MUSIC

The 2009-2010 Season Finale! The Grand 1894 Opera House presents Tommy Tune in “Steps in Time,” A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance Featuring the Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Saturday May 1, 2010, at 8pm. An encore presentation by legendary dancer, choreographer and entertainer Tommy Tune, joined by The Manhattan Rhythm Kings – an evening of song and dance you won’t want to miss!

Variety calls him “the quintessential Broadway song-and-dance man. You’ll call him wonderful! We can’t think of a better way to experience the amazing 50-year career of this legendary showman than “STEPS IN TIME.” Joining Tommy is the trio renowned for their close-harmonies, virtuosic instrumental work, and spectacular tap dancing. The perfect finale to A Grand Season!

The Grand’s phenomenal season closes with a spectacular performance by Tommy Tune & The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Saturday, May 1 at 8 pm. This is a collaboration New York Magazine called “Ninety minutes you fervently wish would never end…” You won’t want to miss this high-energy, vaudeville-inspired show that has toured the country performing in theaters, arts centers and with symphony orchestras everywhere.

Tommy Tune - dancer, choreographer, entertainer and director - is the winner of nine Tony Awards; the only person in theatrical history to win in four different categories and to win the same two Tony Awards two years in a row. He danced onto the Broadway scene in the chorus of Baker Street in 1965 and hasn’t stopped since.

The New York Times proclaimed, “Mr. Tune has reshuffled the elements of old-style musical into state of the art”. He has been invited to sing and dance for three U.S. presidents, the Queen of England, and the Royal Family of Monaco. In 1991, he was inducted by Gwen Verdon into the Theatre Hall of Fame in Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre and was honored in 1994 with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Andy Warhol once said that Tommy Tune “exudes a cultivated serenity and a genuine love of life.”

The Manhattan Rhythm Kings (Hal Shane, Marc Kessler and Brian Nalepka) have gained a large and enthusiastic following across the country with their polished performances of American popular music from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. The Rhythm Kings started performing together on the sidewalks of New York in 1980. From there, these song and dance men graduated to playing some of the Big Apple’s top nightspots and have since performed with over 80 orchestras across America. The trio has established a unique character of its own with a combination of close harmony singing, virtuosic instrumental work and spectacular tap dancing.

Sponsored in part by Saltwater Grill, you won't want to miss this exciting collaboration of high-spirited entertainment at The Grand!