Metro Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


Performer Information
Stage name:	Gary Landon Wright
Performer name:	Gary Wright
Phone:	212 628-6275
Mailing address:	403 E. 64th St. #1C New York, NY 10065
E-mail address:	retroprods@aol.com
Website:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Wright-Music-co-Retroprods/45357999907?ref=ts
Performer's agent:	Retro Productions
Previous appearances at:	PS 295 Queens Village (Singing BOOKS!), South Woods Middle School (POP Show!), New Beginnings Fairfield NJ (Singing BOOKS!), Swimming River School Tinton Falls, NJ (POP Show!), PS 40 Jamaica, NY (POP Show!) Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	04/21/2012

Records 1-2 of 2

Program
Category
Description
Fee

Singing BOOKS! A Musical Magic Carpet Ride Literature- Other,
Music,
Nature- Environment

This program artfully weaves literature, reading, & the arts into a colorful, informative tapestry. Our audience was mesmerized. -Karen Vandervoorst Travel with our magic carpet (Shel Silverstein poem) & company of 3 to baseball fields, country settings, & caribbean ports-of-call. Audiences sing-a-long & move-a-long to familar classic & future classic childrens songs. Top of the line live music, stunning projected imagery and fun colorful costume headwear further enhance our presentation of music & literature. Featured are songs from chapter book movies Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & The Wizard of Oz, & top picture books: Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Playing Right Field, Down on Grandpas Farm/Mi Rancho, Inch by Inch (the Garden Song), This Land is Your Land, Down By the Bay, Don't Worry Be Happy, & more. Like being at a Broadway Show! Bookmaking workshops can also be combined with performances...5 of the titles we present can be made into mini-books with xeroxing, cutting & assembling from a single double sided piece of paper.
$1001- $3000

The Great American POP Show! A Lively History of Popular Song in America History,
Music,
Performing Arts- Dance

Celebrate American Music with The Great American POP Show! - a stunning visual & aural fusion of music, dance, theatre, narrative, & song. This multicultural spectacular of 4 performer/musicians offers a bombardment of styles & vitality combing the dazzle of Broadway with the power of 25 all-time classic songs of the 20th century strung into a linear exciting historical context. Here is an incredible participatory journey through time unlike anything you've ever seen or heard before! Engaging projections & colorful costume headwear make the music & narrative become a visual feast, as well. This will have everyone dancing in the aisles. Delightful & rollicking, this tight-knit professional group gives unforgettable insight into the vital role of music in our lives. What a way to learn history! - Lincoln Center Meet the Artist.
$1001- $3000

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Program	Category	Description	Fee
Singing BOOKS! A Musical Magic Carpet Ride	Literature- Other, Music, Nature- Environment	This program artfully weaves literature, reading, & the arts into a colorful, informative tapestry. Our audience was mesmerized. -Karen Vandervoorst Travel with our magic carpet (Shel Silverstein poem) & company of 3 to baseball fields, country settings, & caribbean ports-of-call. Audiences sing-a-long & move-a-long to familar classic & future classic childrens songs. Top of the line live music, stunning projected imagery and fun colorful costume headwear further enhance our presentation of music & literature. Featured are songs from chapter book movies Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & The Wizard of Oz, & top picture books: Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Playing Right Field, Down on Grandpas Farm/Mi Rancho, Inch by Inch (the Garden Song), This Land is Your Land, Down By the Bay, Don't Worry Be Happy, & more. Like being at a Broadway Show! Bookmaking workshops can also be combined with performances...5 of the titles we present can be made into mini-books with xeroxing, cutting & assembling from a single double sided piece of paper.	$1001- $3000
The Great American POP Show! A Lively History of Popular Song in America	History, Music, Performing Arts- Dance	Celebrate American Music with The Great American POP Show! - a stunning visual & aural fusion of music, dance, theatre, narrative, & song. This multicultural spectacular of 4 performer/musicians offers a bombardment of styles & vitality combing the dazzle of Broadway with the power of 25 all-time classic songs of the 20th century strung into a linear exciting historical context. Here is an incredible participatory journey through time unlike anything you've ever seen or heard before! Engaging projections & colorful costume headwear make the music & narrative become a visual feast, as well. This will have everyone dancing in the aisles. Delightful & rollicking, this tight-knit professional group gives unforgettable insight into the vital role of music in our lives. What a way to learn history! - Lincoln Center Meet the Artist.	$1001- $3000