See Who's Celebrating Leonard Bernstein in NYC Concerts

The Songbook Sundays concert series, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer, will continue October 5 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with a celebration of the work of Leonard Bernstein.

Entitled Tonight, Bernstein, performances are scheduled for 5 PM and 7:30 PM.

Interpreting the work of the late composer and lyricist will be Tony winner Karen Ziemba, Hamilton favorite Sydney James Harcourt, and Simona Daniele. The evening's music director is Tedd Firth.

The performers will also be backed by Bryan Carter on drums, Mary Ann McSweeney on bass, and Summer Camargo on trumpet.

Attendees can expect to hear tunes from such Bernstein classics as On the Town, West Side Story, and more.

Songbook Sundays is entering its fourth year, after premiering in spring 2022 with Got Gershwin, followed by salutes to Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Fats Waller, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, Frank Loesser, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jule Styne, and Jimmy Van Heusen.

Tickets for Songbook Sundays are $55, with student tickets available at $25. There is a $21 food/drink minimum. Visit Jazz.org/Dizzys.

From On the Town to West Side Story: Celebrate the Work of Leonard Bernstein

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The Tony Award-winning composer was born August 25, 1918.
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On_The_Town_Broadway_Production_Photos_1944_Cast_HR — Cast of the 1944 production of *On The Town*

On_The_Town_Broadway_Production_Photos_1944_Cris_Alexander_John_Battles_Adolph_Green_HR — Cris Alexander, John Battles, and Adolph Green in the 1944 production of *On The Town*

On_The_Town_Broadway_Production_Photos_1944_Cris_Alexander_Nancy_Walker_HR — Cris Alexander and Nancy Walker in the 1944 production of *On The Town*

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