{"id":54342,"date":"2024-07-18T08:58:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=54342"},"modified":"2024-07-18T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:58:41","slug":"on-stage-funny-girl-the-fantasticks-come-to-local-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=54342","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: ‘Funny Girl’ ‘The Fantasticks’ come to local stages"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Denny Dyroff,<\/strong> Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/div>\n
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Musicals are coming.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Musicals are coming.<\/div>\n
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Musicals are here.<\/div>\n
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Over the past week, three different musicals have had their opening nights in theaters around the area \u2013 \u201cFunny Girl,\u201d \u201cThe Fantasticks,\u201d and \u201cSomewhere Over the Border.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Ensemble\u00a0Arts\u00a0Philly \u2013 the new presenting brand of the Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Philadelphia Orchestra \u2013 is presenting \u201cFunny Girl\u201d now through July 28 at the Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia,www.ensembleartsphilly.org<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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\u201cFunny Girl\u201d is an iconic show. Actually, it\u2019s a show about an iconic character \u2013 Fanny Brice \u2013 and a show that featured an iconic performer \u2013 Barbra Streisand.<\/div>\n

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Featuring one of the most beloved scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey\u00a0Fierstein\u00a0based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, choreography by Ellenore Scott, and direction from Michael Mayer, this love letter to the theater is the real deal.<\/div>\n
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After debuting on Broadway in 1964,\u00a0\u201cFunny Girl\u201d\u00a0made its way to the big screen in 1968, with Barbra Streisand in the titular role, and became the highest grossing film in the U.S. that year.<\/div>\n
The national tour of the musical features Grammy\u00ae Award-winner Melissa Manchester (Mrs. Brice) and introducing rising star Katerina McCrimmon (Fanny Brice).<\/div>\n
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\u201cMirroring the meteoric rise of Fanny Brice, new arrival Katrina McCrimmon is capturing the hearts of audiences as the titular heroine, supported by a fantastic cast including Grammy\u00ae winner Melissa Manchester,\u201d said Frances Egler, Ensemble\u00a0Arts\u00a0Philly Vice President of Theatrical Programming and Presentations. \u201cThis iconic musical, known for its rich storytelling and unforgettable music, is a summer highlight of our Broadway season.\u201d<\/div>\n
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McCrimmon is the hot new artist and Manchester is the accomplished veteran.<\/div>\n
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Manchester has been making widely acclaimed music for more than a half-century.<\/div>\n
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She studied songwriting at\u00a0New York University\u00a0with\u00a0Paul Simon\u00a0when she was 19. Manchester played the Manhattan club scene, where\u00a0Barry Manilow, a friend and fellow singer of jingles, introduced her to\u00a0Bette Midler. In 1971, she became a member of the\u00a0Harlettes, the back-up singers for\u00a0Midler, which she co-created with Manilow<\/div>\n
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Following her time as a Harlette, Manchester\u2019s tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim.<\/div>\n
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Manchester’s debut album,\u00a0Home to Myself, was released in 1973. Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with\u00a0Carole Bayer Sager. Two years later, her album, \u201cMelissa,\u201d\u00a0produced her first top-ten hit, “Midnight Blue”, which enjoyed 17 weeks on the\u00a0Billboard Hot 100\u00a0charts. The song’s peak position was #6 for the week of August 9, 1975.<\/div>\n
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The \u201cMidnight Blue\u201d singer received her first\u00a0Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in 1979\u00a0for the Peter Allen\/Carole Bayer Sager-penned \u201cDon\u2019t Cry Out Loud,\u201d winning the Grammy in that category four years later for \u201cYou Should Hear How She Talks About You.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cFunny Girl\u201d\u00a0is a musical with score by\u00a0Jule Styne, lyrics by\u00a0Bob Merrill, and book by\u00a0Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star\u00a0Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler\u00a0Nicky Arnstein.<\/div>\n
Barbra Streisand\u00a0starred in the original Broadway musical, produced by Brice’s son-in-law\u00a0Ray Stark. The production received eight nominations at the\u00a018th Tony Awards. The\u00a0original cast recording of\u00a0Funny Girl\u00a0was inducted into the\u00a0Grammy Hall of Fame\u00a0in 2004.<\/div>\n
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In the 1980s, Manchester moved into the world of musical theater and starred in the musical, \u201cI Sent a Letter to My Love,\u201d\u00a0based on the\u00a0Bernice Rubens\u00a0novel of the same name.\u00a0Now in 2024, she is touring the country in \u201cFunny Girl.\u201d<\/div>\n
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As a singer, Manchester has recorded 28 albums from 1973\u2019s \u201cHome to Myself\u201d to 2024\u2019s \u201cRe:View.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI saw the original with Streisand in 1964 when I was a young girl,\u201d said Manchester, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen I heard there was going to be a revival, it was exciting. This is the show\u2019s first national tour ever.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a concert performer. I hadn\u2019t done theater in a long time. \u2018Funny Girl\u2019 is one of the three great musicals along with \u2018Gypsy\u2019 and \u2018Candide.\u2019<\/div>\n
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\u201cI auditioned for \u2018Funny Girl\u2019 a year ago. Now, we\u2019ve been out since September. I was concerned about the challenges of a national tour because we have two, three or four week stops in every city.\u201d<\/div>\n
Manchester\u2019s character is always referred to as \u201cMrs. Brice.\u201d Even though her first name is never used, she is a forceful and pivotal character.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI like her because I can view her with life experience of another working woman,\u201d said Manchester. \u201cI can bring this.<\/div>\n
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\u201cShe was a successful saloon keeper whose husband had left her in 1928. Try to imagine a woman having to deal with men in the business back then. She earned their trust.<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou can\u2019t play these roles through 2024 eyes. These people were still dealing with language adaptation.<\/div>\n
\u201cAlso, having a child like Fanny that you love is difficult. Mrs. Brice is hard and tough \u2013 and warm.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The sensational Broadway revival dazzles with one of the most celebrated musical scores of all time, including classic songs \u201cDon\u2019t Rain on my Parade,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m the Greatest Star,\u201d and \u201cPeople.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cFunny Girl\u201d\u00a0is directed by Tony\u00ae Award winner Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and features the classic score by Tony\u00ae, Grammy\u00ae, and Academy\u00ae Award winner Jule Styne and lyrics by Tony\u00ae Award nominee and Grammy\u00ae Award winner Bob Merrill, with additional songs from Styne & Merrill. The original book by Isobel Lennart, from an original story by Miss Lennart, is revised by Tony\u00ae Award winner Harvey\u00a0Fierstein\u00a0(Kinky Boots, Newsies).<\/div>\n
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\u201cHarvey\u00a0Fierstein did a beautiful re-working of the book,\u201d said Manchester, who had four Top 10 hits in 1975 and 1976 and had her songs recorded by\u00a0Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss and Kenny Loggin.<\/div>\n
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Video link for \u201cFunny Girl\u201d \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/iktB8tNtXnM<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cFunny Girl\u201d is running now through July 28 at the Academy of Music. Ticket prices start at $49.<\/div>\n
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The Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313, www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a>) will started its run of the hit musical \u201cThe Fantasticks\u201d on July 13. The show will close on August 24.<\/div>\n
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\"\"\u201cThe Fantasticks\u201d is a magical journey, part fairy tale, part fable and entirely enchanting. With book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, it features such memorable songs as \u201cTry to Remember\u201d and \u201cSoon It\u2019s Gonna Rain\u201d and has the distinction of being the longest-running musical in the history of theater.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Fantasticks\u201d\u00a0is a 1960\u00a0musical\u00a0with music by\u00a0Harvey Schmidt\u00a0and book and lyrics by\u00a0Tom Jones. It tells an\u00a0allegorical\u00a0story, loosely based on the 1894 play\u00a0\u201cThe Romancers\u201d\u00a0(\u201cLes Romanesques\u201d) by\u00a0Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud.<\/div>\n
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The show\u2019s original\u00a0off-Broadway\u00a0production ran a total of 42 years (until 2002) and 17,162 performances, making it the world\u2019s longest-running musical. The musical was produced by\u00a0Lore Noto. It was awarded\u00a0Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre\u00a0in 1991.<\/div>\n
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The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such memorable songs as \u201cTry to Remember,\u201d helped make the show durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Fantasticks\u201d was revived Off-Broadway from 2006-2017. The musical has played in all 50 U.S. states and in at least 67 foreign countries.<\/div>\n
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The main characters in the Candlelight productions are Shawn Weaver as The Mute, Isabell Hartzell as Luisa, Nigel Grant as Matt and James Ofalt as El Gallo.<\/div>\n
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Weaver, an Upper Darby High alumnus, spent his college years in Chester County and graduated from Lincoln University in 2020 as a vocal performance major. He is an active actor, voice coach and director.<\/div>\n
His stage experience includes \u201cIn the Heights\u201d at the Broadway Pitman Theater, \u201cGodspell\u201d and \u201cRent\u201d at Swarthmore Players and \u201cSomething Rotten.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He has also performed in shows at the Candlelight Theatre but has no experience with the current production.<\/div>\n
\u201cI was in \u2018Mamma Mia!\u2019 at the Candlelight in 2022,\u201d said Weaver. \u201cFrom Day One, I was already hooked on the Candlelight. The place has great energy. I loved the people \u2013 including Maryanne (Buffet Manager Maryanne Van Neerden). She used to give me a piece of cheesecake before every show and that got me ready to perform.\u201d<\/div>\n
Weaver was venturing into uncharted territory with \u201cThe Fantasticks.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cBefore I auditioned, I had never seen the show, but I knew the general gist of it,\u201d said Weaver, during a phone interview Wednesday from his home in Claymont, Delaware. \u201cI could see who I\u2019d be playing.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt was one of those go-to shows. I knew I had to audition. And I worked with director Peter Reynolds on \u2018Into the Woods\u2019 at Candlelight.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNow, \u2018The Fantasticks\u2019 is definitely near my top five. I love the simplicity of it, the simplicity of the set, the way the music was written. The dialogue makes you think a lot more.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Ironically, Weaver has no dialogue in the show. He plays the role of The Mute \u2013 and his mute button has definitely been pushed.<\/div>\n
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Even without words, Weaver plays a major part of the story \u2013 communicating via dancing, facial expressions, body movement, making music without a sound, a simple block and a general vibe. He is involved the entire time from the opening lines to the closing curtain.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m a sucker for musical theater that can challenge you,\u201d said Weaver. \u201cThe music in \u2018The Fantasticks\u201d is definitely challenging.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis is my hardest role. It\u2019s very different for two reasons.<\/div>\n
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\u201cFirst, the only formal training I have is voice. I went to school for it. To take this role and remove that and then create from there. My character is not there to speak.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSecond, the role is very open-ended. When I\u2019m the wall in Act 1, it\u2019s more structured. Beyond that, it\u2019s very open-ended. I have to understand how I should move and how much I should react without being distracting.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Mute is ever-present but never designed to steal attention unless absolutely necessary. I had to find the balance of my explosive energy and what the show needs.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Ironically, Weaver was last seen at Candlelight in \u201cHello Dolly.\u201d He also performed in \u201cMamma Mia!\u201d at Candlelight \u2013 the show whose national tour follows \u201cFunny Girl\u201d at the Academy of Music.<\/div>\n
The current show at Candlelight will be Weaver\u2019s first as a married man.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI just got married three weeks ago,\u201d said Wever, whose wife Anne Marie is on the Board of Governors at the Players Club in Swarthmore.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Fantasticks\u201d is running now through August 24 at the Candlelight Theatre with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees.<\/div>\n
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Tickets, which include a buffet meal, beverages, dessert, and free parking, are $70.50 for adults and $35 for children.<\/div>\n
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The Candlelight Theatre shifts gears one night a month from theater to comedy.<\/div>\n
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In addition to performances this weekend from Friday through Sunday of its mainstage production, \u201cThe Fantasticks,\u201d the Candlelight Theatre will also host its monthly edition of Candlelight Comedy Club on July 18.<\/div>\n
The venue\u2019s comedy presentation is \u201cMarried, Single and a Baby\u201d with headliners Joe Bublewicz, Vanessa Hollinghead and Chris Monty.<\/div>\n
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The show at the Candlelight Theatre will start at 7:30 p.m. on September 21. Tickets, which are $30, include complimentary light fare and free parking. Cash bar available with no minimum.<\/div>\n
\u201cSomewhere Over the Border\u201d is running now through August 11 at People\u2019s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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The musical by Brian Quijada is directed by Laura Alcal\u00e1 Baker with Music Direction by Michael Meketa Sanchez.<\/div>\n
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The musical is billed as \u201cA musical odyssey by rising star Brian Quijada.\u201d<\/div>\n
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As the allure of the American Dream beckons, Reina Quijada travels along a very different yellow brick road from El Salvador to the United States.<\/div>\n
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Along the way, she makes friends, dodges imminent danger, and searches for the almighty “wizard” in this nod to\u00a0Oz.<\/div>\n
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With onstage musicians weaving together cumbia, Mexican mariachi, boleros, American rock, and hip hop, up-and-coming writer and composer Brian Quijada honors his mother in a fantastically true tale of determination, family, and friendship.<\/div>\n
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This co-production takes to the People\u2019s Light stage following a critically acclaimed run at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre.<\/div>\n
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Video link for \u201cSomewhere Over the Border\u201d — https:\/\/youtu.be\/D6Wepwgjs5U<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSomewhere Over the Border\u201d will run now through August 11 at the theater in Malvern. Ticket prices start at $47.<\/div>\n
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Award-winning, world-beloved Chicago bluesman\u00a0<\/b>Toronzo\u00a0Cannon\u00a0has announced the first set of dates of his\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Shut Up & Play!\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b>concert tour. Not surprisingly, one of the key stops on the 28-city tour will be in the Philadelphia area.<\/div>\n
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On July 21, Cannon\u2019s tour will touch down at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com<\/a>). On July 23, the band will play at Saint Georges Country Store (1 Delaware Avenue, Saint Georges, Delaware, saintgeorgescountrystore.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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With his richly detailed, truth-telling original songs, blistering, inventive guitar work and impassioned vocals, Cannon is on the cutting edge of today\u2019s contemporary blues scene. He is considered one of the genre\u2019s most creative artists.<\/div>\n
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On\u00a0\u201cShut Up & Play!,\u201d Cannon blazes his own path with 11 emotionally-charged originals. From serious to humorous, his imaginative songs are fueled by his powerful, cathartic guitar solos and his soulfully authoritative voice.<\/div>\n
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The album finds Cannon, a former Chicago Transit Authority bus driver, delivering timeless stories of common experiences, often unfolding in uncommon ways. His passionate and focused guitar playing sets his lyrics ablaze. Song subjects range from the heartbreak of lost love, to the humor of daily life, to the pain of feeling invisible in today\u2019s society, all as seen through Cannon\u2019s wide-open eyes.<\/div>\n
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\u201cShut Up & Play!,\u201d was co-produced by Cannon and Alligator president Bruce Iglauer.<\/div>\n
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Not long after he released his Alligator Records debut, \u201cThe Chicago Way,\u201d\u00a0Cannon established his reputation as one the most electrifying bluesmen to emerge from Chicago in decades.<\/div>\n
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Cannon etched that reputation in stone with his second Alligator album, \u201c<\/b>The Preacher, The Politician Or The Pimp,<\/b>\u201d which was released on September 20, 2019. The songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist establishes\u00a0a standard by fusing his original, keenly-detailed tales of everyday life with his muscular guitar playing.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Chicago Way\u201d was a hard act to follow. The album was nominated for a Blues Music Award in 2017 as \u201cAlbum of the Year.\u201d Cannon and Alligator president Bruce Iglauer won the 2016 Living Blues Award for \u201cProducer of The Year — New Recording\u201d for \u201cThe Chicago Way.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Hard acts to follow become easy when Cannon and Iglauer get together in the studio,<\/div>\n
\u201cBruce produced the new album too,\u201d said Cannon, during a phone interview\u00a0Monday during a\u00a0 tour stop in New York City.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt came out on June 7 and it\u2019s doing well so far. It\u2019s Number 1 on a roots chart and Number 4 on a blues chart.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe recorded it in winter 2023 \u2013 back in November. We used JoyRide Studio in Chicago \u2013 the same studio we used for my last two on Alligator. Bruce and I co-produced it and Blaise Barton was the engineer.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI had a little more influence on the production this time. I was more comfortable in the studio \u2013 and I had a lot more ideas.<\/div>\n
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\u201cBruce and I are flexible when we\u2019re working together. We do go back and forth. The object is to make the best record we can. I had the band in the studio for two days and then we spent two months on mixing.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe songs came in over a period of a year-and-a-half. I got divorced in 2021 so the storyline is about what\u2019s going on post-divorce. You\u2019re used to something for 20 years and then you\u2019re back in the pond.<\/div>\n
\u201cBut it is not a bunch of \u2018woe is me\u2019 songs. It\u2019s a great album with a lot of different songs.\u201d<\/div>\n
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His previous album derived inspiration from his former day job\u00a0as a bus driver for\u00a0Chicago Transit Authority.<\/div>\n
Cannon retired four years ago. Back then, he talked about the link in his two professions.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe things I see while driving my bus are inspiration for songs,\u201d said Cannon, during an interview a few years ago.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe whole CD (\u201c<\/b>The Preacher, The Politician Or The Pimp\u201d) was written on the bus. I get a lot of ideas when I’m driving. I\u2019ve looked back and seen people shooting up heroin in the back of the bus. I\u2019ve had grandmothers fighting on my bus.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Real-life situations are great topics for songwriters. Cannon had\u00a0had the benefit of sitting in a front row seat for years and having the ability of transforming what he sees into stellar blues tracks.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMe being from Chicago and seeing what I see every day exposes me to a lot of tax brackets,\u201d said Cannon. \u201cI talk to people. I don\u2019t know who you are, but you tell me. The other day, I had to coax a guy off my bus in a tough section and then a few minutes later, I\u2019m driving on the \u2018Magnificent Mile,\u2019 which is one of the richest areas in Chicago. My bus goes through a LOT of tax brackets.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Almost every day, Cannon was\u00a0in a great \u2013 and constantly moving \u2013 position to be an observer of life in a big American city.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy last album was a funny take on real life,\u201d said Cannon this week. \u201cThis new album is socially conscious.<\/div>\n
\u201cI\u2019m writing real stuff with a slant that is not particularly happy. It\u2019s more bluesy than the last album. It\u2019s music by a bluesman from Chicago.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Cannon grew up on the South Side of Chicago near the Robert Taylor Homes and Theresa\u2019s Lounge where he heard blues artists including Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.<\/div>\n
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Throughout the history of Chicago blues, the intensely competitive local club scene has served as a proving ground, where only the best musicians rise to the top.<\/div>\n
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Iconic blues artists from Muddy Waters to Howlin\u2019 Wolf to Koko Taylor to Hound Dog Taylor to Luther Allison all paid their dues in the Chicago blues bars before making their mark on the world.<\/div>\n
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The same holds true today, as newcomers look to living legends like Buddy Guy, Eddy Clearwater and Lil\u2019 Ed Williams for inspiration in taking their music from Chicago to fans across the globe.<\/div>\n
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Now, Cannon is ready to write his own story as he claims his place as one of the city\u2019s most popular and innovative blues musicians.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI came in the side door of blues,\u201d said Cannon.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI grew up around it. When I started playing guitar, I wanted to play reggae. All the clubs around Chicago were blues clubs. I grew up in the neighborhood of Theresa\u2019s Lounge and never even knew how famous it was until I got older.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI remember hearing all these great blues guys like Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. Now, I\u2019m a blues musician. I have had some full-circle moments. I play blues for this age.\u201d<\/div>\n
Cannon will be playing with his longtime band \u2013 Adam Pryor on keyboards, Jay Rock on drums and Brian Quinn on bass.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re playing six songs from the new album,\u201d said Cannon. \u201cAnd we play songs from all my albums \u2013 all the way back to \u2018My Woman,\u2019 which came out in 2007.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The show at Sellersville will start at 7:30 p.m. p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/div>\n
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Other shows this month at the Sellersville venue are Anvil on July 18, Jim Messina on July 19, Martin Barre on July 20, Steve Earle on July 23, Tartan Terrors on July 24, King\u2019s X on July 25 and 26, Cimarron 615 on July 27, Rhett Miller on July 28, Sugarray Rayford on July 30 and Ladysmith Black Mambazo on July 31.<\/div>\n
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The show on July 23 at Saint Georges Country Store will start at 6 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $40.<\/div>\n
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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) will be hosting Chrissie Crow (The Pretenders and Sheryl Crow) on July 20, Frontiers Journey (Journey) on July 26, Nimrod (Green Day) on July 27, and Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience on July 28.<\/div>\n
Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>)\u00a0is hosting Captain Dawg on July 20, and Clapton America on July 27.<\/div>\n
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The Colonial Theater (227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, thecolonialtheatre.com\/events<\/a>) will host Tab Benoit & Anders Osborne with Special Guest Mike Zito on July 19.<\/div>\n
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Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) will host Sir Rod & the Blues Doctors on July 19.<\/div>\n
Sir Rod & the Blues Doctors are a soulful, funky, Deep South trio bound by a family connection to the late Sterling \u201cMr. Satan\u201d Magee, the greatest one-man blues band who ever lived.<\/div>\n
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The show at Jamey\u2019s House of Music will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. It will also be available as a pay-per-view at $15.<\/div>\n
On July 20, live entertainment will be provided by BLUESTIME!<\/div>\n
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BLUESTIME! features house rockin\u2019, juke joint jumpin\u2019 electric blues played by musicians who grew up listening, watching and learning from the \u201cGolden Age Blues Masters.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The show at Jamey\u2019s House of Music will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. It will also be available as a pay-per-view at $15.<\/div>\n
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Every Sunday, Jamey\u2019s presents \u201cSUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH & JAM\u201d featuring the Philly Blues Kings. On the second Sunday of each month, the featured act is the Girke-Davis Project which features club owner Jamey Reilly, Roger Girke, Glenn Bickel, Fred Berman and Colgan-Davis.<\/div>\n
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The Xcite Center at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road, Bensalem, https:\/\/parxcasino.com<\/a>) will present Debbie Gibson on July 19.<\/div>\n
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The American Music Theatre (2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, www.AMTshows.com<\/a>)<\/div>\n
Other shows in July at the American Music Theater are The Docksiders on July 19, Tommy James & the Shondells on July 20, Frankie Valli on July 21, and NEEDTOBREATHE on July 25.<\/div>\n
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Phantom Power (121 West Frederick Street, Millersville, www.phantompower.net<\/a>)<\/div>\n
Yacht Lobsters on July 18, Jimmie\u2019s Chicken Shack on July 20, and Fourth Annual Phantom Deadfest on July 27.<\/div>\n
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Pastorius Park Concert Series is a beloved summer tradition that has been entertaining Philadelphians for over 70 years. The series was first established in 1949 and has since become a hallmark of the Chestnut Hill community, attracting residents and visitors alike with its free, outdoor concerts featuring a diverse range of musical genres.<\/div>\n
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The series takes place in Pastorius Park, a beautifully landscaped green space located in the heart of Chestnut Hill.<\/div>\n
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The concerts are held on Wednesday evenings in June and July, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics to enjoy while they listen to the music.<\/div>\n
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The schedule for 2024 features Lincoln Drive on July 24, and Joseph Arnold String Quartet on July 31.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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