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For the first time, Centrestage will step into the current decade of pop classics with their new show, titled Belting Babes and Funky Dudes, at the Music Kitchen on Friday.

Better known by his alias, “The Fresh Prince of Street Art,” Skyler Grey is regarded by many as a Pop-meets-graffiti art prodigy.

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Of greece as the football world cup hasnt given enough screen time to the sun kissed vulcan nation. but it is lilly james as the young version of donna who steals the show with a performance of pop classics and some lesser known songs which form the heartbeat of the movie. and the composers of those songs return with cameo paeshappearano lit their fans. ♪ there was something in the air that night ♪ ♪ >> reporter: but a moment the entire cast wanted to share. >> everybody came in that day, ...

All right. time for "the mix." were going to start with some say a musical prodigy. let us meet 3-year-old branco. he lives in slovakia, and hes really good at the piano. have a listen. ♪ >> hes only 3 which is impressive. hes also blind. hes never had a piano lesson and just started playing a year earlier. now he entertains his whole village with pop classics and classical music. his parents couldnt be prouder. >> amazing what kids are able to pick up and learn. another little guy to show

Hal david, a great song writer, told me that you are the best singer living. >> thank you, hal. >> larry: you sell a song. and when you hear willie nelson, you know its willie nelson. >> thats great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. its more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards, because i grew up singing "your cheating heart" and the hank williams songs. and its second nature to me. to do "star dust" and "moonlight in vermont" and stuff like that, you...

Miner which is very appropriate for these days. so theres a lot of great music in there. >> larry: you sing everything. you have great albums of pop songs. the other night, the other day, hal david, a great songwriter, told me that you are the best singer living. >> thank you, hal. >> larry: you sell a song. and when you hear willie nelson, you know its willie nelson. >> thats great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. its more of a challenge to do those pop classics and...

Ocean of diamonds". >> an old earl travis song. dark as a dungeon is another travis song about the miners which, you know, is very appropriate for these days. there say lot of great music in there. >> larry: youve seen everything. you have great albums of pop songs. the other night, the other day, hal david, the great songwriter, told me that you are the best singer living. >> thank you. >> larry: you sell a song. and when you hear willie nelson, you know it is willie nelson. >> thats great. >> ...

Its more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards because i grew up singing "your cheatin heart" and the hank williams songs and its second nature to me. but to do "stardust" and "moonlight" and "vermont" and songs like that, you really have to be on your game a little bit. >> larry: but you still give it that same willie -- no one sings it like willie nelson. >> it still sounds country. >> larry: because youre country. >> because i am, yeah. >> larry: where do you live, if you live...

>> larry: now, you sing everything. you have great albums of pop songs. >> sure. >> larry: the other night -- the other day, hal david, great songwriter, told me that you are the best singer living. >> thank you, hal. >> larry: because you sell a song, and when you hear willie nelson, you know its willie nelson. >> thats great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. its more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards because i grew up singing "your cheatin heart"...