THE SCOOP - March 2024

THE SCOOP

In this issue...

The Righteous Brothers

Beach Boys

Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Hit Men

Rick Springfield

Step Afrika

Change the World

The Villages Philharmoic Orchestra

Momix

Lorrie Morgan

Irish Comedy Tour

Judy Collins

DooWop Project

I Mustache You a Question

The Sharon Tours

Cabaret

The Roommate

MARCH 2024

WITH A STRING OF #1 CLASSICS, including the most played song in radio history, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield topped the charts in four decades. After Bobby's death in 2003, Bill Medley continued to perform to sold-out crowds around the world, but fans and friends pleaded with him to keep The Righteous Brothers alive. Says Medley… No one could ever take Bobby's place, but when I caught Bucky Heard's show it all came together — I found the right guy to help me recreate the magic. The concert experience features their biggest hits — Lovin' Feelin', Soul & Inspiration, Unchained Melody, Rock and Roll Heaven, Medley's Grammy-winning Dirty Dancing theme The Time of My Life, and much, much more!

AS THE BEACH BOYS mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon, are bringing their “America’s Band” tour to fans around the world.

Since the band’s co-founder, lead-singer and chief lyricist Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, “Surfin’” (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Kokomo.”

The Beach Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have received more than 33 RIAA Platinum and Gold record awards. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famers where also honored at the 2001 Grammy Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history.

Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, Capitol/EMI's 30-track collection of the band's biggest hits, has achieved triple- platinum success with sales of more than three million copies in the U.S. since its release.

The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, Jon Bolton, Keith Hubacher, Randy Leago and John Wedemeyer continue the legacy of the iconic band.

FOR OVER THREE DECADES, JAZZ AT

LINCOLN CENTER has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

The JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS touring initiative provides an affordable opportunity to present great jazz programming, featuring up-and-coming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by JALC. The initiative also allows for expansion of the mission of JALC "to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy."

After the success of JALC Presents Songs We Love tour, this new and highly anticipated touring project from Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents celebrates the Great American Songbook in all of its playful -- and sophisticated glory -brought to life by two of this generation's brightest stars.

Each armed with prodigious trumpet talent and vocal charm, Bria and Benny will re-live and re-imagine some of the classic partners in jazz and popular song, including Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby and Dean Martin and Peggy Lee. Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more and joined by a who's who of New York all-stars, this is an "unforgettable" eveing of singin' and swingin' with Bria and Benny.

Approximately 150,000 students participate in Jazz at Lincoln Center's education programs each year. Let Freedom Swing, from the renowned education department at JALC is being offered in conjunction with the tour.

RELIVE ROCK'S GREATEST HITS WITH THE HIT MEN – five fantastic musicians who have shared the stage with legendary artists, including members of Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Wings, Alan Parsons, Billy Joel, Sting, Elton John, Journey, The Who and Cream. In this Ultimate Rock Concert, The Hit Men celebrate their associations with these mega-stars, share their first-hand experiences as eyewitnesses to rock history, and perform classic hits you know and love… "Layla", "Don't Stop Believin'", "I Want To Know What Love Is", "Feels Like The First Time", "Eye in the Sky" and many more… just the way you remember them!

In 2019, members of The Hit Men were recognized by the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville with the organization's first-ever "Road Warriors Award", given to honor "their years of dedication to the music and the countless miles they have traveled in delivering so many hits throughout the world." With backstage stories, multi-media and top of the charts classic rock hits from so many different rock legends, a performance by The Hit Men is like seeing 10 Rock Legends for the price of one! Come hear the soundtrack of your life. Come see The Hit Men.

OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, RICK

SPRINGFIELD has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the '80s, a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including "Jessie's Girl," "Don't Talk to Strangers," "An Affair of the Heart," "I've Done Everything for You," "Love Somebody," and "Human Touch."

He's an accomplished actor who starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film Ricki and the Flash and gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO's prestige drama True Detective, earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit Supernatural and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX's worldwide hit series American Horror Story.

It has been a long and fruitful affair, and one that has gifted him with a powerful connection to his legions of devoted fans, who pack his annual fan getaway events, as well as the

nearly 100 shows a year he performs both with his band and solo in an intimate "storyteller" setting that he captured on the 2015 CD/DVD and concert film Stripped Down. Though too self-deprecating to discuss his immense appeal, he will acknowledge that the fans connect with him through the music. "I guess they think I'm honest," he says. "They must like my approach, what I write about. I think they like that I have a sense of humor in it at times. Because the ‘cute' thing isn't going to last forever."

STEP AFRIKA! DID YOU KNOW...

• Founded in 1994, as an exchange program with the Soweto Dance Theatre of Johannesburg, Step Afrika! is the first professional Dance Company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping.

• Step Afrika! is one of the top 10 African American dance companies in the United States.

• Step Afrika! has 17 full-time dancers—all college graduates—many who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

• The Company reaches tens of thousands each year through a 50-city tour of American colleges and theaters and performs globally as an official U.S. Cultural Ambassador.

• As part of the world’s first interactive stepping exhibit, thousands experience Step Afrika! at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture each day.

• Step Afrika! Founder C. Brian Williams was named a 2022 National Heritage Fellow.

• In 2023, Step Afrika! was inducted into the National Association of Campus Activities Hall of Fame.

A Maestro Bill Doherty Production

Change the World:

songs of inspiration, love, & hope for world peace

JOIN US FOR CHANGE THE WORLD, a performance featuring Maestro Bill Doherty, Angie Rose, Mary Jo Vitale, Dawn Di Nome, Clark Barrios, Kathleen Kane, Donna Moore, and many other talented artists as they sing songs of Inspiration, Love, and Hope for World Peace.

Partial proceeds from this concert filled with goodwill and joy will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

MAESTRO BILL DOHERTY

ANGIE ROSE

DAWN DI NOME

KATHLEEN KANE

MARY JO VITALE

CLARK BARRIOS

DONNA MOORE

CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES

CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE:

L. V. BEETHOVEN

PIANO CONCERTO M.3

IN C MINOR OP. 37

L. V. BEETHOVEN

SYMPHONY N.6

IN F MAJOR OP. 68

GUEST ARTIST:

ANTONIO POMPA BALDI

GUEST PIANIST

PASQUALE VALERIO, MAESTRO

BASED IN FLORIDA'S FRIENDLIEST HOMETOWN, "THE VILLAGES PHILHARMONIC" IS A PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA PRESENTING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE SINCE 2003.

Most members live in the Orlando area but we have regular members who come from as far afield as Jacksonville, Tampa, Daytona and St. Petersburg. The Philharmonic gives 13-15 concerts per year and so we don't provide full time employment for any of the players. Our players are comprised of resident and international artists who collaborate with symphonic and operatic companies at large. Although most orchestra members are not Villagers, there are two professional orchestra members who are Village residents and there are six amateurs who train each Saturday so that they can meet the standards required to play with the Philharmonic.

SEAMLESSLY BLENDING ILLUSION, ACROBATICS, MAGIC, AND WHIMSY,

MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton's newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland. "I don't intend to retell the whole Alice story" Pendleton says, "but to use it as a taking off point for invention." Join this dazzling company on a mind-bending adventure, as Alice encounters time-honored characters including the undulating Caterpillar, a lobster quadrille, frenzied White Rabbits, a mad Queen of Hearts, and a variety of other surprises. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX's world is as it seems!

The Ruby Red Anniversary Tour

SHE IS UNDENIABLY ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENTLY EMOTIVE VOCALISTS OF MODERN TIMES.

Lorrie Morgan, the first woman in her genre to begin her career with three consecutive Platinum albums, is back in the studio with awardwinning producer Richard Landis, working on a new album. "Where I am in my life right now, I'm not afraid to express what I feel," she says. "I'm not afraid to express my views on anything, especially on being a woman and my experiences in this business and in life."

She has been a daughter, a bride, a mother, a divorcee, a widow, a single mother, a breadwinner and, ultimately, a survivor. In many ways, Lorrie is a living, breathing country song, and she knows what she sings.

"I didn't want to just do another album. I want it to be something that really moves me. When I listened to songs for it, I'd think, 'No, not that one. I'm not going to be able to sing that one, because I'm not going to be able to feel it."

Morgan is known for her lustrous vocal phrasing and the downto-earth believability of her torchy performances. On her epic "Something in Red" she is an honest, struggling everywoman.

They're Irish, They're American, & They're Not Holding Back!

THE PARTY ATMOSPHERE OF A DUBLIN PUB WITH A BOISTEROUS, BELLY-LAUGH BAND OF HOOLIGANS!

The group's comedians and musicians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Ohio's Michael Malone; Nova Scotia's Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane.

Don’t miss these hilarious Irish American comedians as they tear apart as well as validate all of the Irish myths and stereotypes.

LEGENDARY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER-SONGWRITER JUDY COLLINS,

celebrated for her timeless contributions to the world of music, is set to captivate audiences on the backdrop of the beautiful Sharon theater.

With hits like "Both Sides Now," "Send in the Clowns," and "Someday Soon," Collins has left an indelible mark on the world of music for six decades. Her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Beyond her musical achievements, she is recognized for her advocacy work and commitment to humanitarian causes.

In 2022, Judy Collins released her first studio album of all original material, entitled Spellbound, which marks the first time she herself has written all the songs on one of her albums. Judy says of the album, “Now felt like the perfect time to make this record because, after all that’s happened in the world, we need something beautiful and inspirational to lift us up.” Spellbound features 12 modern folk songs, and “unfolds as if Judy curated a museum exhibit of her life, and welcomed us into a retrospective of her most formative moments, some big and public, and some intensely personal and intimate.”

Don't miss your chance to be part of an extraordinary evening with the timeless Judy Collins.

THE DOO WOP PROJECT, the dynamic, ravereviewed celebration of a beloved music genre, has a brand new “DOO!” Starring the 5 engaging, charismatic and dashing Broadway stars from smash hits like JERSEY BOYS, A BRONX TALE, BEAUTIFUL, and MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL with their all star band, this exciting new show (with a brand new setlist) features fresh renditions of classic Doo Wop hits (remember “16 candles” and “In the Still of the Night”?) as well as “doowopified” versions of contemporary hits like Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.” Of course they’ll keep some fan favorites in the new show –memorable numbers like “Remember When” and “That’s My Desire”.

If you’ve seen The Doo Wop Project before, you are in for a brand new treat. If you haven’t seen them yet, you’ll be treated to a fantastic evening of the greatest music in American pop and rock history…from the classic sound of five guys singing harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today.

QUIRKY INTERVIEWS WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE SHARON & THE STUDIO THEATRES!

FOLLOW US TO TUNE IN!

SEASON 8

that’s a wrap!

BEHIND THEcurtain tour

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of your favorite shows at

The Sharon? Want to share footprints with some of the world’s biggest stars?

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