The Princess Bride in Concert
Lead Season Sponsor
Program
Saturday, September 13, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday September 14, 2025, 2pm
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
KEITH LOCKHART conducting
ACT III COMMUNICATIONS Presents
A REINER/SCHEINMAN Production
WILLIAM GOLDMAN’S
CARY ELWES
MANDY PATINKIN
CHRIS SARANDON
CHRISTOPHER GUEST
WALLACE SHAWN
ANDRE THE GIANT
Introducing ROBIN WRIGHT
Special Appearances by PETER FALK and BILLY CRYSTAL
Edited by ROBERT LEIGHTON
Production Designed by NORMAN GARWOOD
Director of Photographer ADRIAN BIDDLE
Music by MARK KNOPFLER
Executive Producer NORMAN LEAR
Screenplay by WILLIAM GOLDMAN
Produced by ANDREW SCHEINMAN and ROB REINER
Directed by ROB REINER
Tonight's program is a presentation of the complete film The Princess Bride with a live performance of the movie’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the performance.
© Princess Bride, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Original musical score composed by Mark Knopfler © 1987 Straitjacket Songs Ltd. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.
“Storybook Love” written by Willy DeVille © 1987 Jockamo Music. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.
A Note From the Composer
To have been a part of The Princess Bride gives me enormous pride and joy. To me, the picture has never lost an ounce of its freshness and charm. I couldn’t be more delighted to see it finding more devotees around the world with every passing year.
Now, to hear the score in the hands of a brilliant orchestral arranger, conductor, and players, is an added privilege. I hope you have a wonderful evening in their company along with the many memories the film has created.
MK
Production Credits
The Princess Bride in Concert is produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.
Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson
Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill
Production Manager: Sophie Greaves
Production Assistant: Katherine Miron
Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC
Technical Director: Mike Runice
Music Composed by Mark Knopfler
“Storybook Love” written by Willy DeVille
Musical Score Adapted and Orchestrated for Live Performance by Mark Graham
Music Preparation: JoAnn Kane Music Service
Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Epilogue Media
Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson
Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe
The score for The Princess Bride has been specially adapted for live concert performance.
With special thanks to: Norman Lear, Mark Knopfler, Julie Dyer, David Nochimson, Paul Crockford, Sherry Elbe, James Harman, Peter Raleigh, Trevor Motycka, Bethany Brinton, Matt Voogt, Adam Michalak, Alex Levy, Adam Witt, and the musicians and staff of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
Artists
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Keith Lockhart
Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He took over as conductor in 1995, following John Williams’s thirteen-year tenure from 1980 to 1993; Mr. Williams succeeded the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was at the helm of the orchestra for nearly fifty years. Keith Lockhart, who occupies the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor chair, has conducted more than 2,100 Boston Pops concerts and annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, as well as 45 national tours and 5 international tours to Japan and Korea. The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular conducted by Mr. Lockhart draws a live audience of over half a million to the Charles River Esplanade and millions more who view it on television or live webcast. He has led eight albums on RCA Victor/BMG Classics; recent releases on Boston Pops Recordings include A Boston Pops Christmas–Live from Symphony Hall, The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, and Lights, Camera… Music! Six Decades of John Williams. The list of nearly 300 guest artists with whom Keith Lockhart has collaborated represents performers from virtually every corner of the entertainment world. Having recently completed an eight- year tenure as principal conductor, he is now chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; he is also artistic director of the Brevard Music Center summer institute and festival in North Carolina. Prior to his BBC appointment, he spent eleven years as music director of the Utah Symphony. He has appeared as a guest conductor with virtually every major symphonic ensemble in North America and many in Asia and Europe. Before coming to Boston, he was the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. For more on Keith Lockhart, visit www.bso.org/keith-lockhart or bostonpops.org.
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Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler is an acclaimed British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, who has composed several film scores, including The Princess Bride. He is best known as the lead singer, lead guitarist, and songwriter of internationally celebrated rock band Dire Straits.
Boston Pops Major Corporate Sponsors, 2025-26 Season
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