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Mountain Laurel Center Throws a Gala Benefit Before
The Boston Pops Concert on Monday, August 20
Keith Lockhart Will Conduct the Famed Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra in Favorite Tunes from Hollywood and Broadway
Gala Begins at 5:30 p.m., Concert at 8 p.m.
Gala, Co-Chaired by Andrew Forte and Rosemary Driebe Olofsson,
Will Honor Robert Uguccioni
BUSHKILL, PA – Any performance by the famed Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra is cause for celebration, and Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts takes full advantage by staging a Gala Benefit party in the Lakehouse Theater before the Boston Pops concert at the center on Monday, August 20. The gala, which will honor Robert Uguccioni, Executive Director of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, is co-chaired by Andrew Forte, Chairman of MLCPA, and longtime center supporter Rosemary Driebe Olofsson and will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the concert at 8 p.m. For information on gala tickets, please contact C.J. McKenna at MLCPA: 570.426.2080 x5007, or email cmckenna@mlcpa.org.
America's most-recorded and most-televised orchestra, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra returns for a third visit to Mountain Laurel Center under the baton of charismatic conductor Keith Lockhart. This year's Boston Pops program, A Tribute to Oscar and Tony, again includes husband-and-wife Broadway megastars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley as they reprise their magnificent performances from last season, joining the Pops to highlight the best music of Hollywood and Broadway.
Gala tickets will include pre-performance cocktails and dinner reception and reserved performance seating; dress code “casually elegant.” Gala tickets are $150 per person. Tickets to the concert alone range from $45 to $65 in the Tom Ridge Pavilion and $25 for lawn seating, and are available via Ticketmaster at 570.693.4100, through Ticketmaster outlets, online at mountainlaurelcenter.com, or by visiting MLCPA’s on-site box office.
“We are delighted to honor Bob Ugoccioni, who has been such an ardent supporter of Mountain Laurel Center, for his tireless work in promoting us to visitors, tourists and locals alike,” said Richard T. Bryant, President and CEO of the center. “This will be the perfect way to spend a summer evening, and the perfect lead-in to this return appearance by one of our audience favorites, the Boston Pops.”
Founded in 1885 when a group of Boston Symphony musicians presented a concert of "light music of the best class," the Boston Pops present familiar classical and pop tunes that all ages can enjoy. The orchestra performs hundreds of shows in Boston, across the U.S. and internationally. The annual 4th of July concert from the Esplanade in Boston attracts more than 300,000 people and is viewed by more than 20 million people on CBS television. “Evening at Pops,” the longest-running concert program on TV, features 13 nationwide broadcasts each season. The Boston Pops’ recordings are released by RCA.
Lockhart took over as conductor of the Boston Pops in 1995, and has now been on the podium for 12 years. He succeeded such iconic previous conductors as Arthur Fiedler, who conducted the Pops for nearly 50 years (from 1930 until his death in 1979) and movie composer John Williams, who led the orchestra from 1980 until 1993.
Hailed as “Broadway’s Golden couple,” Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley have both enjoyed successful Broadway careers that have crossed over into performances with symphonies and at concert halls and cabaret venues. Marin is a three-time Tony Award nominee for her performances in Stephen Sondheim’s Passion (recorded for PBS), Ragtime and the hit revival of Kiss Me Kate (Outer Critics Circle Award), which also garnered her an Olivier Award nomination for the London, West End run. Jason won a Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut in the Harold Prince directed revival of Candide. He took it all off on Broadway and in London in The Full Monty and is also well known for his performance in the cult hit musical Floyd Collins.
MOUNTAIN LAUREL CENTER 2007 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
All events will be presented in the Tom Ridge Pavilion.
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 8 p.m.
BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA
Keith Lockhart, Conductor
Inside reserved seating: $45-$65. Lawn seating: $25.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 8 p.m.
Neil Berg’s 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY
Inside reserved seating: $25-$45. Lawn seating: $20
Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center serving the Pocono Mountains and beyond. Its principal venue, the Tom Ridge Pavilion, offers 2,500 covered seats and room under the stars for thousands more on its comfortable lawn. MLCPA is dedicated to serving the region by providing world-class artists and entertainers through an ongoing series of performances and educational programming. For additional information about the Mountain Laurel Center, please call 570-426-2080 or visit mountainlaurelcenter.com.
For ticket prices, ordering, Harry’s Club membership and general information, the public can visit www.mountainlaurelcenter.com or call 570.426.2080.
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Contact
CJ McKenna
Development Manager
Direct: 570.426.2086 x5007
Email: cmckenna@mlcpa.org
Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts
Bushkill Falls Road P.O. Box 1233
Bushkill, PA 18324
Administration: 570.426.2080
Fax: 570.588.5211
mountainlaurelcenter.com
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