Over the Rainbow

Join us for an evening filled with exceptional music, remarkable stories, memorable performances, and some of the greatest songs ever written.

Step behind the curtain and discover the celebrated music of Harold Arlen in Over the Rainbow: The Harold Arlen Story. This nostalgic musical journey celebrates the man behind some of the most beloved songs of the 20th century, including Stormy Weather, Get Happy, Paper Moon, The Man That Got Away, If I Only Had a Brain, Come Rain or Come Shine, Let’s Fall in Love, One for My Baby, and, of course, the timeless classic Over the Rainbow.

A veteran of Canadian stages, Adrian is best known for playing Frankie Valli in the Toronto and Las Vegas productions of Jersey Boys. His other credits include The Light in the Piazza, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Anne & Gilbert, and the world premiere of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

Adrian is the creator and lead performer of several musical theatre documentary-concerts, including Any Dream Will Do: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, A Whole New World: The Musical Magic of Alan Menken, Over the Rainbow: The Harold Arlen Story, and The Sweetest Sounds: The Richard Rodgers Legacy.

His latest show, How We Got to Jersey: A Tale of Two Frankies, created and performed with Jeff Madden, explores the behind-the-scenes stories of two actors who have played Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. The show has toured extensively across Ontario.

Adrian also teaches voice from his Toronto studio, with students who have gone on to perform at Stratford, Shaw, Mirvish, and on Broadway.

Evangelia Kambites is an award-winning, Dora-nominated multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Her debut album, feel the fall, is available on major streaming platforms.

Her theatre credits include Come From Away (Theatre Calgary), Hadestown (Citadel Theatre), Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, You Can't Stop the Beat: Cabaret, Spamalot, A Wrinkle in Time, Northern Tracks, and Never Doubt I Love (Stratford Festival); If You Could Read My Mind: The Songs of Gordon Lightfoot (Belfry Theatre); for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience, and 27 Club (Soulpepper); and Avenue Q (Arts Club).

Her film and television credits include Heroes Reborn (NBC), The Boys (Sony/Amazon), and Y: The Last Man (FX).

Mark’s theatre credits include music directing and supervising the world premieres of Juke Box Hero, Prom Queen, Pollyanna, Queen for a Day, and The Jazz Singer. Other theatre credits include The Toxic Avenger, The Lorax, Cinderella, Funny Girl, Cats, High School Musical, West Side Story, Mamma Mia!, and Bend It Like Beckham.

His concert credits include music directing the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, the Canadian Screen Actors Awards, The Canadian Tenors PBS Special, and Canada Eh! with Steve Patterson on CBC.

Mark has performed alongside an impressive roster of international artists, including Il Divo, Céline Dion, Sting, Eric Clapton, Seth MacFarlane, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Anka, Wayne Newton, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, David Foster, Annie Lennox, Audra McDonald, The Canadian Tenors, Herbie Hancock, The Priests, Dee Snider, Johnny Reid, and Jim Cuddy.

His recording and producing credits include his own CD, Mark Camilleri and the CT Project, as well as recordings with Jeff Healey, Jason Priestley, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Quartetto Gelato, Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Thicke, and various releases for Somerset Entertainment.

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