Violinist Andre Rieu has made millions from his televised concerts featuring him smiling and swaying and sawing through Strauss waltzes with panache. But is he actually a good musician?
Theater Professional/semi-professional Beautiful Boy 1812 Productions presents this comedic work-in-progress about a father's perspective on raising a child with autism. Closes 5/25. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-569-7900. www.1812productions.org. $10.
Andre Rieu is the biggest selling artist for Universal Music in the last 5 years. This week in Australia, he has the number one album with Waltzing Matilda and 8 DVDs in the Top 10.
Andre Rieu has topped the chart in Australia for one of the biggest weeks of the year, the lead-up to Mother's Day. The number one album in Australia this week has gone to Andre Rieu. His Aussie album Waltzing Matilda sold over 17,000 copies in the Mothers Day sales week.
Maestro Andre Rieu continues to dominate the Australia DVD chart. This week, the Dutch violinist has 16 titles in the Australian Top 40. His number one DVD 'Gala Concert' would also be a top 10 album if its 5975 units counted towards the album chart.