Hitmakers
Come Home for the Holidays
PRESENTED BY MANSHIP THEATRE
Produced by Kay Solar
When & Where: Tuesday, December 29, 2026; 7:00 p.m. in Manship Theatre
Tickets: Start at $35
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Americana, Country, Folk
Performers: CJ Solar, David Borne', Rhett Anthony Glindmeyer, Alex Smith, Kylie Frey, & Joe Bryson
About the Show
Celebrate the season with an unforgettable night of stories and songs at Hitmakers Come Home for the Holidays at Manship Theatre.
This annual holiday tradition brings together a standout lineup of singer-songwriters for an intimate evening of music, storytelling, and collaboration. Hear the voices behind some of your favorite songs as they share the inspiration behind their work and perform stripped-down versions of hits and more original music.
Warm, personal, and full of holiday spirit, this special concert offers a rare chance to experience hitmakers up close in a listening-room setting. It’s the perfect way to cap off the season—thoughtful songs, heartfelt stories, and a festive atmosphere with Louisiana’s finest.
About the Performers
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David Borné is a Louisiana born, Nashville based independent singer/songwriter/artist who has been singing for his supper for over 20 years. After honing his skills in bar bands from Louisiana to Tennessee, Borné burst on the songwriting scene in Nashville with the release of his 2016 debut, Break My Heart, which debuted at #4 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart and featured collaborations with then up and coming Americana stars Sierra Ferrell, Leah Blevins and Ruston Kelly. Borné has since shared the stage with the likes of Ferrell, Blevins, Kelly, Emmylou Harris, Lainey Wilson, Buddy Miller, Delbert McClinton, Stephen Wilson Jr., Lucie Silvas, Ashley Ray, Kelly Clarkson, Brothers Osborne, and Sean McConnell. Borné’s songs have been recorded by William Clark Green, Charlie Mars, Paul McDonald, Bre Kennedy, Sara Jean Kelley, Fancy Hagood, and many others. Borné's artistry and songwriting is fully realized on his 2023 full length debut, GENESIS.
Declared “A Masterpiece” by Revival Roadshow, produced by Jarrad K (Ruston Kelly, Lucie Silvas), and engineered by GRAMMY winner Gena Johnson (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, John Prine), an incomparable ethereal grit runs through the 13 track GENESIS as we follow Borné on his path of personal healing: death, rebirth, and beginning again. Borné currently travels with his wife Anna Grace, toddler Birdie, and son Joe performing listening rooms and festivals, and finds joy and purpose sharing the art of songwriting with trauma effected veterans (Creativets) and incarcerated (Beyond Bars Collective)
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At just 26, Joe Bryson is turning heads with a sound that doesn't fit neatly into a box. The Lafayette, Louisiana–born singer/ songwriter blends soul, folk, rock, and country into what he calls "kitchen-sink country" - raw, lived-in, and unmistakably his own.
Raised on the Cajun music of South Louisiana, Bryson picked up the craft at age 10. His story took a defining turn when he faced - and beat - thyroid cancer, an experience that didn't slow him down, but instead deepened his voice as a songwriter and sharpened his purpose as an artist.
In 2020, he packed up and moved to Nashville with something to prove. After signing his first publishing/artist development deal in 2025 with Spirit Music Group (Nashville) Bryson is riding the momentum of his first album release in March of 2026, "The King's Court". The first taste of his highly anticipated new music arriving this year.
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Singer/songwriter Kylie Frey has 13 #1 singles on Texas radio.
She has toured with Cody Johnson, Casey Donahue, and Randall King and had duets released with Randy Rogers Band “Too Bad”, Randall King “Fort Worth”, and Randy Houser “Horses in Heaven”...She made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2023, was a semifinalist on NBC’s American’s Got Talent, and was named a CMT Next Women of country in 2024. She recently had Reba record her song, “One Night in Tulsa”, a bucket item for Kylie!
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CJ, a Baton Rouge native, has written songs for Morgan Wallen (#1 “Up Down”), Jameson Rodgers ( #1 Some Girls), Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann, and others. CJ’s new project, CJ Solar & the Old Souls released their album, “Black Label Blues” in November and have been currently touring all over the courtly in support of the new album. CJ Solar and The Old Souls fuses Southern Rock, Delta Blues, Nashville Country and Louisiana swampy grooves, putting a fresh twist on a vintage sound. “First Time Caller” is the first single from the new project to go to country radio.
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Native of Prairieville, LA. Graduate of East Ascension High School in Gonzales.
Bachelor of Science degree from LSU in Psychology. Professional musician/singer/songwriter for over 36 years. Has played many styles of music across the United States. Was a past band member of Wayne Toups & Zydecajun and recorded background vocals as well as acoustic & electric guitar on Wayne’s “Little Wooden Box” album. Was a Nashville resident for 11+ years where he was in the house band and was the band leader at Losers Most Wanted Bar, also playing at the Las Vegas Losers location in the MGM Grand Casino. Was a staff songwriter for Neon Sky/Muy Bueno Music Group owned by Erv Woolsey, who was a co-owner of the Losers franchise and is George Strait’s career-long manager. Rhett also worked with Amuse/Mirrim Entertainment owned by hit songwriter D. Vincent Williams (“I’m Moving On” - Rascall Flatts, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” - James Otto).
Additionally, he sang harmony vocals on Andy Griggs’ single release “20 Little Angels” and is a co-writer and performer on the song “Get Saved” released by the gospel group The Williams Brothers & Hip Boot Joe. Several of his songs have been recorded by independent artists and in 2022 Country Music star/legend Tracy Lawrence recorded and released a song Rhett wrote with Jeremy McComb and Rick Huckaby called “Didn’t We” on his Hindsight 20/20 Vol. 3 album. He currently resides in Baton Rouge where he works for the Dept. of Public Safety (Louisiana State Police, Fleet Operations, Car Issue / Fleet Coordinator) and continues to play acoustic shows.
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