WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW – The Burt Bacharach Songbook

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a show dedicated to honoring the award-winning music of songwriting icon Burt Bacharach.  With a catalog that spans seventy-three U.S. and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits, six Top 40 No. 1 songs, six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and an Emmy, there is no shortage of songs known all around the world.  They are the soundtrack to our lives.  

★★★★ – The Telegraph (UK)

Bacharach is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.  Over 1,000 artists have recorded Bacharach songs such as Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, The Pretenders, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Christopher Cross, The White Stripes, The Carpenters, Michael McDonald, Herb Alpert, Stevie Wonder, and, of course, Dionne Warwick.

“A man so instrumental in helping me put this show together… writing the arrangements, writing the orchestrations.  I couldn’t have done it without him.” – Burt Bacharach on Rob Shirakbari

Experience a night of concert magic singing along with world-class musicians performing all the hits you know and love as led by music director Rob Shirakbari who traveled the world many times over as keyboardist and arranger for both Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick.  Rob worked with both Bacharach and Warwick since his late teens and is the ideal musician and arranger to conduct and play in the band.

“In a word, WOW!!  I’m very happy for this wonderful project landing in what I know are Rob’s more than capable hands. I could burst with pride!” – Dionne Warwick

Show producer Angelo Bundini is the creator and producer of the Celebrating David Bowie concerts that have performed to much acclaim in premiere venues in 17 countries on 5 continents.  Angelo’s other current show, BEAT featuring former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin with superstar players Steve Vai and Danny Carey from Tool performing selections from the 1980s King Crimson, has sold out shows throughout the US, Europe, South America, and Japan.