Live At the Orinda 2019-2020 Season at Orinda Theatre

LIVE AT THE ORINDA ANNOUNCES 2019 - 2020 SEASONPresented in the historic Orinda Theatre - Orinda, CAOpening Night with Phantom Of the Opera and Classical Soprano star Lisa Vroman on September 22, 2019. Also featured this season: Nicolas King, Faith Prince, Jason Graae, Emily Skinner, John Lloyd Young, Natalie Douglas, Chris Mann, and Rebecca Luker.LISA VROMAN - Sept 22, 2019 The Classical Soprano and Broadway star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISERABLES and frequent guest of the San Francisco Symphony and symphonies around the world will open the season in a very rare cabaret appearance in the intimate venue. Expect the unexpected! NICOLAS KING - Oct 13, 2019 The 2019 Legends Award winner and former child star grew up working on Broadway and TV with Carol Burnett, Liza Minnelli and Jerry Lewis. Now at the ripe old age of 27, he's a multi-award winning jazz singer often compared to Mel Torm and Bobby Darin. In his Bay Area solo concert debut, Mr King will be accompanied by 7-time Emmy Award winning musical director/composer and jazz legend Mike Renzi - musical director, producer and arranger for both Peggy Lee and Mel Torm for over 25 years.Faith Prince & Jason Graae - Nov 10, 2019 The Broadway duo join forces for an evening of music and hilarity. Prince is the Tony Award winning star of Broadway's GUYS & DOLLS and THE LITTLE MERMAID and TV's MODERN FAMILY and Graae is an LA Critics Circle Award winner and star of WICKED, RAGTIME and SCROOGE IN LOVE, for which he won a Theatre Bay Area Award for Best Actor. Longtime friends since college, their cabaret show PRINCE AND THE SHOWBOY won a Nightlife Award for Outstanding Musical Comedy Performance. EMILY SKINNER - Dec 8, 2019 the Tony nominated star of Broadway's THE CHER SHOW, BILLY ELLIOTT and SIDE SHOW. Emily Skinner has had the distinction of being chosen by two pop icons to star in their musicals. First by Cher to star as her mother, Georgia Holt, in THE CHER SHOW (Cher even Tweeted, "Emily Skinner, I chose you. You're Perfect. I Love You") and recently by Sir Elton John to star as Amanda Priestly in the reading of his upcoming musical version of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.JOHN LLOYD YOUNG - Feb 16, 2020 The Tony & Grammy Award winning star of both the original Broadway production and the Clint Eastwood movie JERSEY BOYS returns after his sold-out show as the very first artist presented in the Live At the Orinda concert series with his latest show, the critically-acclaimed Jukebox Hero, celebrating music from the 50's - 70's and beyond. NATALIE DOUGLAS - Mar 15, 2020 On top of winning a multitude of awards for her legendary cabaret shows, the cabaret star has won 11 MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) and has brought audiences to their feet from stages from Carnegie Hall and Birdland to concert halls in the UK, Italy, Greece, Monaco, Argentina and beyond. CHRIS MANN - April 5, 2020 Chris lit up a global audience with his post Super Bowl performance on NBC's THE VOICE, which was watched by 37.6 million viewers. As a finalist, Chris went on to have a chart-topping duet with Christina Aguilera, two #1 Billboard albums, two PBS specials Chris Mann In Concert - A Mann For All Seasons and Home For Christmas. Mann was also personally chosen by Sirs Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber to star in the 25th Anniversary Tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Chris Mann will be performing his latest show, From Gershwin to Gaga: Celebrating the Tony Bennett Songbook.REBECCA LUKER - May 3, 2020 The three-time Tony Award nominee and star of Broadway's FUN HOME, MARY POPPINS, SHOWBOAT and THE MUSIC MAN will be making her Bay Area solo concert debut. Ms Luker has appeared in numerous TV specials, including PBS's An Oscar Hammerstein Celebration, An Evening of Rodgers and Hart and The Kennedy Center Honors, honoring Julie Andrews. As well as four solo albums, Rebecca Luker can be heard on the hit lounge/electronica albums "Aria", Aria 2" and "Aria 3." All shows are presented on Sundays at 5 p.m. in an intimate 180-seat theatre inside the Orinda Movie Theatre complex (2, Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda, CA). All seating is reserved, with most tickets from $35 - $100 and no food or drink minimums. Subscribers enjoy substantial ticket discounts,first choice of reserved seats for the season and complimentary drinks. VIP Subscribers and donors are also invited to the private Opening Night and Season Finale pre-show receptions at Cin Cuve Wine Bar, adjacent to the theatre. Information and tickets for the concert series are available at www.OrindaMovies.com or 925-254-9065.