CARNEGIE HALL - IRA GERSHWIN AT 100: FEINSTEIN, CLOONEY, DAMONE.. DVD
Product Description
This 85 minute TV Special on DVD-R from early
1997 presents
live from Carnegie Hall a tribute to the genius that wrote the
words to so many of the ‘American Songbook’ classics. ****************** HOSTS : Angie Dickinson and Michael York_ The participating singers and performers are often joined
by wonderful dancers and choral ensembles, notably
Sumuin Ballet Company and ‘The Gershwin Singers’.
Some become veritable production numbers! The Carnegie Hall Theatre Orchestra is
under musical director Rob Fisher. Throughout are interspersed photographs, home movies along with
many spoken recollections and anecdotes of the
brothers Gershwin, their collaborators, their Broadway
shows and films. ****************** PROGRAMME: Debbie Gravitte: I Got Rhythm Ron Raines: ‘S Wonderful Vic Damone: Embraceable You Karen Akers: But Not For Me David Garrison: I’ll Build A Stairway To Paradise Scott Wise ~Karen Ziemba: Put Me To the Test Maureen McGovern: Long Ago And Far Away Ruth Brown: The Man That Got Away John Lovitz: Just Another Rhumba Raines ~ Ziemba: Who Cares ~ My One and Only
Highland Fling Michael Feinstein: They Can’t Take That Away From Me ~ It Happens Ev’ry Time Dawn Upshaw:
My Ship Christine Ebersole: Saga Of Jenny Michael Feinstein : There Is No Music Rosemary Clooney: A Foggy Day In London Town ~ Our Love Is Here To Stay Entire Company: Of Thee I (We) Sing
live from Carnegie Hall a tribute to the genius that wrote the
words to so many of the ‘American Songbook’ classics. ****************** HOSTS : Angie Dickinson and Michael York_ The participating singers and performers are often joined
by wonderful dancers and choral ensembles, notably
Sumuin Ballet Company and ‘The Gershwin Singers’.
Some become veritable production numbers! The Carnegie Hall Theatre Orchestra is
under musical director Rob Fisher. Throughout are interspersed photographs, home movies along with
many spoken recollections and anecdotes of the
brothers Gershwin, their collaborators, their Broadway
shows and films. ****************** PROGRAMME: Debbie Gravitte: I Got Rhythm Ron Raines: ‘S Wonderful Vic Damone: Embraceable You Karen Akers: But Not For Me David Garrison: I’ll Build A Stairway To Paradise Scott Wise ~Karen Ziemba: Put Me To the Test Maureen McGovern: Long Ago And Far Away Ruth Brown: The Man That Got Away John Lovitz: Just Another Rhumba Raines ~ Ziemba: Who Cares ~ My One and Only
Highland Fling Michael Feinstein: They Can’t Take That Away From Me ~ It Happens Ev’ry Time Dawn Upshaw:
My Ship Christine Ebersole: Saga Of Jenny Michael Feinstein : There Is No Music Rosemary Clooney: A Foggy Day In London Town ~ Our Love Is Here To Stay Entire Company: Of Thee I (We) Sing