Billy Joel  

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So how is this for inspiration?
Mitch Nugent was driving musician Ron Barnett home after a cabaret that Nugent and his fledgling theater company, PRiMA, produced.
"Billy Joel came on the radio in the car and I said, 'Hey, that would be fun to do the music of Billy Joel.'"
And th...

Go South ............... Sunday
Good old-fashioned Southern rock will fill the grounds of Long's Park when the Benjy Davis Project takes the amphitheater stage Sunday night at 7:30. The Project formed as a folk-rock duo almost 10 years ago in its hometown of Baton Rouge, La. Originally, the gro...

When Phil Vassar performs at the American Music Theatre Wednesday night, it will be his first show in the U.S. since returning from a brief tour overseas that included stops in England, Germany, Ireland and Italy.
"This was my first time over," writes Vassar in an e-mail. "We've b...

Peter Boyer began his composing career when he was 17.
"I got started in an unusual way," says the winner of this year's Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Composer's Award.
"I really didn't know much about classical music. I was more influenced by pop music. But when I was ...

"Sesame Street" turns 40 on Tuesday.
Gosh, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie all heading into their 40s? It's hard to believe, isn't it?
Can you imagine Ernie grumbling about arthritis, or Cookie Monster having to switch to low-fat cookies?
If Big Bird buys a little red sports car, we know...

REVIEW: Theater
Get ready to blast off as "Rocketmen," now at American Music Theatre, launches audiences into a world of exciting music and wonderfully talented singers and dancers.
"Rocketmen," featuring the music of superstars Billy Joel and Elton John, amounts to two incredi...

When "Rocketmen" takes off at the American Music Theatre, Matthew Gotwalt will be in his glass-encased spaceship, making sure everything is running smoothly.
He'll be listening to the Billy Joel numbers that make up the first act, and the Elton John songs featured in the second.

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He was only 25 and single when he appeared in his first show at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, "The Secret Garden."
In the 15 intervening years, he's gotten married, had two kids, and given any number of strong performances in shows as varied as "Assassins" and "Sou...

"Every dancer I know would love to do this show," says Sean Kelly, the resident director for the national tour of "Movin' Out," which is coming to the American Music Theatre March 31 through April 2.
"There are only a few shows that have this level of intensity," sa...