BOSTON, MA (DAWN SINGH PUBLICITY) - Alexis Gershwin has been singing the timeless classics of her uncles since she can remember, and while her shows have always incorporated her family's musical legacy, her newest creation, 'Gershwin Sings Gershwin,' is a tribute of the most familial kind. 'Gershwin Sings Gershwin' starring Alexis Gershwin is a personal tribute to her uncles
George and Ira Gershwin and celebrates their lives and their music. The show features the Gershwin Singers and Orchestra and will premier on the East Coast at Stoneham Theatre July 27-30. Stoneham Theatre is located at 395 Main Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Ms. Gershwin has teamed with acclaimed musical director, Steven Applegate, producer/musical director for Shirley Jones, Lorna Luft, Maureen McGovern and many others. The show includes all new arrangements of more than twenty Gershwin favorites. Songs like 'A Foggy Day,' 'Isn't it a Pity,' 'They Can't Take That Away from Me,' 'Embraceable You,' 'I Can't Get Started,' and 'Our Love is Here to Stay,' thrive within Ms. Gershwin's lush arrangements. She is accompanied by the Gershwin Singers and a six-piece orchestra. 'This is the culmination of my work as a vocalist. To perform an entire show dedicated to my uncles is something I've always dreamed of ' says Ms. Gershwin.
Singing timeless classics is nothing new for Alexis Gershwin. When her young peers were going wild over rock n'roll, Ms. Gershwin was singing 1940's and �50's love ballads at parties and proms. 'Ever since I was a little girl this is the only music I've ever wanted to sing,' she says. 'It touches my heart like nothing else.'
Having inherited the rich talents of her famous uncles, Ms. Gershwin commands full range of her vocal abilities in soaring ballads, sultry show tunes and choice selections from the great American songbook the Gershwins helped to create.
Critic Richard Blackwell says Alexis Gershwin is 'a Gershwinner....an absolute beauty with a voice like a thousand angels.' While she is at home in any genre, the twinkle in her eye remains fixed on her first love-jazz and blues. Legendary music from composers Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and the Gershwins have remained an integral part of her repertoire throughout her career.
'Gershwin Sings Gershwin' runs July 27-30. Ticket prices are $42/adults; $36/seniors; $21/students and are available by calling the box office at 781-279-2200 or online at www.stonehamtheatre.org. Showtimes are:
Thursday, July 27, 7:30 pm
Friday, July 28, 8 pm
Saturday, July 29, 4 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, July 30, 2 pm
Stoneham Theatre is located nine miles from downtown Boston at 395 Main Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts. The theatre is fully handicapped accessible and there is plenty of free parking.
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