Del Webb’s Huntley Location, Sun City, is a venue we had the pleasure of revisiting for the past couple years! When many of these blogs cover weddings and corporate events, our Del Webb shows are ticketed headline acts – something we love to do!! Dueling pianos can be great at a bar or a wedding, but put us on stage and the show takes a unique turn!
Del Webb Huntley
Let’s start with the venue, Sun City, a division of Del Webb in the northwest Chicago suburb of Huntley IL. They had us performing in the club house, which houses a stage and a venue that can sit 300+ patrons. Though many of the patrons live in the extensive community itself, Sun City has a reach across McHenry County. We play tons of events, but few ever elicit so many inquiries from random people at our public shows who have heard about the Sun City performance!
Dueling Pianos…Staged!
In the Green Room…Rock Star Life Style
For our second year, Dave and I decided to approach the show slightly differently from the first. The first “act” consisted of preplanned tunes and sing alongs. We played to Dave’s experience on American Idol, along with my abilities as a multi instrumentalist. The Del Webb Audience got to experience not only dueling pianos, but a sax solo, some accordion playing, and even a didgeridoo!
But what is dueling pianos without requests?
We left request forms on stage during intermission, allowing us to come back onstage to a slew of great requests which then dictated the show. The requests ranged from the usual Jerry Lee Lewis and Elton John songs, to the not so usual “My Ding-a-ling”, or in efforts to play a Christmas tune for a Santa look-a-like, we performed “Santa lost a ho”. If you don’t know that tune, look it up!
Headline Dueling Pianos Act
After the show at Del Webb
These headline shows are absolutely some of my favorites to play. The thrill of going on stage without a script and improvising a 2 hour show that gets people laughing and singing is an unbelievable experience. There are so many more opportunities to interact with an audience when they are there specifically for you (as opposed to a wedding or corporate event). Headline performances are some of the few times we can utilize our best jokes and most impressive tunes because we are given the attention needed to deliver the “wow!”. I thoroughly enjoy our private events, don’t get me wrong, but headline performances allow Felix and Fingers the opportunity to really shine and leave people smiling.
Dueling Pianos for your Theater
If you need a show that will sell tickets and impress audiences, maybe you should think about Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos. We’ll bring the pianos and fill your seats! For contact info, all you have to do is start here!
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