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DESCRIPTION:Irving Berlin Loves America\nNew Biographical Review of Berli
 n&rsquo\;s Life and Music\nWritten and Directed by Anne Lucas for The Ma
 rblehead Little Theatre\nMusical Director\, Betty Kent Lautner\, Choreog
 rapher\, Kelliann Nave\nPerformances July 27-29\, August 2-5&nbsp\; The 
 first two shows are already sold out! Tickets on sale now!\nMLT&rsquo\;s
  summer production is a musical review of Berlin&rsquo\;s life.&nbsp\; I
 t includes all of America&rsquo\;s favorite songs\, GOD BLESS AMERICA\, 
 EASTER PARADE\, WHITE CHRISTMAS\, BLUE SKIES\, THERE&rsquo\;S NO BUSNIES
 S LIKE SHOW BUSINESS and many great songs from Tin Pan Alley\, Broadway 
 and the golden age of Hollywood musicals.&nbsp\; You won&rsquo\;t be abl
 e to stop tapping your toes as we revisit Fred Astaire dance numbers lik
 e TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS.\nHe has long been praised as America&rsqu
 o\;s musical chronicler.&nbsp\; Jerome Kern&nbsp\; said of Berlin&rsquo\
 ;s music\, &ldquo\;He honestly absorbs the vibrations from the people\, 
 manners and life of his time\, and in turn\, gives these impressions bac
 k to the world simplified-clarified-glorified.&nbsp\; Irving Berlin has 
 no place in American music.&nbsp\; He is American music&rdquo\;\nA poor 
 Russian immigrant at the turn of the last century he rose to prominence 
 in America\, the only country where a child of poverty could become a le
 ader of society.&nbsp\; His gratitude to this country was expressed in m
 any of his songs and a commitment to support the Armed Services in both 
 World Wars.&nbsp\; His is an amazing life story of 101 years of vibrant 
 love in the &ldquo\;American Century&rdquo\;\nBerlin said of himself\, &
 rdquo\;I&rsquo\;ve always thought of myself as a songwriter. What else w
 ould I want to be?&nbsp\; Do you want big words like composer? ...whethe
 r the songs are good or bad\, I&rsquo\;ll continue to write them\, becau
 se songwriting is not alone a business or a hobby with me.&nbsp\; It&rsq
 uo\;s everything!&rdquo\;\nPerformances to take place at the Marblehead 
 Little Theatre\, 12 School Street\, Marblehead\, MA.&nbsp\; All seating 
 is general admission.&nbsp\; Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the do
 or.&nbsp\; For tickets or more information please visit our website www.
 mltlive.org&nbsp\; Tickets also are available at the Spirit of 76 Bookst
 ore.\n&nbsp\;\nThe talented cast includes: Ron Amon\, Jon Archer\, Loret
 ta Attardo\, Karin Anderson\, Alison Brookes &amp\; Dr. Antony Zietman\,
  Henry Dembowski\, Tom Edmonds\, Lynda Fairbanks-Adkins\, Nora Falk\, Do
 ug Ford\, Hazel Grenham\, Betty Lautner\, Anne Lucas\, Mary Mcclory\, Da
 yle Persons\, Ted Merritt\, Jim Robinson\, David Scannell and Jim Wrynn.
  &nbsp\;\nEach performance will feature a special guest that include\, R
 abbi David Meyer\, Will Rousmaniere\, Bobby Kerrigan\, Greg Mancuso-Unga
 ro\, Bruce Whear\, Paige Vigneron and Ari Conte.&nbsp\; Please check web
 site for exact dates for dates the guests will be performing.
URL:http://marblehead.patch.com/events/marblehead-little-theatre-presents
 -irving-berlin-loves-america
SUMMARY:Marblehead Little Theatre Presents Irving Berlin Loves America
LOCATION:Marblehead Little Theatre: 12 School St\, Marblehead\, MA
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