2 New Guests

So I've confirmed two more guests for the Holiday Concerts 2009.

Both are dare I say...stellar for their own reasons.

One for the first Saturday night and the second for my Monday night show.

We'll be announcing them very, very soon.

Come on down, over or up to Bill's 90 and have a great evening of fun, food and music.

For those of you who were there last year...we've got another audience interactive section...with props!

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Thanksgiving and Burbank

As we move into the Thanksgiving Day festivities I wanted to send a note out to everyone to say...THANKS.

The response to the Holiday Concert 2009 has been fantastic and I'm really looking forward to it.

I also don't want all of you West Coasters to forget about the show in Burbank at The Colony Theatre.

It's going to be a load of fun and a little different than the NY show.

LA TICKETS

I've been in the studio with Peter Wolf recording a new single which will be available by in about a week or so...(just in time for Christmas).

Here's a photo of the main board console in Peter's studio.

We've finished the main orchestration, have laid down rough vocals and this week we're going to finish up all the little details.

The arrangement Peter has created is out of this world. I'm really excited about it.

And here's the view from just outside the Studio. Horrible huh? :)

That light blue line on the horizon is the Pacific Ocean. What a site to see.

Puts me in the "Mele Kalikimaka Mood."

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and I'll see you at the shows!

First Guest

Our first amazing Opening Night guest is

Meredith Patterson.

You Broadway Folk will remember her from White Christmas and you TV folk will know her from many shows including...ALL MY CHILDREN.

Meredith Patterson currently plays Francesca on ABC’s long-running hit series All My Children. Meredith is featured in the 2009 Sony Classics Documentary Every Little Step. Broadway: Originated the role of Judy Haynesin Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Peggy Sawyer in 42nd ST Revival (August 2001-2002/Lincoln Center Archives), Singing Apple in The Green Bird (Dir: Julie Taymor).

Theater: Kit Baker in Face The Music (City Center Encore’s), Polly Browne in The Boy Friend (Dir. Julie Andrews), Yvette Gerard in the world premiere of Gershwin’s An American in Paris (Alley Theatre), Louise Maske in Steve Martin’s The Underpants (Dir. John Rando: Geffen Theatre), Young Phyllis in Papermill’s Follies (with Ann Miller).

Television: Meredith guest starred as the hilarious Missy Tiggs on ABC’s Boston Legal (opposite Candice Bergen and Tom Selleck). Film credits include:My Father’s Will (2010), Before the Devil Knows Your Dead (dir. Sidney Lumet), The Princess Diaries II: Royal Engagement (dir. Garry Marshall), Broken Flowers (dir. Jim Jarmusch) and Company Man (Marilyn Monroe). Recordings: White Christmas (Ghostlight), Face The Music (DRG) Papermill’s Follies (TVT), The Green Bird (DRG), MerieNYC (Merie Productions).

Meredith is currently executive producing and performing a jazz album with her father, drummer Bill Patterson, to be released in spring 2010.

Meredith's Website Click Here

Opening night is going to be a special one so:

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Tale Broadcast

Here is a link to an exclusive that Broadway.com ran on the upcoming TALE Public Television Broadcast.

TALE Video

It's nice to hear that music again.

And...on a separate note I've gotten another guest confirmation. This one is for the final weekend of the show.

Click HERE for tickets to The Holiday Concert

Holiday Guests

So we're lining up the guests...and I gotta tell ya our first one for the December 11th show is going to be great. We'll be announcing (her) very soon. Nice little hint right there...

Let's see...what can I tell you guys to keep you guessing. She's incredibly talented (at triple threat), has appeared on Broadway as well as Film and TV and she's not stranger to Christmas themed shows.

OK that's all I'm going to say right now...

In the mean time, start booking your dinner plans at Bill's 90 and if you haven't gotten your seats for Opening night book them now. We're going to have some great photographers in the house that night as well.

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And I want to give a shout out to the Broadway Websites for running such great stories about the show early on.

So thanks to TheatreMania, BroadwayWorld, Playbill.com and Broadway.com for the continued support.

Here are the links again.

Broadway.com

Playbill.com

BroadwayWorld

TheatreMania

New Poster for 2009

So here it...our new poster for 2009. I really like it.

We're going to have some great stuff at the shows this year. Great guests who are already lining up. Some old familiar faces and some new "familiar" faces.

And Bill's Nineties....you guys are gonna love it. Warm, inviting and has such a History.

Here's the link for tickets.

TICKETS

Holiday Concerts 2009

IT'S OFFICIAL !
Tickets for the James Barbour Holiday Concerts 2009 are on sale NOW.

We've got a great new venue in New York City. Bill's 90 on East 54th Street. It's an amazing place with a rich history.

Here's one great tie-in...the second owner of the building is the Grandson of Clemmet C. Moore who wrote...."Twas The Night Before Christmas."

Check out www.BillsNYC.com for all the cool stuff.

Constantine Kitsopoulos will be my musical director this year. Constantine and I go way back, he musical directed my two big firsts...the National Tour of The Secret Garden and my Broadway debut in Cyrano The Musical.

There will be rich, ripe and incredibly funny stories in the mix when he and I get going.And we'll have those amazing speical guests from the Broadway community each night just like last year.

Here are some links to stories.

BroadwayWorld
Broadway.com



And...some other great news...we've added an extra show in Los Angeles at The Colony Theatre in Burbank. I'm doing this show with acclaimed singer/songwroter Michelle Wolf. Wait until you hear her Christmas CD. Pretty amazing. Her husband, Peter Wolf, will be our musical director on that one.

Check out his stats! Peter Wolf is a multiple Grammy nominated composer, producer, songwriter and arranger. He was awarded the highest honor for artists from his birth country of Austria, the Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Austrian Honor Badge for Science and Art).

So the dates for NY are December 11th through December 19th. Seating begins at 7:30pm Same deal as last year with the $25 minimum. We'll also have a 3pm matinee on Saturday December 19th (two show day).


Click HERE For NYC Tickets

And the Los Angeles concert will be on Monday, December 21st at 7pm. All tickets are $40 and there will be a reception to follow in the lobby of the theatre. Plus, this concert is a fundraiser for The Colony Theatre so your ticket price goes to a great cause.

Click HERE For LA Tickets