Asolo Repertory Theatre today announced further details and pricing for special concert, An Intimate Evening with Frank Wildhorn & Friends. The starry concert features musical theatre legend and Bonnie & Clyde composer Frank Wildhorn at the piano, starring Rob Evan and Laura Osnes, with Marlyn Sanchez, and Jack Murphy; singing songs from Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wonderland, Bonnie & Clyde and more.
The show, to be held on December 21st at 8 p.m. in Asolo Rep's Mertz Theatre, replaces the Holiday concert originally scheduled. Prices range from $45 - $65, with a special "orchestra seat plus post show reception" ticket available for $80. Call the Asolo Rep box office for more information at 941-351-8000; toll free 800-361-8366, or go online at
www.asolorep.org.
"Coming to Florida to put on a show or to make music will always be coming home for me. Florida is where my crazy musical adventure began and everything that's happened to me in music I owe to my experiences growing up here... the people, the places, the experiences. It is with great joy and a little nostalgia that I get to come home and share some of my own musical theatre adventures with you," explains Frank Wildhorn.
Frank Wildhorn: Returning to his musical roots in Florida where his production of Svengali appeared on the Asolo Rep stage in 1992, Wildhorn comes back to Sarasota for this concert after a great run of Bonnie & Clyde and as rehearsals for Wonderland start at the Straz Center in Tampa. Multi-Grammy and Tony Award nominated composer/producer
Frank Wildhorn's works span the worlds of popular, theatrical, and classical music. In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in 22 years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War. Also for Broadway: Dracula and Victor/Victoria. Frank produced Harlem Song the famed
Apollo Theatre. International: Cyrano, The Count of Monte Cristo, Carmen, Rudolf, Mitsuko, Never Say Goodbye, Camille Claudel, and Tears of Heaven. Television: produced Broadway's Best and
Linda Eder's Christmas concert special, both for Bravo TV. Frank created and ran Atlantic Theatre, a division of Atlantic Records. He currently has his own label deal (Soul Bear Records) with Sony Masterworks. International recording partnership, MWB (Music Without Borders), with MG-Sound/Vienna. Frank served as music director for the Goodwill Games in New York City (1998). He wrote the song "Gold", the opening number for the 2002 Winter Olympics, sung by
Linda Eder. Received the prestigious
Charles Dickens Award from USC, where there is a scholarship under his name.
Over 65 million records sold:
Whitney Houston's international #1 hit "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?",
Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers,
Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Liza Minnelli,
Julie Andrews, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Moody Blues,
Johnny Mathis,
Linda Eder,
FrEddie Jackson,
Trisha Yearwood, Stacy Lattisaw, Molly Hatchet, Blues Traveler,
Trace Adkins,
Patti LaBelle, Jeffrey Osborne,
BeBe Winans, Stanley Turrentine, Amy Grant,
Anthony Warlow, to name a few. Associate artist at the
Alley Theatre in Houston. Upcoming projects: Havana, Casanova, Excalibur, Mata Hari, Ali, Zelda,
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Wonderland (opening on Broadway in April 2011). Father to Justin Samuel and Jake Ryan.
Asolo Repertory Theatre is Florida's premier professional theatre and one of the most important cultural forces in the Southeastern United States. As a center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep crafts the highest quality productions of classical, contemporary and newly commissioned work all performed in the rarest form of rotating repertory. Featuring an accomplished resident company - complemented by distinguished guest artists - Asolo Rep offers audiences a unique and dynamic theatre experience. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director
Michael Donald Edwards and Managing Director Linda DiGabriele, this world- class institution has taken bold steps toward the future, building landmark partnerships and collaborations which will add to its success for generations to come.
Asolo Rep Extras is a special series of one or two performance shows featuring
DEC. 21, 2010, 8 p.m.
An Intimate Evening with
Frank Wildhorn& Friends
(Replaces holiday concert) DEC. 28-29, 2010, 5 & 8 p.m.
ONE- MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY FEATURING
Charles Ross VALENTINES DAY, FEB. 14, 2011, 8 p.m.
THE BEST OF BROADWAY, A CONCERT WITH
Barbra Russell AND
Ron Sharpe APRIL 17-18, 2011, 4 and 8 p.m.
SECOND CITY PRESENTS FAIR AND UNBALANCED
MAY 9, 2011, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
John Epperson AS LYPSINKA AS
Joan Crawford IN THE PASSION OF THE CRAWFORD
Asolo
Theatre, Inc. (AKA:
Asolo Repertory Theatre) is funded in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and is paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenues, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice and the Shubert Foundation, Inc. Funding is also received through the efforts of various support groups and the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations.
some of the most talented acts in the U.S. The shows enhance Asolo Rep's 2010-11 season of full run productions already announced.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
