VIDEO: Sneak Peek at Sutton Foster in SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY
By: Michael Dale Dec. 16, 2015
Pick a Great American Songbook standard and chances are Frank Sinatra recorded it at one time or another.
Johnny Mercer's "Something's Gotta Give" was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1955 movie DADDY LONG LEGS but Sinatra put his stamp on it in a 1959 recording. It was to be the title song of a 1962 Sinatra feature but filming was stopped with the death of his co-star, Marilyn Monroe.
Broadway star Sutton Foster puts her own spin on the tune as PBS celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Old Blue Eyes' birth with the LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER broadcast of SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY.
Here's a sneak peek of her performance.
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER - the award-winning performing arts series that for more than 40 years has showcased the best of the wide-ranging programming from the world's leading performing arts center - today announced the national broadcast presentation of SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY, airing Friday, December 18, 2015 on PBS* (*check local listings).
This special star-studded concert event was presented by Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic as a gala fundraiser for the new David Geffen Hall on December 3, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY features Music Director Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic, and artists include the six-time Grammy Award winning singer Christina Aguilera; top-selling instrumentalist in the U.S., Chris Botti; AMERICAN IDOL third season winner and Grammy awardee Fantasia; Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Bernadette Peters; and multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and composer Sting, all of whom perform music associated with Sinatra during his iconic career. TV series creator, filmmaker, and actor Seth MacFarlane hosts.
The live show was directed for the stage by Lonny Price and Matt Cowart, and directed for television by Lonny Price. The choreographer is Emmy Award-winner Joshua Bergasse. Andrew Carl Wilk is the executive producer of Live From Lincoln Center.
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