BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230519T230000Z DTEND:20230521T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Baseball: A Musical Love Letter DESCRIPTION:Baseball: a Musical Love Letter is a family-friendly musical revue that weaves together the history of baseball with music from every corner of the American songbook: opera\, musical theater\, and jazz. Written and conceived by stage director Kathleen Belcher and dramaturg Dan Rigazzi\, and led by conductor Chevalier Lovett\, this production is an intimate\, cabaret-style performance that traces baseball's early years from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal and the jazz age\; to the rise of the Negro Leagues and a celebration of Jackie Robinson\; to WWII and the establishment of the Women's Baseball League\; to a final celebration of baseball as the Great Equalizer a place where all are welcome.\n\nThe work premiered at Kansas City Lyric Opera in 2021 featuring folk\, blues\, and roots singer-songwriter and recording artist Danny Cox who will make his Opera Orlando debut in this production. An accomplished guitarist and singer\, Mr. Cox has celebrated a 55-year career in cinema\, theater\, recording\, and writing. The songs of the civil rights movement led him to a career as a folk singer. He joined the Hootenanny tour\, where he played every major theater\, including Carnegie Hall. In 1967\, Danny came to Kansas City\, where he embarked on a theatrical career\, winning the best theater award twice. He is a renowned voice-over artist in Kansas City and is known for writing and performing the city's iconic Grass Pad jingle. At 78\, Mr. Cox continues to work in theater and music as a solo artist and with his band.\n\nBaseball: a Musical Love Letter will be presented at Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre with a musical pre-show presentation featuring the Con Vivo singers and ballpark snacks. Audience members are encouraged to sport their favorite baseball team's jersey or to don their team's hat for the show. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Baseball: a Musical Love Letter \;is a family-friendly musical revue that weaves together the history of baseball with music from every corner of the American songbook: opera\, musical theater\, and jazz. Written and conceived by stage director \;Kathleen Belcher \;and dramaturg \;Dan Rigazzi\, and led by conductor \;Chevalier Lovett\, \;this production \;is an intimate\, cabaret-style performance that traces baseball&rsquo\;s early years from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal and the jazz age\; to the rise of the Negro Leagues and a celebration of Jackie Robinson\; to WWII and the establishment of the Women&rsquo\;s Baseball League\; to a final celebration of baseball as the Great Equalizer&mdash\;a place where all are welcome.

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The work premiered at \;Kansas City Lyric Opera \;in 2021 featuring folk\, blues\, and roots singer-songwriter and \;recording artist \;Danny Cox \;who will make his \;Opera Orlando \;debut in this production. \;An accomplished guitarist and singer\, \;Mr. Cox \;has celebrated a 55-year career in cinema\, theater\, recording\, and writing. The songs of the civil rights movement led him to a career as a folk singer. He joined the Hootenanny tour\, where he played every major theater\, including Carnegie Hall. In 1967\, Danny came to Kansas City\, where he embarked on a theatrical career\, winning the best theater award twice. He is a renowned voice-over artist in Kansas City and is known for writing and performing the city'\;s iconic Grass Pad jingle. At 78\, \;Mr. Cox \;continues to work in theater and music as a solo artist and with his band.

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Baseball: a Musical Love Letter \;will be \;presented at \;Harriett&rsquo\;s Orlando Ballet Centre \;with a musical pre-show presentation featuring the \;Con Vivo \;singers and ballpark snacks. Audience members are encouraged to sport their favorite baseball team&rsquo\;s jersey or to don their team&rsquo\;s hat for the show.

\n LOCATION:Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre 600 N Lake Formosa Drive | Orlando\, FL 32803 UID:e.3221.5050535 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T041410Z URL:https://business.winterpark.org/events/details/baseball-a-musical-love-letter-5050535 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR