AND 
HERSHEY FELDER PRESENT

Music and Lyrics by GEORGE GERSHWIN & IRA GERSHWIN
Book by HERSHEY FELDER
Directed by JOEL ZWICK

SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 1, 2023
ZACH360 in The Topfer at ZACH

The play is approximately 90-minutes and is performed without an intermission.
Drinks and Snacks are welcome inside the theatre"

Originally developed at the Tiffany Theatre, Los Angeles
Produced on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre
Produced in London’s West End at the Duchess Theatre

The worldwide copyright to the works of George and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family. The rights for the name, likeness, and life story of George Gershwin used in this presentation are licensed by the George Gershwin Family Trust. GERSHWIN® and GEORGE GERSHWIN® are the registered trademarks of Gershwin Enterprises

The Gershwin, Godowsky and Strunsky families; Roberta Korus, Elliot Brown, Ray White at the Library of Congress; Al and Kathy Checchi, Skip and Jon Victor, Peg and Rick Golden, Jerry and Judy Weisfogel, the Cotsen families, Marty and Susan Jannol, Brian Novack, Matthew Walley; Ken and Maria Cole; Susan Myerberg, Karen Racanelli and MJ Bogatin Esq.

Moses and Susan Libitzky, Josef and Margot Lakonishok, Stephen and Jacqueline Swire, Daniel and Phyllis Epstein, Tom Wirtshafter; Jeffrey Kallberg, Amy Carstensen, Maria and Byron Janis; Steinway Piano Gallery Austin, Vivian Chiu and Steinway & Sons.

Baci e tanti abbracci a la nostra famiglia in Italia – Tommaso, Eva, Elena e Alice.

An important thank you to Lee and Claire Kaufman for their continued support and friendship.

A heartfelt thank you to my team of devoted artists without whom none of our work would be possible, especially Erik Carstensen, Michael Gilliam, Tammy Globerman, Trevor Hay, Annette Nixon, Samantha and the entire Greek Family.

Dave Steakley, Jamie Herlich McIalwain, Cliff Hannon, Drew Nebrig and the Marketing Department, Austin Manning, Marilyn Wechsler, Nicole Wilkins, the Box Office staff, the house staff, and everyone at the ZACH.

A special thank you to Candice and Joel Zwick, and Joel Zwick “Alone”

Tammy, Avery and Kiley

And of course, Leo and Kim (xo).

The production thanks the Steinway Piano Gallery of Austin and San Antonio
for their courtesy in providing the concert grand piano.

American Theatre Magazine has said, “Hershey Felder, actor, Steinway Concert Artist and theatrical creator is in a category all his own.” Following 28 years of continuous stage productions and over 6,000 live performances throughout the U.S. and abroad, Hershey Felder created Live from Florence, An Arts Broadcasting Company, which has produced more than eighteen theatrical films to date. They include the recently-released The Assembly; Chopin and Liszt in Paris; Violetta, the story of Verdi’s Traviata; Dante and Beatrice; Mozart and Figaro in Vienna; the world premiere musicals Nicholas, Anna & Sergei; the story of Sergei Rachmaninoff; Puccini, the story of famed opera composer Giacomo Puccini; Before Fiddler, a musical story about writer Sholem Aleichem; Great American Songs and the Stories Behind Them, Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic, a documentary, and the popular Musical Tales in the Venetian Jewish Ghetto. Two seasons of programming are currently available at www.hersheyfelder.net

Hershey has given performances of his solo productions at some of the world’s most prestigious theatres and has consistently broken box office records. His shows include George Gershwin Alone (Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, West End’s Duchess Theatre); Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven; Maestro (Leonard Bernstein); Franz Liszt in Musik, Lincoln: An American Story, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, Our Great Tchaikovsky, and A Paris Love Story and Chopin in Paris. His compositions and recordings include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings; Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for Piano; and An American Story for Actor and Orchestra, and the upcoming opera Il Quarto Uomo set to premiere in Fiesole in the summer of 2023.

Hershey is the adaptor, director, and designer for the internationally performed play-with-music The Pianist of Willesden Lane with Steinway artist Mona Golabek; producer and designer for the musical Louis and Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara, directed by Taylor Hackford; and writer and director for Flying Solo, featuring opera legend Nathan Gunn. Hershey has operated a full-service production company since 2001. He has been a scholar-in-residence at Harvard University’s Department of Music and is married to Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell.

SCENIC

PROPERTIES

LIGHTING and VIDEO

AUDIO

STAGE OPERATIONS

Our historic Whisenhunt Stage in the Binning-Dickson Education Center suffered incredible damage during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri. After nearly two years of repairs and renovations, we are finally ready to install 130 of our new permanent seats! 

But we can’t do it without you! Have your name—or the name of someone you wish to honor, a company, or charity—engraved on a striking golden metal plaque prominently affixed to the seat frame. Your gift will support our Artistic and Education programs, and leave an enduring mark on ZACH, and Austin’s history.

If you would like to name a seat, contact:
Jackie Blanchard, Individual Giving Manager
jblanchard@zachtheatre.org