Carnegie Hall has announced details of its 2016-17 season, which will launch October 14 with a star-studded New York Pops concert celebrating the music of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Laura Osnes, Nathan Gunn and Colin Donnell will perform songs from such classics as My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon, Gigi and Paint Your Wagon. Steven Reineke will conduct.
Additional concerts of note to theatre lovers follow:
Make the Season Bright, running December 16-17, will feature Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Anthony Nunziata and Will Nunziata.
Michael Feinstein will take the stage October 19 with the first in a series of three concerts billed as Standard Time with Michael Feinstein. Additional dates include February 22, 2017, and March 21.
Tony Award-winning King and I star Kelli O'Hara will make her Carnegie Hall solo debut October 29. Music director Dan Lipton will join her on piano.
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Also on the New York Pops’ slate is Life is a Cabaret: The Songs of Kander and Ebb, celebrating Kander’s 90th birthday on March 10. Guests include Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy.
The Pops will also offer You’ve Got a Friend: A Celebration of Singers and Songwriters April 21. They will be joined by Tony nominees Jonathan Groff and Adrienne Warren, who will perform the music of James Taylor, Carole King and more.
For the full lineup and tickets, visit carnegiehall.org or phone (212) 247-7800. Single tickets go on sale August 29 at 8 AM. Subscriptions go on sale August 22 at 8 AM.
