Julie Andrews to Sing Again: Prepares for O2 Concert May 8, 2010
by Jessica Lewis
- Nov 25, 2009
This May, the musical icon and beloved actress Julie Andrews will return to the UK stage for the first time in thirty years, with a special one off performance. 'An Evening with Julie Andrews' will be hosted at The O2 on Saturday 8th May, and will see a night of music from her greatest stage and
screen performances, as well as the live narration of the story, Simeon's Gift, the best selling children's book written by Julie and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.
Mercedes Ruehl To star In DINNER At Bay Street 7/7-8/2
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 23, 2009
Mercedes Ruehl will star in DINNER July 7 - August 2
An American Premiere, by Moira Buffini
A dinner party from hell is the focus of this wicked satirical comedy, where caustic comments fly like poisonous darts across the dinner table. The playwright reminds us that 'revenge is a dish best served cold', but at this dinner party it is served frozen.
Julie Andrews Will Host Annual PBS New Year's Day Concert
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 1, 2009
Julie Andrews will be the host of the Annual New Year's Day concert on PBS. The show will feature the Vienna Philharmonic.
Academy Award winner Andrews is following in the host-footsteps of Walter Cronkite. Cronkite hosted the Annual New Year's Day concert for over two decades.
Julie Andrews Will Host Annual PBS New Year's Day Concert
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 4, 2008
Julie Andrews will be the host of the Annual New Year's Day concert on PBS. The show will feature the Vienna Philharmonic.
Academy Award winner Andrews is following in the host-footsteps of Walter Cronkite. Cronkite hosted the Annual New Year's Day concert for over two decades.
Julie Andrews To Host 'Gift of Music' At Encore Park, GA
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 15, 2008
Legendary stage veteran Julie Andrews will host 'The Gift of Music' with conductor Ian Fraser and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as part of the inaugural season of the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Orchestra's the new 12,000-seat state-of-the-art facility located in Alpharetta, GA (north of Atlanta) on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
The night offers the gifts of music old and new - a selection of classic Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II compositions, several of which were performed, recorded, and made popular by Andrews during her illustrious career. The second half of the evening consists of the musical adaptation of Simeon's Gift, a best-selling children's book authored by Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton and exquisitely illustrated by Gennady Spirin. The show is performed by a cast including tenors Stephen R. Buntrock and Kevin Odekirk; sopranos Christiane Noll and Anne Runolfsson; and baritone Jubilant Sykes.
Andrews' talent has enthralled audiences for many years through stage, screen, recordings, and books, in part because of her partnership with composers Rodgers and Hammerstein. Andrews and the ensemble perform some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most recognized repertoire including 'Getting to Know You' and 'There is Nothing Like a Dame,' as well as beloved classics from The Sound of Music and Cinderella. The evening will include nostalgic clips, vintage montages and beautiful illustrations by Spirin.
In recent years Andrews has combined her passion of music with her advocacy of children's literacy and this pursuit resulted in the creation of The Julie Andrews Collection with her daughter. Simeon's Gift is one of the best-selling treasures in the collection, and this performance marks the East Coast debut of the adaptation consisting of Ian Fraser's brilliant compositions and John Bucchino's inspiring lyrics about a minstrel who finds his gift of life through music and kindness of others.
With regard to Simeon's Gift, Ms. Andrews has said, 'Many of the books that my daughter Emma and I write together for our 'Julie Andrews Collection' publishing imprint pay tribute to the gifts of nature and the arts - and one in particular, 'Simeon's Gift,' is about music itself... so we were thrilled when we were invited to consider adapting the piece for the stage…. Truly, 'Simeon's Gift' has had a life all its own… and continues to bestow its 'gifts' on us.'
Live On-Site Broadcast
On May 10, 2008, Robert Spano and the Orchestra opened Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with a Grand Opening and Inaugural Concert that introduced the public to America's newest outdoor venue. With this concert, the Atlanta Symphony continues the tradition of introducing members of the ASO to the audience with an evening-long live, on-site broadcast of the concert on large 15'x20' screens, which are permanently affixed on either side of the stage. The live feed will include a pre-concert show, as well as live intermission interviews with musicians from the Orchestra, and others involved behind-the-scenes to make ASO concerts happen at the new venue. The evening will be hosted by Scott Slade, host of Atlanta's Morning News on News/Talk 750 WSB.
Top of the Lawn
Pre-concert 'Top of the Lawn' events during this inaugural season will include ASO Insider Ken Meltzer taking his pre-concert conversations to the trees-lined lawn of the Amphitheatre prior to each Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert at the venue. Mr. Meltzer's conversations will take place on the Southeast corner of the lawn at 7:00 p.m. - the August 2 'Top of the Lawn' conversation will feature musicians from the Orchestra, and include a Q&A with the audience.
Themed Cuisine
Ovations, the on-site caterer for Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, will offer English cuisine in celebration of Julie Andrew's appearance for this concert. Concertgoers may pre-order a picnic basket (which serves two people) of a curry chicken, traditional English turnovers, and crisp apple strudel in advance of the concert, and enjoy 'favorite things' from the concessions, such as sugar cookies and cake, the night of the concert. Those with box seating and/or admission to the VIP Cadillac Club may choose to enjoy schnitzel and noodles for this performance. To pre-order a picnic basket, or to view the full menu available for each concert, visit the General Info/Food and Beverage section online at vzwamp.com.
Future ASO Concerts at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
Remaining ASO concerts at the new venue include a performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Garrick Ohlsson and Mr. Spano on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m., and a musical evening featuring Turner Classic movies, hosted by Robert Osborne and led by Richard Kauffman on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. On Thursday, August 14, 2008, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor and League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow Mei-Ann Chen will lead the Orchestra in a FREE ASO Connects performance at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park as part of the Starbucks Free Parks Concerts summer series. For more information, visit atlantasymphony.org.
Photo Flash: 'Simeon's Gift' at Bay Street
by BWW
- Nov 26, 2007
The world premiere of Simeon's Gift took place on Friday, November 23 at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. The show is written by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton with music by Ian Fraser and lyrics by John Bucchino. Maricia Milgrom Dodge directs and choreographs.
Julie Andrews to Direct Book-Adapted Broadway 'Mousical'?
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 16, 2007
Hollywood blogger Army Archerd, powered by Variety.com, reports that Julie Andrews will return to Broadway as a director in the musical stage-adaptation of her book 'The Great American Mousical,' which she co-wrote with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.
Andrews & Brown Participate in NY Times 'Great Read' 10/14
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 25, 2007
The New York Times Third Annual 'Great Read' takes place Sunday, October 14 with two events: The Great Children's Read featuring Julie Andrews and Emma Walton, Mariska Hargitay, 'Johnny & The Sprites,' Sonia Manzano, Ashley Brown, Jennifer Simard and Christine Quinn.
Photo Coverage: Picasso at the Lapin Agile Opens
by BWW
- Aug 24, 2007
With its landmark home at Guild Hall of East Hampton undergoing massive renovations under the master architect Robert A.M. Stern, Josh Gladstone, the John Drew Theatre's Artistic Director, has taken his band of actors and designers on the road, so to speak.
Bay Street Theatre Announces 2007 Readings Series
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 26, 2007
The Readings at Bay Street Theatre 2007 series will begin Saturday, April 7 at 3 pm with two plays, 365 Days/365 Plays, by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tom Caruso and Save Me, by Stefanie Zadravec, also directed by Tom Caruso.
BroadwayWorld.com Daylight Savings Time Book Report (Part 2)
by Naomi Plume
- Mar 29, 2007
Click in for reviews of The Year of Magical Thinking, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, Will Power: How to Act Shakespeare in 21 Days, Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in The Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters, WALT DISNEY: The Triumph of the American Imagination, George Gershwin: His Life and Work, The Great American Mousical, Notebooks, Elizabeth and Kate: The Woman That Was Hepburn.
Andrews' Musical Gift Set for Bay Street Production & Tour
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 12, 2007
A private concert reading of Simeon's Gift, a new family musical by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton, took place at Bay Street Theatre on February 10. It was the first event of Bay Street's Family Theatre Initiative. The show is being developed for full production next November at Bay Street Theatre followed by a national tour in 2008.
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