A concert of songs from three of musical theater’s greatest 20th century composers, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and George M. Cohan: You can’t get much better than that.
And what a way to send off the Everett Chorale at the final concert of its 45th season.
This concert features music from Broadway musicals beginning with some of the biggest hits of George Cohan.
Cohan, a performer and Congressional medal winner for his song “Over There,” wrote iconic patriotic melodies as well as other Broadway favorites that swept the stages during the early 20th century.
The chorale will sing three of Cohan’s hits: “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”
Next, the chorale will present a musical collage of classics by Sondheim including “Send In The Clowns,” “Comedy Tonight,” “Putting It Together,” “Being Alive” and “Company.”
After the intermission, the chorale will sing music from one of Bernstein’s musicals, “Wonderful Town,” a story that focuses on the adventures of two young sisters from Ohio who move to New York City in the 1930s to experience the high life in Greenwich Village, according to press material about the concert.
The finale of the concert will include music from “West Side Story.”
The famous musical was a collaboration between Bernstein, who composed the music, and Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics, for hit tunes such as “Tonight,” “I Feel Pretty,” “America,” “Maria,” “One Hand, One Heart” and “There’s A Place For Us.”
Throughout the concert, music director Lee Mathews will take the audience on a nostalgic tour of the history behind these songs and composers.
“Give My Regards to Broadway,” the Everett Chorale’s Summer Concert, begins at 3 p.m. Sunday at Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett.
Ticket prices are $16 and $14. Call the Everett Performing Arts Center at 425-257-8600, toll free at 888-257-3722, or visit www.everettchorale.org.
“Ticket to Broadway”: The Sno-King Community Chorale will present its own musical journey through a time when radio ruled.
The concert will feature old-time radio favorites such as “Tuxedo Junction,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” and “Take the A Train.”
The show will also feature a disc jockey, old-time commercials, the Sno-King dancers and other surprises, according to press material.
“Ticket to Broadway: A Radio Broadcast” will be presented at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N, Edmonds.
Tickets are $20, 15 and $10 for children 12 and under. Call 425-275-9595 or go to www.ec4arts.org.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.
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