February 12-14

Straight from the Heart: Anthony and Friends Celebrate Love

This Valentine's Day weekend, join us at Cotuit Center for the Arts for Brave Horse Music's production of "Straight from the Heart: Anthony and His Friends Celebrate Love”. Remember all the loved ones in your life with some of the most treasured love songs in recording history, performed by a variety of the Cape's most talented local musicians. Bring a date, a friend, or a family member to the concert that will leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.

The show will feature 6 singers performing some re-arranges golden standards, some audience favorites and a few originals. Soulful, singer-songwriter Jordan Renzi will perform two new original songs, one in Portuguese that she and Tad Price (guitarist) co-wrote. Jordan lived in Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese. Brazilian singer Rayssa Ribeiro and Anthony will sing a Carlos Jobim favorite in Portuguese and English.  Jazz singer Cerise Bynoe sings “Unforgettable” with Anthony to honor the late Natalie Cole. Theater-pop singer, Kristin Fehlau sings “Stop in The Name of Love” a Supremes favorite. Ruth Condon sings the title song “Straight From the Heart” a Diana Reeves song written by local songwriter Kami Lyle, plus a haunting Spanish song with Anthony and Jordan.  There is a song for all! "For all that you are and all that you do, and for the many ways you make my heart sing."  -Leland Thomas

Anthony Teixeira has appeared as a lead singer/actor in many productions at Cotuit Center for the Arts, including the debut of his own show “Anthony Teixeira sings Tony Bennett Duets with Friends”  to sold out audiences in January of 2015. Other credits include Company, Spamalot, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Christmas in Cotuit, Cabaret, A Grand Night for Singing, What the World Needs Now: A Musical Tribute to Burt Bacharach, The Last Five Years and The Beat Goes On: A Musical Journey through the 60s.

The singers are choreographed by Pamela Wills and backed by a four-piece band led by band leader/arranger Malcolm Granger on keyboard and strings, Tad Price on electric and nylon string guitar, Ron Ormsby on bass, Michael Dunford on drums.

Friday & Saturday, February 12 & 13 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 14 at 2:00pm

Tickets $25, $22 for seniors/veterans, $20 for members

Premium tables with wine available