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Songs of the Stage!-Festival Miami Salutes Broadway

By: Sep. 30, 2005
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If you think there's no business like show business, then Festival
Miami has three different ways to get the show on the road.

      On Sunday, September 25 at 6 p.m. enjoy A TRIBUTE TO JULE
STYNE

"Happy Birthday, Jule – Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the
Birth of Jule Styne." The popular singer-actor Kimberly Daniel de
Acha pays tribute to one of America's most colorful and gifted
songwriters, Broadway and pop legend Jule Styne. Join Ms. Daniel de
Acha as she shares stories and great tunes from Gypsy, Funny Girl,
Bells are Ringing, Do Re Me, Peter Pan and hit songs – "Three Coins
in the Fountain," and more – with pianists Kathy Kozak, Jack
Mezzano, and a few surprise guests. Tickets are $15 Adult/$10 Senior/
$8 Student.

      On Sunday, October 9 at 4 p.m. come meet THE GRAND DAMES OF
BROADWAY. Broadway and cabaret greats Karen Morrow and Susan Egan
perform the songs written for leading ladies of the stage from such
shows as Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, Annie, Beauty and
the Beast, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and more. Their finale will be
a musical salute to Miami's own Broadway legend Jerry Herman.
Musical director and pianist Christopher McGovern will assist.
Presented in collaboration with the American Society of Composers
Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Tickets are $25 Adult/$20 Senior/
$10 Student. All seats reserved.

      Then on Saturday October 22 at 8 p.m. MARVIN HAMLISCH! The
incredible talents of Marvin Hamlisch are evident throughout his
unparalleled career of achievements, which include three Oscars,
four Grammys, four Emmys, one Tony, and three Golden Globe awards.
His groundbreaking Broadway hit, A Chorus Line, received the
Pulitzer Prize. He is the composer of more than 40 motion picture
scores, including The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott
Joplin's music for The Sting. He will be joined by singer Mark McVey
for what promises to be an unforgettable evening. Special seating
prices for this concert only are: Section A $50 ♦Section B $40
♦Section C $30 ♦ Section D $20. All seats are reserved.

      A special bonus! As part of the Stamps Family Charitable
Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series, Marvin Hamlisch will also
lead a master class on Saturday, October 22nd at 1:00 p.m. This
event is free and open to the public.

      All Festival Miami performances are held at the Maurice Gusman
Concert Hall located at the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of
Music, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami's Coral Gables
Campus (unless otherwise noted in the attached schedule). The
Festival Miami Advance Ticket Sales Office phone number is (305) 284-
4940. For additional information on Festival Miami 2005 and a
downloadable ticket order form visit
http://www.music.miami.edu or
email
festivalmiami.music@miami.edu.

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