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Music: Rock/Pop
The Music of Led Zeppelin

When

Sunday Dec 16, 2007 (7pm)

Where
Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW 5th Ave, 954.462.0222)
Price
$29 - 59
Details
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D003F38C41E69D9?artistid=1037445&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
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Typically, we don't care much for cover bands, especially Zeppelin cover bands. But here we'll make an exception, because "Stairway to Heaven" in the hands of a 50-piece orchestra is a far cry from the twaddlings of a couple middle-aged Robert Plant wannabes. The two-hour production, which comes complete with arena-caliber lighting design, augments 18 faithfully reproduced Zeppelin classics with an orchestral wash of color and sound. While this kind of thing could easily become cheesy, conductor/arranger Brent Havens, who originally conceived the piece for the Virginia Symphony, keeps the focus on the music.

Brett O'Bourke