Fun Filled Fabulous April At The Kravis Center

(Patti LuPone Is Pictured)

Kravis Center is Offering a Fun Filled April with a Great Roster of Headliners 

+ Solo Showstoppers Patti LuPone & Yanni

+ Musical Milestones Pink Martini, Sergio Mendez with John Secada, Chanteur with Lee Lessack & a Song Filled Tribute to Paramount Pictures

+ Hit Shows Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific & Stomp

+ New Plays Incognito & Life in a Marital Institution

Plus the African-American Film Festival, Gospel Gala and 19th Annual Reach for the Stars Ballroom Dance Competition                                       

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is offering a lineup next month of above the title talent & powerhouse performances: 

APRIL 2012: 

April 1 – 4 p.m.  (Sunday)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, this beloved Tony® Award-winning musical continues to enthrall audiences with the brilliance of its highly acclaimed score, featuring such endearing favorites as “Tradition,” “Matchmaker” and “If I Were A Rich Man.” No other musical has so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter into such an electrifying and unforgettable experience.

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25 

April 4 – 8 p.m.  (Wednesday)

Patti LuPone in

THE GYPSY IN MY SOUL

Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman

Musical Direction by Joseph Thalken

Musical Arrangements by Jonathan Tunick and Joseph Thalken

The Gypsy In My Soul presents Broadway’s Patti LuPone singing songs from her life both on and off the stage.  The two time Tony® Award winner will sing songs that have been associated with her Broadway career (from such shows as Gypsy, Anything Goes and Oliver!) as well as some of her personal pop favorites.

(With Support from WPBT Channel 2)

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall

Tickets start at $25 

April 5 – 7 p.m.  (Thursday)

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s

SOUTH PACIFIC

This breathtaking new production of South Pacific is based on the 2008 Tony Award® winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The beloved score’s songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “This Nearly Was Mine” and “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.”  For more details, visit www.SouthPacificOnTour.com.

Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.

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