Carpenters Legacy, the definitive show celebrating the music and legacy of the famed brother-sister duo, will appear for the fourth time at the Downey Theatre on Saturday, November 30 at 8:00pm. This performance will be the special holiday edition of the Las Vegas production – A Christms Portrait featuring the Superstar Orchestra. Starring Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter and Ned Mills as Richard Carpenter, the show takes audiences back in time to an old fashioned Christmas and recreates the nostalgia of the Carpenters’ Christmas television specials, featuring the holiday classics “Merry Christmas, Darling”, “Sleigh Ride”, “The Christmas Song” and much more, in addition to many of the Carpenters’ greatest hits. The show will include the duo’s new original Christmas song in the style of the Carpenters, “Christmastime with You”.
Sally and Ned maintain a Las Veags residency in the at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino (V Theater) with their award-winning show. Carpenters Legacy has played to performing arts centers, cabarets spaces including the famed Triad Theater in NYC, and sold out showrooms in Las Vegas and all over the country. he show was the featured entertainment for both the Carpenters 50th and 55th Anniversary Celebration (2019/2024) at the Downey Theatre in Downey, California (home of the Carpenters.) Carpenters Legacy is a six time winner of the Best of Las Vegas Awards and was voted “Best Impersonator” (Gold), “Best Tribute Show (Bronze) and “Best Family-Friendly Show” (Bronze) in 2023. The show is also a 2024 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards winner. Olson and Mills are the first-ever and only Karen and Richard Carpenter tribute artists to perform with the world-renowned Las Vegas based revue Legends In Concert.
Sally is truly unsurpassed in her startling representation of Karen Carpenter, including authentic hairstyles, vintage costumes, gestures, and stunning voice and Ned fully captures the musical genius of Richard Carpenter. Carpenters Legacy is nothing short of astounding and features a powerful live performance, historical commentary, lovely arrangements and video, taking audiences on an incredible journey down memory lane into the world of the Carpenters – the world’s ONLY authentic Carpenters tribute in sight and sound.
“Musically sound, vocally spot-on, and will please any fans of the duo.” ~ John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal
“It’s Karen all over again. I know of no one else that even comes close to what you’re doing!” ~ Michael Lansing, The Carpenters’ Audio Engineer, Assistant Tour Manager and Karen Carpenter’s personal assistant in 1976
Carpenters Legacy at the Downey Theatre
• Downey Theatre, 8435 Firestone Boulevard, Downey, CA 90241
• Date/Time: Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8:00pm
• Box Office: (562) 861-8211
• For tickets, please visit: http://www.downeytheatre.org.
To see the promo, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHSwv4x6xs. For more information about Carpenters Legacy, please visit: www.carpenterslegacy.com.
BIOGRAPHIES
Vermont native Sally Olson is a cum laude graduate of Middlebury College and studied at Circle in the Square Theatre School. Sally’s TV appearances include the CBS series HACK in 2004 and the pilot episode of The Potwins in 2016. She starred in the award-winning short film Widow in 2010. Sally also starred in the commercial Emily’s Bridge for Heritage Automotive Group, which was awarded Vermont Association of Broadcaster’s “Television Agency Produced Most Creative Commercial” of 2011. She launched Carpenters Legacy in January 2015 and made her NYC debut at the Triad Theater in April 2017. Sally moved to Las Vegas in 2018 where she began working with acclaimed pianist Ned Mills.Ned Mills began playing piano at the age of four. He’s entertained audiences in more than twenty countries. He performed with many national acts, including Bobby McFerrin, Joan Rivers and Don Rickles. Ned has served as musical conductor for The Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show, Debbie Boone and The Shirelles. His film and TV credits include appearances in Matlock (ABC) and the George Lucas film “Radioland Murders”. Ned was named “Most Likely to Exemplify the Spirit of Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in 2000. In 2003, he performed “Rhapsody In Blue” at the Liberace Museum on Liberace’s famous mirrored piano.
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