Doris and Me is subtitled One Mans Obsession with Doris Day. That man is Scott Dreier, the co-writer and star of this show. Its not hard to understand Scotts devotion: At the height of her career, Doris Day was THE biggest star in show business. She starred in 39 films, was the number one female box office star for four years, won three Golden Globes, was nominated for an Oscar and starred for five years in a successful TV series. She received numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Cecil B. deMille Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. She recorded 20 albums, the last released in 2011. Many of her recordings are classics of the Great American Songbook. Blessed with wholesome beauty and a curvy figure, graced with an exquisite voice and loved by the camera, Day had a career unique in the annals of show business. Since 1975, she has famously devoted herself to the cause of animal welfare.Doris and Me is Scott Dreiers loving tribute to Day, who will have her 97th birthday during the week that this engagement opens. Dreier, himself a gifted vocalist, sings her hits with piano and bass accompaniment: Secret Love, Que Sera Sera, Its Magic, Everybody Loves a Lover, Sentimental Journey, and many more. He seamlessly weaves behind-the-scenes stories and over 75 curated images and clips from the iconic superstars film and recording career with her beloved song hits.[Photo by Ed Krieger}
Ages: 10 to Adult
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South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Batiashvili Plays Beethoven
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/3 - 1/5) | ||
Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
New Year's Eve with D-Nice & Friends
Walt Disney Concert Hall (12/31 - 12/31) | ||
Drat! The Cat!
The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre (3/21 - 4/27) | ||
Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical
Desert Theatreworks (12/6 - 12/29) | ||
Gil Shaham Weekend - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs
The Granada Theatre (5/18 - 5/18) | ||
The String Quartets of Philip Glass - Brooklyn Rider
Bram Goldsmith Theater at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (1/17 - 1/17) | ||
Elements and Energy with John Adams
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/28 - 1/28) | ||
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