a very special place in the American musical lexicon and our subscribers and audiences are going to be delighted by this magnificent performance," adds Wareham.

HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN began previews on Tuesday, January 6; the production opens today, Saturday, January 10 and runs through Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

Called "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived" by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin is known for innumerable American classics such as "White Christmas," "God Bless America," "Anything You Can Do," and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails." Jerome Kern said it all: "Irving Berlin... is American music."

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