What does a nice Jewish boy from Jersey have in common with a hot headed rockabilly pop star from Louisiana? It’s a question Jason Cohen has been asked quite a few times, and, fortunately, the answer is always easy. Like Jerry Lee Lewis, Cohen is a self-taught pianist who took a childhood knack for tickling the ivories and turned it into a successful career in … Continue reading The Spark of Inspiration with Jason Cohen
“I remember once being asked, ‘How does a nice Jewish boy from the Jersey suburbs end up playing a hot-headed, gospel-singing bad boy from the wetlands of Louisiana?’” shared Jason Cohen, Great Balls of Fire front man and show co-creator. “The answer is in the music—in being taken over by the physical, cathartic experience of playing Rock & Roll as loud and as fast as … Continue reading Becoming “The Killer”
A musical inferno is sweeping through FST’s Court Cabaret this summer. And one man stands center stage, holding the match. FST is proud to bring you Great Balls of Fire, an electrifying act honoring Rock & Roll’s first great wild man: the one-and-only Jerry Lee Lewis. “Jerry Lee saw a hole in the music industry,” said Jason Cohen, Great Balls of Fire front man and … Continue reading GOODNESS GRACIOUS! “Great Balls of Fire” Barrels Towards FST
Beginning this June, the stage lights will sparkle across FST’s beautiful Parisian Cabaret theatres for the first time in over a year. We are thrilled to bring you three sizzling musical revues starring some of the country’s top cabaret artists who will serenade Sarasota audiences with revolutionary Rock & Roll, crooner classics, and timeless swing standards. GOODNESS GRACIOUS! The Cabaret Series kicks off with Great … Continue reading A Summer of Stories and Song
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