Impressionist Bill Acosta combines pop culture with current events and classic entertainers to produce a show with plenty of sparkle.
Show Dates:
Dec. 5-7, 2003
June 17-20, 2004
Price: $34.95, $39.95, $44.95
Price Note: May not include all taxes and fees.
Acosta's wide vocal range lets him adapt with ease from Neil Diamond to Ricky Martin to Michael Crawford. But Acosta doesn't stop with straight vocal impressions - he dreams up a number of scenarios, including a hilarious numbers in which Dean Martin croons with Willie Nelson or Gandhi becomes Elvis.
His voice most suited to jazz and soul, Acosta is at his best when he sings in the voices of Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole, styles which are practically in Acosta's blood - the son of a minister, the performer grew up in New Orleans singing in his church's choir.
The height of Acosta's creativity is his spin on "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Using a method he calls vocal chasing (one voice rapidly becoming another), Acosta becomes a different celebrity in each verse, including Ray Charles, Garth Brooks, Austin Powers and a perky Ross Perot.
|
