On Thursday, March 15th, composer Brian Feinstein, with special guest stars Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets, and with 11-year-old rising star Bridget Clark, Peri Lyons and pop-singer Allison Veltz from the Veltz Family Band, took to the Laurie Beechman Theatre Stage to present some of his newest music, as well as some of his most beloved compositions. The concert took place at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within the West Bank Cafe.
Special material was by Eric Garcia. The B-Fein Band was under the Musical Direction of
Chris Fenwick, with Billy Miller on drums; Suzanne Chaplin, violin, and Jeff Link on bass and guitar. Arrangements were by Alden Terry.
Feinstein's composing credits include:
Mimi le Duck (Off-Bway, book and lyrics, Diana Hansen-Young) an original Off-Broadway musical starring
Eartha Kitt and
Annie Golden,
By the Numbers (book and lyrics Amanda Yesnowitz) for the TRU Producing Series and a reading for the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop conducted by
Stephen Schwartz; the one-act musical
Daphne and Apollo (book and lyrics Robin Chung) for the Mondo Publishing company; and
The Circus is Coming to Town (book and lyrics, Lloyd Schwartz) produced by Theatre West in Los Angeles, which was awarded the "Best Children's Musical" in Southern California. He has received 2 ASCAP Plus Awards for songwriting in the popular music division and is a recipient of a Jonathan Larson Memorial Fellowship award.
Photos by Ken Kleiber
Allison Veltz
Allison Veltz
Bridget Clark
Peri Lyons
Malcolm Gets
Malcolm Gets
Melissa Errico
Melissa Errico
Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets
Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets
Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets
Peri Lyons
Bridget Clark, lyricist Amanda Yesnowitz and Brian Feinstein
Allison Veltz and Brian Feinstein
Chris Fenwick and Brian Feinstein
Malcolm Gets, Ken Kleiber and Melissa Errico
Malcolm Gets, Brian Feinstein and Melissa Errico