Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
- Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh
- O'Reilly Theater
The story and songs of America’s Composer come to life onstage in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, a play with music, written and performed by acclaimed actor/pianist Hershey Felder.
This exclusive limited engagement brings the man behind the iconic music to life in an evening reflecting his remarkable journey from child immigrant to America’s most beloved and prolific songwriter. From Tin Pan Alley to Carnegie Hall, from The Great White Way to The Silver Screen, and from the pop charts to the steps of the nation’s capital, Berlin’s music provided America with the soundtrack of a century. Berlin’s catalogue includes over 1,500 songs, eighteen Broadway shows, sixteen feature films, 232 top 10 hits, and ten #1 hits.
In this unforgettable theatrical event, Mr. Felder performs "White Christmas," "God Bless America," "Puttin on the Ritz," "Blue Skies," "There’s No Business Like Show Business," "Easter Parade," "Alexander’s Ragtime Band," and many more of the legendary composer’s cherished hits.
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Hershey Felder
Irving Berlin
HERSHEY FELDER (Irving Berlin/Playwright) Named to Time Magazine's 2016 Top 10 Plays and Musicals, Hershey Felder has played over 5,000 performances of his self-created solo productions of some of the world’s most prestigious theaters, American Theatre Magazine has said, "Hershey felder is in a category all his own." His shows include: George Gershwin Alone (Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, West End’s Duchess Theatre); Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven; Maestro (Leonard Bernstein); Franz Liszt in Musik, Lincoln: An American Story, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, and Our Great Tchaikovsky. His compositions and recordings include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings; Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for Piano; and An American Story for Actor and Orchestra. Hershey is the adaptor, director and designer for the internationally performed play-with-music The Pianist of Willesden Lane with Steinway artist Mona Golabek; producer and designer for the musical Louis and Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara, directed by Taylor Hackford; and writer and director for Flying Solo, featuring opera legend Nathan Gunn. Upcoming projects include The Story of My Cello, a solo work for cello virtuoso Antonio Lysy and the world premiere of A Paris Love Story – the Music of Debussy. Composition projects include a new musical based on the award-winning book Out on a Ledge by Eva Libitzky. Hershey has operated a full-service production company since 2001. He has been a scholar-in-residence at Harvard University’s Department of Music and is married to Kim Campbell, the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
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