WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a show dedicated to honoring the award-winning music of songwriting icon Burt Bacharach. With a catalog that spans seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits, six Top 40 No. 1 songs, six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and an Emmy, there is no shortage of songs known all around the world. They are the soundtrack to our lives.
Former Bacharach music director/arranger Rob Shirakbari brings this show on the road featuring the legendary Todd Rundgren and Wendy Moten from The Voice, leading a 9-piece multi-instrumentalist ensemble that have worked with Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Stevie Wonder, and Elvis Costello. Also appearing Probyn Gregory, Woody Mankowski, Tori Holub, Kasim Sulton and Elise-Trouw.
Bacharach is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Over 1,000 artists have recorded Bacharach songs such as Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, The Pretenders, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Christopher Cross, The White Stripes, The Carpenters, Michael McDonald, Herb Alpert, Stevie Wonder, and, of course, Dionne Warwick.
Music director Rob Shirakbari has worked with Bacharach and Warwick onstage and in the studio since his late teens until the present. Much of Bacharach’s touring show since the 1990s was arranged and orchestrated by Rob, as is Ms. Warwick’s current live show. Rob is the ideal musician and arranger to conduct and play in the band.
What The World Needs Now – Front Row Package
• One front row ticket
• Early entry into the venue
• Exclusive preshow meet & greet with Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• Personal photograph with Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour poster; autographed by Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tote bag
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour merchandise item
• Official meet & greet laminate and lanyard
• On-site VIP host
• Limited availability
What The World Needs Now - Meet & Greet Package
• One premium reserved ticket located in the first 5 rows
• Early entry into the venue
• Exclusive meet & greet with Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• Personal photograph with Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour poster; autographed by Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tote bag
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour merchandise item
• Official meet & greet laminate and lanyard
• On-site VIP host
• Limited availability
What The World Needs Now - Tour Package
• One premium reserved ticket
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour poster; autographed by Todd Rundgren, Rob Shirakbari, Wendy Moten, Kasim Sulton, and Elise Trouw
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tote bag
• The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour merchandise item
• Official tour laminate and lanyard