Highways and Heartstrings: A Musical Tribute to American Songwriting Icon Jimmy Webb

Aug 5 – Aug 16

Generous support for our main stage theater productions at Cotuit Center for the Arts is graciously provided in tribute to John McGraw.

Center Circle Presale: June 18
Member Presale: June 25
General Public On Sale: July 1

Produced and Directed by Michael Dunford

Opening Night: Wednesday, August 5

Show dates:
Wed 8/5, Thurs 8/6, Fri 8/7, Sat 8/8, Sun 8/19
Wed 8/12 Thurs 8/13, Fri 8/14, Sat 8/15, Sun 8/16

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 4:00 PM

There are popular songs, and there are great songs, and they are not always the same. . . It’s the fact that people are still singing and still listening to the songs Jimmy Webb started writing 50 years ago that’s a defining difference.
— Patt Morrison, The Los Angeles Times

Highways & Heartstrings

The Songs of Jimmy Webb

Who is Jimmy Webb, you may ask?

He may be the most famous person you've never heard of.

Jimmy Webb is one of the most celebrated songwriters in American music history, a master craftsman whose songs have become part of the soundtrack of our lives. His remarkable catalog includes classics such as "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Up, Up and Away," "MacArthur Park," and "The Highwayman."

While his name may not be instantly recognizable, the artists who brought his songs to life certainly are. Webb's music has been recorded by an astonishing roster of legends, including Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, The Fifth Dimension, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Harris, Art Garfunkel, James Taylor, and countless others.

His songs tell stories of dreamers, drifters, lovers, and travelers—ordinary people navigating life's highways and heartstrings. Decades after they were written, these timeless songs continue to resonate with audiences around the world.

Featuring some of the Cape areas most beloved singers and theater performers, the production stars Fred Boyle, Kathleen Healy, Jim Nosler, Jenn Perrault and Dan Zajac, all backed up by Cotuit’s smokin’ hot All*Star Band featuring The Piano Queen Misao Koyama, Michael Dunford, Steve Gregory, Rich Hill, Dave Jost, and Andy Troyanos.

Produced and Directed by Michael Dunford, creator of We Are The Champions, Piano Men (I&II), Women ROCK! and More Women ROCK!, Bandstand, Sweet Home Chicago