October 2017
October 6 - 8 ~ Sing Me a Story!
October 14
~ The Hambones
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Sing Me a Story - A World Permiere Musical Revue
“Sing Me a Story!”, a
celebration of the art of the ‘story song’, makes
its world premiere from October 6-8 at the Bridge
Street Theatre in Catskill as the final installment
in its 2017 Cabaret Series. With a cast that
features concert, recording, and stage stars Lisa
Asher, Scott Coulter, and Tom Andersen, plus musical
director Ian Herman, this new revue trains a
spotlight on a very specific type of song – one that
tells a story. Think of sixteen little one-act plays
in one 80-minute show! Utilizing songs from the
worlds of country, theatre, pop, and the Great
American Songbook and featuring the work of such
artists as The Beatles, Harry Chapin, Cole Porter,
and the legendary Broadway songwriting team of John
Kander and Fred Ebb, this show is guaranteed sweep
you away – song by song, story by story.
Lisa
Asher is an award-winning singer and actress most
notable for her roles in “Almost Heaven – The Songs
of John Denver” and “Woody Guthrie’s American Song”
which she’s performed across the country. She has
also performed in cabarets and concert halls around
the world. When not touring with her acclaimed
one-woman show “I Am a Town”, Ms. Asher resides in
New York City.
Scott Coulter, winner of the
MAC Award for Male Vocalist, has been a stalwart in
Manhattan’s cabarets and clubs for the last two
decades. Equally at home on the concert stage, he
has toured with Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked”,
“Pippin”) in a revue of the popular composer’s
songs. He has also toured in tributes to Jerry
Herman (“Hello, Dolly!”) as well as his own cabaret
act which includes a tribute to the legendary Brill
Building Music. He resides in New York City.
Tom Andersen, curator of Bridge Street Theatre’s
popular Cabaret Series, appeared in the long-running
San Francisco hit “Beach Blanket Babylon” before
moving to New York where he has enjoyed a varied
musical career performing in all kinds of venues
from cabarets to Town Hall to Carnegie Hall. A
songwriter as well, his songs have been performed
and recorded by artists around the globe, including
John Davidson and Australian TV star David Campbell.
He resides in New York City.
Ian Herman has
served as musical director for such luminaries as
Jane Olivor, Donna McKechnie, Judy Kaye, Anita
Morris, and Karen Mason. His Broadway credits
include “Grease”, “Jelly’s Last Jam”, “Swing”, and
“The Who’s Tommy”.
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The Hambones Celebrate Bob Dylan
The Hambones Celebrate the
Genius of Bob Dylan October 14th
Their
retrospective journey through Bob Dylan's seminal
album "Blood on the Tracks" was a monster hit at
Bridge Street Theatre in 2016. Now, The Hambones –
John Kouri (Ringmaster General, lead vocalist &
harmonica), Scott Milch (drums, vocals), John
Pizzacarola (guitar, vocals), and Steve Soltow
(bass, vocals) – return Catskill with a sweeping
celebration of the work of the recent Nobel Prize
winner, with a special concentration on Dylan songs
that have been hits for other major artists like
Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker, The Byrds, The Band, and
The Grateful Dead. This is an evening guaranteed to
get your blood pumpin'!
With a cumulative 130
years in the music business, The Hambones continue
to evolve and refine a truly unique musical palette,
drawing on influences both urban and rural, to
deliver a sound which, for lack of a better term,
can be called “Roots-Plus-Rockin”. The band is
nothing if not versatile - their songlist of over 80
tunes includes:
Classic Rock – the Beatles,
Stones, Who, Chuck Berry, Grateful Dead, Elvis,
Wilburys
New Country – Luke Bryan, Joe Nichols,
Frankie Ballard, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney
Traditional Country – Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins,
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rhythm & Blues – Fats Domino,
Delbert McClinton, Taj Mahal
Blues – Stevie Ray
Vaughn, Muddy Waters, John Mayall, Robert Cray
Folk/Rock/Roots – Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, the Band.
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