'An Evening with Clint Holmes' Runs Six Nights In South Florida 2/8-14

Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops welcome to their stage superstar Vegas entertainer Clint Holmes for "An Evening with Clint Holmes," a six-night engagement in South Florida on February 8-12 and 14, 2010. When Clint is on stage, anything can happen, and usually does!

Each night Clint redefines the role of entertainer as he weaves the audience through a musical journey of many musical styles including Jazz, Broadway and treasures from the American Songbook. After seeing Clint Holmes' multifaceted performance numerous times, Maestro Bob Lappin worked diligently to bring Clint to perform with him and The Palm Beach Pops for an unforgettable concert. Maestro Lappin praises Clint Holmes as, "One of the biggest talents I've ever seen!" Clint is famous for making every performance an original and captivating audiences with his signature style.

Clint, best known for his silky vocal stylings, has also honed his many other talents, which include dancing and a warm comedic touch. Clint headlined at Harrah's in Vegas for seven years where he was also voted Singer of the Year twice. With his powerful voice and magnetic stage presence, Clint was crowned Atlantic City Entertainer of the Year three times!

TICKETS
• February 8 & 9 at 8:00 p.m. - Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Dreyfoos Hall, West Palm Beach
• February 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00 p.m. - Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton
• February 14 at 8:00 p.m. - Eissey Campus Theatre (Palm Beach State College), Palm Beach Gardens
Tickets $29-$89; Call 561-832-7677 or visit http://www.palmbeachpops.org/clintholmes

For a seven year run as headliner at Harrah's in Las Vegas, Harrah's named their main showroom the Clint Holmes Theater, a rare honor received only by a handful of entertainers in Las Vegas history. Clint was Harrah's "Entertainer of Choice for the Millennium" and was voted "Singer of the Year" twice by the readers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Clint was recently inducted into the Nevada Entertainment Artist Hall of Fame along with other greats Tony Curtis, Phyllis McGuire, Wayne Newton, Rich Little and Robert Goulet.

Crowned "Atlantic City Entertainer of the Year" three times, he starred in Clint Holmes' Sophisticated Rhythms, a dynamic stage show of music from the 1940s through the present. He released a DVD of his live performance at Harrah's, "Clint Holmes: A Night to Remember" and in 2006, his PBS special of his Las Vegas Act was aired nationwide. Clint has three CDs available, including his most recent release, "Simple Song."

Casual elegance describes Clint's presence on stage. He has a magical way of filling a room with a warm, comfortable sound. Holmes comes by his tremendous talent naturally. His father is an African-American jazz musician and his mother is a classically trained Opera singer from Great Britain. Clint admits it was the best of two musical worlds, "My mom taught me how to sing correctly, and my dad taught me how to enjoy it."

Most recently, Clint performed the theme song for the award-winning documentary, "Who Will Stand," an eye opening, heart wrenching and inspirational look at life in the military, which premiered in November 2009. In addition to hosting his own Emmy Award-winning talk/variety show, "New York at Night," Clint had a Top Ten smash hit with "Playground In My Mind (My Name is Michael)." Targeted for Broadway, Clint has written and stars in his highly acclaimed autobiographical musical, "Just Another Man" and recently appeared at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops.

BOB LAPPIN earned his music degree from Ithaca College, then signed with MCA (Music Corporation of America), and then toured throughout North America with his trio and orchestra. Moving to the Palm Beaches in 1982, he was determined to build a world-class pops orchestra. The Palm Beach Pops' debut concert, in 1992 at the West Palm Beach Auditorium, launched what has become one of the finest orchestras in the country.

In 2006, Maestro Lappin appeared again at Carnegie Hall in a star-studded New York Pops tribute to its late founder, Skitch Henderson. During this concert he conducted the orchestra and played the piano to shouts of bravo and standing ovations for his interpretation of Strings On Fire, The Man I Love and Long Ago and Far Away. Other guest artists appearing that evening included Liza Minnelli, Elaine Stritch, Kid Rock, Darlene Love and more. Maestro Lappin has appeared as guest conductor with the Pittsburgh, Omaha, Calgary, Chattanooga and Florida Orchestras, and with the Seattle and Syracuse Symphonies, to name a few.

About Palm Beach Pops

THE PALM BEACH POPS was founded in 1991 by Maestro Bob Lappin with a mission to preserve and perform the music of the Great American Songbook and to introduce the rudiments of music to elementary school students. The Palm Beach Pops remains focused on its commitment to attract and excite audiences with top-quality performances, internationally celebrated artists and standards of the Great American Songbook. This symphonic pops orchestra performs annual subscription series at three venues in South Florida to an audience of over 60,000 each season. Over the years, Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops orchestra has welcomed the extraordinary talents of guest artists such as Doc Severinsen, Mel Torme, Hal Linden, Lena Horne, Maureen McGovern, Frank Sinatra, Jr., The Mills Brothers, The Count Basie Orchestra, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Diahann Carroll, Kenny Rogers, Vic Damone, Jack Jones, Judy Collins, Carol Lawrence, jazz legends Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli and his trio, and Keely Smith -- to name just a few. For more information, call 561-832-7677 or visit http://www.palmbeachpops.org.

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