The cast is very impressive with Adrian Galante on piano and the three vocalists: Ava Locknar, John Pagano (who toured with Bacharach as the lead vocalist for 26 years!), and Ta-Tynisa Wilson.

Burt Bacharach’s songs are almost always most famously recorded by a different artist. Here is a list of the top songs from this show and who recorded the most popular version. 

“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” – 1968 – B.J. Thomas – It’s from the album of the same name which contains songs from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

“That’s What Friends Are For” – 1985 – Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder 

“What the World Needs Now Is Love” – 1967 – Dionne Warwick

“Walk on By’ – 1964 – Dionne Warwick

“(They Long to Be) Close To You” – 1970 – Carpenters

“Always Something There to Remind Me” – 1983 – Naked Eyes

“I Say a Little Prayer” – 1968 – Aretha Franklin – This is the most popular song with over 802 million streams! It was featured in the movie, My Best Friend’s Wedding. 

“Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)” – 2008 – Christopher Cross – This is the main theme song from Arthur and it won Best Original Song at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes. 

“I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” – 1999 – Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello – Featured on the Austin Powers soundtrack

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This tour is celebrating the 15^th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album. Each of the band members tells a story about one of the songs. The drummer talks about the first time he heard an early recording of “Down in the Valley”. His future wife told him that he needed to drive to Seattle now to meet with them and not to mess this one up! 

Afterwards, they play “Rivers and Roads”, their biggest hit to date, which has over 336 million streams on Spotify. It’s such a great slow build to the climactic chorus: “Rivers and roads / Rivers and roads / Rivers ’til I reach you!” It’s usually their closing song. 

Midway into the set they play “Lost in My Mind”. It’s such a catchy song that is so fun to sing along to and the entire audience does. “Momma once told me / You’re already home where you feel loved / I am lost in my mind”. 

Late in the night, they sing “All We Ever Knew” from their 2016 release, Signs of Light. It’s a great fun song that was one of the first songs where they felt pressure to write a good one. They had a deadline to finish it for the show Roadies with Cameron Crowe. 

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Brother Wallace opens with “Electric Love”, a 2026 single. The audience dances and sings along and it’s immediately clear this is going to be a joyful set. 

They follow this with “Who Do You Love?”, from the 2026 EP of the same name. “The path to choose is always love / Now, tell me / Tell me baby, who do you love?” This one is an upbeat rocker! 

Next up is “Gone With The Wind”. It’s a beautiful song that has everyone swaying along.   

Late into the set, they play “Who’s That?”, a single from 2025. Before the song, he told the crowd it was about catching his girl on a date with another man. “Riding round / In his fancy car / Having a real good time / The whole while I’m out here cryin'”. With these lyrics, you’d expect to hear a sad blues song, but it actually sounds like a fun soul song. 

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Ole has decided to go ice fishing for his stag party. He invites his best friend since childhood, Sven, and also Lars, so they can use his father’s icehouse. Sven gets upset and says he doesn’t want to be his best man. He’s not a fan of the marriage because he feels like he is losing his best friend. 

Paul W. Kruse has written a very fun and emotional play about male friendship. It’s a joyful, funny, surreal, and very Minnesotan tale. In the video, Kruse says “I wanted to write a gayer version of Letterkenny.” 

Carl Hallberg is great as Ole, who is very excited to be having his bachelor party. Jeff Rodriquez is superb as Sven, who isn’t sure what he really wants. Dinah Berkeley is hilarious as Lars, doing his best to fight through his social awkwardness. The supporting cast includes Jesus Barajas, Rebecca Jordan, Taige Lauren, and Lydia Moss. 

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The Movement You Need is a sweet one man show by Brendan Hunt (Co-creator, writer, and actor of Ted Lasso) about growing up in Chicago and The Beatles. Here are the top 5 stories from the show:

When he was very young, he couldn’t say his name and would say “Na Na”. His mother called him “Na Na” for her entire life.  When he first heard songs with “Na Na” in them, he thought they were about him. 

He worked at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam for five years. This is where he learned to love soccer. 

When he was in London writing for Ted Lasso, Jason Sudekis kept texting someone while they were trying to work. This eventually led to him getting to see Paul McCartney rehearsing and then meeting him afterwards. 

He won a pair of tickets through a radio station to see Paul McCartney play in a 300-person capacity bar in Joshua Tree. It was a three-hour show that was the smallest show he had played since the early 1960s when The Beatles were playing in Hamburg. 

“The movement you need is on your shoulder” is a lyric from “Hey Jude”. He has The movement you need tattoed on his shoulder.

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Xochi has found great success from writing a novel based on her family. Using this money, she buys a lakehouse and invites her twin brother to come celebrate with her. On this visit, tragedy strikes that changes their lives forever. 

Paloma Nozicka (Enough to Let the Light In) has written a thrilling and suspenseful mystery. It’s intellectually enthralling. This production has audience members on the edge of their seats watching to see what will happen next. 

At 105 minutes, it would be nice to have an intermission. There are plenty of scene changes where it can be easily added.  Join the Pro-Intermission movement here. 

Paloma Nozicka (The Thanksgiving Play) is fantastic as Xochi, who suffers from stress induced delusions. Brian King (Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars) is so charming and caring as her boyfriend. Eddie Martinez (Ugly Lies the Bone) is superb as her older brother, who is an alcoholic cop. Charín Álvarez (Passage, La Ruta) is great as Xochi’s mother, who deals with the tragedy in the best way that she can. Ayssette Muñoz is very sweet as the mother’s new friend who is very helpful during this time. Yona Moises Olivares’ performance as as Xochi’s twin is exceptional.

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A husband walks in on his wife sleeping with a young man. He chases him around the room with a bottle until the young man runs into a wall and passes out. So, they handcuff him to a chair. When he wakes up, they ask him to be the judge and decide whose fault it is that lead to this situation. 

Scooter Pietsch has written a very witty play about infidelity among the rich. The history of their relationship is slowly revealed in great style. This production is greatly directed by Jason Alexander.

Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me) is hilarious as the husband, who really wants to cut into some flesh with his swordstick. Rebecca Spence is excellent as the wife who does her best to avoid bloodshed. Nick Marini (Cobra Kai) is superb as the young man who finds himself way over his head in the middle of their complicated marriage. 

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For the second song of the night, Howie Day plays “She Says” from his 2000 album, Australia. He says he has to play this one early in the set because it has so many high vocal notes that are a bit harder to hit in his 40s as opposed to when he wrote it in his 20s. “And when she says she wants someone to love / I hope you know / She doesn’t mean you”. 

Midway into the set, he plays “Treetops” from his 2015 album, Lanterns. “Cause we’re dancing on the treetops tonight / We’re hiding from the people and the lights”. It’s a great joyful song that contrasts with a lot of the sad songs he is playing tonight. 

Late in the night, he plays “Bunnies”. This is one of his more experimental songs. It features a lot of loops and improvisations. Also, it stretches out to about 10 minutes. “Sometimes you just have to see where it goes,” says Howie afterwards. 

To close out his set, he plays his biggest hit, from the 2003 album, Stop All The World Now. This song has over 516 million streams on Spotify.  “Even the best fall down sometimes / Even the wrong words seem to rhyme / Out of the doubt that fills your mind / You finally find / You and I collide”. Unfortunately, he only plays about half of the song before he goes into a cover medley using the same chords. 

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Thomas Dolby opens with a cover of “Blue Monday” by Orgy. It’s a great choice for the first song. “How does it feel? How should I feel? Tell me, how does it feel / To treat me like you do?”

After a few songs, Dolby and his band play a few movements of his ’80s symphony combining the songs of many of the hits from that decade. He includes Michael Jackson, U2, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, and many more. He hopes that orchestras will be playing it by next year! 

Later on he plays “Hyperactive!” from his 1984 album, The Flat Earth. The title perfectly captures the energy of this fast-paced song.

For the final song of his set, he plays his biggest hit, “She Blinded Me With Science” from his 1983 album, The Golden Age of Wireless. This song has over 26 million streams on Spotify. A video plays featuring cameos from many celebrities saying “science” including Hillary Clinton, Reggie Watts, JFK, and Aaron Paul. The crowd eats it up as they dance and sing along to this joyful track.

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Lee Fields has been singing since the 1960s. He helped fellow stars Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley get their start. Now that they have passed, it is up to him to carry on their legacy and keep the classic soul music alive.  

Early in the set, they play “Ladies” from their 2009 album, My World. It’s their most popular song on Spotify with over 30 millions streams.  He truly shows his love for women on this one. “Short ones, tall ones, big ones, small ones! Beautiful ladies / Lovely ladies / You look so good in the summertime”. It’s such a fun a song that has everyone dancing along.

Later on they play “Never Be Another You” from their 2016 album, Special Night. “There will never be another you / You’re one of a kind / Heaven shouldn’t be better ’cause there is nothing / I said nothing, nothing as good as this”. Wow, this man really knows how to write a fantastic love song. It’s no surprise that there are a lot of couples in attendance tonight. 

Lee says the following song was used in a Super Bowl commercial in 2023. It’s “Forever” from his 2022 album, Sentimental Fool. “I wanna hold you forever / I’m gonna love you forever / I know forever might seem like a / Mighty long time”. It’s a great slow love song that is perfect for a wedding and for the end of the set. 

In the end it was clear that Lee Fields still loves to sing and is keeping soul music alive.

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