PALM BEACH POPS ANNOUNCE 2012-2013 Concert Season

BOB LAPPIN & THE PALM BEACH POPS ANNOUNCE
2012-2013 CONCERT SEASON

SIX-CONCERT SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW

Programs to include: Autumn in New York, Home for the Holidays, Here's to the Ladies, The Maestro of the Movies-The Music of John Williams and More, The Music of James Taylor, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul Simon and More and Sensational Broadway.

Guest Artists to include: American Idol Finalist Tamyra Gray, Tony DeSare, Christine Andreas, Clint Holmes and More

Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops, Florida's premier Pops orchestra, is offering another sensational season of sophisticated musical entertainment with the announcement of six signature concert series. Audiences are invited to hear "The Music You Love, Live" as the orchestra celebrates 21 years of outstanding music from The Great American Songbook with special guest artists including American Idol Finalist Tamyra Gray, pianist and vocalist, Tony DeSare, Broadway leading lady, Christine Andreas, and Vegas superstar Clint Holmes and more.

Led by music director and conductor Bob Lappin, The Palm Beach Pops performs over 36 subscription concerts a year in South Florida at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, as well as at other national venues.

"A subscription to The Palm Beach Pops concert season is a great investment into cultural arts in this community and as many of our patrons know, the performances are incredible. We rely on our family of subscribers to support our music endeavors and to be able to bring such world class concerts with a lush orchestra to this area," said David Quilleon, executive director.

The 2012-2013 Season will open on November 3, 2012. Six-Concert Season Subscriptions are now on sale for just $125 & up. Concerts include:

Autumn in New York

Nov. 3-5, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Nov. 6 & 7, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Nov. 8, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

From the East Side to the West Side, Harlem to the Copa, Broadway to Tin Pan Alley, experience the music that embodies the heart and soul of the Big Apple.

Home for the Holidays

Nov. 26-27, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Nov. 28-30, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Dec. 2, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

Guest Artists: Tony DeSare and Tamyra Gray

Enjoy holiday favorites along with standards from The Great American Songbook as they bring season's greetings to South Florida during the most magical time of the year. This series will feature Tony DeSare, an audience favorite from the 2011-2012 season and American Idol Finalist, star of Broadway and television, Tamyra Gray.

Here's to the Ladies

Jan. 4-6, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Jan. 8, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Jan. 9 & 10, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

Guest Artist: Christine Andreas

Broadway leading actress Christine Andreas joins the orchestra with a tribute to the great ladies of The American Songbook including Ethel Merman, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland and more.

The Maestro of the Movies-The Music of John Williams and More

Feb. 2, 4 & 6, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Feb. 5, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Feb. 7 & 8, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

Join The Pops as they pay tribute to one of the best composers of film, Mr. John Williams, the acclaimed composer for blockbuster movies like Star Wars, Schindler's List, Jaws, Superman and many others.

The Music of James Taylor, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul Simon & More

Feb. 25 & 26, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Feb. 27, 28 & Mar. 4, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Mar. 3, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

Guest Artist: Clint Holmes

Experience an evening of music featuring songs from Billy Joel, Elton John, Sting, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, James Taylor and more with Vegas entertainer and audience favorite Clint Holmes.

Sensational Broadway

Mar. 27-29, Kaye Auditorium, FAU (Boca)

Mar. 30, Eissey Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens

Apr. 1 & 2, Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Bob Lappin, Music Director and Conductor

A Palm Beach Pops tradition, audiences will delight in the wondrous songs of musical theatre as The Pops bring Broadway's favorite hits to the South Florida Stage.

TICKETS
Subscriptions to a series of six concerts for the 2012-2013 season are on sale now by calling 561-832-7677 or visiting www.palmbeachpops.org/season.

Season Subscription Pricing:

Kravis Center: $125 - $495
Kaye Auditorium: $138 - $360
Eissey Theatre: $399 - $469

Individual tickets go on sale August 1, 2012 and are priced from $29-$89. Tickets may be purchased at the Palm Beach Pops Box Office at 500 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 100, West Palm Beach or by calling 561-832-7677. For more information, visit www.palmbeachpops.org/season.

The Palm Beach Pops Box Office is open Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Visit www.PalmBeachPops.org for more information. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m. Programs, artists and dates are subject to change. No refunds or exchanges.

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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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