Photo Flash: HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN Will Arrive at the Royal George Theatre in April

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin will begin performances on April 7, 2016 in Felder's Chicago theatrical home, the Royal George Theatre. Having broken box office records at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse in its world premiere, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin makes its Midwest premiere in a strictly limited engagement.

Jerome Kern famously said, "Irving Berlin has no place in American music-he is American music."

Felder brings to life the remarkable story of Irving Berlin, long thought of as America's composer. From the depths of anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia to New York's Lower East Side, and ultimately all of the country and the world, Irving Berlin's story epitomizes capturing the American Dream. Featuring the composer's most popular and enduring songs from "God Bless America," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Blue Skies," to "White Christmas" and beyond, Felder's signature creation of character and musical performance will make this evening with Irving Berlin an unforgettable journey.

The production, designated upon its premiere by the Los Angeles Times as a Critic's Choice, has been a popular and critical success, breaking box office records in each of its performance venues to date (Los Angeles, Orange County and Boston).

The Los Angeles Times dubbed it "richly entertaining and ultimately touching," Broadway World says, "You do not want to miss a delicious moment of it," and the Huffington Post praised creator and performer Hershey Felder who "dazzles as Irving Berlin." The Orange County Register declared 'Hershey Felder Scores Big as Irving Berlin" and The Boston Globe called the show "A warm portrait of an unassuming genius."

Berlin's songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Always," "Blue Skies," "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," "Easter Parade," "Heat Wave," "How Deep is the Ocean," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Steppin' Out with My Baby," "What'll I Do," and the scores of "Annie Get Your Gun," "Holiday Inn, "Easter Parade," and "White Christmas." In all, Irving Berlin composed 232 top-ten hits and 25 number one songs.

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