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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Sarge
- An accomplished vocalist, witty comedian, and talented pianist, there isn’t much Sarge can’t do. Combining his musical talents with his knack for comedy, the Florida native has been featured prominently on major television networks including HBO and Comedy Central.
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Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour
“Throughout the concert, Mr. Guthrie displayed a poise, humor and virtuosity befitting the most gifted folk-rock entertainer to have followed in the musical footsteps of mid-1960's Bob Dylan and remained there. Mr. Guthrie has made Mr. Dylan's seminal folk-rock style the basis of a socially committed but undidactic contemporary folk that runs in country and pop directions without ever settling into slickness.” – NYTimes
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Monday, January 4, 2016
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Sarge is coming ~ January 23rd, 2016 to The Lyric!
Watch as Sarge performs on Craig Ferguson's Late Night show, and before various audiences, bringing them to tears with his quick wit and anecdotal stories of growing up black but being raised Jewish. Sarge has regaled audiences from all over the world and has performed for corporations and is the comedic spokesperson for the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation.
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Watch as Sarge performs on Craig Ferguson's Late Night show, and before various audiences, bringing them to tears with his quick wit and anecdotal stories of growing up black but being raised Jewish. Sarge has regaled audiences from all over the world and has performed for corporations and is the comedic spokesperson for the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation.
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Jessica Fellowes on Lorraine
Don't miss “The Chronicles of Downton Abbey” A Conversation with Jessica Fellowes - January 28th, 2016
For tickets call 286-7827 or online at lyrictheatre.com
The world’s foremost expert and author of the official companion books for the wildly successful series, comes to The Lyric, to explore the social and historical context , technology of the time, and a look behind-the scenes of the beloved drama.
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For tickets call 286-7827 or online at lyrictheatre.com
The world’s foremost expert and author of the official companion books for the wildly successful series, comes to The Lyric, to explore the social and historical context , technology of the time, and a look behind-the scenes of the beloved drama.
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Broadway legend at Lyric
Shelley Koppel
Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
Jan. 1, 2016
STUART – Faith Prince is a true Broadway star. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 32 in “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway,” for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She won a Tony for her portrayal of Adelaide, the perennial fiancée, in a 1992 revival of “Guys and Dolls.”
She was nominated for Tony Awards twice more, for “Bells are Ringing” and Harvey Fierstein’s “A Catered Affair,” in which she starred with Lyric visitor Tom Wopat.
In addition to frequent appearances on Broadway, Prince has been seen on television in “Spin City,” Huff,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Drop Dead Diva” and on the big screen in “Dave,” “My Father, the Hero,” and “Picture Perfect.”
Prince comes to the Lyric Theatre Feb. 7 for “An Intimate Evening.” She spoke from her California home about Adelaide, her leading men and her upcoming Broadway show.
Prince said that choosing a favorite role was like picking a child.
“They’re kind of like your children,” she said. ‘”You love each one for a different reason. Adelaide is my milieu, my wheelhouse. It’s that kind of rooted, heightened role with humor and pathos.”
She has the same kind of problem identifying a favorite leading man. How can you when you’ve worked with Martin Short, Nathan Lane, Jerry Stiller, Adam Arkin, Jason Alexander, Tom Wopat (five times!) and, for her new show, Kevin Chamberlin.
“All my leading men are friends,” she said. “I love them but we have a great stage relationship. There’s a great bond and love, but the power and chemistry is on the stage. When you’re young, you say, ‘I’ll fall in love with a person’ and it doesn’t work so well. Falling in love with a leading man is not the smartest.”
Prince studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She performed off-Broadway and in regional theater for 10 years before getting her first Broadway show. She considers herself and actress who sings, rather than a singer who acts.
“I’m a storyteller,” she said. “It’s the story for me and the reason to have sound. You’ve got to have the story.”
Prince came to cabaret singing a little later in her career and now she teaches others how to put together as good cabaret production.
“It’s really fun,” she said. “I wish I’d had a ‘me.’ First, I ask them how they’re connected to the material, what are they drawn to? When you start sifting through, many have had a career. I’m working with Brooke Elliott, my daughter from “Drop Dead Diva.”
“I’m a gatherer. I ask questions. I tell them to sift through their lives for the ‘aha’ moments. It gives someplace to start. Then I ask about the ‘shoulda, woulda couldas,’ things they wanted to do. What music affected you and how did you get into musical theater? People have to get to know who you are.”
Prince talked about a two-person tribute to composer Jerry Herman that she did.
“It was through our eyes,” she said. “It was about how he affected us and our insights into him. You can do a tribute, but I’ve still got to know you. The audience wants to know the person.”
Doing an interview is a bit like that. I asked Prince about moving from New York to California when her son was young. She had been doing a lot of Broadway and was gone most evenings.
“He said, with no malice, ‘Do you think you could put me to bed before college?’ We moved to L.A. and changed our life. I took on more television and film.”
That son is now 20, and while his proud mom no longer tucks him into bed, she talks about how he wants to be a music producer. Prince and her husband, a musician, didn’t try to influence him.
“We led him to every other place,” she said, “You have to find your own drive. He said that at the end of the day, we loved what we do.”
Up next for Prince is a new Broadway musical,
Disaster!” It is a parody of the disaster films of the 1970s, with four plots rolled into one and music from that era.
“It’s like Watching ‘Saturday Night Live,’” she said. “Everyone is outrageously comic, but all have humanity.”
The show opens in March at the Nederlander Theatre.
I asked Prince if she plans to retire any time soon.
“Probably not,” she said. “I’ll just get pickier.”
Faith Prince comes to the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.
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Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
Jan. 1, 2016
STUART – Faith Prince is a true Broadway star. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 32 in “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway,” for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She won a Tony for her portrayal of Adelaide, the perennial fiancée, in a 1992 revival of “Guys and Dolls.”
She was nominated for Tony Awards twice more, for “Bells are Ringing” and Harvey Fierstein’s “A Catered Affair,” in which she starred with Lyric visitor Tom Wopat.
In addition to frequent appearances on Broadway, Prince has been seen on television in “Spin City,” Huff,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Drop Dead Diva” and on the big screen in “Dave,” “My Father, the Hero,” and “Picture Perfect.”
Prince comes to the Lyric Theatre Feb. 7 for “An Intimate Evening.” She spoke from her California home about Adelaide, her leading men and her upcoming Broadway show.
Prince said that choosing a favorite role was like picking a child.
“They’re kind of like your children,” she said. ‘”You love each one for a different reason. Adelaide is my milieu, my wheelhouse. It’s that kind of rooted, heightened role with humor and pathos.”
She has the same kind of problem identifying a favorite leading man. How can you when you’ve worked with Martin Short, Nathan Lane, Jerry Stiller, Adam Arkin, Jason Alexander, Tom Wopat (five times!) and, for her new show, Kevin Chamberlin.
“All my leading men are friends,” she said. “I love them but we have a great stage relationship. There’s a great bond and love, but the power and chemistry is on the stage. When you’re young, you say, ‘I’ll fall in love with a person’ and it doesn’t work so well. Falling in love with a leading man is not the smartest.”
Prince studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She performed off-Broadway and in regional theater for 10 years before getting her first Broadway show. She considers herself and actress who sings, rather than a singer who acts.
“I’m a storyteller,” she said. “It’s the story for me and the reason to have sound. You’ve got to have the story.”
Prince came to cabaret singing a little later in her career and now she teaches others how to put together as good cabaret production.
“It’s really fun,” she said. “I wish I’d had a ‘me.’ First, I ask them how they’re connected to the material, what are they drawn to? When you start sifting through, many have had a career. I’m working with Brooke Elliott, my daughter from “Drop Dead Diva.”
“I’m a gatherer. I ask questions. I tell them to sift through their lives for the ‘aha’ moments. It gives someplace to start. Then I ask about the ‘shoulda, woulda couldas,’ things they wanted to do. What music affected you and how did you get into musical theater? People have to get to know who you are.”
Prince talked about a two-person tribute to composer Jerry Herman that she did.
“It was through our eyes,” she said. “It was about how he affected us and our insights into him. You can do a tribute, but I’ve still got to know you. The audience wants to know the person.”
Doing an interview is a bit like that. I asked Prince about moving from New York to California when her son was young. She had been doing a lot of Broadway and was gone most evenings.
“He said, with no malice, ‘Do you think you could put me to bed before college?’ We moved to L.A. and changed our life. I took on more television and film.”
That son is now 20, and while his proud mom no longer tucks him into bed, she talks about how he wants to be a music producer. Prince and her husband, a musician, didn’t try to influence him.
“We led him to every other place,” she said, “You have to find your own drive. He said that at the end of the day, we loved what we do.”
Up next for Prince is a new Broadway musical,
Disaster!” It is a parody of the disaster films of the 1970s, with four plots rolled into one and music from that era.
“It’s like Watching ‘Saturday Night Live,’” she said. “Everyone is outrageously comic, but all have humanity.”
The show opens in March at the Nederlander Theatre.
I asked Prince if she plans to retire any time soon.
“Probably not,” she said. “I’ll just get pickier.”
Faith Prince comes to the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.
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New shows add fire to Lyric
Shelley Koppel
Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
Dec. 25, 2015
STUART — The Lyric has added three tempestuous ladies and a Gaelic Storm to its 2015-2016 season.
On Jan. 26, the group Gaelic Storm returns to the Lyric for a night of Celtic sounds mixed with rock, folk and country. The band began in 1996 when four guys met at an Irish pub in Santa Monica, California. They began blending Scottish and Irish tunes with pop music and developed a following. In 1997, filmmaker James Cameron asked them to appear in his film, “Titanic,” and their career took off. They have recorded 10 albums and performed around the world.
Gaelic Storm has two of the original members, as well as new performers including Pete Purvis, who plays everything from the uillean pipes to the tin whistle to the highland pipes. Their 2010 album, “Cabbage,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard world chart and they recently released another album, “Matching Sweaters.”
Ana Popovic returns to the Lyric Jan. 30. The Serbian blues guitarist was recently nominated for her fifth Blues Music Award. Based in Memphis, Popovic was born in Belgrade to a musical family. She began playing the guitar at 15 and her father encouraged her to turn to the blues. She formed a group that toured the former Yugoslavia. The group disbanded after Popovic entered the conservatory in Utrecht to study jazz guitar and she quickly made a name for herself on the international blues scene. Popovic’s latest album, “Blues room,” is special to her. She recorded it with her father, Milton, and it is named after the room in which he inspired her to pick up the guitar. It took 10 years to persuade her father to record with her. Popovic is already at work on her next album.
Feb, 11 brings a newcomer to the Lyric. Sierra Hull is a mandolin prodigy and will perform songs from her latest album, “The Weighted Mind.” A Tennessee native who began performing at the age of 8, she was the first bluegrass musician to receive a presidential scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. She has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy center. Hull released her first album at 16. It was co-produced by Allison Krauss and Ron Block and reached No. 2 on the Billboard bluegrass chart. Her latest album, “A Weighted Mind,” will be released in January 2016. She will be accompanied by Ethan Jodziewicz on bass, Allison Krauss on vocals and the legendary Bela Fleck on banjo.” Most of the songs were written by Hull, who has become a composer and lyricist and as well as a performer.
Amy Helm comes to the Lyric April 13. Helm is a member of the folk music group Ollabelle and is the daughter of the late music legend Levon Helm, drummer of The Band. She now has a solo career as a singer and songwriter. Helm performed with her father and then created Ollabelle, a multi-genre, multi-instrumental folk group. They were invited to perform on Allison Krause’s national tour. Helm also co-produced her father’s comeback album “Dirt Farmer,” which earned a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. Helm’s first solo album, “Didn’t it Rain,” was recorded during the end of her father’s life. Levon Helm produced the album and is featured on several tracks.
Kia Fontaine, the Lyric’s executive director, is excited about the new shows.
“You’re talking about three incredible women in three diverse genres,” she said. “Sierra Hull is the next big bluegrass star. Amy Helm is an acclaimed folk music writer and singer and growing up in that realm, I can only imagine seeing her live. Ana Popovic is smoking hot. She is a blues goddess.”
The Lyric Theatre is located at 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. For ticket information, call the box office at (772) 286-7827or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.
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Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
Dec. 25, 2015
STUART — The Lyric has added three tempestuous ladies and a Gaelic Storm to its 2015-2016 season.
On Jan. 26, the group Gaelic Storm returns to the Lyric for a night of Celtic sounds mixed with rock, folk and country. The band began in 1996 when four guys met at an Irish pub in Santa Monica, California. They began blending Scottish and Irish tunes with pop music and developed a following. In 1997, filmmaker James Cameron asked them to appear in his film, “Titanic,” and their career took off. They have recorded 10 albums and performed around the world.
Gaelic Storm has two of the original members, as well as new performers including Pete Purvis, who plays everything from the uillean pipes to the tin whistle to the highland pipes. Their 2010 album, “Cabbage,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard world chart and they recently released another album, “Matching Sweaters.”
Ana Popovic returns to the Lyric Jan. 30. The Serbian blues guitarist was recently nominated for her fifth Blues Music Award. Based in Memphis, Popovic was born in Belgrade to a musical family. She began playing the guitar at 15 and her father encouraged her to turn to the blues. She formed a group that toured the former Yugoslavia. The group disbanded after Popovic entered the conservatory in Utrecht to study jazz guitar and she quickly made a name for herself on the international blues scene. Popovic’s latest album, “Blues room,” is special to her. She recorded it with her father, Milton, and it is named after the room in which he inspired her to pick up the guitar. It took 10 years to persuade her father to record with her. Popovic is already at work on her next album.
Feb, 11 brings a newcomer to the Lyric. Sierra Hull is a mandolin prodigy and will perform songs from her latest album, “The Weighted Mind.” A Tennessee native who began performing at the age of 8, she was the first bluegrass musician to receive a presidential scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. She has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy center. Hull released her first album at 16. It was co-produced by Allison Krauss and Ron Block and reached No. 2 on the Billboard bluegrass chart. Her latest album, “A Weighted Mind,” will be released in January 2016. She will be accompanied by Ethan Jodziewicz on bass, Allison Krauss on vocals and the legendary Bela Fleck on banjo.” Most of the songs were written by Hull, who has become a composer and lyricist and as well as a performer.
Amy Helm comes to the Lyric April 13. Helm is a member of the folk music group Ollabelle and is the daughter of the late music legend Levon Helm, drummer of The Band. She now has a solo career as a singer and songwriter. Helm performed with her father and then created Ollabelle, a multi-genre, multi-instrumental folk group. They were invited to perform on Allison Krause’s national tour. Helm also co-produced her father’s comeback album “Dirt Farmer,” which earned a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. Helm’s first solo album, “Didn’t it Rain,” was recorded during the end of her father’s life. Levon Helm produced the album and is featured on several tracks.
Kia Fontaine, the Lyric’s executive director, is excited about the new shows.
“You’re talking about three incredible women in three diverse genres,” she said. “Sierra Hull is the next big bluegrass star. Amy Helm is an acclaimed folk music writer and singer and growing up in that realm, I can only imagine seeing her live. Ana Popovic is smoking hot. She is a blues goddess.”
The Lyric Theatre is located at 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. For ticket information, call the box office at (772) 286-7827or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.
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Sarge
In addition to being a comedian, pianist, and singer, Sarge is also an author, having just finished his first book and autobiography, "I'm Still Standing Up."
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