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June 2007

24 Sunday

OPENING NIGHT - LEGENDARY BROADWAY PERFORMER CAROL CHANNING - The personality who starred in Hello Dolly! for over 5000 record-producing performances!

Sponsored by Commerce Bank.

8:30pm Tickets $25/20 Click Here to Buy Online!

Gala Dinner at the Greate Bay Country Club! Join the Friends of the Pops in a pre-concert season celebration.  For tickets and information call (609) 398-7501

   


 

July 2007

1 Sunday
Tchaikovsky Spectacular!

Hear an augmented POPS play thrilling music including the famous 1812 Overture. Special guest David Kim, Philadelphia Orchestra's Concertmaster performs the virtuostic Tchaikovsky concerto.

Sponsored by Comcast.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

  David Kim

3 Tuesday
FREE POPS OUTDOORS CONCERT!!

Ocean City Football Field - 6th and the Boardwalk. Singers Steven Costello and Ailyn Perez.

Sponsored by Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge & Gelato and the Boardwalk Merchants.

8:00pm




 

4 Wednesday
All Patriotic Tribute

Celebrate the Fouth of July with the POPS in grand patriotic tradition. Lincoln Portrait narrated by a special surprise guest celebrity. Also featuring the winner of the Strings International Music Festival!

Sponsored by Mack and Manco in memory of Ensign John Elliott.

7:30pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!




8 Sunday

Sizziling Operatic Surprises!

Tenor Stephen Costello, Soprano Ailyn Perez, and Baritone Steven Labrie appear in a stellar program of delightful vocal selections. Also featuring violinst Jane Frankel . Mr. Costello is one of the youngest tenors to debut at both the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Opera! Be sure to catch him here!

Sponsored by Col. Charles W. Bowden and Dr. Elizabeth M. Bowden.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

Stephen Costello

Steven Labrie

Ailyn Perez


 

 

 

10 Tuesday and 11 Wednesday

The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Rodgers featuring Elizabeth von Trapp from the legendary Sound of Music Trapp family plus noted vocalist Michael Hope. Highlighting favorites from Phantom, Les Miserables, Evita and scores of others. Don't miss this special extravaganza!

Sponsored by: Tuesday – John W. C. Brooks; Wednesday – Clayton Montgomery Group.

8pm Tickets $20/12 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

Elizabeth Von Trapp

 

Michael Hope

 


 

15 Sunday

Inspiration!

Hear sacred and inspirational selections sung by tenor Christopher Hux and Soprano Ailyn Perez.

To the Glory of God and in memory of Gene LeBlanc, a gift from his wife, Lois.              

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

Christopher Hux

 

Ailyn Perez

 

 


17 Tuesday and 18 Wednesday

Tribute to Johnny Mercer
The POPS pay homage to this prolific lyricist (over 1000 songs!) who collaborated with the likes of Harold Arlen, Bobby Darin, Henry Mancini & Richard Whiting.  Hear favorites like On the Atcheson, Topeka, One for My Baby, Moon River.  Featuring Jody Kidwell, Kent Smith & Christopher Hux.

Sponsored by: Tuesday – Sturdy Savings Bank;  Wednesday – Primo Pizza.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

Christopher Hux

Jody Kidwell

Kent Smith


19 Thursday

Children’s LoliPOPS  

Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore production by Nancy Fox's Youth Opera Theater of South Jersey with the POPS.

Sponsored by Gillian’s Wonderland Pier.

7:30pm Adults $5/Chilren FREE

 

   

22 Sunday
The 5th Dimension

See this 6-time Grammy award-winning group sing classic hits such as Up, Up and Away, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, and California Soul. Featured at the White House.

Sponsored by Foster-Karney Foundation, Ocean City Masonic Club.

8pm Tickets $25 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 

 


24 - 26 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Once On This Island

This adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" fairy tale uses colorful costumes, dance, and exciting music to tell the story of how love can overcome the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death. The New York Post called it, "A rattling good time! A carnival of swirling rhythm. Delightful," and the Associated Press said it, "Explodes with music and motion! The best musical of the season!"

Produced by Bill Marshall.  Hughes Performing Arts Center.  6th and Atlantic Sts. 

Sponsored by: Tuesday – The McMahon Agency.

7:30 pm Adults $20/ Children 12 and under $12 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

29 Sunday

Our Three Tenors. 

Jonathon Boyd, Stephen Costello, and Cody Fosdick. These singers bring down the roof!

Sponsored by Gold, Meltzer, Plasky and Wise.

8pm Tickets $20 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 

 

Jonathon Boyd

 

 

Stephen Costello

 

Cody Fosdick

 

 

31 Tuesday

Spanish Flair!

Join Maestro Scheible and the POPS with young exciting virtuoso clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester playing the Traviata Fantasy, Victoria Bond's "Dreams of Flying," plus singers and 6-year old trumpet sensation Geoffrey Gallante playing Herb Alpert hits! Geoffrey has been featured on Jay Leno, The CBS Early Show, The Today Show, and at the White House! He has played to wide acclaim with trumpet greats Phil Driscoll, Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, and Arturo Sandoval.  You won’t want to miss this one!

Sponsored by The Chatterbox Restaurant.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 

Jose Franch-Ballester

 

 

Geoffrey Gallante with Jay Leno

 

 


 

August 2007

1 Wednesday

Children’s Concert. 

Musical version of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham plus special guest star.

Sponsored by Gillian’s Wonderland Pier.

7:30pm Adults $5 / Children FREE

 

   

5 Sunday
Our American Idol

Come out and cheer the very talented rising stars of tomorrow.

Sponsored by Joel A. Mott III – Ocean Abstract Company.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!




 

 

7 Tuesday and 8 Wednesday
The Three Broadway Divas all at the Music Pier!

Starring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, Jan Horvath (CATS, Phantom) , Anne Runolfsson (currently Carlotta in Phantom on Broadway) This show will bring down the house!

Sponsored by: Tuesday - Ocean City Sentinel;   Wednesday – Mack and Manco.

8pm Tickets $20/12 Click Here to Buy Online!
 

 

Debbie Gravitte


Jan Horvath

Anne Runolfsson


12 Sunday

POPS’ Greatest Hits

Bill Scheible and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra will premier Francis M. D'Amico's "Beijing Blues," a composition for orchestra and vibraphone solo (Mark O'Kain, vibraphonist). Also, hear hits like In the Mood, Flight of the Bumblebee, Blue Danube, William Tell, and When the Saints - plus a tribute to Leroy Anderson’s 100th anniversary!

Sponsored by Ocean City Board of Realtors.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 

 

 

Dr. Francis M. D'Amico will have his 5th composition premiered by the OC POPS. His 2002 piece "Fanfare & Elegy" has been a standard work for the POPS' 9/11 Concerts and was recorded by the POPS in 2004 on their "Americana" CD.

 


 

 

 

14 Tuesday

Operatic Delights

Sensual arias & lyrical gems sung by Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Fabiano & Christopher Bolduc.

Sponsored by Cape Savings Bank.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

Joyce El-Khoury

Michael Fabiano

 

Christopher Bolduc

 


 

15 - 17 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Seussical the Musical

Directed by Michael Hartman.  At the Hughes Performing Arts Center.  6th & Atlantic St.              

Sponsored by Gillian’s Wonderland Pier.

7:30pm Adults $20/ Children 12 and under $12 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

19 Sunday and 21 Tuesday

Big Band & Swing!

Sensational pianist Rich Ridenour returns wit the POPS.  Come journey down memory lane and don’t miss this nostalgic tribute to the Big Band era & Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Lawrence Welk, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, & Spike Jones.

Sponsored by: Sunday - Ocean City Home Bank;   Tuesday - Primo Pizza.

8pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 

Rich Ridenour

22 Wednesday

Time for Three  

After a victorious year-long national tour received raved reviews, Ocean City welcomes them back for a fun-filled evening of fiddling and Blue Grass! Don't miss these sensational musicians hailed by Sir Simon Rattle as, "monsters of ability and technique, [and] conveyors of an infectious joy."

Sponsored by Esther C. Weil, Raymond N. Beebe, Esq. and the Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc.

8pm Tickets $15 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

26 Sunday and 28 Tuesday

Spectrum!

From Los Vegas to the POPS - A TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN AND R&B.. Spectrum has developed the versatility to credibly cover the music of groups from the Platters to the Temptations to Boyz2Men and have played recently to over 1.5 million people!

 

8pm Tickets $25/20 Click Here to Buy Online!

 

 


September 2007

2 Sunday

By George, It’s Gershwin

with thr NJ Tap Ensemble amd the Rhapsody in Blue played by exciting pianist William Carr.

At the Hughes Performing Arts Center, 6th & Atlantic Sts.

Sponsored by The Original Fudge Kitchen.

7:30pm Tickets $20 Click Here to Buy Online!


   

 

Willam Carr


 

4 Tuesday & 5 Wednesday

A Grand Night for Singing

A Broadway musical revue of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s salute to love and romance from shows such as Carousel, Oklahoma, South Pacific and many more. In addition to great music and a wonderful fully staged performance, take time to view the art on display at the Music Pier, created by more than 40 artists of the Ocean City Fine Arts League. The free gallery will be set up at the Music Pier beginning at 7 PM with the show starting at 7:30.  Tickets for "Grand Night" are going fast, don't miss this elegant evening of the arts!

Directed by Michael Hartman.

Sponsored by: Tuesday – Comcast.

7:30pm Tickets $20/12 Click Here to Buy Online!



9 Sunday

A Salute to Mario Lanza

With tenor Michael Fabiano, plus a special appearance by the Keystone State Boychoir!

Sponsored by South Jersey Gas Company.

7:30pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

Michael Fabiano


11 Tuesday
Tribute to 9/11

Join the POPS in this annual patriotic tribute to the heroes and victims of 9/11.  Dr. Francis M. D'Amico's commemmorative work of the tragedy, "Fanfare & Elegy for Orchestra" will be performed. Baritone Todd Thomas returns and the New Jersey Master Chorale, Wayne Richmond, Artistic Director.

Sponsored by New Jersey American Water Company.

7:30pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!

Todd Thomas


 

12 Wednesday

Night in Old Vienna

The Best of Johann Strauss, Jr. featuring Soprano Rebecca Carr & Baritone Markus Beam.

Sponsored by Mack and Manco in memory of Frank Ruggieri.

7:30pm Tickets $15/10 Click Here to Buy Online!


 
 

 

16 Sunday

In the Mood with Top Brass and the POPS!

Ellington, Armstrong, Miller, Dorsey, Goodman... great American musicians who taught the world to swing.  Don’t miss their energetic program!

Sponsored by Commerce Bank.

7:30pm Tickets $15 Click Here to Buy Online!