Entertainer, Aspen Hall of Famer and former owner of the Crystal Palace Restaurant in Aspen, Colo., Mead Metcalf, aka “The Music Man,” is performing his evening of song and satire one night only: Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in West Sedona.
For five decades, the Crystal Palace was known for cutting-edge political and social satire. Metcalf is planning on bringing a little of that and a whole lot of music to this very special show in Sedona.
Metcalf’s show will feature his trademark political satire interspersed with songs from Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate” and several by mathematician Tom Lehrer, which were frequently performed at Metcalf’s Dartmouth College in New Hampshire every February during Winterskol Weekend.
Metcalf opened the Crystal Palace in summer of 1957 in the small Mother Lode Building. In this building, he created a horseshoe balcony, hung an entire wall of stained glass, added back-lighting for atmosphere along with three large nine-foot crystal chandeliers from New Orleans.
Originally, the program was mostly Broadway excerpts; however, it gradually became political satire created by Lesley Perrin and Rick Crom.
In this Sedona show, Metcalf will also perform songs and satire by Cary Hoffman and Ira Gassman, as well as one from Morrie Bobrow, a lawyer in San Francisco.
It promises to be a joyful evening of song and political satire with lots of laughs and plenty of outrageous fun. Like their days at the Crystal Palace, this show promises to be irreverent to all sides of the political spectrum, so all are invited to come with an open mind and open heart.
“Mead Metcalf: An Evening of Song and Satire” takes the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are $15 general admission and $13 for film festival members. All tickets include a meet and greet with Metcalf in the lobby after the show.
Visit SedonaFilmFestival.org for tickets and information or call 282-1177. Both the Sedona International Film Festival Office and the Mary D. Fisher Theatre are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona.
