Dancers are set to dazzle in show-stopping numbers choreographed to songs like Let’s Misbehave, Too Darn Hot, Let’s Fall in Love, Anything Goes, Love for Sale and, of course, Night and Day. The scenes will transport audiences to settings in a Parisian park, a café in Venice, the bustling streets of New York and even a film studio in Hollywood.
The production draws on the creative talents of choreographers Robin Van Wyk, Mervyn Williams, Nigel Lucas, Kristen Isenberg and tap-fundi, Paul Johnson. As a result, the tunes of Cole Porter have been given classical, neo-classical, contemporary, jazz and tap treatments.
For the role of Cole Porter, Daniel Szybkowski will alternate with Ivan Boonzaaier and Conrad Nusser while the velvety sounds of Jessie Williams on solo clarinet will add further panache to the enchanting musical score.
To this day, it is widely accepted that Porter wrote some of the catchiest tunes and romantic songs ever, dominating the American musical scene from the 1930’s to 1950’s. His music was immortalized by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra and continues to live on with singers like Tony Bennett, Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, and Alanis Morisette.
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