The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Tickets will go on sale AUGUST 1 for Burt Bacharach: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:30 pm Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Performing Arts Complex 1000 14th St, #15 Denver Co 80202 (303) 623-7876 box office or through TicketMaster http://www.coloradosymphony.org According to a "patron services as...

Hi Vincent, Actually, if I go to Denver, but skip the shows in Canada, Utica NY will be my 9th show in 2008! Shows in 2008: Honolulu (2 shows), Tacoma WA, Las Vegas, Princeton NJ, Bethesda MD, San Diego, Denver, and Utica! See you in Princeton! I bought the cheapest ticket you could get for Princeto...

Burt Bacharach will be performing in Utica NY:

Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Stanley Theatre
259 Genesee St
Utica NY 13501

Tickets are available through the box office at (315) 724-4000 or through TicketMaster.

Laura

I attended the concert on May 11 at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel (flew in from Baltimore). The show was in an auditorium with a stage and rows of seats. (I was in the 5th row!) There were two jumbo screens on the sides. In this program Burt Bacharach performed with his musicians (no orchestra). Burt p...

Hi Jon, I will be at the Bethesda performance as well - in the first row in front of the singers! I also have tickets for Las Vegas (5th row) in May, Princeton in June, and San Diego in July. San Diego is an outdoor concert at the Embarcadero Marina with the San Diego Symphony. The orchestra is on a...

I am also attending the performances in Princeton NJ and Bethesda MD. I have my tickets for Bethesda already - first row in front of the singers. My husband and another couple are ten rows back. (There was only one seat left in the front row and my husband doesn't like to sit that close anyway.) Vin...

I also attended the Tacoma WA performance. I was one of the "performance only" tickets released for $150 so I sat at a table in the last row back corner. When Burt Bacharach announced that Hal David was in the audience, my eyes popped open and my jaw dropped! They put a spot light on Hal D...

Hi fendertweed,

I attended the concert on March 8 in Tacoma WA. In this program Burt Bacharach performed with his musicians (no orchestra). Burt played the piano and conducted the music. The three back up singers sang the medleys and Burt sang later in the program (I indicated where) while playing the piano. This was the order of the program that night:

What the World Needs Now Is Love

Medley:
Don’t Make Me Over
Walk On By
This Guy’s In Love With You
I Say A Little Prayer
Trains & Boats & Planes
Wishin’ & Hopin’
Always Something There To Remind Me

Medley:
One Less Bell To Answer
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
Only Love Can Break A Heart
Do You Know the Way To San Jose

Solo by Josie James: Anyone Who Had A Heart
Solo by Donna Taylor: Are You Falling Out Of Love
(written with Jerry Leiber, sung by Aretha Franklin)
Solo by John Pagano: God Give Me Strength
(written with Elvis Costello)

First four hit songs:
Magic Moments
“The way you smile at meâ€￾ (I don’t know the title)
The Blob (written for the movie “The Blobâ€￾ starring Steve McQueen in his first role)
Tower Of Strength

From the new CD “At This Timeâ€￾:
Go Ask Shakespeare
Who Are These People?

Movie Medley:
The Look of Love (sung by Burt)
Arthur’s Theme
What’s New Pussycat
April Fools
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (sung by Burt)
Liberty Valance
I Remember You & Makin’ Love (I don’t know the exact title)
Wives & Lovers (sung by Burt)
Alfie (sung by Burt)
A House Is Not A Home (sung by Burt)

Then Burt introduced Hal David in the audience. Hal David came on stage and talked about writing songs for “Promises, Promisesâ€￾ and sang “I’ll Never Fall In Love Againâ€￾.

Closing:
That’s What Friends Are For

Encore:
Solo by John Pagano: Any Day Now
What the World Needs Now Is Love

Second encore:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (audience sing along)

When Burt Bacharach performs with only his musicians, he does a longer show and talks more in between songs. When he performs with an orchestra, the program is shorter because of the orchestra union and time limit. I have attended several performances in various cities and enjoy both formats. When Burt released "At This Time", he dropped his first four hits from the program and added four songs from the new CD. In this performance, he did the first four hits and two songs from the CD. I was thrilled to shake hands with Hal David after the program! Hope this information is what you were looking for.

Which performance are you going to this year?

Laura

Burt Bacharach will be performing
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the
McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton NJ
near the Princeton University campus.

“McCarter Theatre Gala Benefitâ€￾ This is a fundraiser for the theatre with tickets at 4 price levels:

Gala Angel tickets at $1,000 each:
Includes valet parking, cocktails, dinner, VIP seating for the performance, meet & greet Burt Bacharach, grand dessert reception with dancing, and Angel listing in the program. ($800 of the ticket is tax-deductible)

Gala Benefactor tickets at $350 each:
Includes cocktails, dinner, prime seating for the performance, grand dessert reception with dancing, and benefactor listing in the program. ($225 of the ticket is tax-deductible)

Gala Supporter tickets at $175 each:
Includes preferred seating for the performance, grand dessert reception with dancing, supporter listing in the program. ($100 of the ticket is tax-deductible)

Performance only tickets will be about $100. I am on their email list to be notified when performance only tickets go on sale. Gala tickets can be reserved now on their web site www.mccarter.org under "Social Events" then "Galas".

Burt Bacharach will be performing
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 8:00 pm at
Hotel Murano
1320 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma WA
Phone (253) 238-8000

Tickets are available through the Tacoma Art Museum (253) 272-4258 or the Museum of Glass (253) 396-1768.