Tony Bennett Comes To The Paramount Theater 12/17
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents An Evening with Tony Bennett on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8:00pm at the Paramount Theatre.
The music of Tony Bennett is as relevant now as it was when he first was starting out over five decades ago. His live shows are sold out and continue to be praised by music critics, and as one recently noted, "He doesn't just sing songs, he inhabits songs, he lives them." For the audience they know that this is not just a legend, but a an artist whose passion and dedication for his craft has never ebbed, in fact has deepened over time.
It is Tony Bennett's authenticity - a rare commodity in the world at large today - that fuels his unparalleled appeal to all generations of music fans transcending demographics, trends and passing fads.Tony Bennett is a 15 Time Grammy winner, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and has two Emmy Awards to his credit. With over 50 million records sold worldwide and over 100 recordings to his credit, Tony Bennett's career is the gold standard. He is also a gifted visual artist whose paintings have been exhibitedin galleries and museums around the world, including the Smithsonian's American Art Museum who has an original Benedetto (he paints under his family name) as part of their Permanent Collection. Tony Bennett is as renowned as a humanitarian as he is an entertainer. The United Nations honored him with their Humanitarian Award in 2007 and has donated his time and talents to charitable organizations.Tickets: $31.25 - $121.25, not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale Monday, September 26, 2011 at 10am at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box offices (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside The Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at 877-784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.
About STG:
Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping three historic venues, The Paramount, Moore and Neptune, alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz, to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at these three iconic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Oregon.
Based on Pollstar, the Concert Hotwire Magazine's 2011 Mid-Year Worldwide Ticket Sales, STG ranked #43 of the Top 100 promoters and The Paramount (ranked #12) and The Moore (ranked #44) were placed very well among the Top 100 Theatre Venues.
STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres in Seattle, Washington.
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