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ON BROADWAY! Cape Ann Symphony Musicians Unleashed sing your favorites Feb 9th at 3pm

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Enjoy a terrific Broadway show tunes concert for a good cause and even join in for the sing along bits–and all before the Superbowl kickoff! Heidi Dallin shares the info and program below.

Courtesy image:  The Company of Musicians Unleashed ON BROADWAY! Photo Credit: Henry Betts. Front Row L-R: Byron Winn, Gordon Baird, Priscilla Walter, Carolyn Howard. Back Row L-R: Wendy Betts, Brittany Betts. Missing from Photo: Guest Artist: Lydia Betts; Bass Player: Justin McLean

Cape Ann Symphony Musicians Unleashed Concert Series goes ON BROADWAY! for their upcoming concert on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM at The St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester. 

 ON BROADWAY! features a group of singers from the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, local musicians and special guests led by CAS Chorus Director Brittany Betts. The multi-talented Betts will lead the company as well as contributing Vocals, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, and Percussion for the concert.

The ON BROADWAY! Company includes CAS Chorus members:

  • Gordon Baird: Vocals and Percussion
  • Carolyn Howard: Vocals
  • Byron Winn: Vocals and Cello
  • CAS Chorus Accompanist Priscilla Walter: Piano
  • Justin McLean; Bass
  • plus Special Guest Soloist: Lydia Betts, Piano
  • and Former CAS Chorus Director Wendy Betts: Vocals and Piano

**The program includes songs from Hamilton, Something Rotten, The Sound of Music,  Camelot, Songs for a New World, Into The Woods, Dear Evan Hansen, a George Gershwin Medley and two audience Sing-Along Medleys of hit Broadway classic and contemporary songs.**

Brittany Betts is excited to bring the music of Broadway to the Musicians Unleashed Series,

“Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 9, 3pm @ St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville (Gloucester), MA because you won’t want to miss this Cape Ann Symphony – Musicians Unleashed chamber concert of vocal and instrumental Broadway tunes performed by members of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus (Brittany Betts, Carolyn Howard, Gordon Baird and Byron Winn) along with chorus accompanist, Priscilla Walter, and special guests Wendy Betts (vocals and piano) and Lydia Betts (piano).

We’ve got something for everyone: 4 Vocal Solos, 2 Duets and 2 Group Numbers; 1 Piano Solo; One Set of 4 Gershwin Piano Duets; 2 Sing-Along Medleys…and maybe even a game or two! Songs are spanning the decades – from the 1930s to the 2010s. Grab your ticket early. Don’t wait. It’s not a large space and we want to make sure you get to see it. And, hey, why not come dressed as a Broadway character to add to the fun?”

Brittany Betts

ON BROADWAY! is Sunday, February 9 at 3:00 PM at  St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester.  The ticket price for ON BROADWAY! is$40 for Adults. Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets.

Gloucester Stage’s Artistic Director Bob Walsh Opens SONGS FOR NEW A WORLD

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unnamed Photo_7_3847.LowRes ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROBERT WALSH BRINGS JASON ROBERT BROWN’S POWERFUL SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD TO GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY

Song Cycle Features Cast of Broadway Veterans including Tony Award Nominee Barbara Walsh & Rockport’s Wendy Waring

Gloucester Stage Company continues its 37th season of professional theater on Cape Ann with a limited run of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World from August 4 through August 27 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Songs For A New World with music and lyrics by three time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown is a stirring musical journey examining the moments of decision and difficult choices faced in everyday life. Known for such Broadway hits as Parade, The Bridges of Madison County, Honeymoon in Vegas, andThe Last Five Years, Mr. Brown artfully blends pop, jazz and gospel in solos and ensemble styles to create this inspiring song cycle.  Directed by Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Robert Walsh, the production features four singers including Tony Award nominee Barbara Walsh, Broadway veterans Rockport’s Wendy Waring and Jack Donahue, Berklee College of Music graduate Chris Pittman and  Brandeis’ Nyah Macklin, all four in their Gloucester Stage debut. According to Director and GSC Artistic Director Walsh, “Songs For A New World is an enthralling evening of storytelling through song and movement reminiscent of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. We are so fortunate to have such a talented group of actor-singers to bring this work to our audience. It’s a particular treat to work with my cousin Barbara again after so many years!  Wendy, Jack, Chris and Nyah are also incredibly fun, hugely talented and all working together in such a fun way – it’s a thrill!”

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