Blythe Danner, Fred Willard to celebrate with Academy of Music
Locally raised actress
Blythe Danner
and funnyman
Fred Willard
are special guests at the Academy of Music's 152 anniversary concert Jan. 24. Danner hosts and Willard will perform an ode to the Academy's newly-restored chandelier.
James Taylor
will also perform some of his greatest hits with the
Philadelphia Orchestra
led by
Christoph Eschenbach
. The show starts at 7:30 and is followed by the Academy Ball at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. For gala information, call the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215-893-1940. Concert-only tickets are $183 (of which $148.50 is tax-deductible. For more info, call 215-893-1999
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