A Lehigh Valley icon, as well as a national theater icon will be honored when Pennsylvania Playhouse presents “A Tribute to Sondheim & George B. Miller,” 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the theater, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

Stephen Sondheim (1930 - 2021) was a “significant force in shaping the Broadway we all know and love today, and his music and shows have entertained millions for over half a century,” says the revue’s director John Corl.

“We pay tribute to the man and his music with a cabaret devoted to some of his most memorable songs,” Corl says.

In 2021, the Lehigh Valley lost one of its own theater icons when George B. Miller died.

“George was an actor, director, teacher, mentor, radio show host, friend and so much more to so many people. He touched hundreds of lives in the Lehigh Valley theater community and well beyond,” Corl says.

Corl says the cabaret will be a “tribute within a tribute” and will give Miller the recognition he deserves.

Miller, who died April 13, 2021, directed and performed at many theaters in the area, including Pennsylvania Playhouse, Northampton Community College and Touchstone Theatre.

Miller was artistic director of Selkie Theatre, which he founded with his wife, Kate Scuffle. They also co-founded the former Theatre Outlet, Allentown. The duo produced shows in the United States and Ireland.

The evening at the Playhouse will feature Sondheim music from “West Side Story,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Gypsy,” “Company,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and more.

Performers include Sam Ferrante, Tiah Fontno, Alec Garrido, Micah Henning, Gabrielle Hondorp, Michelle Hubbard, Kim Mertz, Joshua Myers, Jaedon Muhl, Grace Oddo, Elizabeth Ott, Sarah Rainey, Carole Silvoy, Brianna Storm, Jenny Taylor, Taylor VanKooten and Trish Steele.

Tickets: www.paplayhouse.org; 610-865-6665

Tony Bennett revue:

Pines Dinner Theatre presents the Lehigh Valley premiere of “I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett,” Sept. 9 - Oct. 23 in the theater, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown.

The show is a tribute to the man Frank Sinatra called “the greatest singer in the world.”

“I Left My Heart” features 40 standards recorded by Bennett, including “Because Of You,” “Stranger in Paradise,” “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails,” “The Best Is Yet to Come,” “On Green Dolphin Street,” “When Will the Bells Ring For Me,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams,” “I Wanna Be Around,” “The Good Life,” “Rags To Riches” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.”

Sprinkled throughout with biographical tidbits and anecdotes, “I Left My Heart” features four decades of music that Bennett recorded, from Top 40 hits, jazz recordings with Count Basie, Stan Getz and Bill Evans, torch songs, to his “MTV Unplugged” telecast, which introduced him to a whole new generation of fans.

The show was created by David Grapes and Todd Olson with music arrangements by Vince di Mura.

Performances: 12:30 p.m., dinner; 1:30 p.m., show Thursday, Sunday; 6:30 p.m., dinner; 7:30 p.m. show, Friday, Saturday

Tickets: www.Pinesdinnertheatre.com; 610-433-2333

“Curtain Rises” is a column about the theater, stage shows, the actors in them and the directors and artists who make them happen. To request coverage, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com