From Galway to Broadway

Irish tenor Ciarán Sheehan performs emotional classics from the Emerald Isle and Broadway favorites at New York City’s historic Marble Collegiate Church, accompanied by award-winning soprano Gay Willis and The New York Festival Orchestra conducted by David Holcenberg. Filmed in June 2006, the production has toured across America and Ireland for four years, selling out venues including The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland and New York’s Carnegie Hall. Songs include: “Memory,” “Danny Boy,” “Galway Bay,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” “God Bless America” and more.

Sheehan made his Broadway debut in Les Miserables, and was later cast as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera for over 1,000 performances. Award-winning soprano Gay Willis starred in the world tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Spectacular with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Gay later starred as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera opposite both Colm Wilkinson and later Sheehan. Conductor David Holcenberg is the current music director and conductor of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! Holcenberg’s past credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Titanic and Seussical.

Presented nationally by WLIW New York. ST and CC.
Dvds/cds of this program available when you support WLIW21.

share | Comments (0)    Email    Print   

post a comment
Please note that the WLIW21 editorial staff reserves the right to not post comments it deems to be inappropriate and/or malicious in nature, as well as edit comments for length, clarity and fairness. No solicitations or advertisements will be allowed. Users may link to other Web sites relevant to discussion, but most often links to commercial Web sites will not be permitted.

Yes, send me WLIW21 Highlights by email

home about schedule video programs kids education events shop support pressroom station toolkit career opportunities internships pbs.org privacy policy contact
©2009 WNET.ORG Properties, LLC All Rights Reserved.    450 West 33rd Street    New York, NY 10001    visit WNET.ORG