From Tin Pan Alley and collaborative dance to a rock legend
and an exceptional company of drummers from Japan, the 2007-2008 season
at The Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College will
include a broad spectrum of performances under the twin umbrellas of
the Masters Series and Pulse At Emerson Series.
The Masters Series performances will provide a nostalgic,
energetic journey through an exciting era in American music. The series
includes three musicals: "Beehive - The 60's Musical,"
I Love A Piano" and "Love, Janis"
along with a concert featuring Dionne Warwick And Her Band.
In the Pulse Series, artists connect, combine and transform how we see
dance, theater, media and music. The series includes three dynamic
cross-cultural offerings in "Yamato - The Drummers of Japan,
"Tango Fire" and Attack Theatre's "Games
Of Steel."
The schedule for the two series includes the following.
The Masters Series
"Beehive - The 60’s Musical"
July 25 - 28, 2007
"Beehive" celebrates the era of love and rock ‘n roll
with 8 wailing women, 1 hot band, 43 wigs, 40 costumes, 25 cans of hairspray
and over 40 of the greatest ‘60s hits. This is a high voltage,
fast –paced, lighthearted look back at songs made popular by the
girl groups and soloists of the period such as The Chiffons,
The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Connie Francis, Leslie Gore, Petula Clark
and more. The featured songs include “The Name Game,”
“It’s My Party,” “Downtown,” “Judy’s
Turn to Cry,” “To Sir With Love,” “One Fine
Day,” “You Don’t Own Me,” “R-E-S-P-E-C-T,”
“Where The Boys Are,” “The Beat Goes On,” “Natural
Woman”and “I Hear a Symphony.”
Irving Berlin's "I Love A Piano"
September 21 – 30, 2007
A nostalgic musical journey spanning seven decades of American history
as seen through the eyes of Irving Berlin – a man whom Jerome
Kern described by saying "Irving Berlin has no place in
American music...he IS American Music!" Using 64 of Berlin’s
enduring and popular favorites, this new show captures the spirit of
America -- from the Ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through
the swinging sophistication of the 1920s and 30s to the sentimental
songs that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the innocent optimism
of the 1950’s. Timeless classics such as “White
Christmas,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’
On The Ritz” and “There’s No Business
Like Show Business” do more than define the music of
a generation, they define the music of our country.
Dionne Warwick and her Band
October 27 - 28, 2007
International music legend Dionne Warwick is celebrating more than 45
years in the business. Billboard magazine notes that with no less than
fifty-five hit singles Miss Warwick is the second most charted female
of the past forty years. Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy
Award in 1968 for the classic "Do You Know The
Way to San Jose?" and in so doing, became the first African-American
solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for
Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. As the "voice"
behind a decade of classic tunes written with her in mind by the famed
team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Warwick is an international artist.
"Love, Janis"
May 7 – 11, 2008
"Love, Janis" goes behind the music to offer a glimpse at
the soul of a legend through the letters she wrote home, interviews
she gave and the songs she made famous. Classics like “Me
and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart” and “Mercedes
Benz” come to life in this intimate portrayal inspired
by the best-selling book by Laura Joplin.
Pulse At Emerson Series
YAMATO - The Drummers of Japan
"Shin– On (Heartbeat)"- World Tour
December 1 - 2, 2007
Not exactly dance, not precisely music, not solely spectacle, Japan's
Yamato Drummers are a combination of all three. They fill the stage
with huge, beautiful drums to apply a ferocity that lies somewhere between
the seriousness of Samurai and the crazed exhibitionism of heavy-metal
rock drummers.
"Tango Fire"
featuring the Estampas Porteñas Company
January 11 – 13, 2008
Direct from Buenos Aires, "Tango Fire" offers an unforgettable
experience through the history of Tango – the world’s most
alluring and exciting dance. Featuring a company of Argentina's finest
dancers and musicians, the internationally acclaimed Tango Company Estampas
Porteñas in its Boston debut, takes audiences on a journey through
the most seductive of dance forms.
Attack Theatre's "Games of Steel"
February 22 – 24, 2008
Dance Magazine called "Games of Steel" "ever-entertaining
and hellishly fun.” Journey to a visual landscape of steel with
ladders to nowhere, sixteen foot seesaws and a musical landscape of
steel cellos and rock music. Meet a corrupt host who emerges from
a house of steel and three relentless contestants dancing for an illusive
prize of love, life and survival.
The Cutler Majestic Theatre is located at 219 Tremont
Street in Boston’s Historic Theatre District. For tickets or information,
call Telecharge.com at 1-800-233-3123 or visit www.maj.org.
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OnStage Bosto
05/10/07
