A Prairie Home Companion
American Revival TOWN HALL
New York City
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022 7:30 p.m. |
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Garrison Keillor’s very popular A Prairie Home Companion American Revival is on its way to New York after wowing audiences at Denver’s Buell Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Washington DC's The Anthem. This time, the venue is The Town Hall, in the heart of Manhattan. It's our second home and we sure would like a full house to welcome Garrison and company back to NYC!
Once again, there’ll be humor, music, no end of fun, and, of course, all the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Joining Keillor are Tony Award-winning director Walter Bobbie, Broadway conductor Rob Fisher and the Demitasse Orchestra, vocalists Christine DiGiallonardo and Heather Masse, keyboardist Richard Dworsky, actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, sound-effects ace Fred Newman and more.
WHEN: Saturday, November 26, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. (lobby open 6:30; doors open 7:00) WHERE: The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd St., New York, NY 10036 TICKETS: $59.50–$119.50 — TO PURCHASE: CLICK HERE |
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JOINING US AT TOWN HALL: ABOUT HEATHER MASSE:
Known to many as a member of the acclaimed Juno Award-winning Canadian band The Wailin’ Jennys, Heather Masse has taken the stage at hundreds of venues across Europe, Canada, and the U.S. She appeared regularly on A Prairie Home Companion, and the versatile vocalist has performed with the bluegrass band The Wayfaring Strangers on NPR’s World Cafe and at Boston’s Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Among her recordings: August Love Song, Lock My Heart (with jazz legend Dick Hyman), and Beautiful Dreamer (a duet album with Garrison Keillor). “Wild Horses” with Garrison >>>“Driftless” >>>
ABOUT CHRISTINE DIGIALLONARDO:
New York-based vocalist Christine DiGiallonardo is at home singing in early-music chamber ensembles as well as jazz and rock bands. She performs solo and with her sisters, Daniela and Nadia, as The DiGiallonardo Sisters, and her voice can be heard on commercial jingles for Aquafresh, Mr. Clean, Playtex, and Febreze. Her theater credits include Carousel (Live From Lincoln Center), Lady, Be Good! (City Center Encores!), The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall), and My Fair Lady (Avery Fisher Hall). The Jingles >>>'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' >>>
ABOUT WALTER BOBBIE:
At the University of Scranton, Walter Bobbie thought he'd be an accounting major. Thank goodness he came to his senses. These days, he's an award-winning director known for his work on Chicago (for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award), Sweet Charity, Footloose, High Fidelity and other productions. After graduate school at Catholic University, Bobbie hit New York, where he did four or five shows before landing a role in the original cast of Grease in 1972. He acted in other plays, including Guys and Dolls, Assassins, Anything Goes and Driving Miss Daisy, and in movies and television shows like The First Wives Club, "Hill St. Blues" and "Law & Order." He was artistic director of New York City Center's Encores!, where he directed Fiorello!, Chicago, Tenderloin and Golden Boy. He has also directed for the New York Shakespeare Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Sundance, the O'Neill Center and Goodspeed Opera House. Guy Noir: 'Hotdish Hangover' >>>
ABOUT ROB FISHER:
For four seasons conductor and pianist Rob Fisher headed up the Coffee Club Orchestra on Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company, and he remains a frequent Prairie Home Companion guest. He served as music director and conductor of the Encores! series at New York City Center from its inception in 1994 through 2005, and he was the original conductor and music director for Chicago and its Grammy Award-winning cast album, and supervisor of Chicago companies around the world. In 2001, he conducted the PBS broadcast of Sweeney Todd, with Patti LuPone, George Hearn and the San Francisco Symphony. As guest artist, he has led the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Atlanta, Virginia, Colorado, Baltimore and National symphonies, among others. Fisher regularly creates evenings for the Lyrics and Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y, and he is currently providing musical direction and vocal arrangements for the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Apple Tree.
ABOUT THE GUY’S ALL-STAR SHOE BAND:
The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band is led by longtime Prairie Home Companion music director Richard Dworsky. Keyboard player, composer, and improviser in any style, he also wrote the show’s script themes and underscores. Chet Atkins called Pat Donohue (guitar) one of the greatest fingerpickers in the world today. And Pat writes songs too — recorded by Suzy Bogguss, Kenny Rogers, and others. His recordings include Blue Yonder and Vicksburg Blues (a collaboration with Butch Thompson. “Coming Down from Red Lodge” >>>“Tishomingo Blues” / “Hello Love” >>>
ABOUT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF RADIO ACTORS:
A well-known Twin Cities radio personality and voice actor, Tim Russell is a man of myriad voices. He appeared in the Robert Altman film A Prairie Home Companion and the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man. For decades, Sound effects man Fred Newman is an actor, writer, musician, and sound designer for film and TV. Turns out, no one is more surprised than Fred that he’s made a career out of doing what he used to do behind the teacher’s back — crossing his eyes, making sounds, and doing voices. He readily admits that, growing up, he was unceremoniously removed from several classrooms, “once by my bottom lip.” Guy Noir, featuring Brad Paisley >>>The Lives of the Cowboys: Big Messer >>> GET TICKETS TO THE NOVEMBER 26th SHOW AT TOWN HALL >>> |
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JOIN US VIA LIVESTREAM: Great News! We have been asked about livestreaming upcoming American Revival shows and have come up with a package if you cannot join us in person.
Here is an opportunity to join us for our next two shows: a two-show Livestream Bundle is available for our upcoming A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION shows on Nov 26th from New York City and December 15th from St. Louis, MO. Both livestreams will be available for 48 hours after the performance, so you have a chance to find time to sit back, watch and enjoy. The two-stream bundle is at a discounted price of $35. (Individually available at $20 each). Order the LIVESTREAM EVENTS >>> |
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RETURN TO LAKE WOBEGON with our newest archival release: Behind the scenes of the 'From the Archives' series, the Prairie Home staff members sort through old recordings of 'A Prairie Home Companion' broadcasts, thoughtfully cull the best monologues, browse contemporary photos and press clippings, and remaster the audio files to modern specifications. This volume includes some of the best Lake Wobegon stories from 1983. The residents complain about overly warm spring weather; the Lake Wobegon economy is running on loyalty, deism, and nepotism; and the juniors prepare the prom for the seniors - kind of like social security. Rumors go around about Ms. Berge's torrid romance, and the host muses that telling lies about people is better than ignoring them completely. Lyle desperately tries to avoid needing his brother-in-law Carl's help starting his car in winter, and the quiet people of Lake Wobegon show they're having a good time at Christmas by humming and perhaps tapping their feet a little bit. All in all, it's a great collection of stories that have been unpacked from the archives after 35 years. |
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