METROPOLITAN ROOM PRESENTS TOM WOPAT
Critically acclaimed and Tony-nominated singer and actor Tom Wopat
will perform at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC -
212-206-0440 -
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) Friday, January 5th through Monday, January 8th, all shows at 8:00
pm. Wopat first started singing and dancing in high school musicals,
and studied music at the University of Wisconsin before making his
television debut in 1978. He starred in and directed several episodes
of the popular "Dukes of Hazzard," playing Luke Duke in the show,
which ran from 1979-1985. After the series ended, Wopat made his triumphant
return to Broadway ("Annie Get Your Gun"), and continued to appear
on television ("Cybill," "Home Improvement," and hosting his own show
on TNN/The Nashville Network).
Wopat recently celebrated the 100th birthday of composer
Harold Arlen with the February 2005 release of DISSERTATION ON THE
STATE OF BLISS, a collection of Arlen favorites and rarities. In
early 2005, Wopat embarked on a 33-date national tour, launched
in West Palm Beach, Florida and wrapping up in Palm Desert, California.
The "Over The Rainbow" tour, with Faith Prince, featured Arlen's
songs from "The Wizard of Oz", among others, and made a stop at
New York City's famed Carnegie Hall.
Wopat appeared as the lead in "Chicago," and returned
to Broadway in March for his first dramatic role there, starring
alongside Alan Alda, Jeffrey Tambor and Liev Schreiber in David
Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Wopat's recording career started in 1983 with his
self-titled country album. Since then, he released six other country
albums before the 2000 album, THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, which introduced
fans to his love of standards. On his latest album, DISSERTATION
ON THE STATE OF BLISS, his ninth overall, Wopat delivers infectiously
jazzy interpretations of Harold Arlen Songs including "Accentuate
The Positive", "Over The Rainbow", "Come Rain Or Come Shine" and
"If I Only Had A Brain". "The performance is all about the song,"
says Wopat. "It's not about me. The singer's job is to establish
the mood and tell the story of the song."
There is a $25 cover, 2-beverage minimum.
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