Rosemary Loar presents an encore of the show honoring the genius of songwriting legends, Harold Arlen and Duke Ellington, on Sunday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM at Don’t Tell Mama. Frank Ponzio is musical director/pianist with Waldron Ricks on trumpet.
Born six years apart, both Arlen and Ellington were the sons of musicians and both began playing with a band while still only teenagers. These two men changed the course of American popular music, with influence that reached into jazz, nightclubs, musical theatre and film. They are both pivotal figures of the American Songbook. Throughout their long and varied careers, the paths of Arlen and Ellington crossed or nearly crossed numerous times; for example, Harold Arlen wrote music for the 1930’s Cotton Club’s, Brown Sugar, a revue that Duke Ellington and his band performed.
Rosemary Loar’s musical theater credits encompass six Broadway shows and four national tours, including Cats, Fair and Tender Ladies and The Audience. Last Christmas she played Grandma Who in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at Madison Square Garden.
When Harry Met The Duke, Sunday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM at Don’t Tell Mama
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Don’t Tell Mama is located at 343 W 46th St, New York, NY, 212-757-0788
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