Marvin Hamlisch and Michael Feinstein Perform the Great American Songbook at the Kimmel Center, Dec 26
DECEMBER 10, 2010
The incomparable voice of the multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy nominated Michael Feinstein performs with three-time Oscar-winning composer and songwriter Marvin Hamlisch on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall at 3pm. Together on stage, the duo provide an unforgettable performance of the Great American Songbook, beginning with Tin Pan Alley, traveling down Broadway, and ending up in Hollywood, taking audiences on a journey through the music that helped shape our nation's musical identity.
Tickets for Marvin Hamlisch and Michael Feinstein: Great American Songbook are available for $35 to $75, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply.)
“Not only is Hamlisch a musical genius who has turned out some of the greatest tunes of our time, but he is also a great entertainer with a wonderfully dry sense of humor[.]”-Savannah News-Press
Marvin Hamlisch’s life in music is notable for its great versatility as well as substance. Hamlisch is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College. As a composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards. He has written the musical scores for Broadway shows such as They’re Playing Our Song, as well as his groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize winning show, A Chorus Line. He is the composer of many motion picture scores including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar. His prolific output of scores for films include original compositions and/or musical adaptations for Sophie’s Choice, Ordinary People, The Swimmer, Three Men And A Baby, Ice Castles, Take The Money And Run, Bananas, Save The Tiger, and his latest effort The Informant!, starring Matt Damon, and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Marvin Hamlisch holds the position of principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops, Seattle Symphony and San Diego Symphony. He was also Musical Director and arranger of Barbra Streisand’s 1994 concert tour in the Unite States and England, and two time Emmy winning television special, Barbra Streisand: The Concert.
Dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” Michael Feinstein is considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. His 150-plus shows a year have included performances at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as well as the White House and Buckingham Palace. The roots of all this work began in Columbus, Ohio, where Feinstein started playing piano by ear as a five year-old. After graduating from high school, he worked in local piano lounges for two years, moving to Los Angeles when he was 20. The widow of legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July 1977. Feinstein became Gershwin’s assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded.
More than simply a performer, Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation. He serves on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board, which has been asked to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s sound recording heritage. Feinstein’s love of song can be heard in The Sinatra Project, his 2009 Concord Records CD celebrating the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” and in the PBS series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook, in which he traced the history of popular music in the United States.
Kimmel Center, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization, owns, manages, supports and maintains The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, which includes Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, Innovation Studio and the Merck Arts Education Center. Kimmel Center, Inc. also manages the Academy of Music, owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, and the University of the Arts’ Merriam Theater. Our mission is to operate a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience from throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. The 2010/2011 season is sponsored by Citi, and the Broadway 2010/2011 season is sponsored by Verizon, and American Airlines. For additional information, visit kimmelcenter.org. > index of news releases
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