DANNY and SYLVIA: THE DANNY KAYE MUSICAL Begins Previews 5/6

“Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical” will begin previews on Wednesday, May 6th at 2 pm at the St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, with the official opening on Wednesday, May 13 at 8 PM

The new musical love story, with book and lyrics by Robert McElwaine and music by Bob Bain, stars Helen Hayes Award-winner Brian Childers as Danny Kaye and Kimberly Faye Greenberg as his wife and creative partner, Sylvia Fine who wrote many of his most famous songs.  Directed by Pamela Hall with choreography by Gene Castle and Musical Direction by David Fiorello, the musical follows the duo from the time the young undisciplined comic Danny Kaminsky meets aspiring songwriter Sylvia Fine at an audition in the 1930s.  Under Sylvia’s guidance as mentor, manager and eventually, wife, Kaye rises from improvisational comic to international film star.  The musical explores their inspired collaboration and the romance and conflict that made them such a volatile and successful couple.  Several of Sylvia Fine’s songs written for Danny are featured including “Tchaikovsky,” “Anatole of Paris,” “Minnie the Moocher” and “Deena.” 

The musical has been presented successfully in London and Washington, DC.

Robert McElwaine (book and lyrics) was director of Advertising and Publicity for the Goldwyn Studios in the 1950s, where he met Danny Kaye and became his publicist and confidant for 20 years.   

Bob Bain has composed music for three musicals in collaboration with Bob McElwaine over the last ten years.  Prior to that Mr. Bain was lead guitarist and composer/arranger at MGM and arranger for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show Orchestra.

Brian Childers received the 2002 Helen Hayes Award for "Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical" and the 2001 Mary Goldwater Award for his performance as Danny Kaye in Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story. He also received the 2005 Star-Ledger Award for "Best Actor in a Musical" for his portrayal of Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff at the Forum Theater.

Kimberly Faye Greenberg, who plays Sylvia Fine, has performed in national tours, regional theatres, cabarets and theatre for young audiences.  Her roles include The Vagina Monologues (Off-Broadway), Sylvia Fine in The Danny Kaye Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Mary Magdalene in The Passion Play, The Musical, and, most recently, the Off-Broadway revival of Christmas Rappings by Al Carmines at Theatre at Judson

The performance schedule for “Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical” is Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2 PM and Saturday evenings at 8 PM.  The musical opens official on Wednesday, May 13th at 8 PM.

Tickets at $56.50 & $31.50 are available through www.TeleCharge.com or (212) 239-6200.

For additional information visit www.dannyandsylvia.com.

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