The Three Redneck Tenors Will Play the Turnage | Eastern North Carolina Now

For immediate Release:

     "3 REDNECK TENORS CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR"
          Coming to the Turnage Theater on December 9th.            SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR."

    Singing cousins Billy Joe, Billy Bob, and Billie Billee celebrate the holidays with down home country laughs and big city music; Tickets on sale!

    Washington, NC Dec. 9th - Master Performances Company presents the musical comedy, "3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR" at the Turnage Theater on December 9th at 8pm. Tickets are on sale now.

    Those singing trailer park angels are packing their festive Christmas mullets and will be dashing through the snow just in time for some down-home holiday cheer with "3 Redneck Tenors Christmas

    The musical concert is performed by the same great cast of the 3 Redneck Tenors - a New Musical Adventure that's been a big hit around the country. These real life Broadway and Opera stars are ready to warm your holidays with classic, pop and deep-fried fest of musical delights.

    3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR is written and directed by Matthew Lord with musical arrangements by award winning composer Craig Bohmler.

    The familiar holiday tunes in the show include classics like: Sleigh Ride, White Christmas, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Santa Baby, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Blue Christmas, O Holy Night, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, and Silent Night. You'll also enjoy holiday spoofs like Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, as well as a few other great surprises!

    "3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR" stars Matthew Lord, Blake Davidson, Dinny McGuire, and Alex Bumpas.


    Mathew Lord is recognized as a versatile performing artist with a voice capable of encompassing repertoire from the 18th Century to works by composers of today. His stage work is consistently praised for its naturalness, intensity, and commitment, and his credits include the San Francisco Opera, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Glimmerglass Opera, Tulsa Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Berkshire Opera Company, Opera Delaware, and Dallas Opera. Mr. Lord also performed in Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera as Piangi, was also a member of the prestigious Juilliard Opera Center, and in January 2004, he made his Metropolitan debut in Boris Godunov.

    Blake Davidson is acclaimed for his versatility and is in demand for leading roles in premieres of new works. His many appearances with the Dallas Symphony include Bravo! Vail, where he partnered with Sylvia McNair, as well as many Broadway and Christmas concerts. He can be heard as Bob in Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief, released by Albany Records. His musicals roles include Juan Peron in Evita, Fred Graham/Petruchio in Kiss Me, Kate, Billy Bigelow in Carousel, Caiaphas in Jesus Christ, Superstar, and Emile de Becque in South Pacific. Opera engagements include Dallas, Sarasota, Anchorage and semi-staged operas with the orchestras of Fort Worth and Auckland Philharmonia.

    Dinny McGuire is a well-rounded entertainer having forged his craft is such varied positions as choir director, music teacher on the Alaskan tundra, TV talk show host, sitcom warm-up comedian, and Vaudeville director and emcee at the nationally renowned Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville Theatre in Oceana, California. He has spent the last quarter of a century as ringmaster for circuses around the world including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and, most recently, New York City's Big Apple Circus.


    Finally, Alex Bumpas is a high energy, up and coming tenor who is well versed in opera, oratorio, recital, and concert performances. Mr. Bumpas has been a soloist in many professional organizations including the Dallas Symphony, Dallas Bach Society, Orchestra of New Spain, and Orpheus Chamber Singers. He has performed with and attended the Seagle Music Colony in New York and Festivalia di musika al Casalmaggiore in Italy. Mr. Bumpas recently recorded a 21st century oratorio with the Russian National Orchestra entitled Every Matter Under Heaven by L. Johnson.

    Tickets for "3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR" range from $25 to $35. To charge by phone, call (252) 975-1191; or order online at turnagetheater.com Tickets are also available at the Turnage Theater box office at 150 West Main St. Ticket office hours are 10-4 Monday through Friday. Additional show information can be found at www.3rednecktenors.com.

    For More Information, Contact:Katherine Buchholz, Box Office Mngr.
    boxoffice@turnagetheater.com, 975-1191