Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
GroUp Entertainment is proud to present Two Rooms Live, a spectacular live theatre / concert experience celebrating legendary songwriting partnerships. The songwriting partnership of lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike Stoller produced over 70 hit songs from 1952- 1972, including the classics; “Kansas City” by Little Willie Littlefield, “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton, “Love Me” by Willy & Ruth, “Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots” by The Cheers, “Lucky Lips” by Ruth Brown, “Love Potion No. 9” by The Clovers, “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, “I’ll Be There” by Damita Jo, “I’m a Woman” by Christine Kittrell, “Is That All There Is?” By Peggy Lee and “I Keep Forgettin’” by Chuck Jackson. The songwriting duo also wrote a string of hits for the Coasters, The Drifters and the ‘King’ Elvis Presley including the mega hits; “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Fools Fall in Love,” “Searchin’,” “Young Blood,” “Treat Me Nice,” “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care,” “Don’t,” “Yakety Yak,” “King Creole,” “Charlie Brown,” “Along Came Jones,” “Poison Ivy,” “There Goes My Baby,” “She’s Not You,” and “On Broadway.”
Artists who have recorded their songs include; The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, Fats Domino, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Joe Williams, The Monkees, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Williams Johnny Cash, George Benson, Tom Jones, Joni Mitchell, Ray Stevens, Buddy Holly, Cliff Richard, Dwight Yoakam, Bad Company, The Hollies, Warren G and Nate Dogg, Sean Kingston, Michael McDonald, Peggy, Lee James Brown, Little Richard and over a thousand others.
MEET THE CAST
- Kristina Bijelic Backing Vocals | Violin Kristina Bijelic is a multilingual, multi-genre vocalist who made her professional singing debut at age 12. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, she graduated with honours from the University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in musicology, and later a master’s degree in Contemporary Performance from Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus. Trained in classical voice and violin since childhood, Kristina has performed on stages across North America and Europe.
- Craig Titus Piano | Keyboards | Guitars | Percussion | Backing Vocals A native of Toronto Canada, Craig is an accomplished musician, film & television composer, music editor, producer, programmer and entertainment industry educator with over 30 years of experience. In addition to his extraordinary abilities as a multi-instrumentalist he is a sought after composer and music editor with over twenty years’ experience in the film and television industry. Craig has worked on numerous award-winning projects for clients including CBC, BBC, TVa, MTV, Discovery, Endemol, Buena Vista, YTV, PBS, Resolution, Disney, Twenty-Twenty, CBS, Paramount and Alliance Atlantis. Some of his many credits include Regeneration, Mythic Warriors, Mysterious Island, Striking Poses, Knock Off, The Cellar, Street Noise, She Pays the Rent, Tiger Claws, Silent Movie, The Undertaker’s Wedding, Crisis, Operation Golden Phoenix, Talons of the Eagle and TC 2000. As both a live and studio musician his talents have taken him […]
- Davor Jordanovski Piano | Keyboards | Guitar | Bass | Harp | Accordion | Backing Vocals While still a student at the University of Music Arts (Saints Kiril & Metodij University, Skopje) in his native Macedonia, Davor was already the featured keyboard player with Macedonian National TV’s Big Band Orchestra, composing, arranging, and producing for some of the biggest and best known musical acts in the country. Davor’s beginnings were traditional: classical music, and later pop and jazz; until he broadened his experience and branched out into film, mood, jazz fusion, ambient, dance, groove, symphonic, contemporary jazz and R&B. In his 25 year-long career, Davor can safely say “he has done it all.” His performance and production credits include: Shania Twain, MTV Top 5 – World Chart Express’ single titled Red Rain – performed by Dani. Grand Prix (Best Song) at: Inter-Fest 1995, Inter-Fest 1996, Mak-Fest 1999, Mak-Fest 2001, Mak-Fest […]
- Debbie Wilson Choreographer Debbie Wilson is an independent artist who has worked in Canada since 1980. She began her professional career at the age of 12 with the Cincinnati Ballet Company, where she became a soloist performer and rehearsal assistant. She was the rehearsal mistress/dancer for The American Dance Machine, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Howard Richard & Dancers, and Ballet Jörgen. She also worked for the Judith Marcuse Repertory Dance Company, the Randy Glynn Dance Project and many independent choreographers across Canada and the United States. As a choreographer, she created a repertoire of critically acclaimed productions including Aphrodite Unveiled, Raphael is whispering, and Homo Office Sapiensis, which in 2002 received a Dora Mavor Moore nomination for Outstanding New Choreography. Through her international collaborative works like Planetarium (with Macedonia) and Diary of an Exile (with Trinidad and Tobago) she has introduced exceptional foreign artists in dance, music, and art […]
