Chris Mann’s "ChristMANNmas!" Concert at Feinstein's at Vitello's Supper Club
Singer Chris Mann performs at Feintstein's at Vitello's Supper Club
Studio City, California, USA. 20th December, 2022. Chris Mann, singer/songwriter who is perhaps best known for his appearances on the television singing competition, The Voice, performed his "ChristMANNmas!" concert to a sold-out crowd at Feinstein's at Vitello's Supper Club in Studio City, California. His holiday-themed performance included a mix of popular songs from his albums, holiday classics, and musical parodies that showed off the comedic side of his talents. Special guests were Andy Vargas, lead singer for the legendary band Santana, and singer Brenna Whitaker of The Brenna Whitaker Little Big Band, who both performed and did a finale with Mann at the end of the show.
Singer Chris Mann performs for a sold-out crowd at Feintstein's at Vitello's Supper Club
Mann is also an actor with many credits to his name, and has covered a wide range of roles on film, television, and stage. He was personally cast by Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber as "The Phantom" in The Phantom of the Opera's 25th Anniversary Tour, where he performed over 700 performances throughout North America, and was hailed as “the best Phantom since Michael Crawford.” During the show, Mann took a break from his set and asked the audience if they had any requests - "Phantom of the Opera" was the song they most enthusiastically requested.
Singer Chris Mann performs at Feintstein's at Vitello's Supper Club
Mann has performed with the National Symphony for President Barack Obama, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., New York City's Christmas at Rockefeller Center Concert, and his own symphony tour across the country. On television, he has performed on Ellen, The Today Show, Conan, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Late Show with James Cordon. He was also one of the original members of the Dalton Academy Warblers on the hit TV show Glee.
Singer Chris Mann performs at Feintstein's at Vitello's Supper Club
Mann shared some of his musical parody videos and showed his "Christmas Now 2022," his holiday version for this year. These are videos that he makes himself and dominated the internet during the pandemic in 2020. With over 300 million views, Mann’s self-shot videos provided much-needed laughs during that time, and his parodies have been featured on news outlets all over the world including CNN, NPR, Today Show, BBC News, Vice, Funny or Die, The LA Times, The New Yorker, and many others.
Andy Vargas, Chris Mann, and Brenna Whitaker sing "Silent Night"
The show ended with Andy Vargas, Chris Mann, and Brenna Whitaker singing "Silent Night", and to a standing ovation from the audience. Mann will be appearing on television for New Year's on NBC Today with hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, who will kick off New Year’s Eve with a two-hour special, "A Toast to 2022!", on December 31st at 8 pm ET/PT.
One of the guests in the audience was TV host Joey Zhou, founder of the Los Angeles Beverly Arts (LABA), who interviewed Chris Mann for channel 62.3 five years ago. Zhou also shared some of the show with LABA Blue-chip artist Jiannan Huang, who was a former judge for The Voice of China, Hebei Province. He congratulated Chris Mann on a wonderful and much success in the New Year!
TV host Joey Zhou with LABA Blue-chip artist Jiannan Huang by video conference from his art studio in Beijing, China
TV host Joey Zhou and singer Chris Mann
TV host Joey Zhou and singer Brenna Whitaker
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