A Night of Music in Palm Springs
David Hyde Pierce joins Michael Feinstein on November 22nd at the McCullum Theatre for a night of musical fun. With two such talented performers, it’s sure to be an entertaining night.
Michael Feinstein is a singer, pianist, and archivist. His passion for “the Great American Songbook” was ignited when he was 20 years old and hired by Ira Gershwin to catalogue Gershwin’s impressive collection of phonograph records. This six year project not only helped to preserve the legacy of both Ira and George Gershwin but also lead to a life time friendship between Michael and Ira’s next door neighbor, Rosemary Clooney.
Michael’s first CD was entitled Pure Gershwin and was a compilation of music by none other than Ira and George Gershwin. After many other albums covering other musical greats, Feinstein recorded two more Gershwin albums, Nice Work if You Can Get It and Michael and George.
Michael’s dedication to the old favorites has been the focus of his career. From his early years helping Ira Gershwin, to his work on a Warner Home Video series that covers the history of the American popular song up to 1960. He was also elected by the Library of Congress to the National Sound Recording Advisory Board which is devoted to protecting America’s musical legacy.
David Hyde Pierce is probably best known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane on the tv series, Frasier, but Pierce is a diverse performer having also appeared on stage in several musicals as well as on the big screen as an actor and as a voice over artist.
David’s love of music began at a young age when he developed a passion for the piano. This interest in music stayed with him through the years lasting until he attended Yale University and discovered that he did not quite have the dedication required to be a great concert pianist. After this realization, he changed his focus and graduated with a double major in Theatre Arts and English.
After years of theatre productions and even a failed tv show, David was cast as Dr. Niles Crane, uptight brother of Dr. Frasier Crane on the appropriately named, Frasier, which was a spinoff of the very successful show, Cheers. From this role, Pierce gained notoriety as a talented actor. He was Emmy nominated an amazing eleven consecutive years in the category of Best Supporting Actor and won 4 times.
David has also appeared in movies such as Little Man Tate, Nixon, Down With Love, and Sleepless in Seattle. More recently, however, he has gone back to the theatre. In 2005, he was in Spamalot, a musical homage to the beloved film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The following year, he starred in Curtains which began in Los Angeles, but moved to Broadway in 2007 and earned Pierce a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
Make sure you mark your calendar for November 22nd and don’t miss Michael Feinstein and David Hyde Pierce as they sing the night away at the McCullum Theatre, just outside of Palm Springs. Wind down after the show and spend the night at Lake La Quinta Inn, a bed and breakfast perfect for a romantic evening alone with your special someone.
