THE CHER SHOW - The fabulous, heartbreaking and inspirational life story of a pop icon - Review by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong

 THE CHER SHOW - The fabulous, heartbreaking and inspirational life story of a pop icon

 
Review by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
The TONY AWARD winning musical THE CHER SHOW is the fabulous, heartbreaking and inspirational life story of a pop icon. Discover how young, shy Cherilyn Sarkisian transforms from a pop singer to fashion influencer to television star to OSCAR,  EMMY and GRAMMY winner to the entertainment icon we know today.
 
THE CHER SHOW is filled with more than thirty hit songs representing six decades of stardom. Did you know that Cher sang backup vocals on hits like the Ronettes' BE MY BABY and the Righteous Brothers' YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING? 
 
The show features three Chers - each one portraying her in various life stages. The three interact with each other, offer each other advice, argue with each other and even sing together at various points. 
 
Even though the show is a lot of fun because of the familiar music and perfectly timed Cher humor, there are some deeper revelations here too. After earning tens of millions of dollars, Cher realizes that husband Sonny owns 95% of their partnership, their lawyer owns the other 5% and the only thing she owns is a car. Then there is the time Lucille Ball advises Cher to dump Sonny and take control of her career. 
 
THE CHER SHOW won Tony Awards for Lead Actress in a Musical and for Costume Design for a Musical. Bob Mackie's costumes are over-the-top fabulous and perfect for an over-the-top icon like Cher. Mackie's character sings, dances and comments hilariously in THE CHER SHOW with fabulous gay flair.
 
A few of the music highlights include:
* If I Could Turn Back Time
* Half-Breed
* I Got You Babe
* Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
* Believe
* Song for the Lonely
* Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
* Dark Lady
* I Found Someone
* Believe
* Strong Enough
 
THE CHER SHOW is onstage at the Maxwell C King Center in Melbourne, Florida tonight - https://www.kingcenter.com/
 
Visit THE CHER SHOW tour website for upcoming performances -
https://thechershowbroadway.com/#home

The Simon & Garfunkel Story review by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong

 The Simon & Garfunkel Story review by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong

What an evening of cherished memories! The Simon & Garfunkel Story is simply fabulous! The songs are iconic and story behind the incredible success of one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s is told through an immersive concert-style theater show that supports the music perfectly.

Folk-rock duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel began as friends who were fans of The Everly Brothers. Imitating the Everly style at first, Simon and Garfunkel billed themselves as Tom & Jerry.  When they created their own inimitable style and began performing as Simon & Garfunkel, they became one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s with more than 100 million album sales.

Simon & Garfunkel’s perfect harmonies and timely lyrics earned them 10 Grammy Awards, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Their Concert in Central Park reunion in 1981 had more than half a million fans in attendance. 

On stage, the show is presented as a Simon & Garfunkel concert with a full backing band. The show uses video projection, photos and original film footage to underscore each familiar and fabulous song including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound” and many more. It all culminates perfectly with a recreation of the pair’s famous  reunion for “The Concert in Central Park”  in 1981 where more than half a million fans came to hear Paul and Art's artistry once more. 

The American Theatre Guild, with ASM Global and the King Center, present the internationally acclaimed hit theater show THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY as part of the 2023–2024 BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER SERIES February 13–14, 2024.

Tickets to THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY can be purchased online at KingCenter.com, in-person at the King Center Ticket Office or by calling 321-242-2219. Group ticket savings for 10+ are available by emailing Groups@ATGuild.org.

Information about THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY and tickets can be found at http://www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com.

PAWPAW'S MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 82

PAWPAW'S MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 82

Pawpaw loves Connor, Bryson and Archer! I miss you so much.

In February 2024, Tom and I took our first big travel adventure since the 2020-2021 Covid Pandemic.

We flew to Paris, France. We booked a hotel very close to the world-famous Louvre Museum. We spent the next 8 days wandering this fabulous city. I took French class in the ninth grade. I had a lot of fun conversing with the French people with my limited Francais. They were very kind and helpful and seemed happy that I was trying to speak their language. I wish that you had been with us. what fun we would have had together.

I love you and miss you, 

Pawpaw

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I create these Messages To My Grandsons because I want you to know your Pawpaw as you did when you were little children. I want you to know that I did not abandon you. Always know that Pawpaw didn't leave you. I was banned from seeing you. I hope you find these messages when you are a grown man. 

If I'm still alive, I would love to see you again. I would never leave you, my loves, Pawpaw