Tickets go on sale today for Seattle Men’s Chorus at McCaw Hall March 28th & 29th with special guest Debbie Renolds.
America’s Sweetheart, Unsinkable, Princess Leia’s Mom, Abbadaba, Debbie Reynolds has taken on countless roles and identities during her six decade career; but she has never before attempted to share the spotlight with 250+ members of Seattle Men’s Chorus. This is big, really big. And the opportunity to see Debbie Reynolds perform live, with backup singers like these, doesn’t come along every day. This salute to the golden age of Hollywood is a musical lover’s dream, with one spectacular hit after another.
Prices range from $20-$65. Tickets to Singing…in the Rain are on sale starting today, Saturday, February 14 online only at www.flyinghouse.org. Phone orders will begin Tuesday, February 17, 2009 (12 noon) at (206) 388-1400.
Singing…in the Rain is a salute to the golden age of Hollywood musicals and when silver screen legend Debbie Reynolds joins forces with Seattle Men’s Chorus you can be sure history will be made. The classic movie musicals of the 1940s and 1950s are feted in this toe-tapping and tuneful extravaganza. Several famous production numbers will be recreated, including “Hallelujah!” from Hit the Deck and, of course, “Singin’ in the Rain.” An entire section is devoted to favorite songs from classic westerns such as How the West Was Won, High Noon, and Blazing Saddles. Another section features Oscar-winning songs from the era such as “Moon River” and “The Way You Look Tonight.”
Ms. Reynolds will perform songs from her celebrated roles in Tammy, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Singin’ in the Rain as well as a tribute to the songs Judy Garland brought to life in film. A gifted storyteller as well, Ms. Reynolds will treat the audience to some of her saucy, riotous, and touching tales from the Hollywood back-lots.
In addition to the spectacle and harmony a generous splash of the ridiculous is planned: singing nuns do battle with the Van Trapp Family Singers, Captain Smartypants sends up movie musicals with a bouncy song fraught with double entendre, and “Think Pink” from Funny Face comes fully furnished with the actual video from the movie, in all its rosy, Technicolor glory.
More info about this event is available here.
