Klea Blackhurst - AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

Following her critically acclaimed tribute to Ethel Merman, Everything the Traffic Will Allow, Klea Blackhurst next turned her passion for musical-theatre history towards the “checkered” (his own word!) Broadway career of composer Vernon Duke with Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke's Broadway. Vernon Duke was the creator of such indisputable standards as “April in Paris” and “Autumn in New York,” although each was unfortunately nestled in a gargantuan flop – Walk a Little Faster and Thumbs Up! respectively. His legacy as a Broadway composer ultimately rests on 1940’s Cabin in the Sky, but there are countless musical treasures written throughout his career – songs from Banjo Eyes, starring Eddie Cantor and Dancing in the Streets, starring Mary Martin. There’s even a curious meeting at the intersection of Vernon Duke and Ethel Merman – Sadie Thompson. Blackhurst has created a lively show devoted to possibly the only composer to dine regularly with Prokofiev and Gershwin.
Starring KLEA BLACKHURST
Music Director & Arrangements MICHAEL RICE

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