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Public Onsale : Fri, 17 Jan 2025 at 10:00 AMPresale : Thu, 16 Jan 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Akron Civic Theatre
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live In Concert featuring TODD RUNDGREN, WENDY MOTEN, Former Bacharach Music Director ROB SHIRAKBARI, & Special Guests
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a show dedicated to honoring the award-winning music of songwriting icon Burt Bacharach. With a catalog that spans seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits, six Top 40 No. 1 songs, six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and an Emmy, there is no shortage of songs known all around the world.
"The greatest songwriter of my lifetime.” - TODD RUNDGREN
They are the soundtrack to our lives. This show will tour first quarter of 2025 performing in theaters and concert halls across America.
“In a word, WOW!!” - DIONNE WARWICK
THE LOOK OF LOVE * THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND MEWALK ON BY * RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD * ALFIE
Experience a night of concert magic singing along with world class musicians performing all the hits you know and love as led by music director Rob Shirakbari who traveled the world many times over as keyboardist and arranger for both Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick.
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER * THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU * BABY IT’S YOUWHAT’S NEW, PUSSYCAT? * (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU * ARTHUR’S THEME
Bacharach is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of20th-century popular music. Over 1,000 artists have recorded Bacharach songs such as Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, The Pretenders, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Christopher Cross, The White Stripes, The Carpenters, Michael McDonald, Herb Alpert, Stevie Wonder, and, of course, Dionne Warwick.
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW * WISHIN’ AND HOPIN’ * ANY DAY NOWDO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE * I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
Music director Rob Shirakbari started working with Bacharach and Warwick in his late teens and continues to this day as Ms. Warwick’s music director and arranger. Much of Bacharach’s touring show since the 1990s was arranged and orchestrated by Rob, as is Ms. Warwick’s current live show. Rob is the ideal musician and arranger to play and conduct the band.
Show producer Angelo Bundini is the creator and producer of the global hit Celebrating David Bowie concerts who have performed in premiere venues to devoted Bowie fans in 17 countries on 5 continents. Angelo’s new show, BEAT, is very quickly selling out shows throughout the US this Fall 2024 featuring former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin with superstar players Steve Vai and Danny Carey from Tool performing selections from the 1980s King Crimson albums.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Akron Civic Theatre, 190 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308-1316, United States,Akron, Ohio
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