A society girl falls for a bootlegger. When he innocently ends up in Sing-Sing, she organizes a successful jailbreak. The Cole Porter score includes "Love For Sale," "I Happen To Like New York," "Take Me Back To Manhattan," "Where Have You Been," and "Let's Fly Away."
Herbert Fields (Book) was a part of a vibrant theatrical family that included his sister, Dorothy, a lyricist with a career that spanned more than 45 years; brother Joseph, a prolific librettist and playwright; and their father, Lew, the famous producer, actor and director. Together, Herbert and Dorothy Fields wrote the books for eight Broadway musicals including three with Cole Porter - Something For The Boys, Let's Face It and Mexican Hayride; By The Beautiful Sea (Arthur Schwartz); Up In Central Park (Sigmund Romberg); Arms and The Girl (Morton Gould); Redhead (Albert Hague); and Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin). In addition to collaborating with his sister, Herbert Fields wrote seven musicals with Rodgers & Hart including A Connecticut Yankee, Peggy-Ann and Dearest Enemy (revived by Musicals Tonight). Among his many collaborators were Vincent Youmans and George & Ira Gershwin.
Cole Porter (Music & Lyrics) was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891. He attended Yale, where his football songs are still popular. After his first Broadway show flopped, he exiled himself to Europe and married legendary beauty, Linda Thomas. Returning to New York in the late 1920s, he gained renown as the composer of some of the greatest songs ever heard on stage or screen - among them "Night and Day," "You're the Top," "Begin the Beguine," "Don't Fence Me In," and "Love For Sale." The 1930s were highlighted by Anything Goes, Gay Divorce, Jubilee, and Born to Dance. A crippling accident left Porter in constant pain, yet he continued to write memorable scores, among them Can-Can, Silk Stockings, and his masterpiece, Kiss Me Kate. Musicals Tonight has been privileged to present Leave It To Me, Fifty Million Frenchmen, Gay Divorce, and The New Yorkers.
Director & Choreographer Thomas Mills
Music Director & Vocal Arranger Barbara Anselmi
With Leslie Alexander*, David M. Beris*, Jennifer Blood, Cristin Boyle*, Ethan James Duff*, Robert Lydiard*, David Macaluso*, T.J. Mannix*, Diana Preisler*, Nane Puritz*, Justin Roller*, Amy Silverman*, Corter Simmons*, Gabrielle Stravelli*, Doug Trapp*, Ed Watts*
*Denotes member of Actors Equity Association
Producer Mel Miller
Assistant Director Stacy Lee Tilton
Production Manager Katie Plybon
Lighting Designer Shih-hui Wu
Casting Director Stephen De Angelis
Graphics James Babbin |
