Imagine doo-wop’s comedic Coasters switched their electric guitars for flugelhorns and theremins and you’re getting close to understanding what this California Pops Orchestra program is all about. In between turns at the rostrum, pops maestro Kim Venaas dishes out deadpan one-liners—like Mitch Hedberg in a tux. The orchestra, along with special guest vocalist Carly Honfi, plan to deliver parodies like the “Shagadelic Suite”—from the late-’90s spy-flick spoof Austin Powers—and their famous “Concerto to End All Concertos,” a ridiculously epic number. Additionally, the pops repertoire includes Broadway musicals, television themes, Hollywood scores and big band tunes.
Funny Side Up!
Sun, 3pm, $20+
Flint Center, Cupertino
California Pops: 'Funny Side Up!'
