WEST PALM BEACH, FL, February 19, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Nobody sets the stage for Broadway like Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops in their renowned tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, March 2-8, 2010. This concert series features Broadway stars soprano Tamra Hayden of Les Miserables and tenor David Burnham, Helen Hayes Award winner for Best Actor and star of Wicked. Audiences will delight in breathtaking selections from famed Broadway shows Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and other classics from the Great American Songbook!
Tickets
A Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Les Miserables
• March 2 & 3 at 8:00 p.m. - Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Dreyfoos Hall, West Palm Beach
• March 4, 5 & 8 at 8:00 p.m. - Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton
• March 7 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/webber
About Tamra Hayden
On Broadway, Tamra Hayden played Cosette in Les Miserables and Texas in Cabaret (Studio 54). Tamra toured nationally in Les Miserables as Cosette (a role she has performed over 1800 times!), Phantom of the Opera as Christine, and Fiddler On The Roof as Hodel opposite Theodore Bikel.
She also toured regionally with the original Broadway Company of It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues (Seattle, Missouri and Arizona Reps). A versatile singer and actress, Tamra has performed a wide variety of roles including Sarah Winchester in the World Premiere of The Haunting of Winchester (San Jose Rep), Marta in Company (Denver Center Theater Company), Alice Roosevelt in Eleanor: An American Love Story (Ford Theater), and Julie Jordan in Carousel (Casa Manana). Tamra has produced two CD's, I Believe In The Fire, and A Day At The Fair.
About David Burnham
David Burnham just returned from New York where he played Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked having created the role in the original Los Angeles workshop productions. David was a member of the original Broadway cast of the 6-time Tony Award winning musical The Light In The Piazza, performing on both the Tony Awards and the PBS telecast "Live From Lincoln Center". David was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for best actor as well as the 2007 best actor Garland Award for his portrayal of Fabrizio Nacarelli in the national tour of The Light In The Piazza.
On film, David was the voice of the Prince in the Warner Bros. animated feature "The King & I," and can also be heard as Willy in Disney's "Home On The Range". Recordings include the soundtracks to "Ghepetto", "The King & I", and "Home on the Range". Also the recordings "Strouse, Schwartz, & Schwartz", "Lerner, Loewe, and Lane" and "Lee Lessack's - In Good Company". David released his debut solo CD "David Burnham" for LML Music.
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, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Clint Holmes, 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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