Showing posts with label American Songbook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Songbook. Show all posts

Aug 20, 2014

Aug 25: An Evening of Classic Broadway hosted by Brad Ellis - Upstairs at Vitello's

Monday, August 25th at 8PM, I'll appear Upstairs at Vitello’s, singing AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY, hosted by acclaimed musical director Brad Ellis and featuring a cast of A-list singers singing favorite songs from classic Broadway shows.

Brad and I will present a new medley of "The Songs Forty-Second Street," (tunes Warren and Dubin wrote for Warner Brothers Pictures about Broadway in the '30s, but which didn't appear on the Great White Way until 1980), as well as a Jerry Herman rarity, "The Antique Man," (from the revue PARADE, 1960) in an arrangement I first presented with the Fred Barton Orchestra at the American Showstoppers: Jerry Herman concert in 2013 (video link: "Damon Kirsche and the Fred Barton Orchestra present Jerry Herman's "The Antique Man," from PARADE, 1960).")

UPDATE: video link: "The Songs of Forty-Second Street" (Warren/Dubin; arr. Kirsche/Ellis)
Brad Ellis,
Host and Musical Director

Long regarded as one of the most respected and sought after composers, arrangers, and musical directors in the Broadway community, Brad Ellis is currently enjoying a newfound fame as the on-camera pianist on the hit television series Glee. Lately, he has been traveling the world with Matthew Morrison as Musical Director for Matthew’s solo show.

Fraser Entertainment Group presents
AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY
hosted by Brad Ellis
Monday, August 25th at 8PM
Upstairs at Vitello’s Jazz and Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604

TICKETS: $15 / 818.769.0905 or at ticketweb.com


Jan 9, 2013

1/11-2/3: I LEFT MY HEART: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett

Damon Kirsche, Caleb Shaw and Richard Bermudez in I LEFT MY HEART
(photo: Isaac James
I'm currently appearing in I LEFT MY HEART: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett at the Candelight Pavillion, joined by fellow vocalists Richard Bermudez and Caleb Shaw and a four-piece band:
I LEFT MY HEART sports a thrilling score of dozens standards all recorded by Bennett, including: “Because of You,” “Stranger in Paradise,” “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails,” “The Best Is Yet To Come,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “I Wanna Be Around,” “The Good Life,” “Rags to Riches,” and his best-known hit, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” I Left My Heart promises to be a truly unforgettable walk down memory lane and a don’t-miss for anyone who ever loved the music of George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Rogers and Hart, or Cole Porter.
I LEFT MY HEART
A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett
Directed by John LaLonde • Musical Direction by Martin Green
Starring Caleb Shaw, Richard Bermudez and Damon Kirsche 
with Chris Wills (Piano), Brandon Shaw (Bass), Robert Slack/ Gino Munoz (Trumpet), and Alan Waddington (Drums)

Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre
455 West Foothill Boulevard
Claremont, California 91711 (map)

Tickets: $53-$68 (includes dinner and show) Reserve tickets here, or call the Box Office909.626.1254.
Damon Kirsche, Richard Bermudez and Caleb Shaw
(photo: Isaac James