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Friday, December 2, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 97
Oh what a night! A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons at The McCallum Theatre. By Madeline Zuckerman The Desert Symphony’s opening concert of its Ovation III Series will take place on Thursday, December 8, 2016, in concert with OH WHAT A NIGHT! A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. The performance will take place at The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert at 8:00 p.m., with
Gary Berkson, Music Director of The Desert Symphony. OH WHAT A NIGHT! A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is an exciting revue written by Motown producer and creative consultant George Solomon, directed by award-winning producer/director Michael Chapman with choreography by Paul Holmquist.
Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, Working My Way Back to You, Let’s Hang On and Who Loves You are just some of the many hits you’ll enjoy. OH WHAT A NIGHT! is a warmhearted concert and tribute, which features all the original hits, as well as,
By Desert Star Staff Rancho Mirage, CA. – The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa welcomes to the stage Sophia Loren, whom the American Film Institute calls one of the great legends of the golden age of Hollywood. In her only appearance in the Coachella Valley during the national tour of An Unforgettable Evening with Sophia Loren, the award-winning actress shares stories of her childhood in war-torn Italy, her family life and prolific career. Loren will be accompanied by interviewer Bill Harris and she will also answer questions from the audience. From beauty pageant runner-up at age 14 to a modeling career that paved the
way for a successful big-screen presence, Sophia Loren has firmly established her legacy as one of the most famous International Film Stars of our time. After a series of popular Italian films in the 1950s, the screen siren caught Hollywood’s eye and America’s heart with a string of movies, including Boy on a Dolphin, Houseboat, Arabesque and Heller in Pink Tights, starring with Hollywood’s top leading men, including Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck and Paul Newman. However, it was Loren’s performance in the riveting Italian mother-daughter drama Two Women (La Ciociara) that made cinematic history. The New York Times called her
portrayal of a strong-willed woman who endures an assault to spare her daughter from the horrors of war “profound.” The role scored Loren an Academy Award – the first ever given for a non-English language role. Loren expertly juggled European movies – garnering an Oscar nod for her performance in Marriage Italian Style – and American films such as El Cid and The Fall of the Roman Empire. The hit Italian comedy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, featured a striptease by Loren’s character, which was re-created in Robert Altman’s
several top 10 releases not included in the Broadway Tony award-winning hit. It includes Frankie Valli’s biggest solo hit from the blockbuster movie GREASE! In addition, this performance will include a very special holiday tribute to the legendary Andy Williams & The Williams Brothers. Audiences are sure to be
mesmerized by this stellar cast as they perform everpopular holiday classics personally taught to them by Andy’s brother Dick Williams. Between the score of recognizable tunes, OH WHAT A NIGHT! A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ,delivers informative Continues on Page 3
Hollywood legend Sophia Loren to grace the stage at The Show
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