{"id":2499,"date":"2014-12-12T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:30:08","slug":"irving-berlin-in-person-a-bio-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=2499","title":{"rendered":"Irving Berlin: In Person — A Bio-musical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written and Arranged by Chip Deffaa <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

(For Professional, College\/University, Community production)<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

ASCAP award-winner Chip Deffaa–creator of such acclaimed solo\u00a0 shows as George M. Cohan Tonight!\u00a0 and One Night with Fanny Brice<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0–has now written\u00a0Irving Berlin: In Person.<\/p>\n

Berlin was a small boy when his family–with little more than the clothes they were wearing–fled Russia to escape religious persecution. He never had much formal education. He never learned to read or write music. But he gave the world songs that will live forever. This is the first one-man show ever to be written and published about Irving Berlin. For a strong triple-threat performer, it\u2019s a wonderful showcase.\u00a0 This dynamic solo show includes 40 Berlin songs–some famous, some rarities and rediscoveries; all irresistible.<\/p>\n

Irving Berlin was the most successful single songwriter in history.\u00a0He wrote more hits, and made more money, than any of his colleagues. He worked\u00a0 with–and wrote for–the greatest entertainers\u00a0 of the 20th century.\u00a0 In many ways, his life\u00a0is a quintessential American success story.<\/p>\n

But, if truth be told, he was a complex man; and his life was often far from happy.\u00a0 Now, for the first time, his life story is being told–forthrightly and frankly,\u00a0and set to his own unforgettable music–in a vivid one-man show.\u00a0 Featuring 40 terrific Berlin songs.<\/p>\n

This candid portrait of an iconic American songwriter–a terrfic showcase for an outstanding singer\/dancer\/actor–is the first\u00a0 one-man show about Irving Berlin.\u00a0 We’re taking inquiries now from those who might be interested in presenting or performing this dynamic solo show.<\/p>\n

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