BOB LAPPIN AND THE PALM BEACH POPS
CELEBRATE THE GENIUS OF GEORGE & Ira Gershwin FEBRUARY 29, MARCH 1–3 & 5–6, 2012
BROADWAY’S QUADRUPLE CROWN WINNER Lillias White RETURNS FOR A SIX NIGHT ENGAGEMENT SHOWCASING THE BRILLIANCE OF THE BROTHERS GERSHWIN
Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops will “Strike Up the Band” and pay tribute to the “Fascinating Rhythm” of the amazing duo whose compositions bridged the worlds of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, Hollywood and symphony halls around the globe. Special guest artist Lillias White, Broadway “Quadruple Crown Winner” whose achievements include Tony, Drama Desk, People’s Choice and Outer Critics Awards will join The Palm Beach Pops for a six-night county-wide engagement. The fifth concert series in The Palm Beach Pops 20th Anniversary Season, “The Genius of George and Ira Gershwin” will be performed February 29 & March 1 at the Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, March 2, 5 & 6 at The Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton and March 3 at the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens..
Lillias White has been recognized on Broadway with the Tony Award®, Drama Desk Award®, People’s Choice® Award and The Outer Critics Award® for Best Actress in a Musical -- Broadway's Prestigious Quadruple Crown -- for her 1997 role as Sonja in the "The Life." In 1990 she won The Obie Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Hennie in "Romance in Hard Times". In addition, she won The Drama Logue Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the national tour of "Dreamgirls." In 1992, Ms. White won an Emmy Award® for her role as “Sesame Street's” LillIan Edwards. She is also known for her performance as Bloody Mary in the 2005 Carnegie Hall concert “South Pacific,” as well as for her many other theatre, TV, film and roles and recordings.
George and Ira Gershwin are best known as a brilliant Jazz Age songwriting team whose compositions were synonymous with the popular culture of the era. From 1924 until 1937, when George succumbed to a brain tumor, the brothers wrote almost exclusively with each other, composing over two dozen scores for Broadway and Hollywood. In addition to numerous hit songs, the pair is perhaps most notably remembered for their trilogy of political satires: “Strike Up the Band,” “Of Thee I Sing” and “Let ‘Em Eat Cake,” which served together to elevate musical comedy to an American art form. Furthermore, their opera Porgy and Bess, is constantly revived in opera houses and theatres worldwide. Along with the brothers’ significant musical theatre and film success, George also enjoyed great acclaim in the concert arena as a virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer whose works included “Rhapsody in Blue,” “An American in Paris” and the “Concerto in F.”
TICKETS
·February 29 & March 1 at 8:00p.m. – Kravis Center, West Palm Beach
·March 2, 5 & 6 at 8:00 p.m. – Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton
·March 3 at 8:00 p.m. – Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens
Tickets $29-$89; Call 561-832-7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org/gershwin
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