LAKEPORT, Calif. – The BYU Young Ambassadors will bring their new musical revue show to Lakeport as part of their Northern California tour this Thursday, Jan. 29.
The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the MAC Building at the Clear Lake High School campus, 350 Lange St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 per person, and can be purchased at the Clearlake Grocery Outlet, 14806 Olympic Drive, or by calling Tom Engstrom in Lakeport at 707-245-5194.
A very limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
The Young Ambassadors’ new production, “Heartsongs – Melodies of Love,” highlights some of the world’s all-time favorite love songs in a vibrant musical journey through the roller coaster of life.
With show tunes from award-winning Broadway musicals such as “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “Cinderella,” “Singing In the Rain” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” and featuring international hits by the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Bublé, Adele and Michael Jackson, “Heartsongs” celebrates life’s unforgettable seasons of love in a spirited 90-minute showcase that is appropriate for family members of all ages.
This fast-paced musical revue features singers, dancers and a live, onstage band, in a high-energy, nonstop performance – complete with colorful costumes.
The Young Ambassadors made their worldwide debut in 1970 at Osaka’s World Expo, and have been entertaining audiences across the globe ever since.
Last fall, the group returned from a three-week tour in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, where they performed for the princess of Thailand.
Over the past 44 years, the Young Ambassadors have shared their remarkable talent and energy in 66 countries. Since 2000, the Young Ambassadors have been to Brazil, Argentina, the 2002 Winter Olympics, Canada, Russia, Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, China, Africa, Tasmania, throughout Scandinavia, and all over the US. The Young Ambassadors have also performed for heads of state in India, Britain, Jordan, Egypt, Japan and the United States.
Prominent past members include former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes, Diamond Rio’s Dan Truman, and Broadway favorites Christeena Michelle Riggs and Candese Marchese.
The Young Ambassadors represent the School of Music in cooperation with the Department of Dance from the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.