This holiday season, experience Christmas with a Celtic twist when Emmy Award-winner Michael Londra, the voice of Riverdance on Broadway, brings his Celtic Yuletide to the Clermont Mainstage.
December 21 at 7:30 pm – Main Stage
Take a musical journey through Ireland, told through song, dance and the festive stories from Londra’s youth.
The holiday-inspired production combines traditional carols, such as “Silent Night” and “First Noel,” with new holiday songs, like “Beyond the Star.”
Popular Irish musicians join Londra on stage to perform unforgettable music on haunting uilleann pipes, fiddle and the bodhran – the national drum of Ireland.
The show includes thrilling dancers from Londra’s “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance” productions.
Londra is considered one of the best Irish singers of all time. His rendition of “Danny Boy” has been viewed more than 8 million times.
Make this a holiday you’ll never forget. Experience the magical, enchanting Celtic Yuletide.
Emmy-nominated, Irish singer-producer, Michael Londra, is from Wexford, Ireland. He has performed at Radio City Music Hall and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In 2000, he became the lead singer of Riverdance on Broadway. He has worked as an arranger/co-producer for Bette Midler and Celine Dion. His PBS special, “Beyond Celtic,” aired nationally over 400 times. The program earned two Emmy® nominations
December 10 at 2:00 pm
You Are There Series – They Died Too Young
Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Charlie Grinker shares his rare videos and personal anecdotes gained during his decades interviewing hundreds of top celebrities.
When a talented artist’s flame extinguishes too soon, the loss resonates forever. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer, producer and interviewer Charlie Grinker revisits the extraordinary lives and talents of some of history’s legendary figures who died young.
Some of the celebrities highlighted include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Lennon, Vincent Van Gogh, Jimmy Dean, George Gershwin, Patsy Cline, Carole Lombard, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, Chris Farley, Gilda Radner, Ernie Kovacs and Andy Kaufman, Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana.
