Via Honolulusymphony.com:
Honolulu – Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Emerson of ABC’s LOST joins Maestro Andreas Delfs and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra to narrate Francis Poulenc’s classic The Story of Babar in concerts with something special for all generations on Saturday, October 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 4 at 4 p.m. Emerson, who won a second Emmy Award for his portrayal of the character Benjamin Linus on LOST, will bring to life one of the best-loved children’s book characters of all-time: Babar the Elephant. Inspired by Jean de Brunhoff’s classic story, Poulenc’s playful masterwork is loved for its use of instruments to portray action, especially the tuba. This family-friendly concert also features Debussy’s Clair de lune, which captured the hearts of new listeners around the world when it was featured in the 2008 blockbuster movie Twilight.
Also on the program of this concert for all generations are Rossini’s famous overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) and Schubert’s youthful Symphony No 5 in B-flat Major. Schubert, who composed his fifth symphony at the young age of 19 while living in Vienna, created a work that sparkles with spontaneity and charm. It is a true audience favorite. Movie buffs may also recognize La gazza ladra from its role in blockbuster films: it was featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange as well as Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.
To help families attend the concert together, the Honolulu Symphony is offering children and teen tickets for only $10 when an adult/chaperone ticket is purchased. In addition, seniors and military receive a 20 percent discount off all ticket purchases. Please call the Box Office (808) 792-200 for more information.
About Michael Emerson
As a renowned thespian and one of the most captivating stars of ABC’s hit series LOST 2009 Emmy Award-winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Emerson proves that being the bad guy pays off. During the past four seasons of portraying “Ben Linus,” the deceitful leader of “The Others,” Emerson has garnered critical acclaim and earned multiple Emmy nominations. LOST’s all-star cast also includes Mathew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, and Josh Holloway. In perfecting the role of the misunderstood villain, Emerson has made a name for himself as one of the most talented actors on television today.Emerson was raised in a small farming community in Iowa and fell in love with the theater while watching a high school production of Arsenic and Old Lace. His first public success was in the role of a Swedish lumberjack at the state Speech and Debate competition (Humorous Declamation division). He attended Drake University on a scholarship where he majored in Theater and, having a slight frame and a piercing voice, specialized in the playing of Old Men and Eccentrics.
After graduation, he moved from Des Moines to New York, where he struggled in finding the path to a professional acting career. Desperate to find some creative line of work, Emerson took classes and began work as a magazine illustrator—a craft he pursued for many years with work published in The Boston Globe and The New York Times. But drawing pictures wasn’t as exciting as performing, and Emerson often meditated on his dream deferred. Fortunately, a period of romantic dislocation intervened and he woke one day to find himself in Jacksonville, Florida, auditioning for a production of Othello. Pleased to have found his calling again, Emerson spent the next five years doing plays in various Southern capitals, augmenting his living with work as a landscaper, carpenter, teacher and director.
Finally, weary of the gypsy life and wishing for more classical training, he applied to the Master of Fine Arts program at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. There, doing a production of Hamlet, he met Ms. Carrie Preston—his future wife. Preston lived in New York, and so he once again found himself heading to the “Big Apple.” After a slow start, Michael got his break as the lead in Moises Kaufman’s Gross Indecency, which was acclaimed on both coasts. His portrayal of Oscar Wilde caught the attention of casting directors, and he has since continued to appear in interesting projects for both stage and screen. He has made a name for himself portraying villains who are, as Emerson puts it, “misunderstood.”
Emerson made his Broadway debut in The Iceman Cometh (sharing a dressing room with Kevin Spacey, Tony Danza and Paul Giamatti). Later he would appear in Hedda Gabler opposite Kate Burton. Many period and language plays have drawn him to off-Broadway and regional stages since then.
Michael arrived on the TV screen in the form of serial-killer William Hinks on ABC’s The Practice, winning a 2001 Emmy award for Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic Series, and has since appeared on Law & Order, The X-Files, Without a Trace and the HBO movie The Laramie Project. For movies, he is most often recognized for his roles in Saw, The Legend of Zorro, The Impostors and Straight Jacket. In 2008, he received critical acclaim for his role in Ready? OK!, a story of a gay teen’s struggle for acceptance by his family and community.
Emerson is keen on Shakespeare and the classical theater, drawing, and ghost stories. He supports off-off-Broadway theater and theater-community charities (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Gay Men’s Health Crisis), and publicly-supported radio stations.
Tickets.
$19, $26, $40, $52, $70 (including service fees)
Military & seniors receive 20% discount.
Student and children’s (up to age 18) tickets are always $10.
Tickets sold at Ticketmaster outlets (1-800-745-3000), Macy’s and www.ticketmaster.com.
Call the Box Office at (808) 792-2000 (weekdays) or (808) 524-0815 ext. 245 (evenings) for more information.
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