Where does Barry Manilow headline shows?
Among those celebrating this Independence Day is the music superstar countless fans can’t smile without. Barry Manilow will be among the stars of “A Capitol Fourth,” the holiday concert broadcast by PBS. Airing at 8 p.m. Saturday, the 29th annual edition also will feature Emmy winner Jimmy Smits hosting on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Manilow has plenty of musical company for “A Capitol Fourth”: legendary “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin. Natasha Bedingfield, Michael Feinstein, classical pianist Andrew von Oeyen and the cast of the Four Seasons-inspired stage hit “Jersey Boys.” Erich Kunzel will return to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra. “I know I’ll be on the stage a lot,” Manilow says. “I’ve got this song called ‘Let Freedom Ring,’ which I wrote with my collaborator, Bruce Sussman; I sang it at Bill Clinton’s inauguration and a couple of other times. I’d love to do that.” “The biggest thrill, of course, will be working with an orchestra that size,” Manilow
