A spectacular evening celebrating the music of Johnny Mercer in the annual collaboration between The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and The Musical Theater Project.

Exploring Hair and Rent Hair (1968) was written for baby boomers, Rent (1996) for Generation X, but what they had in common was a passion to change the world.  Did they succeed?  Did they fail?  The answer is both--and in this concert we'll place them side by side. Tickets go on sale February 20, 2023

What was America feeling at the dawn of the 20th century? Protean songwriter-performer-director-producer George M. Cohan had his finger on the pulse of this so-called American Century. Immortalized on film by James Cagney, the legendary Cohan emblazoned his signature with hundreds of songs including “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “Over There” and “Yankee Doodle Boy.” His story cracks open a crucial time capsule.