MTC’s Hot Summer Nights Presents David Maiocco: “An Evening with Liberace

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County’s professional award-winning theatre company, continues its 30th Anniversary Season with MTC’s Hot Summer Nights. Liberace lived a life of flamboyance, sparkle, and lavish costumes. In this funny and touching tribute, the virtuoso gets one more chance to glitter and shine as he tickles the ivories through his favorite songs. David Maiocco will be the first performance of the Hot Summer Nights series, bringing the music and performance style of Liberace back to life with award winning quality. The event will run July 22 at 8pm. MTC’s Hot Summer Nights will also feature other one-night performances from a selection of celebrated cabaret performers on July 29 and August 5 & 19, each night featuring a different cabaret performer. Staged in a state-of-the-art 110-seat theatre, MTC’s Hot Summer Nights presents theatre-goers with a unique four-night cabaret experience.

David has traveled globally playing for some of the most iconic legends of all times - or at least reasonable facsimiles! For 14 years he played the piano and the role of Mort Lindsay in Judy Garland Live! starring Tommy Femia in dozens of U.S. cities including New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Sarasota, as well as London England. David has served as musical director for Chuck Sweeney as Miss Peggy Lee - James Beaman's Marlene Dietrich Live at the Café Du Paris, and Black Market Marlene in New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Munich, and Berlin, Germany - Steven Brinberg's Simply Barbra - Carol Channing and Friends with Richard Skipper - James Beaman's Lauren Bacall at Don't Tell Mama. Off Broadway - orchestrator, musical director, and conductor for I Will Come Back! by Timothy Gray and Hugh Martin at the Players Theatre. Classical piano studies with Burton Hatheway - Fairfield, CT; Alfred E. Lee and Jung Ja Kim - Boston Conservatory; Gabriel Chodos - Aspen Music Festival. David has played for many artists in cabaret appearances and guest spot including; Ben Vereen, John Barrowman, Karen Mason, Pamela Myers, Jana Robbins, Christine Pedi, Sidney Myer, among others. His work in cabaret earned him the 2000 Backstage Magazine Bistro award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction, the 2002 MAC Award for Best Musical Director, and the 2017 Bistro Award for Outstanding Musical Comedy Duo along with Chuck Sweeney for Lee Squared - an Evening with Liberace and Miss Peggy Lee.

MTC’s Hot Summer Nights will also feature Leslie Orofino: “Cocktails with Cole” on Saturday, July 29 at 8pm, Raissa Katona Bennett: “The Way of the Heart” on Saturday, August 5 at 8pm, and An Evening with James Mapes: Master of the Imagination on Saturday, August 19 at 8pm.

The MTC MainStage 30th Anniversary Season is generously sponsored in part by The State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and The Hour/Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

MTC’s “HOT SUMMER NIGHTS” TICKET/PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

• Ticket price ranges from $25-$35 for single tickets and are available now online at musictheatreofct.com or by phone at (203) 454-3883.

• Performances are Saturday, July 22 at 8pm, Saturday, July 29 at 8pm, Saturday, August 5 at 8pm, and Saturday, August 19 at 8pm

• MTC MainStage is located at 509 Westport Avenue (behind the Nine West Outlet) in Norwalk

ABOUT MUSIC THEATRE OF CONNECTICUT and MTC MAINSTAGE

Music Theatre of Connecticut was founded in 1987 by Directors Kevin Connors and Jim Schilling. MTC’s professional mainstage company has presented 30 seasons of critically-acclaimed productions, including new works and buried treasures of the American musical theatre. MTC is recipient of the Connecticut Critics' Circle's highest honor, the Tom Killen Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Professional Theatre and was presented with a Connecticut State Legislative Citation to commemorate this award. Productions presented at MTC have been nominated for Best Musical of the Connecticut theatre season and several others have gone on to have successful productions in New York and at other regional houses. The New MTC boasts a state-of-the-art black box theatre, rehearsal studios, scenic and costume design shops, dressing rooms, and beautiful lobby and public spaces. MTC is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization. For more information, visit musictheatreofct.com