After the exciting Big Band Swing show at The Dockyard Supper Theatre in Musgrave Centre, the production team has decided to remain in the USA for its next offering. Dockyard owner and producer, Stuart Mey has teamed up with local entertainer, Wallace Nock to put together New York City Beat, a production that celebrates the music emanating from the famous Brill Building in Brooklyn New York.

In the 60s, songwriters who became major recording artists in their own rights worked from the Brill Building creating songs as well as TV and radio jingles. These artists - whose music will be celebrated in New York City Beat, include: Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Burt Bacharach and Neil Sedaka. Many of these artists began their careers composing jingles and songs for other artists; Barry Manilow in fact began his career as a backing pianist for Bette Midler before breaking through with his own hit, Mandy.

New York City Beat features the greatest hits of the aforementioned artists. Songs like; Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline’/i>, Barry Manilow’s Copa Cabana, Barbra Streisand’s The Way We Were, Bette Midler’s Wind Beneath My Wings, Carole King’s You Got a Friend, Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain and a string of hits from the pen of Burt Bacharach like Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head, I Say a Little Prayer… to mention but a few.