Faith Prince, Kerry Butler & More Join Line-Up for The Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival

The Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival, a summer concert series dedicated to bringing world class artists up close and musical to its audiences in the Pocono Mountains, will hold its seventh annual season July 29th through August 7th at various locations in the Pocono region.

The festival kicks off at Pocono Mountain East High School with a collection of star Broadway performers who will give guests an inside look into their journey from the audition room all the way to opening night of the Broadway show that put them on the map. The performers include Broadway and West End veteran Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King, The Who's Tommy), Tony Award winner Faith Prince (Guys and Dolls, Disaster!), Kerry Butler (Xanadu, Disaster!), and Drama Desk nominee Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys). These four performers will be backed by a Broadway orchestra and will be conducted by the Festival's Artistic Director, Joey Chancey (An American In Paris, Beautiful).

The first weekend of concerts will continue to bring the best of New York City to our neighborhood with a presentation by Lincoln Center's The National Chorale. The Chorale will feature well known Opera arias, duets, and trios sung by top singers in the industry, followed by Carl Orff's Carmina Burana which will include the Chorale plus three soloists, two pianos, and six percussionists all under the musical direction of Dr. Everett McCorvey. The first weekend will conclude at the Skytop Lodge where attendees can hear the speakeasy stylings of The Hot Sardines, who are touted by critics as "one of the best jazz bands in NY today". -Forbes Magazine

The Festival's second weekend begins with the world renowned chamber music of The Harlem Quartet. These four string players made their public debut at Carnegie Hall and have gone on to perform at the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, play on the Grammy award winning album Mozart Goes Dancing, and you will get to see them up close and personal at Tennis Tea in Buck Hill Falls.

The weekend continues with two concerts at East Stroudsburg University. First, the world premier of Catch the Wind, a new musical by Daniel Larson and Michelle Elliot. The musical will be presented in collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Writing Program. Second, a presentation by the students as a part of the festival's brand new Music Fest Performing Arts Camp, which is currently accepting applicants on the festival's website.

The Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival wraps up by bringing an alumnus of Pleasant Valley High School, Tony Yazbeck, back to where it all began for a presentation of his cabaret show, The Floor Above Me. After moving out of Pennsylvania, Yazbeck has become the star of multiple Broadway shows including Finding Neverland, and Tyne Daly's Gypsy. Last year, Yazbeck received a Tony Award nomination for his role in On the Town.

For tickets and further information about the festival, please visit their website at: www.buckhillskytopfest.org. Tickets can also be purchased by phone at (866) 811-4111.