| Broadway's Darius de Haas Joins Bucks County Playhouse's Spring Concert Series | |
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| BROADWAY'S DARIUS de HAAS JOINS BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE'S SPRING CONCERT SERIES Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm New Hope, PA - Broadway's Darius de Haas (featured in Bucks County Playhouse's hit productions of "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Guys and Dolls") will return to the Playhouse as part of the recently announced Spring Concert Series. Entitled, "A Song for You: An Evening with Darius de Haas" and created especially for the Playhouse, the concert includes songs from the Great American Songbook to Broadway to beloved artists like Nat King Cole and Stevie Wonder. Performances will be held at Bucks County Playhouse on Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm. A Bucks County resident for over years, he lives in Lambertville, NJ and in New York, and he looks forward to performing in the community he calls home. De Haas's voice has been described by the New York Times as "electrically thrilling" with "deep roots in jazz and soul". Variety says Darius "can reveal the joys and sorrows of the composer's richly layered repertoire with an intensity and honesty that easily envelops and mesmerizes the listener." He has thrilled audiences around the world with his concerts of Stevie Wonder as well as Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn music and is well known for his extensive work in theater. De Haas was a member of the original Broadway casts of "Rent", "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" and "Shuffle Along." He also is the singing voice of "Shy Baldwin" in the beloved hit TV show "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." His other Broadway credits include "Carousel", "Marie Christine", and "The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm." Other theater credits include his Obie Award winning lead performance in "Running Man" (Music-Theater Group), "Children of Eden" (Papermill Playhouse) "Once On This Island" (1st National Tour), "The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin" (Playwrights Horizons), "Jesus Christ Superstar- Gospel" (Alliance Theater) and "As You Like It" (Delacorte/ Public Theater). De Haas' concert appearances include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center American Songbook, London's Royal Festival Hall, Disney Concert Hall, The Kennedy Center and numerous symphonies. He can be heard on several recordings including "Quiet Please" (Bridge Records), "Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn" (PS Classics) as well as many Original Cast Recordings and soundtracks (including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as the voice of "Shy Baldwin"). De Haas serves on the International Board of Directors for Covenant House serving homeless youth throughout the US and South America and is a founding member of Black Theatre United. Tickets to "A Song for You: An Evening with Darius de Haas" are $40. Bucks County Playhouse is offering special series discounts for patrons wishing to attend two or more of the Spring concerts events (excluding Wynton Marsalis). Ticket buyers can save up to 20% on shows through May 2021. For information visit, BucksCountyPlayhouse.org/SpringConcertSeries. Bucks County Playhouse has developed rigorous safety protocols to protect those working backstage and front-of-house, including virus testing, mask requirements for all those inside the Playhouse, frequent cleaning, Merv 15-rated HVAC filters, and restricted access backstage. A list of protocols can be found on the Playhouse website. Tickets to these live music events are available at BucksCountyPlayhouse.org or call 215-862-2121. ABOUT BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE Bucks County Playhouse is a year-round, nonprofit theatre that has grown to a $6 million producing organization with an annual audience of more than 80,000. Founded in 1939 in a converted 1790 gristmill, Bucks County Playhouse quickly became "the most famous summer theatre in America," featuring a roster of American theatrical royalty including Helen Hayes, George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart, Kitty Carlisle, Angela Lansbury, Alan Alda, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli and remained in continuous operation until 2010. In 2012, the Playhouse re-opened after a multi-million-dollar restoration thanks to the efforts of the Bridge Street Foundation, the nonprofit family foundation of Kevin and Sherri Daugherty. The Playhouse recently unveiled The Deck Restaurant and Bar, a 4,000 square foot Delaware-river facing addition to back of the Playhouse. In 2014, Tony Award-winning producers Alexander Fraser, Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler took the helm of the Playhouse, and today the Playhouse has reclaimed its reputation of attracting Broadway and Hollywood artists. Its productions of "Company" starring Justin Guarini, and William Finn's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" were named by Wall Street Journal to its "Best of Theatre" list for 2015. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal again hailed the Playhouse and Artistic Associate Hunter Foster in its Best of the Year listings for its production of "42nd Street." The 2017 season included four world premieres and audiences grew by over 34%. Box office record has been repeatedly broken by signature productions of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," "Steel Magnolias" directed by Marsha Mason, and "Million Dollar Quartet," "42nd Street," and "Guys and Dolls" directed by Hunter Foster. "Mamma Mia!" directed by John Tartaglia and choreographed by Shannon Lewis, broke the box office records again. The creative teams who come to create new productions at the Playhouse are among the most talented artists working in the professional theatre today and relish the opportunity to work on the historic stage where Grace Kelly, Robert Redford, and Jessica Walter began their careers. |
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| Link | http://BucksCountyPlayhouse.org/SpringConcertSeries |
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