What The World Needs Now A Musical Tribute to Burt Bacharach

Cotuit on the Road  the new joint venture between Cotuit Center for the Arts and Brave Horse Music  brings  this original musical revue, produced by Ruth Condon that debuted and sold out at Cotuit Arts in March 2014 and again in June of 2015.

Burt Bacharach has written 73 Top 40 hits, won six Grammy Awards and three Academy Awards, and is currently writing a Broadway musical with Elvis Costello based on the album “Painted by Memory” they created in the 1990s. His music is part of American culture.

The show features 21 songs written between 1960 and 1985, including “Walk on By,” “Message to Michael”, “Alfie,” “Heartlight,” and “Promises, Promises” from the smash Broadway hit show with the same title.

The singers, Cerise Bynoe, Ruth Condon, Kristin Fehlau, Jordan Renzi and Anthony Teixeira will be backed by a live band featuring pianist Mike Garvan, George Machon on trumpet, flute, fluglehorn and percussion, Michael Dunford on drums, Tad Price on electric and nylon string guitar, and Ron Ormsby on upright and electric bass. The singers will add to the instrumental mix, with Tracy playing harmonica and Jordan Renzi on ukulele and guitar. Pam Wills is choreographing the show.