Frank Mastrone returned to the Levitt Pavilion For The Arts on Sunday once again to the delight of the very large, appreciative audience. Together with his exceptional band and the vocal talents of his special friends they delighted the audience again this year with their high energy performances across multiple genres of music. New this year was the addition of a "celebrity piano" once owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis which was provided to the Levitt Pavilion this week by Yury Feygin of Amadeus Piano of Westport. The former first lady studied piano growing up on Hammersmith Farm in Newport Rhode Island.

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In a memorable evening sponsored by Leifer Properties, Mastrone who has appeared on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Big: The Musical, Jekyll and Hyde and Saturday Night Fever brought his signature cabaret show giving fabulous renditions of Broadway hits everyone knows. He was joined by very talented vocalists Terry Eldh of Westport, Michelle Foor from New York City, and Jesse McGarty of Norwalk. Each of the performers joined Mastrone for several numbers and also sang solos.

After leading with Sinatra and Broadway show tunes, this amazing ensemble performed pop hits ranging from a cover of Nancy Sinatra's hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking" to a cover of the Tom Jones' hit "I Who Have Nothing/Delilah, and even a Jim Croce medley which had the audience joining in, and Adele's "Someone Like You". At the conclusion of the show, the standing ovation brought Mastrone back onstage for the Louis Armstrong classic hit from 1967 "What A Wonderful World".

Coming this week to the Levitt Pavilion For The Performing Arts will be Connecticut Ballet on Tuesday, another in the Wednesday Children's series, Brady Rymer & the Little Band That Could, and a Santana tribute band, Borboletta which appears on Thursday. For additional shows visit: https://www.levittpavilion.com/calendar/

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