KAREN
AKERS IN HAMPTONS CONCERT
Karen
Akers, one of America's most arresting and successful concert and
cabaret stars, returns to the GUILD HALL of the JOHN DREW THEATER
(East Hampton, NY - 631-324-4050 - http://www.guildhall.org/
) for one performance only Thursday, September 2nd at 8:00 pm. Karen
will perform her recent critically acclaimed show "Time After Time"
as well as selections from her newly released CD "If We Only Have
Love" (DRG Records), a collection of theatre songs. The program will
feature songs from the theatre and the great American Songbook by
such composers as Stephen Sondheim, Frank Loesser, George & Ira Gershwin,
Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Harold Arlen and Jerome
Kern among others. Musical Direction and accompaniment are by Don
Rebic. All seats are $50.
Recipient
of the 2002 Board of Directors Award from MAC (Manhattan Association
of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/
), Karen Akers has performed throughout the United States, Europe
and the former Soviet Union. She has appeared in many prestigious
venues worldwide from Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Rainbow and
Stars, London's Pizza on the Park to three command performances at
the White House. Her concert and cabaret performances are just a part
of Ms. Akers's multi-faceted career, which encompasses theatre, television,
film and recordings.
On Broadway,
Karen made her debut as Luisa in the musical Nine directed by Tommy
Tune for which she won a Theatre World Award as well as a Tony Award
nomination. At the Martin Beck Theatre she was one of the original
stars of the Tony Award-winning musical Grand Hotel (also directed
by Mr. Tune).
Karen's latest
CD, If We Only Have Love, a CD compilation of theatre songs, has just
been release by DRG Records. Previous CD recordings include Feels
Like Home, Live from Rainbow and Stars, Under Paris Skies, Just Imagine,
Unchained Melodies, In a Very Unusual Way, and Presenting Karen Akers.
Broadway cast recordings include Nine and Grand Hotel. She is also
heard on the soundtrack recording of Woody Allen's The Purple Rose
of Cairo, in which she made her cinematic debut.
For more
information, see http://www.karenakers.com/
.
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