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NC Symphony Presents The Music of Billy Joel with Michael Cavanaugh
By: Gabrielle Sierra Dec. 20, 2011
The North Carolina Symphony will welcome Michael Cavanaugh, star of the smash-hit Broadway musical Movin' Out, to Raleigh for three high-energy salutes to an all-time rock favorite, Billy Joel.
"The Music of Billy Joel," led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. A special matinee performance follows on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.
Cavanaugh was handpicked by Billy Joel for the role of the Piano Man in the 2002 Twyla Tharp musical Movin' Out. He was nominated for Grammy and Tony Awards for his performances on stage and has since garnered broad acclaim for his stage show reinterpreting modern rock and pop favorites.
Triangle audiences will be treated to renditions of Billy Joel chart toppers "Just the Way You Are," "Uptown Girl," "She's Got A Way," "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll" and many more. Along the way, Cavanaugh offers up favorites from Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John and others in an all-out symphonic celebration of rock's piano icons.
Regular tickets to the Symphony's Pops series performances of "The Music of Billy Joel" featuring Michael Cavanaugh, Jan. 20-22, 2012, range from $33 to $48, with $30 tickets for seniors and $10 tickets for students.
For tickets, visit the North Carolina Symphony website at www.ncsymphony.org or call North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724.
Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., in Raleigh.
About the North Carolina Symphony
Founded in 1932, the North Carolina Symphony performs over 175 concerts annually to adults and school children in more than 50 North Carolina counties. An entity of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the orchestra employs 67 professional musicians, under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Grant Llewellyn, Resident Conductor William Henry Curry and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks.
Based in downtown Raleigh's spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts and an outdoor summer venue at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C., the Symphony performs about 60 concerts annually in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary metropolitan area. It holds regular concert series in Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines and Wilmington-as well as individual concerts in many other North Carolina communities throughout the year-and conducts one of the most extensive education programs of any U.S. orchestra.
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