Cabaret & Concert NewsNorm Lewis Joins New York Pops for The Best Christmas of All December 22–23
Music director Steven Reineke conducts the famed orchestra.
By
Andrew Gans
December 22, 2023
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy nominee Norm Lewis joins The New York Pops December 22-23 for an evening of holiday music.
Entitled The Best Christmas of All, performances begin at 8 PM in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Music director Steven Reineke conducts the famed orchestra.
Judith Clurman’s Essential Voices USA is also part of the annual holiday tradition. Pastor Bobby Lewis is a special guest.
"Celebrating
the holidays with our New York Pops audiences at Carnegie Hall is one
of the best ways to get in the spirit of the season!” said Reineke in an earlier statement. “I hope both New Yorkers and
visitors to the city during this festive time of year are able to join
us for this special concert tradition!”
The program is scheduled to include "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from HomeAlone, "The Best Christmas of All" from Mrs. Santa Claus, "Silver Bells," "The Christmas Song," "Home" from The Wiz, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Carol of the Bells," "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Jingle Bell Rock," "Chanukah Joy and Peace," "This Christmas," "The Little Drummer Boy," "The Night Before Christmas," "I Believe (in Santa Claus)," "Ave Maria"/"O Holy Night," and "Jingle, Jangle Sing-Along."
A Tony nominee for his performance in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Lewis' other Broadway credits include Chicken & Biscuits, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Amour, The Wild Party, Chicago, Side Show, The Who's Tommy, Miss Saigon, and The Phantom of the Opera.