Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents Broadway Legends: An All-Star Tribute to Hal Prince, a one-night-only exclusive engagement celebrating the legacy of the late producer and director Harold Prince and the acclaimed shows and music that he shaped into many of the greatest hits in Broadway history. The concert, exclusively created for Segerstrom Center by Scott Coulter’s Spot-On Entertainment, will be held on March 27, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, and features music by Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and John Kander and Fred Ebb. The star-powered cast of stage and screen veterans include Kate Baldwin (Tony nominee), Brent Barrett (Olivier Award nominee), Gavin Creel (Tony winner), Faith Prince (Tony winner) and Emily Skinner (Tony nominee). A 12-piece orchestra will accompany the singers in music from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Company, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret and other shows that were touched by the genius of Hal Prince.
Tickets start at $39 and are available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings of 10 or more, please call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236.
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Friday, March 27, 2020
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Harold S. Prince (January 30, 1928 – July 31, 2019), also known as “Hal” Prince, was a theater producer and director who made a significant contribution to Broadway musicals in America. In a career spanning more than fifty years, Prince received ten Drama Desk Awards as Outstanding Director and 21 Tony Awards® for Best Direction, Best Producer, Best Musical, and Lifetime Achievement. In addition, Prince was the Kennedy Center Honoree in 1994 and the recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 2000.
Prince received his education at University of Pennsylvania, where he enrolled in a liberal arts program and was actively involved in the student theater group, Penn Players. After graduating in 1948, he returned to New York and began working as an assistant stage manager to producer and director George Abbott. This experience led to co-production opportunities with Robert E. Griffith and Frederick Brisson, resulting in the first two musicals that won Tonys® for Prince – The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955).
After several co-productions, including the classic West Side Story in 1957, Prince began to produce his own musicals. His Fiddler on the Roof (1964) enjoyed enormous success with a record-breaking run of over three thousand performances between 1964 and 1972. Meanwhile, Prince also took on the role of director. Many of the most popular musicals of the following decades were created under his direction, including Cabaret (1966), Sweeney Todd (1979), Evita (1979), and The Phantom of the Opera (1988).
Besides his achievements as a producer and director, Prince is also known for bringing innovation to the theatrical arts. In collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, he was a pioneer in the development of the “concept musical,” taking its departure from an idea or theme rather than from a traditional story. Their first project of this kind, Company (1970), was a solid success and paved the way for other innovative musicals.
Prince’s contribution to the arts extends beyond the musical theater: he made a number of movie adaptations (Damn Yankees 1958, A Little Night Music 1977), and directed for television (Candide 1986). In addition, he has served as a trustee for the New York Public Library and on the National Council of the Arts of the National Education Association.
Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin starred in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! for which she received Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Award nominations. Broadway: Finian’s Rainbow (Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Award nominations) Big Fish, Wonderful Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Full Monty. Off-Broadway: John & Jen (Keen Company, Drama Desk nomination) Giant (Public, Drama Desk nomination) Superhero (Second Stage, Lortel nomination) Songbird (59E59) Film: Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best. TV: Law & Order: SVU; PBS’ First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb and Live From Lincoln Center: Stephen Sondheim’s Passion. Concerts: Boston, Detroit, National, Portland, Chicago symphony orchestras and sold out appearances at 54 Below and the American Songbook Series at Lincoln Center. Solo recordings: Let’s See What Happens and She Loves Him: Live at Feinstein’s (PS Classics).
Gavin Creel
Gavin Creel received a Tony Award for his performance as “Cornelius Hackl” in Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce. Gavin made his Broadway debut originating the role of “Jimmy Smith” in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which he received his first Tony Award nomination. He has since created such memorable performances on Broadway as “Claude” in Hair, which earned him a second Tony Award nomination, “Jean-Michel” in La Cage Aux Folles, and “Stephen Kodaly” in the Roundabout Theater Company’s production of She Loves Me, which was filmed live and is available on BroadwayHD. In London Gavin most notably originated the role of “Elder Price” in the West End production of The Book of Mormon, for which he received the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also starred as “Bert” in Disney’s Mary Poppins and reprised his performance as “Claude” in Hair. Other stage credits include starring opposite Sara Bareilles in the Broadway production of Waitress, The Book of Mormon (on Broadway and originating the First National Tour), and the world premieres of Stephen Sondheim’s Bounce (at The Goodman Theatre and The Kennedy Center) and Prometheus Bound at A.R.T. On television, Gavin co-starred alongside Julie Andrews in ABC’s Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime.
Brent Barrett
Broadway: Billy Flynn in Chicago; Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun (opposite Reba McEntire); Dance a Little Closer; The Baron in Grand Hotel; Candide; Brigadoon; Tony in West Side Story. Off Broadway: Hannibal Lecter, in Silence! The Musical; Closer Than Ever; March of the Falsettos. West End: Kiss Me, Kate (Olivier nomination) filmed for PBS and Grand Hotel. Germany: Phantom, in Das Phantom der Oper Regional: Phantom, in Phantom, The Las Vegas Spectacular; Captain Hook, in Peter Pan (national tour); Georges, in La Cage; Joe/Josephine, in Sugar (Sacramento); Ben in Follies (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Leading Ladies; Annie Get Your Gun; Chicago (L.A. Drama Critics Award). Brent has appeared with symphony orchestras around the world. Solo recordings – The Alan Jay Lerner Album; The Kander and Ebb Album; Christmas Mornings and numerous other recordings. On Screen: The Producers; Longtime Companion; Hercules; All My Children.
Faith Prince
Faith Prince has been dazzling Broadway audiences since winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as “Ms. Adelaide” in Guys and Dolls. As one of Broadway’s best-loved leading ladies, Faith most recently starred on Broadway in Disaster! The Musical for which she received rave reviews. She also starred as ‘Miss Hannigan’ in the Broadway revival of Annie. In 2008, she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Catered Affair. Other Broadway credits include The Little Mermaid, Bells are Ringing (Tony, DD, OCC noms), Nick & Nora (OCC Award), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Tony, DD noms), Little Me, The Dead, and Noises Off. She also starred in the world premiere of Terrence McNally’s Unusual Acts of Devotion and in the national tour of the Broadway hit Billy Elliott. Television credits include ABC’s Modern Family, NBC’s Chicago Justice, Fox’s Scream Queens and Melissa & Joey on ABC Family.
Emily Skinner
Broadway: The Cher Show, Prince of Broadway (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination), Side Show (Tony nomination, Drama League Award), Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty, James Joyce’s The Dead, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Billy Elliot (BroadwayWorld Award). National Tours: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Billy Elliot, Disney’s On The Record. Off-Broadway: Picnic (Transport Group, Drama Desk nomination) My Life With Albertine (Playwrights Horizons), Jerry Springer The Opera (Carnegie Hall); Fiorello!, No Strings, Pardon My English, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (all at City Center Encores!); also originated roles at Roundabout Theatre Company, York Theatre, WPA Theatre, Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Gardens. Regional: multiple roles at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, Ford’s Theatre, Virginia Rep, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, American Conservatory Theatre, Long Wharf, Old Globe, Goodspeed, Bucks County Playhouse, St. Louis MUNY, and many others. She has sung with symphonies internationally and her numerous CD recordings may be found at iTunes and Amazon.com.
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The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, featuring international ballet and dance companies, national tours of top Broadway shows, jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, and free performances on its plaza, such as outdoor movie screenings, concerts, community and cultural festivals.
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BROADWAY LEGENDS: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE
TO HAL PRINCE
Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets – Start at $39
In Person – The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
Online – SCFTA.org
Phone – (714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
Segerstrom Center’s 2019–2020 Cabaret Series Continues with Laura Benanti (April 23 – 25, 2020).
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