Lee Lessack, Brian Lane Green, John Boswell, and Johnny Rodgers - this versatile group has created several themed shows singing tributes to Broadway, Sinatra, Mercer, the fabulous 50's and 60's and just about every era in between. Their harmonies are incredible and individually each one brings star-power to the stage.
JOHN BOSWELL has served as musical director for Judy Collins, Andy Williams and Bob Newhart. John played the role of “Moose” in the national tour of Crazy For You. Broadway/Off Broadway credits include Crazy For You, The Secret Garden, Back To Bacharach And David, and The Kathy And Mo Show: Parallel Lives. Most recently John composed music for the HBO special Kathy And Mo: The Dark Side. John has six CD’s of original music on Hearts Of Space Records; THE PAINTER, KINDRED SPIRITS, COUNT ME IN, FESTIVAL OF THE HEART, TRUST and LOVE.
Tony® Award nominee for “Best Actor in a Musical” for his performance as Spacepunk in Starmites, Green made his Broadway debut as Huck Finn in Big River. He went on to star in the first national tour of that show and also in the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He appeared on Broadway as Jo Jo in the Cy Coleman musical The Life. Green's regional theater credits include West Side Story, The Pirates of Penzance, Pippin, Camelot, La Cage Aux Folles, 1776, and Julius Caesar, in which he played Marc Antony.
On television, Green has guest starred on numerous prime-time shows, including “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Matlock”, “Hotel”, and “Highway to Heaven”. Daytime audiences know him as Alan Brand on “Days of Our Lives”, Sam Fowler on “Another World”, and Brian Bodine on “All My Children”. One of the stars of the cult film “Circuit”, Green also co-starred with Tovah Feldshuh and Tony Lo Bianco in the recently released film “Friends and Family”.
Green can be heard on the live recording of The Words and Music of Jerry Herman: Tap Your Troubles Away (LML), Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (RCA) with the Tonics, George and Ira Gershwin: A Musical Tribute (MCA), and Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino (RCA). On The Today Show (NBC), Ice Wars(CBS), and in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Champions on Ice, Olympic Gold Medalist Viktor Petrenko performed to Green's recording of "Flight" from his debut CD, Brian Lane Green (LML Music).
Green recently made his debut as a playwright and composer with Waiting for Glaciers to Melt. This original musical was chosen to be part of New York City's Midtown International Theater Festival.
LEE LESSACK’s graceful lyric baritone vocals and sophisticated yet endearing persona have made him a shining star of the international cabaret scene. Billboard Magazine calls his singing, “Cabaret romanticism of a high order.” Touring extensively in the United States and Europe to sold-out performances and releasing five albums, Lessack has proven himself both as performer and recording artist.
His fifth and most ambitious recording to date is the Bistra Award-Winning, In Good Company, which was released on LML Music last summer. Intimate and impeccably produced, the album beams with outstanding performances featuring duets with such music notables as Michael Feinstein, Maureen McGovern, Amanda McBroom, Ann Hampton Callaway and Stephen Schwartz.
Mr. Lessack, who attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, has also released four other critically acclaimed albums, including a live recording of a 2001 concert tour Too Marvelous For Words: The Songs of Johnny Mercer. “Too Marvelous,” recorded at the famed Cinegrill in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, was chosen for the preliminary ballot for 2002 Grammy Awards®.
Other recordings include Mr. Lessack’s self-titled debut solo album, his GLAMA Award®-winning, I Know You By Heart, and the cast recording of An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Broadway.
Mr. Lessack also lends his voice to many philanthropic functions throughout the year including the annual S.T.A.G.E. Benefit in Los Angeles. As a companion to the launch of In Good Company, he will co-produce a live concert, to benefit Operation USA, the 25 year-old international relief organization known for supplying emergency medical supplies and housing to victims of natural disasters at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, CA., July 10th, 2005.
A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Lessack makes his home in Los Angeles, where in 1996 he founded LML Music (www.LMLmusic.com), whose catalog of CDs includes over 70 of the country’s top live recording artists and performers.
World-class award-winning singer-songwriter-pianist, Johnny Rodgers knocks audiences out with his powerful vocals, sophisticated piano and emotionally charged songs. The Chicago Tribune calls him “a first-rate singer-songwriter with robust vocals and exuberant pianism.”Johnny is touring with the Johnny Rodgers Band in support of his eagerly-awaited debut album, “Box of Photographs,” on the PS Classics label. The album successfully showcases Johnny’s eclectic songwriting and performing style – seamlessly shifting from jazz to pop to rock, and other destinations – while revealing Johnny’s personality in a cohesive and entertaining song cycle. Critics have compared Johnny’s songs to James Taylor, Elton John and Billy Joel all rolled into one. The prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame selected Johnny’s recording of “Is It the Way?,” as the opening track of their CD, “The Best of the New Songwriters Showcase.”
Johnny is currently touring North America and Europe with the quintessential Liza Minnelli and her orchestra as accompanist and special guest artist. In addition to wowing the crowds at his own performances, he has shared the stage with such diverse luminaries as Sir Paul McCartney, Michael Feinstein, Chrissie Hynde, and was featured on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio. Johnny is featured on the recently released “Maury Yeston Songbook” (PS Classics). He produced Brian Lane Green’s new album, “Waiting for the Glaciers to Melt,” (LML) and co-produced Lee Lessack’s new album, “In Good Company,” (LML) which features the Johnny Rodgers Band and outstanding duets with such musical notables as Michael Feinstein, Maureen McGovern, Amanda McBroom, Ann Hampton Callaway, Stephen Schwartz, Susan Egan, and Tom Harrell.
Johnny has been the recipient of many performance and songwriting awards, including the heralded Abe Olman Scholarship from the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, the Manhattan Association of Clubs (MAC) Award for Best Male Debut Performer, the Backstage Magazine Bistro Award for Outstanding Debut, the Gerald Marks Award from the New York Sheet Music Society, Show Business Weekly’s Best One-Man Show Award and numerous ASCAP scholarships.
"The Tribute to the Rat Pack by 3 Men and a Baby . . . Grand!' was exactly that--grand! Three musical veterans made the spotlights shine even brighter with original and versatile arrangements smoothly performed. This was an evening of great fun with signature voices and engaging personas--a special treat for our audience!"
-Robert J. Smith, Ph.D., Director
The Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities
"Audiences at the Wilson Center have come to expect great entertainment and enriching experiences. Our recent presentation of 3 Men and a Baby Grand not only brought the audience to its feet but left them wanting more. What more could a presenter hope for!"
-Dennis Buehler, Exec. Director
Wilson Center for the Arts
"Not impersonators not another tribute just three very talented performers celebrating the genius, style and charm of the Rat Pack."
-Jeff Brown
Executive Director
La Mirada Theatre
Passing through New York with their Rat Pack Show, the amusingly titled group 3 Men and a Baby Grand played at the Metropolitan Room last week and made a strong impression. The trio made it clear from the start that they were not going to impersonate Frank, Dean and Sammy. It was their intention to simply celebrate those pop icons by singing some of the songs that they made famous. Based on that agenda, they did not disappoint.
The show is fast-paced, light fun and full of the tightest, most beautiful harmonies you are likely to hear in a cabaret club. To be blunt, it is far superior to any other rat pack show we've seen so far.
-TalkinBroadway.com
"This presenter was swooning right along with the audience. BABY, WERE THEY GRAND!"
-Donna Schepers
Jasper Arts Centerbr />br />"A Cabaret Rarity!"
-San Francisco Bay Times
"There's denying that Brian Lane Green has a great voice....A songs stylist with a clear understanding of lyrics and excellent phrasing."
-Soap Opera Weekly
"Lee Lessack will take your breath away. A wonderfully romantic crooner!"
-InTheatre Magazine
"Powerful performances from three incredibly talented troubadours. A delicious show that's nothing short of wonderful."
-Napa Valley Register
"These guys involve us completely. A potpourri of marvelous song choices. Who could ask for anything better?"
-DramaLogue
"A voice like butter and velvet"
-Cabaret Hotline
"The best male singer to come along since Michael Feinstein"
-Chicago Tribune
"Stunning and unforgettable! Green's expressive voice really soars...Allow yourself to be carried away."
-Archie Rothman, Nightlife
"Attending a performance of THREE MEN AND A BABY...GRAND! is like being invited to a buffet where the choices include caviar, pheasant and lobster! Their three-part harmonies are the equivalent of musical whipped cream!"
-InTheater Magazine
General Press Release
Salute The Rat Pack - Press Release
One Sheet (Front)
One Sheet (Back)
John Boswell Biography
Brian Lane Green Biography
Lee Lessack Biography
Johnny Rodgers Biography
Tech Rider
Stage Diagram
General Set List
Salute The Rat Pack - Set List
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