David Benoit - Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown
Carpenter Performing Arts Center6200 Atherton St., Los Angeles 90815
David Benoit brings Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. The bill presents the evening as a holiday salute to Charlie Brown, with Benoit named as the sole act; no accompanying performers or further program details are listed. It takes place in the 1,054-seat concert hall named for Karen and Richard Carpenter, whose original instruments, gold records, and memorabilia are displayed in the lobby. Reserved tiered seating gives the audience a clear view of a stage that also hosts touring jazz ensembles, symphonies, Broadway productions, and occasional cabaret-format performances.
The available information identifies David Benoit as the performer, but supplies no biographical background, place of origin, collaborators, recordings, or critical commentary. It does establish the focus of this particular appearance: a Christmas-themed tribute built around Charlie Brown. No formation is specified beyond Benoit’s name on the bill, and no guest artists, release, residency, late set, or other special event context is announced. For this date, the clearest picture is a single billed artist presenting a seasonal Charlie Brown program in one of Long Beach’s principal seated performance venues.
Named for pop duo and alumni Karen and Richard Carpenter, this 1,054-seat concert hall pairs the acoustics and sightlines of a premier civic theater with the welcoming ease of a campus arts hub. Visitors arrive early through a curved glass facade to browse a permanent lobby showcase of original instruments, gold records, and memorabilia before taking reserved tiered seats. The stage accommodates everything from touring jazz ensembles and symphonies to Broadway musicals by resident company Musical Theatre West, along with an occasional cabaret setup where small tables and chairs move directly onto the stage floor behind the main curtain. Light refreshments and beverages are available in the lobby to enjoy before showtime, and while the focused, listening-room atmosphere commands rapt attention throughout performances, the surrounding East Long Beach neighborhood offers plenty of casual dining just off the freeway.