Jerome Kern News

Goodspeed Musicals, the first regional theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards, is offering the best seats at the greatest values for each of the three thrilling 2011 Goodspeed Opera House shows, starting next week!

Broadway leading lady Kelli O'Hara and opera star Nathan Gunn will perform selections from Show Boat; Carousel; Kiss Me, Kate; Very Warm for May; Love Life; One Touch of Venus; Street Scene; On the Town; Candide; and West Side Story with the New York Philharmonic, in Classic Broadway, conducted by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling, Monday, March 21, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. The pair will perform solos and duets from hit shows by American songwriters Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Leonard Bernstein, whose music was matched with words by such celebrated lyricists as Oscar Hammerstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Stephen Sondheim. A complete listing of songs follows.

Greg MacKellan and Stephanie Rhoads, producing artistic directors of 42nd Street Moon, today announced details of the upcoming 2011-12 season of uncommon musical theater. For its nineteenth season, the company takes its audience on the journey of a lifetime, with the Eureka Theatre serving as a portal to eras and locations that are exotic, glamorous and exciting.

42nd Street Moon's Ira Gershwin celebration continues in April with STRIKE UP THE BAND, to be presented at the Eureka Theatre in low-priced previews on April 6, 7 and 8, opening on Saturday, April 9, and running through April 24. Heading the cast will be Carson Church as Horace Fletcher with Michael Scott Wells as Jim Townsend, Samantha Bruce as Joan Fletcher and Moon's Producing Director Stephanie Rhoads as Mrs. Draper.

The Laguna Playhouse is pleased to present internationally acclaimed actor, playwright and Steinway concert artist Hershey Felder in two exclusive limited engagement shows this February: The Great American Songbook (February 14, 24 & 26) and Monsieur Chopin (February 17 - 27).

Following the success of Harold Sanditen's cabaret show Thoughts ‘Round Midnight last autumn in both London and New York, he's reprising it in London and taking it to Chicago and New York, before returning to perform in the UK.

Musicals Tonight presents I'D RATHER BE RIGHT February 8 through 20 2011.

Direct from London, Harold Sanditen makes his Chicago debut at Davenport's for one night only, prior to returning to New York.

Reprise Theatre Company presents Barbara Cook in Concert. It will have one performance only on Monday, May 16 at 8:00 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Barbara Cook in Concert is the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars and legendary entertainers in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Sutton Foster, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Les Miserables,' 'Memphis,' 'Showboat' at Lyric Opera of Chicago, a double dose of 'Glee,' Darren Criss's 'Starship, 'Meet John Doe,' more....

Due to safety concerns for the valued patrons of the Little Theatre of Fall River, the LTFR performers and considering current parking conditions at the LTFR Firebarn, The Great American Songbook performances have been postponed.

The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) proudly presents the new Gershwin Musical, ‘S Wonderful, for two performances only on Saturday January 29 at 8 pm, and Sunday, January 30 at 2 pm.

The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) proudly presents the new Gershwin Musical, ‘S Wonderful, for two performances only on Saturday January 29 at 8 pm, and Sunday, January 30 at 2 pm.

The Laguna Playhouse is pleased to present internationally acclaimed actor, playwright and Steinway concert artist Hershey Felder in two exclusive limited engagement shows this February: The Great American Songbook (February 14, 24 & 26) and Monsieur Chopin (February 17 - 27).

Direct from London, Harold Sanditen makes his Chicago debut at Davenport's for one night only, prior to returning to New York.

RAISSA KATONA BENNETT BREATHING LIFE INTO KERN" AT FEINSTEIN'S THROUGH SATURDAY The singer-actress Raissa Katona Bennett shows how "actable" the music of Jerome Kern is in her delightful new show, "Can't Help Singing - The Music of Jerome Kern." Each song is a little play, and she's ready to feel every emotion as they occur, bringing us right up the emotional edge with her. At Thursday's premiere at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, men melted and women swooned when she sang "Long Ago and Far Away," and "Why Do I Love You." An older gent exclaimed "hot dog!" several times at the end of several classics. The singers Lucy Arnaz, Karen Oberlin, Valerie Lemon and Christine Reisner were among the singers there to enjoy this show that plays through Saturday. "Can't Help Singing - The Music of Jerome Kern" is ably backed by music director Don Rebic on piano, Tom Hubbard on bass. The multi-threat actor/director/singer Eric Michael Gillett directs. After the show Bennett who was Christine on Broadway in "Phantom of the Opera," and was in the first national tours of "Cats" and "Parade," told us "Oh, I feel like I performed a two hour play in one hour!" Bennett also produces and is the 2010 Bistro Award-winning host of "The Concerts at Tudor City Greens," an outdoor series that features many of New York's most noted singers.

Following the success of Harold Sanditen's cabaret show Thoughts ‘Round Midnight last autumn in both London and New York, he's reprising it in London and taking it to Chicago and New York, before returning to perform in the UK.

Following the success of Harold Sanditen's cabaret show Thoughts ‘Round Midnight last autumn in both London and New York, he's reprising it in London and taking it to Chicago and New York, before returning to perform in the UK.

The Relevant Stage presents the Broadway classic 'Kiss Me, Kate' choreographed by Marisa Martinez and Keenon Hooks, with costume design by Kara McLeod, February 17 - 28 runs Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 and 7:00 p.m. at The Warner Grand Theatre 478 West Sixth Street, San Pedro. General admission tickets are: $20 adult, $15 senior (55+)/college student, and $5 18 and under; prestige seating (first five rows, reserved seat) $30 adult, $25 senior/college student, and $10, 18 and under. Tickets are available at Williams Book Store in Downtown San Pedro, or online at therelevantstage.com or 1-800-838-3006.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to welcome pianist Walt Wagner to Whidbey Island.