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May 19, 2015 - 4:27 PM
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Morricone
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For those who attended my birthday party you saw that my big emphasis was that the symphonic composers greatest strength was melody and the biggest proof was when those same melodies were put to lyrics they made not just songs but wonderful songs.
I have talked about Bruce Kimmel's monthly cabaret shows for 5 years now but since they are musical theater centric and few from here have come I have not been too pushy about it for a while UNTIL NOW.
For the first time in 5 years he is taking half of his show and dedicates it to exactly that idea about melody - the songs of a major film composer, Elmer Bernstein. And the other half is Leonard Bernstein! I have often mentioned how critic proof Bruce's shows are because they are performed by a whole team of Broadway caliber singers so if you don't like one voice, wait until the next song and the odds are you will. This time themes we really relate to are married to lyrics and expressed in song in a variety of ways. That and Elmer's two musicals provide some very cool melodic moments. So don't wait another 5 years come see Kritzerland's first film composer centric show June 8th!
BTW last I heard he was trying to find the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's ON THE WATERFRONT (yes they exist!) for this show.
His announcement:
Kritzerland at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal
presents
BERNSTEIN / BERNSTEIN:
THE SONGS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND ELMER BERNSTEIN
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 – 8:00 PM
Starring (in alphabetical order):
Kimberly Hessler Travis Leland Sami Staitman Tory Stolper Robert Yacko
Kimberly Hessler (La Mirada/McCoy-Rigby, Les Miserables (Cosette); El Portal Spelling Bee (Olive); Most Happy Fella (Rosabella).
Travis Leland (Norman Rockwell's America, Freedom Machine, Justin Love, The Giver, Fly By Night, Les Misérable, Musical Theatre West)
Sami Staitman (Annie, Annie, Pioneer;Young Cosette, Les Misérables; Singing in the Rain, Cabrillo; L’il Abner. TV: House of Lies)
Tory Stolper (Winner, LA's Next Great Stage Star 2015; Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett); A Little Night Music, Spelling bee, Cabaret.
Robert Yacko (Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof; Company with Carol Burnett; Sunday in the Park (George); Ovation Award, Parade)
Special Guest:
Kerry O’Malley (Broadway/Off-Broadway: White Christmas; On A Clear Day; Billy Elliot; Into The Woods; Annie Get Your Gun; Promises,
Promises (Encores!); Finian’s Rainbow; How I Learned to Drive; Dublin Carol. TV and film: Upcoming: Terminator: Genisys; Case 39; Earth
to Echo; Those Who Kill; Masters of Sex; Shameless; Brotherhood; Boardwalk Empire.) Currently starring in Steve Wynn’s ShowStoppers in
Las Vegas.
Music Director: Alby Potts
For our 58th Kritzerland show we are doing something a little different, although not really. We’ve paired up two great
Bernsteins – Leonard (BernSTINE) and Elmer (BernSTEEN). They both have more than you think in common. Both were great
composers, Leonard for mostly the stage and concert hall, Elmer for mostly the movies (and some concert hall). But Leonard also
wrote a classic film score (On the Waterfront), and Elmer had two big Broadway musicals to his credit (How Now, Dow Jones and
Merlin). Both were superb melodists and both worked with suberb lyricists. You’ll be hearing a wide range of material, some of
which will be very familiar and a lot of which won’t – hence, a Kritzerland show. For Leonard Bernstein we will, of course, have
songs from West Side Story, Candide, Wonderful Town, and On the Town (plus a couple of rare surprises), and for Elmer we’ll have
songs from his two musicals plus some of his great movie songs from such films as Love With the Proper Stranger, Walk on the Wild
Side, True Grit, Ghostbusters and more. We’ve assembled a wonderful cast plus we have one of our favorite people back with us as
our guest star, Kerry O’Malley. So, we’ve got beautiful ballads, swingin’ up tempos, funny stuff – the whole gamut from B to B. Join
us on Monday June 8th for a grand time – we had to change to Monday because the Tony Awards people thought it would be cute
this year to change their usual second Sunday of June to the first Sunday of June for no other reason that they knew it would annoy
us. But Mondays are fun, too – on Mondays we do start an hour later – dinner at 6:30, show at 8:00, but you’ll still be home early.
Dinner reservations: DOORS OPEN 6:30pm. SHOW STARTS 8:00pm!
Reservations have already started coming in, and are highly recommended.
Sterling’s at The Federal
5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
The Federal Bar is adjacent to the El Portal Theatre.
The North Hollywood Stations for the Metrolink Red Line and Orange Line
are directly across the street, north of Chandler on Lankershim.
Parking is available – entrance for Federal lot
is on Weddington Street (directly behind the building) at $3.50.
There is also available street parking.
For information (only) about Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal:
http://www.msapr.net/Sterling-s-at-The-Federal.html or 818 754 8700
The only way to reserve now is via Brown Paper Tickets! It’s easy!
Go to: SterlingsUpstairs060815.BrownPaperTickets.com
This takes you directly to the BPT page for Kritzerland.
If you prefer to reserve by phone, please call (800) 838 3006, extension 1.
Live operators are available to assist you 24/7!
$15 entertainment cover + $5 venue/security fee = $20/ticket
Email confirmations will be sent to you by BPT following your transaction.
But wait, there's more!
I have a sneak peek of what is probably a couple songs from this show. The Federal is more professional than my back porch but here is my birthday show Bruce did with Maegan McConnell and Tom Griep centering around - Elmer Bernstein - and Jerry Goldsmith. (start 14 minutes in to get to the music).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inxeqLMP5yQ
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Once again, Henry, it's too bad that this is happening half-a-world away! Would love to attend.
(btw - Ghostbusters - is this an instrumental, or... just that I don't recall a Bernstein SONG in there... ?)
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Once again, Henry, it's too bad that this is happening half-a-world away! Would love to attend.
(btw - Ghostbusters - is this an instrumental, or... just that I don't recall a Bernstein SONG in there... ?)
I wondered about that myself. You never can tell with Bruce. His approach can be so tongue-in-cheek he is not beyond saying "here is a song many think Elmer wrote but didn't." OR, since he is intimate with the Bernstein family, and Elmer undoubtedly came on board GHOSTBUSTERS before anybody else with Reitman at the helm, maybe there was a song commissioned and then replaced by that catchy Parker one. Either way this is going to be friggin' fun!
Yes, Ghostbusters was on an early set list but I pulled it when I realized it wasn't Elmer 
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DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ Department:
I tried that 800 phone number where operators are on duty 24/7 and got a recording saying my call could not be completed as dialed. Have they fired all those poor, hard-working operators? Has the phone number been changed? Will I have to go online to make my reservation?
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Well, now I know how Ingrid Bergman felt in GASLIGHT. I tried it twice, and both times got that prohibitive recording. But just now, seeing your post, I gave it one more try and had no trouble at all getting through and purchasing my reservation. Go figure. But -- thanks.
So, everybody -- please ignore my earlier post. In fact -- "Don't believe everything you read."
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