The best of Broadway comes to West Broadway
04/01/2010
The Capri Theater’s Legends series marks another first with “Down on Broadway,” two live performances on April 17 and 18 that will be recorded for CD release. Dennis Spears, the artistic director of the Legends series, headlines the show, with Sanford Moore on piano, Jay Young on bass, Daryl Boudreaux on percussion and Steven Jennings on drums. The song list includes hits from Funny Girl, Showboat, The Wiz, and—yes!—Rocky Horror Picture Show. The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 18.
The live recording fulfills the idea that came to Dennis Spears during the dress rehearsal for the first concert he directed at the theater three years ago, “Classic Capri,” which led to the creation of the Legends series. “I have to do a recording in this space!” Spears said, “From day one I realized that the Capri is acoustically a performer’s dream.”
Spears says the theme for the performance comes from his feeling that the Capri Theater location on West Broadway is, like its Manhattan namesake, “this big, beautiful space bursting with gifts.” Using the concert as the basis for his first CD in six years is also a natural. “I like the spontaneity of a live recording,” Spears says. “I’m a live performer. I’ll be pushing the audience to push me.”
This concert is the fourth of the Legends series presented by the Plymouth Christian Youth Center PCYC). The Capri Theater is owned and operated by PCYC, a non-profit human services organization that serves North Minneapolis children and families through education, community programs and community development; visit www.pcyc-mpls.org. Tickets are $25 for the evening show and $20 for the matinee. Order at thecapritheater.org or call OvationTix at 866-811-4111.