42nd Street Moon, the company renowned for presenting uncommon musical theater, begins its 2011-12 season with a salute to the legendary Cole Porter. WHAT A SWELL PARTY! -- The Cole Porter Salon will be presented at the Alcazar Theatre on Thursday, September 15 at 7 pm. Two critically-acclaimed and Tony-nominated Broadway performers, Pamela Myers and Lee Roy Reams, will guest star, appearing with Moon favorites Debbie de Coudreaux, Bill Fahrner, Riley Krull, Benjamin Pither and Stephanie Rhoads. Moon Artistic Director Greg MacKellan hosts and directs the evening, and Dave Dobrusky musical directs.
Lee Roy Reams was nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards for the role of Billy Lawlor in Gower Champion's production of 42nd Street. He won the Carbonell Award and Washington DC's prestigious Helen Hayes Award for his playing Roger DeBris The Producers. Leading roles on Broadway include Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly! and Henry Spofford in Lorelei (both with Carol Channing), Duane Fox in Applause with Lauren Bacall, and Sweet Charity with Gwen Verdon, among others. His directing credits include the revival of Hello, Dolly! on Broadway (Tony Nomination for Best Revival), An Evening with Jerry Herman, and Anything Goes starring Chita Rivera. Concerts and cabaret appearances have taken him around the world, and he has had the honor of performing for four United States presidents.
Cole Porter, Broadway's dapper party boy and one of its most popular songwriters, wrote standards that are still the backdrop for everyone's lives: "Night and Day," "You're the Top," "Just One of Those Things," "What Is This Thing Called Love?," "It's All Right With Me," "C'est Magnifique," "Let's Do It," "At Long Last Love" ... the list is endless, but there are also surprises such as "You Irritate Me So," "Fish," and "I'm Throwin' a Ball Tonight!"
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