Performances 18th-19th October at Sir John Mills Theatre
Taste and imagination, two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, overflow in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie over three decades after the famous duo's final collaboration.
Featuring songs from lesser-known works, Allegro, and Pipe Dream, to hits Carousel, and Cinderella, Rodgers & Hammerstein probably never imagined 'Shall We Dance?' as a comic pas de deux for a towering beauty and her diminutive admirer. Nor did they suspect that one day a lovelorn young lad might pose the musical question, 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'. But that's precisely the kind of invention lavished upon this revue, with innovative musical arrangements including a sultry Andrews Sisters-esque 'I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair,' a swingin' 'Honeybun', and a jazzy 'Kansas City' which leaves no question about how terrifically up to date Rodgers & Hammerstein’s songs remain.
We will be holding open auditions to select performers for this production. These will be open to adults only (all performers must be 16+ and completed year 11), with more info to follow here very soon!
Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING' Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Musical Arrangements by FRED WELLS Orchestration by MICHAEL GIBSON & JONATHAN TUNICK Conceived by WALTER BOBBIE This amateur production of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk