IDOLS SING THE ICONS!

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS
Music of MEL TORMÉ,

ELLA FITZGERALD, NAT KING COLE

& MORE!

December 16 - 17, 2012

7:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

Starring

 

American Idol star
DAVID HERNANDEZ

Multi Award-Winning Recording Artist

JAMES TORMÉ

Emmy and Tony Award Winner

LILLIAS WHITE

In this holiday revue, watch Stars and Snowflakes glitter together as Upright combines the best of Broadway with the carols of Christmastime. Cozy up next to your someone special, and be warmed not by an open fire but by yuletide joy and the sweet standards of Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald - and more! With brassy horns and sentimental strings, Upright creates a wonderland of the cheerful arrangements and airy melodies that make Broadway and Christmas all aglow. Under boughs of holly, bathed in a multi-media of silver and gold, our celebrity singers use their suave voices to turn the stage into a true town of tinsel – and make this highly anticipated season's event the perfect way to put you in the holiday spirit.

*Artists subject to change.

JAMES TORMÉ is a multi-Award winning E1 Music recording artist and a uniquely gifted singer whose music infuses older jazz classics with soul and R&B influences of today. Tormé's magnetic relevance stems from the fact that he mixes the showmanship of his father's generation with the youthful charisma of a contemporary Hollywood star. Considering his roots, this shouldn't be too surprising. James comes from a professional show business family with household names on both sides of the Atlantic. His father, Mel, a legendary singer, was a 3-time Grammy Award winner whose songwriting credits include the most popular holiday song ever, “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).” His mother, Janette Scott, and grandmother, Dame Thora Hird, are both celebrated British actresses. The young singer's music, which pays tribute to all corners of American music history, appeals to young and old audiences alike.

 

Click here for VIDEO preview of James' new album Love For Sale.

LILLIAS WHITE has been recognized on Broadway with the Tony Award^®, Drama Desk Award^®, Peoples Choice^®Award and The Outer Critics Award^®for Best Actress in a Musical -- Broadway's Prestigious Quadruple Crown -- for her 1997 role as Sonja in the "The Life." In 1990 she won The Obie Award^® for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Hennie in "Romance in Hard Times". In addition, she won The Drama Logue Award^® for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the national tour of "Dreamgirls." Other theater credits include the Broadway productions of "How to Succeed in Business", "Once on This Island", "Rock n' Roll: The First 5,000 Years ( Aretha Franklin )," "Barnum, " "Carrie" and "Dreamgirls," as well as the off Broadway productions of "Crowns," "The Vagina Monologues," "Waiting for Godot," "The Princess & The Black-Eyed Pea," and "Dinah Was". Lillias White has also gone on the national and international tours for "Ain't Misbehavin', "Tintypes" and "The Wiz".