Celebrating The Songwriter!
November 30 to December 18, 2020
Our award-winning music festival returns for its 12th year of welcoming notable musical artists to the stage during the holiday period. This year, we are virtual and we are celebrating the songwriter with six unique shows from renowned artists. Centerstage will be the creativity of the moment as our artists bring you fresh original music. Shows will be available online for a limited time only. Premiere dates and end dates are listed below.
Tickets are $20 each. Receive a 50% discount for your second show.  
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Premieres Mon, November 30 at 8:30pm Sue Matsuki, Gregory Toroian & Skip Ward in MAC and Bistro award winning songwriters and jazz duo are presenting a program of some of their own original tunes along with some of their friends’ tunes. Featuring Skip Ward on bass with Guest Stars: Audrey Appleby and Deborah Stone.  |
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Premieres Thurs, December 3 at 8:30pm Meg Flather, Rosemary Atwood & Tracy Stark in Each with a different writing style, this multi-award winning trio for singing, music direction and songwriting team up for an unforgettable, evening of their original songs, literally singing each other’s praises! |
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Premieres Sun, December 6 at 8:30pm Tom Toce presents A group of Tom’s songwriting friends join him to present the songs that they have written during the Pandemic. Starring: Tom Toce, Matt Corriel and Jo Kroger.
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Premieres Wed, December 9 at 8:30pm Gretchen Meyers & Tracy Stark in This year’s MAC award winner for Major Female Vocalist and Bistro Award winner for Best CD, Gretchen Meyers joins her long-time, multi-award winning, Songwriter/Music Director Tracy Stark for an evening of their original songs. The sublime to the WHAT?!
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Premieres Sat, December 12 at 8:30pm Steve Sieck presents Starring: Mary Sue Daniels, Robert Fowler, Bobby Harden, Tanya Holt, Lina Koutrakos, Susan Mack, Larry Marshall, Katie Dunne McGrath, Jeannine Otis, Erli Perez, Doug Sheppard, Gregory Toroian, Dorian Woodruff, Lisa Yaeger and the songwriter himself, Steve Sieck with Special Guest: Karen Mason. Music Director: Gregory Toroian. Director: Lina Koutrakos.
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Premieres Tues, December 15 at 8:30pm Urban Stages' Artists Entertain! Starring: Karen Akers, Aya Aziz, Aaron Lee Battle, Natalie Douglas, several cast members from the play Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin, Roderick Lawrence and Salma Shaw all singing the original music of their friends and collaborators. We also pay tribute and honor the musical genius of composer, musical director the late, Barry Levitt a special friend of Urban Stages. Music Director: Tracy Stark.
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Produced by Tom Toce. Co-produced by Sue Matsuki.
Directed/edited by Kristan Seemel. Videographer: Kim T. Sharp. Assistant Director: Vincent Scott. Lighting designer: Madeleine Burrow. Sound designer: Jaime Terrazzino.
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