The All-Starr Band (Ringo's not exaggerating)

Why he's famous:

He's the original lead guitarist for the band Toto think songs Africa, and Rosanna, he has performed for other major artists as a studio musician and can be heard on over 1,500 records from varied artists from Aretha Franklin to Warren Zevon. He has been named by the Gibson Guitar Company as one of the top ten session guitarists of all time. His guitar contemporaries include(d) Eddie Van Halen and Slash -- rare air.

Edgar Winter

Why he's famous:

He and his late brother Johnny were both talented early-on. He plays keyboards, guitar, saxapone, and percussion, as well as singing. His band The Edgar Winter Group had great success with number one hits and songs you've heard on the radio a million times like Free Ride and Frankenstein.

Colin

Why he's famous:

He's known for being the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work. Think Songs Down Under and Who Can it Be Now?. Hay is also notable for his screen acting having appeared in shows like JAG and Scrubs.

Warren Ham

Why he's famous

Ham plays multiple instruments and he's toured with multiple major acts like Toto, Kansas, Donna Summer and even Olivia Newton-John -- he sang John Travolta's part with Newton-John on her no. 1 hit from Grease, You're the One I Want. Ham has toured with Ringo's band from 2105 to 2023, except for 2017 when he toured with Toto, and 2021, when nobody toured anywhere.

Hamish Stuart

Why he's famous

He was a member of the The Average White Band from 1972 to 1982. Then he went on to work with Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and David Sanborn. He's written songs for Smokey Robinson, George Benson, and Diana Ross. He was also a member of Paul McCartney's band, and played on several of his albums. He has toured with Ringo for years.

March 3 to 25

Music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire

Directed by Robert Salberg

“Shrek, which draws from William Steig’s book about a lovable ogre and the DreamWorks animated movie that it inspired, is nonetheless a triumph of comic imagination with a heart as big and warm as Santa’s. It is the most ingeniously wacky, transcendently tasteless Broadway musical since The Producers, and more family-friendly …” -USA Today

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Greg Bissonette

Why he's famous Bissonette played on jazz trumpet legend Maynard Ferguson's Live From San Francisco in 1983. His brother Matt was also in the band and on the recording. He played various other shows and venues, but his big break came when he joined former Van Halen superstar David Lee Roth. The band also included Steve Vai, and Billy Sheehan. Greg played on all three US Billboard 200 hit albums, and in the subsequent world tours. He's also played with Santana, and the Electric Light Orchestra. He started playing drums with Ringo in 2003.

April 21 to May 13

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire

Directed by Jo Dodge

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

This is the kind theater that gives the audience “a chance to feel, empathize and contemplate the limits of a person facing unfair circumstances.”

-OnStage Blog

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