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Songwriter, Producer and Arranger Jeff Golkin continues his musical journey of love and life on his third album, Orchestra in the Pit-A Tribute to Broadway, a musical retrospective celebrating his deep love of this singularly unique art form born of his nearly ten years in musical theatre, including three Broadway shows, two National Tours and a number of off-Broadway productions. Jeff Golkin & Forever Love’s Orchestra in the Pit-A Tribute to Broadway, begins with the lead track Magic to Do, allowing the listener backstage for a brief moment before the action begins. The stage manager calls for “orchestra in the pit” over the loudspeaker and directs cast members to take their “places please” before the curtain rises and the musical journey begins.
Lead vocalist Joanne Williams sets the stage lyrically for the magic that is to come throughout the album, as Jeff and the Forever Love troupe make their way down Broadway. Each of the carefully selected and creatively reimagined Broadway melodies on this fourteen-track album stand alone and together, conveying through lyrics and masterful musicianship, expressions of sentiments that run deep within the soul with a fresh and contemporary vibe, done only the way Jeff Golkin & Forever Love can!
From smooth jazz to latin explorations, Big Band swing to soulful R&B, nostalgic ballads to bolero, jazz waltz to soul-stirring gospel, the selections of Orchestra in the Pit embody a timeless appeal that touches the heart and express the simple theme that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors or spectacles, but in the simple things and moments we share each day with those we love. They capture the exhilaration of the experience of life and the multitude of emotions which inspire the endless possibilities of our hopes, dreams and imagination. Orchestra in the Pit is a tribute to Broadway and all of the incredibly talented musicians who have selflessly occupied the hidden space below the stage called “the Pit”. It is with gratitude that the Forever Love family honors all of those musicians who are not always seen, but whose artistry is the vital fabric of the beautifully rich and unique musical tapestry known as the Broadway musical.
24 HOURS A DAY
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One of the most underappreciated scores of the 1967-68 Broadway season was Walter Marks’ Golden Rainbow, which starred Broadway legends Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Overlooked for even a Tony nomination for the score or the stars, Golden Rainbow was a wonderful musical which survived the Actors’ Equity Association strike of 1968. It tells the story of every person in search of a dream – in search of their own golden rainbow!
Reviewed by Ed Sullivan as a “Helluva show”, Marks’ score resonated with audiences for 383 performances at the Shubert and George Abbott Theaters.
Marks wastes no time bringing us into the exciting world of Las Vegas in Act I, Scene I with “24 Hours a Day”, a brash and exciting musical welcome to the bright lights and fast pace of the casino life, drawing the audience into a story about winning and losing, and ultimately the rediscovery of lost love.
From the first drum beat and blast of the horns, you are instantly transported to “Sin City”, smack dab in the middle of the action on the Las Vegas Strip in the late 1960’s! The ringing slot machines sounding out over the constant murmur of the crowded casino, the lingering haze of cigarette smoke lit by a ubiquitous neon glow, the ever-attentive cocktail waitresses delivering scotch on the rocks by the trayful, the constant parade of Vegas showgirls in feathered headdresses making heads turn in admiration, men in slick suits and ladies in evening gowns headed to see a performance from one of the legendary Rat Pack icons, the clacking of the spinning roulette wheel, the palpable tension of the gambling man dangling on the precipice of either a life changing win or losing it all, the air thick with the ever present buzz of the never ending nightlife are all captured in full Vegas-style big band glory! Trumpets, saxophones and trombones wail their bluesy excitement over bombastic drum fills, capturing the excitement of the scene, the same excitement that draws our main character to “The City That Never Sleeps” to follow his dream.
MAGIC TO DO
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Joanne is soon joined by the rest of the cast who, in true Broadway style, encourage us to allow our imaginations to run wild! Following the theme of celebrating the “orchestra in the pit”, the band gets to stretch out into the fadeout, with jazzy flute and 70’s influenced rock guitar improvisations that make us all want to move our bodies in rhythm and bliss out! Magic to Do is the perfect gateway to the whole Orchestra in the Pit experience, inviting us to “go along Broadway” with Jeff Golkin & Forever Love to discover all of the lovingly curated selections of reimagined Broadway classics!
Orchestra’s opening number, Magic to Do (from the Broadway musical Pippin), begins by bringing us backstage to join in the excitement and anticipation of the “inner circle” moments before a Broadway show! We get to experience the musicians warming up just before cast members take their places. We hear the band kicking into the slinky groove to set the vibe of the evening and the curtain rising. The spotlight hits and the audience is immediately captivated by Joanne Williams’ sultry lead vocals inviting us all along for this musical journey, her voice reminiscent of the great Ben Vereen, who starred in the original 1972 production of the show, and Patina Miller, who starred in the 2013 revival.
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