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you B2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 REGINA LEADER-POST Music is more than a feeling for Cosmo JASON STLVESTRE When opportunity knocked, Fran Cosmo answered. In the early 1990s, Cosmo was approached by the rock band Boston to take over lead vocal duties from Brad Delp, who decided to focus on a solo project. Although filling Delps shoes was a major challenge Boston sold 28 million albums with Delp as its frontman Cosmo decided to jump at the chance. In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist on Bostons album Walk On. The disc, which was certified platinum for sales of one million copies, reached No.

7 on the Billboard charts and had one Top 10 single I Need Your Love, which peaked at No. 4. Upon Delps return to Boston for the tour to support Walk On he never missed a Boston tour until his death in 2007 the two men shared the lead vocal duties. Sc From left, Margaret Anne and Edward Willett, pianist Josh Hendricksen along with Owen and Celia Ricker rehearse for Isn't It Romantic, the latest production from Regina Lyric Musical Theatre, do LOVE IS IN THE AIR FOR LUNCH SHOWS FRAN COSMO 8 p.m., Feb. 5 Casino Regina Show Lounge Cosmo performed on Boston tours from 1994 to 2004, and currently performs in the band Cosmo with his son, Anton Cosmo.

The band, which also features former Boston bassist David Sike, released its debut album Alien in 2006. I recorded Alien when I had some time off from the band Boston, explained the 59-year-old Cosmo. We set out to create a new sound grunge was pretty big at the time, we were influenced by that and added elements of that older melodic rock sound. I even changed my voice a bit on the songs. It was really different, raw, it wasnt so overly polished.

I really liked that. Cosmo began in a band called Celebration which developed a following playing the bar circuit in the Boston area. A few years later, Cosmo was asked by guitarist Barry Goudreau an original member of Boston to contribute to his self-titled debut album. I wrote a couple of songs for it, and sang a couple of songs for it, too, said Cosmo. From there we formed a band called Orion The Hunter and we released an album in 1984 on Columbia Records which yielded the hit single So You Ran.

It was a big radio hit and we found ourselves opening forAerosmith. Orion The Hunter, which also included Delp, disbanded in 1985. Now Cosmo finds himself playing in his own band with the additional benefit of his son performing along side of him. Its great, we have a good time together, said Cosmo. He also does his own thing he writes music and plays as well.

We do a lot of Boston songs, at the live shows its a high-energy show, its not a laid-back show. People are going to have a great time. Lyric Musical Theatre raises funds with romantic tunes ISNT IT ROMANTIC? Regina Lyric Musical Theatre Noon. Feb. 7 and 14 Hotel Saskatchewan Regency Ballroom Fran Cosmo When he rejoined the band, we sang together live until he passed, Cosmo said during a recent telephone interview from his home in Boston.

We had a great time together. Me and Brad were best friends, I knew him way before we were in the band Boston. We went way back to before the Orion The Hunter days. I credit my longevity to my love of rock and roll, I love singing. playing, recording, the whole music industry.

Ever since I was a 10-year-old kid, I knew this is what I wanted to do. likes of Isnt It Romantic, a Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart classic; All I Have to Do Is Dream, from the Everly Brothers; Annies Song, from John Denver; The Things We Do for Love, from lOcc; The Shadow of Your Smile, from Tony Bennett; and. Misty, from Johnny Mathis. A choir for the program will comprise Adriana Christianson Putz, Rachel Drews, Savannah Glazier, Margaret Anne Willett, Trudy Rutten, Amanda Walsh, Angela Willford, Melanie Bueche, Sabrina Cataldo, Jessica Scheuer, Stephanie Streifel, Jamie Young, Heidi Engel, Nicole Hicks-Wedge, Elizabeth Popowich, Celia Ricker, A.J. Vermeulen, Lee Cowie, Doug Pederson, Owen Ricker and Edward Willett.

Music for the event will be pro-videdby Josh Hendricksen, Mark Lemmerick and Ryan Bennett. Regina author Gail Bowen will also be on hand to serve as the narrator. While the event will certainly bring a smile to the faces of those attending, Ursan explained how serious these fundraiser is to the company. They are our major fundraiser for the year and they help fund our mainstage shows, said Ursan. In May we will be doing a full production of The Addams Family Musical.

Without doing the brunches as a fundraiser, theres no way we coul ave enough funds to do a full Broadway-type show. Tickets for Isnt It Romantic? are $50 and a tax receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket price. Tickets are available at Bach Beyond (1724 Badham Blvdu). jdedekkerpostmedia.com twitter.comThePloughboy JEFF DEDEKKER Love definitely will be in the air at the upcoming annual fundraising lunches by Regina Lyric Musical Theatre. Scheduled for Feb.

7 and Feb. 14, Isnt It Romantic? will be held at the Hotel Saskatchewans Regency Ballroom. The events will feature a three-course meal followed by a selection of Broadway, pop and jazz tunes. With Valentines Day less than two weeks away, its only fitting that the production focus on love and romance. All the songs and everything about the whole affair are very romantic, very love-oriented, said Jane Ursan, who is serving as the director of the production.

When asked if it was difficult to assemble a set list of appropriate songs for the production, Ursan had a quick answer. Not at all. I just went through a list of various songs that Ive always wanted to do, and a lot of them are songs that are very, very romantic and others are songs that are wishing for love, explained Ursan. It's a real gamut of songs, from the Gershwins in the 1930s up through the Everly Brothers, some John Denver, all sorts of different things. It includes songs from musical theatre, as well as the pop and movie genres.

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