George Gershwin News

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger's wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history's most infamous lover.

The Courthouse Center for the Arts presents Thomas Pandolfi, world renowned pianist, on March 8th at 4pm. American pianist Thomas Pandolfi is emerging as a prodigious virtuoso who excels in reviving the core repertoire from the golden age of pianism. Praised for his interesting and innovative programming, his recitals regularly include works by Busoni, Godowsky, Dohnanyi and Chasins, and his orchestral appearances often feature concerti by Paderewski, MacDowell, Moszkowski and Anton Rubinstein.

The Courthouse Center for the Arts presents Thomas Pandolfi, world renowned pianist, on March 8th at 4pm.

For the fourth consecutive year, The Cleveland Play House presents FusionFest, the only multidisciplinary performing arts festival at a regional theatre in the country, from April 29-May 10, 2009. The festival will offer a sampling of international and 'other-worldly' works, including an ancient Japanese art form, Dogugaeshi, by master puppeteer Basil Twist, performances by Charles Ross of his One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, and a world-premiere adaptation of Thorton Wilder's comic novel Heaven's My Destination, by Tony-award nominee Lee Blessing and commissioned by The Play House expressly for FusionFest with support from The Roe Green Foundation.

42nd Street Moon takes pride in presenting 'Craig Jessup Sings Noel Coward,' a tribute to writer, actor, director, composer and bon vivant Noel Coward, for four performances only at 7 pm on April 5, 7, 8 and 12 at the Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street. Jessup will be accompanied by acclaimed Bay Area pianist, Ken Muir.

Leftfield Productions, Inc. along with Bud Negley, WHY and The Hard Rock Caf? announce that on Thursday, April 30th 'Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway' will perform a fundraising concert in Times Square at the Hard Rock Caf? featuring Broadway's Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde), Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera), Steve Blanchard (Beauty and the Beast), Carter Calvert (Ain't Nothin' But the Blues), Danny Zolli (Jesus Christ Superstar) and Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening). The show will be introduced by Charles Grodin with more special guests to be announced.

Hershey Felder in BEETHOVEN, AS I KNEW HIM The Music of Ludwig van Beethoven, text by Hershey Felder Directed by Joel Zwick Tucson: April 8 - 27, 2009 Phoenix: May 7 - 24, 2009

Producer David Shor has announced he is developing Sleepless in Seattle-The Musical through his entity Sleepless in Seattle Management, LLC. Shor acquired the rights to produce a play based on the hit TriStar motion picture and has brought in his longtime partner Jeff Arch, who penned the film's original story and co-wrote the screenplay, sharing 1994 Oscar, BAFTA and WGA nominations with Nora Ephron and David Ward. Arch will write the book for the show.

Michael Feinstein tells the Hartford Courant today that he's working on two new musicals for the stage, one based on the 1968 film 'The Thomas Crown Affair' and the other 'The Gold Room'.

Double Pianos in Concert to visit UK Lang Lang and Hancock announce extraordinary London performance '...a genre-crossing revamp of George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue' was the perfect showcase for these two hugely talented ivory tinklers' - Entertainment Weekly on 50th Grammy Awards performance

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger's wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history's most infamous lover.

SHEERA BEN-DAVID, acclaimed as 'an exciting and provocative vocalist' by United Press International and 'a fully-developed dramatic singer who delivers the goods on several counts' by The New York Times, will return to the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel with an exclusive return engagement from February 24 to March 7. Her new show 'Let Me Sing And I'm Happy' will celebrate the new year with an eclectic mix of classic standards by George Gershwin ('Nice Work If You Can Get It'), Harold Arlen ('Ill Wind') and Harry Warren ('Zing A Little Zong') along with popular hits by Stevie Wonder ('Sir Duke'), ABBA ('Thank You For The Music') and John Denver ('Perhaps Love').

The Courthouse Center for the Arts presents Thomas Pandolfi, world renowned pianist, on March 8th at 4pm. American pianist Thomas Pandolfi is emerging as a prodigious virtuoso who excels in reviving the core repertoire from the golden age of pianism. Praised for his interesting and innovative programming, his recitals regularly include works by Busoni, Godowsky, Dohnanyi and Chasins, and his orchestral appearances often feature concerti by Paderewski, MacDowell, Moszkowski and Anton Rubinstein.

Neil Berg's widely acclaimed 100 Years of Broadway, a musical revue of Broadway's most celebrated shows, features a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band. It is coming to Wadsworth Theatre on Thursday, April 23 at 8 pm. 100 Years of Broadway is produced by Adam Friedson and presented in Los Angeles by RICHMARK Entertainment and Left Field Productions.

Classical composers like Victor Herbert, Jacques Offenbach, and Johann Strauss, along with 20th century lyricists Jerry Bock and George Gershwin, and the Victorian-era team of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan will be featured when Ohio Light Opera opens its 31st season at The College of Wooster in June.

The Courthouse Center for the Arts presents Thomas Pandolfi, world renowned pianist, on March 8th at 4pm.

Although it has been 35 years since 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' was recorded, Art Garfunkel's image and signature vocal remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music. His 'beautiful countertenor,' as Neil Strauss described Art's voice in The New York Times, is clear and resonant, surely one of the finest instruments in all of popular music, and a time-honored friend to a world of listeners. Art collaborated with childhood friend Paul Simon, and they started performing as Simon & Garfunkel at the height of the folk music boom in late-1963. Within a year they were signed to Columbia Records, who paired them with producer/engineer Roy Halee. Simon & Garfunkel maintained a tireless pace in the recording studio and on the road, reaching a wide and loyal international audience.

There's something to sing about - and laugh about - during The Laguna Playhouse's 2009-2010 Mainstage season, which includes five fantastic plays beginning this summer with the musical revue My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra. Other plays on the season include the comedy Moonlight and Magnolias, the holiday hit The Winter Wonderettes, and the stellar musical showpiece Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone.

Due to popular demand, Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole will continue her critically-acclaimed engagement at the legendary Caf? Carlyle. Originally scheduled for an exclusive two-week engagement (January 20-31), Ms. Ebersole will now perform 8 additional performances beginning Tuesday, February 3rd and playing through Thursday, February 11th. The evening includes songs by Rodgers & Hart, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Stephen Foster, Cole Porter - and even a little bit of opera. John Oddo (Musical Director) leads a quartet. Tony Award-winner Scott Wittman directs.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger?s wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history?s most infamous lover.