9/5: Bugs Bunny on Broadway

By Frank Lewis on Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:00 am

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If the Cleveland Orchestra announced a program featuring George Daugherty conducting music by Carl Stalling and a hodgepodge of other composers, only a few people would figure out what it is. Yet, gigantic crowds fill Blossom and Severance Hall every time Daugherty brings one of his programs to town. That’s because Bugs Bunny on Broadway includes classic Warner Bros. cartoons beamed on a big screen while the Blossom Festival Orchestra plays Stalling’s (and other ’toon composers’) rapid-fire melodies. Performances are at 8:30 p.m. tonight and tomorrow at Blossom Music Center (1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216.231.1111). Tickets: $21-$87. Kids under 12 can sit on the lawn for free. — Michael Gill