Performing in the work directed and choreographed by Roderick are Mark Baratelli, Darcie Bender, Summer Broyhill, Johnnie Moore, Sean Schwebke and Karla Shook.
Berlin, an American of Russian birth, led a multifarious career spanning 54 years and lived to 101. Covering the gamut in popular music, he wrote rags, hopeful tunes during the Depression, swing numbers in the late 1930s, songs about dance trends, and theater music in the style of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
The October 21 concert kicks off the center's 2007-08 Afternoon Series; upcoming productions include Interpreti Veneziani and The Golem.
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