arts & entertainment

Riverside Theatre, led by Executive Producer/CEO Jon R. Moses and Artistic Director Allen D. Cornell,  announces an exciting new production that showcases music from The Beatles and Brazilian music from the same time period, Beatles & Bossa. Beatles & Bossa will perform on Thursday, September 25^th and Thursday, October 9^th at 6:30pm and 8:30pm both nights.

Beatles & Bossa is an innovative musical project featuring two of the world’s most sophisticated and popular musical genres, including two of the most recorded songs of all time, “Yesterday” and “Girl from Ipanema.” From classic romantic Beatles ballads and sexy Brazilian bossa novas to raucous rockers and sultry swinging sambas, the show is filled with memorable melodies and infectious beats. Every song is ear candy!

​Manny Moreira’s show seamlessly blends the music of the Beatles and Brazil, carefully curating the songs into an artful arc. It takes the audience on a musical journey – from London to New York to Rio de Janeiro – through authentic storytelling and multimedia production elements, including seductive lighting and provocative projections. 

​With him and holding down the backline on bass and drums are original bandmates and longtime friends, Leo Traversa and Norbert Goldberg, two stellar and highly accomplished world class players. The three musicians have a friendship and collaborative history going back over 30 years!

Out front, complimenting Manny’s compelling guitar work, is the silken voice of the lovely and talented newcomer, Lou Wilkin. The beautiful blend of their voices is a source of constant praise by fans of the duo and the genuine rapport between the performers puts the audience at ease for an always wondrous and rewarding evening’s entertainment.

Performances are:

Thursday, September 25 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm

Thursday, October 9 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm

Tickets are $75, $50, and $40 and can be purchased at the Riverside Theatre Box Office, calling 772-231-6990 or online at www.riversidetheatre.com.

Manny Moreira – Artistic Director, Guitar & Vocal

Manny Moreira is a Brazilian American, Juilliard trained conductor, guitarist, vocalist,  composer, arranger and producer. Throughout his career he has performed on five continents  including a month-long tour of Africa for which he was selected from a nation-wide competition as a Latin Jazz Ambassador by the United States Department of State and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

He is a veteran of five national tours and  four multiple Tony award winning Broadway shows including In The Heights. He was the original guitarist for the show beginning with the Off B’way production through the entire B’way run of 1,185 performances. Other B’way shows include: The Who’s Tommy; Elton John’s Aida; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; and Blood Brothers with Helen Reddy with whom he later toured. Among his touring career was The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Academy Award-winner Ann-Margret with whom he also appeared as a principal on stage guitarist, performer and vocalist. He has performed multiple times at many performing arts centers nationally including: the Denver Center, the Broward, the Arsht, the Kravis, Lincoln Center with Brazilian opera star and Tony award winner Paulo Szot for whom he also wrote orchestrations, and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, where he has performed dozens of times. His recording career includes the show album of In The Heights and Paraiso with Grammy-winner and jazz legend, Gerry Mulligan, with whom he collaborated on the arrangements. Most recently, he co-produced the critically acclaimed album Savoy with his friend and colleague, legendary producer John Simon for three-time Grammy winner and iconic blues master, Taj Mahal. Savoy won the Downbeat Critics Award for Best Blues Album of 2023.

Lou Wilkin – Associate Producer, Vocal

Lou Wilkin is a budding professional with years of experience as a vocalist,  arranger, and music director. She has been singing and performing since she was 4 years old putting on homemade concerts for her family. Lou grew up singing with the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir for 10 years, with whom she toured nationally and performed in premiere performance halls including Carnegie Hall, Salt Lake City Tabernacle, and Jacoby Symphony Hall. At the University of Virginia, she received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Music while fully immersing herself in performance and pedagogy, teaching vocals for theater and a cappella while performing at venues in and around Charlottesville, VA with the area’s finest musicians and bands. Since moving to Vero Beach in late 2023, Lou has been performing at Grand Harbor and Sea Oaks clubs. She was invited to perform for the New Year’s Event at Grand Harbor and also sing the National Anthem at the Vero Beach International Tennis Open. Lou has now joined forces with Broadway veteran and producing artistic director of the New Deco Orchestra, Manny Moreira. Together they are developing various projects including: an album currently in pre-production for the immersive, multimedia extravaganza, New Deco – The Return of Elegance and their most recent collaboration, Beatles & Bossa. 

Riverside Theatre is located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963. Riverside Theatre programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Riverside Theatre is a member of the Cultural Council of Indian River County, the Indian River Chamber of Commerce, and the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce.