Feinstein (Photo courtesy of AJ Mast).
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 10 years of Broadway POPS! with a concert starring Michael Feinstein.
The concert continues a tradition of quality pops programming featuring top Broadway artists accompanied by PSO. It will be conducted by Sam Kriger.
Feinstein is a multi-platinum, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy-Award nominated performer, who is widely credited with preserving The Great American Song Book, a conceptual collection of American standards from Broadway and Hollywood’s golden age.
He is set to perform popular favorites ranging from The Lady is a Tramp to When I Fall in Love. He’ll also take over conducting from Kriger and lead the PSO through symphonic works such as the American in Paris Overture and Dancing in the Dark.
The program also includes works by George and Ira Gershwin. Feinstein became intimately acquainted with the Gershwins’ music when, as a young man, he assisted Ira Gershwin in archiving their prolific body of work.
Guest conductor Sam Kriger enjoys performing on the piano at Pops concerts, and has appeared with the Detroit, Hartford, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New Jersey, Reno, San Diego, St. Louis and Syracuse symphony orchestras.
Beyond the stage, he’s been a vocal coach for Disney’s Feature Animation division for 20 years, and has served as musical director for Feinstein, Mickey Rooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Shirley Jones, Kay Starr, and Lynda Carter.
In previous years, PSO Broadway POPS! shows have spotlighted works by composers such as Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe and Oscar Hammerstein, and have also paid tribute to Judy Garland and songs made famous on the silver screen. Tony Award winners such as Barbara Cook , Judy Kaye and Jeff Keller have also graced the stage.
Broadway POPS! is scheduled for 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University campus.
Ticket prices range from $90 to $35.
More information is online at princetonsymphony.org.
