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CARNEGIE HALL - IRA GERSHWIN AT 100: FEINSTEIN, CLOONEY, DAMONE.. DVD

CARNEGIE HALL - IRA GERSHWIN AT 100: FEINSTEIN, CLOONEY, DAMONE.. DVD
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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