{"id":129189,"date":"2024-04-06T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129189"},"modified":"2024-04-06T18:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T22:34:25","slug":"129189","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129189","title":{"rendered":"TONY DANZA – MUSIKFEST CAFE REVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by: Janel Spiegel <\/span><\/p>\n

Tony Danza: Standards & Stories<\/p>\n

Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:30PM<\/p>\n

Musikfest Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n

ArtsQuest Center, 3rd<\/sup> floor<\/p>\n

101 Founders Way<\/p>\n

Bethlehem, PA 18015<\/p>\n

I love the Musikfest Caf\u00e9. I JUST LOVE IT WITH ALL MY SOUL. I also LOVE MUSIKFEST. I spend a lot of time at ArtsQuest, and Wind Creek. (MUSIC IS LIFE.) Tonight, THEE ICONIC, the one, the ONLY, He\u2019s still THE BOSS\u2026 The legendary Tony Danza from countless television shows, films. Broadway\u2026 You name it, he\u2019s done it. Some things you may have seen him in include: Who\u2019s The Boss, Taxi, The Tony Danza Show, Angels in The Outfield (1994) \u2013 <\/em>a little side note for me, that film means a great to me.<\/p>\n

He was also in another one of my favorite shenanigan\u2019s films, She\u2019s Out Of Control (1989). <\/em>Tony Danza is Brooklyn, NY. We all cheered beyond cheered for Brooklyn. So, we have a solar eclipse, the cicadas are coming, there was an earthquake felt in New Jersey, New York, Philly, Allentown, Maryland, and CT.<\/p>\n

While everyone was just looking to get out, and have some fun, listen to some great music, Tony Danza delivered as only he could.<\/p>\n

Musikfest Caf\u00e9 is so efficient and every volunteer, every staff member, every bartender, every single soul that is there, is just going ABOVE AND BEYOND.<\/p>\n

Tony Danza was introduced; he didn\u2019t truly need an introduction as the crowd erupted in applause and cheers. He is genuine. It truly was \u201cStandards & Stories.\u201d He shared memories of his mother meeting Frank Sinatra when Sinatra guest-starred on Who\u2019s The Boss. <\/em>He shared co-star memories. He shared moments about music and Broadway.<\/p>\n

It was intimate and beautiful. Everyone seemed relaxed, and happy. It was freezing outside but that NEVER stops any of concert-going people. He performed some true beautiful standards. My beautiful, magical fellow concert and Music loving friend Paula Gallo came along with me, and she is always a blast. She knows the songs. I always learn something new. We talked about the infamous, \u201cbrush\u201d that you feel while walking around New York City\u2026 If you haven\u2019t done the brush at least maybe fifty times in life, you just won\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

Tony Danza introduced his band, and THEY ARE BEYOND INCREDIBLE. I have been fortunate enough to see so many bands, musicians, artists, singers, and so on and so on and so on at the Musikfest Caf\u00e9, and it JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER.<\/p>\n

Tony Danza performed everything from \u201cAs Long as I\u2019m Singing,\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s All,\u201d \u201cFather of Girls,\u201d (a snippet), \u201cAngel Eyes,\u201d \u201cI Love Betsy,\u201d (He starred in the Broadway production of Honeymoon in Vegas. <\/em>He also did a heartfelt version of \u201cIt Was a Very Good Year,\u201d which always takes me back in the day, and to The Sopranos<\/em>. He performed, \u201cI Don\u2019t Remember Growing Up,\u201d (Which, SAME TONY DANZA. I don\u2019t remember either. I don\u2019t wanna grow up.)<\/p>\n

He ended the show after a standing ovation. The love was just FILLING THE BUILDING. It was beautiful. I hope he comes back to Bethlehem. He also talked about Bethlehem, and they spent some time driving around and checking things out.<\/p>\n

His finale was beautiful. He didn\u2019t leave the stage, he was gracious. He performed a beautiful tribute to so many of the classic Motown Songs by The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, and more iconic artists. Tony Danza was exceptional. He did good. The kid from Brooklyn, NY made us all smile, and sing along.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out ArtsQuest, SteelStacks, The Musikfest Caf\u00e9, MUSIKFEST 2024 -the line-up is AMAZING.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/tonydanza.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/events\/films\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.levittsteelstacks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.christmascity.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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