OPAS presents
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
February 7, 2012
7:30 pm
The Plaza Arts Center
Eatonton, GA
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Neil Berg’s widely acclaimed 100 Years of Broadway, a musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows features a dazzling
cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band. OPAS is pleased to present this show at The Plaza
Arts Center in Eatonton, GA on February 7th at 7:30pm. Tickets for 100 Years of Broadway are now on sale at 877-725-8849.
According to San Francisco’s KABC radio theater critic, Jerry Friedman, “This revue features some of the best songs from the
best Broadway shows, all sung by some of the most talented performers working today singing many of the hit songs that they
have sung on Broadway.”
100 Years of Broadway recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows
of the century featuring the actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the
Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde. These
amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which
they starred. Neil Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway
classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows.
Past productions of this popular show have featured Betty Buckley, Liz Callaway, Ben Vereen, and Alex Santoriello among
others. Along with musical director and pianist Neil Berg, the OPAS production will feature Rita Harvey (Christine Daee,
Phantom of the Opera), Ray McLeod (Wreck, Wonderful Town), Carter Calvert (Grizabella, Cats), Danny Zolli (Jesus,
Jesus Christ Superstar), and Erick Buckley (Jean Valjean, Les Miserables). *Cast is subject to change based upon possible
Broadway and touring developments.
Additional Praise for Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway:
“The Great White Way stretched all the way to Bass Performance Hall Wednesday night via Neil Berg’s Neil Berg’s 100 Years
of Broadway – a breezy, sprawling revue that romped gleefully through the American musical theater’s greatest hits. Cole
Porter, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Frank Loesser and (reflecting
recent trends on Broadway) Billy Joel and Frankie Valli among many others, all got the nod. The three men and two women
carrying the vocal load boasted impressive musical stage credentials, and the all lived up to their bios.
– Punch Shaw, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
"Broadway tunes leave audience with an enchanted evening. Neil berg is a powerful, kinetic pianist with a load of chops. He
also writes music for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. What (makes) Berg's production was the quality of the performers
and the arrangements. The singers were excellent. Berg creates a well-balanced blend of the sublime and the lighthearted..”
- Buffalo News
“100 Years of Broadway” is two and a half hours of fun! Whenever Neil Berg is putting on his “100 years of Broadway within a
two hour radius – I’m there! Neil puts on these hit-filled concerts featuring a bevy of Broadway performers singing some of the
theater’s most well known tunes. It brought down the house, and it doesn’t get much better than that.”
– Robert Diamond, Broadwayworld.com
About the cast:
NEIL BERG is the composer/lyricist of the hit off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, which ran for two years at the
Lamb’s Theater in New York City. The New York Times described it as “...soaring on the wings of theatrical fun.” Berg is
currently writing the music for the Broadway bound musical Grumpy Old Men, based on the hit film. Two of Berg’s new musicals
have been selected for the prestigious New York Musical Theater Festival: The Man Who Would Be King, a musical realization of
Rudyard Kipling’s novella, and Tim and Scrooge, the sequel to A Christmas Carol.
RITA HARVEY starred recently as Hodel in the hit Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof with Rosie O’Donnell and Harvey
Fierstein. She made her Broadway debut performing the lead role of Christine Daee in The Phantom of the Opera, after two
years performing the role with the second national tour. She starred off-Broadway as Lady Edith in the hit musical The Prince
and the Pauper. Rita has performed as featured soloist around the world with such stars as Robert Evan, Betty Buckley, Ben
Vereen, Craig Schulman, Lillias White and Michael Crawford.
RAYMOND JARAMILLO MCLEOD A Broadway veteran, most recently Mr. McLeod appeared as ‘Wreck’ in the Tony Award
winning production of “Wonderful Town”. He has also worked in shows with such stars as Michael Crawford (Dance of the
Vampires), Placido Domingo (Metropolitan and Los Angeles Operas), Taye Diggs (The Wild Party) and Will Smith (Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air). However, his daughters only know him from his work with Disney on the soundtracks: Beauty and the Beast, The
Little Mermaid, Aladin and Pocohantas.
CARTER CALVERT New York credits include starring in the original Broadway production cast album, and touring productions
of It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues. Ms. Calvert toured Europe in Smokey Joe's Café, played Grizabella in the national tour of Cats,
and appeared as the title role in Always, Patsy Cline.
DANNY ZOLLI Best known for his monumental number of performances as Jesus, Judas, and Annas in more than 15 productions
of Jesus Christ Superstar throughout the world, Danny's unique and stirring performance of the aria "Gethsemane" is debated
among "Jesus Christ Superstar" fans as one of the best. Danny has just completed and will soon be releasing his second solo
album entitled "Sometimes Simple is Best". Most recently, Danny starred as Jesus in the 20th Anniversary concert of Jesus
Christ Superstar.
ERICK BUCKLEY was the first person in the world to perform both the roles of Marius and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables:,
Piangi in "Andrew Loyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Dave in The Full Monty, Roger in the broadway revival of Grease! with
Sheena Easton, John Secada, Rex Smith, and Adrian Zmed, Gangster #1 in the Tony winning Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate,
Camelot opposite Robert Goulet and critically acclaimed concerts around the world.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 877-725-8849 or go online to www.TicketAlternative.com. For more information, please visit
www.OPAS.org.