‘On the Town’
- Mar 15, 2018
- 1 min read
Sunday 18 March, Trinity Theatre
The University of Chichester’s Musical Theatre Touring company is bringing Leonard Bernstein’s musical masterpiece, On the Town to selected regional theatres as part of the Leonard Bernstein Centenary.
On the Town has been a classic since its original Broadway run in 1944 and was a revolutionary musical, being the first ever written by a symphonic composer.
At its heart, the musical is a love affair with New York City, from the city’s high culture to its low brow ‘street smarts’, to the innocent adventurousness of three sailors and the women they come across.
Written during World War II, the iconic songs and comedy of the satirical script also play out against the brooding, heart breaking possibility that this might be the sailors’ first and last time that they will ever see the city.
The production features a West End professional live band and musical theatre performers doing justice to hits like ‘New York, New York’ and ‘Some Other Time’. The exuberant, accompanying dance numbers and ballet sequence are well worth seeing.
For more information or to book, please see www.trinitytheatre.net
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