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By Suzanne Monaghan
Filed Under:Betty Buckley, Christine Ebersole, Eye On The Arts, Gotta Have Arts, Gotta Have The Arts, Great American Songbook, Lenfest, Michael Feinstein, Philadelphia Orchestra, The Mann Center

(Michael Feinstein at the 85th Annual Academy Awards - Governors Ball Credit: Kevork Djansezian)

(Michael Feinstein at the 85th Annual Academy Awards – Governors Ball Credit: Kevork Djansezian)



By Suzanne Monaghan

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Michael Feinstein brings his passion for American standards to the Mann Center along with special guests, Tony winners Betty Buckley and Christine Ebersole and accompanied by the Philadelphia Orchestra on Friday, August 2nd.

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“This is one of the great orchestras of the world and they have no snobism about the music that they play. The great thing is that this music lends itself so much to the orchestral sweep and majesty of an orchestra,” says Feinstein.

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The evening will feature the music of Broadway and Feinstein will perform songs from the Great American Songbook.

“Which I think of course is the greatest music of the 20th century; of the Gershwins and Cole Porter and Irving Berlin and songs that are very resonant in people’s lives.”

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More information is available at manncenter.org.