Copacabana
From: Thursday, 15th July 2010
To: Saturday, 4 September 2010
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Synopsis
New York City, showbiz capital of the world. Lola Lamar, small-town girl with big dreams of stardom trails from one steamy nightclub to another looking for her big break. Enter budding song writer, Tony Star, with dreams of his own. Smitten by the lovely Lola, he arranges an audition at the Copacabana and launches her career as a Copa girl. But the path of true love never did run smoothly and the Lola is whisked away by the villainous Rico to perform in his club, the Tropicana, in Havana. Aided by the sensational Cuban star Conchita Alvarez, Tony stages a dramatic rescue... Steamy, sexy, dazzling and daring, enter the world of the Copacabana and its pulsating rhythms where music and passion are always in fashion!
Our Review:
22 July 2010
The great showman famously grew this show from the shoots of his signature number. In its first incarnation in Las Vegas it ran an hour and I confess, although aspiring showgirl Lola certainly has a life ‘crowded with incident’, they could have been crammed into nearer one hour than three.
It’s not for lack of oomph, panache or a terrific sense of fun. Director Craig Revel Horwood runs this show with all his usual trademarks and as usual has assembled a crack cast of actor/musicians. And Diego Pitarch has again designed a set with height and depth that magically transforms the Watermill’s tiny intimate stage into that iconic New York Club, another in Cuba and a New York apartment, even housing a baby grand centre stage, thanks to a revolve.
There’s plenty of highs in this tale within a tale of Stephen the aspiring young composer whose characters materialise around him – starting with the two gorgeous showgirls (Cassie Pearson an...
Cast
Edward Baker Duly (Stephen /Tony)
Basienka Blake (Conchita)
Adam C Booth (dancer)
Robin Colyer (ensemble)
Julian Littman (Sam)
Karen Mann (Gladys)
Neil MacDonald (Show MD)
Cassie Pearson (ensemble)
Sally Peerless (ensemble)
Laura Pitt-Pulford (Samantha/Lola)
Antony Reed (Rico)
Joe West (ensemble)
Creative
Barry Manilow (Music)
Bruce Sussman (Lyrics)
Jack Feldman (Lyrics)
Barry Manilow (Book)
Bruce Sussman (Book)
Jack Feldman (Book)
Fullers (Corporate Sponsor)
The Watermill (Producer)
Craig Revel Horwood (Director)
Craig Revel Horwood (Choreographer)
Sarah Travis (musical supervisor and musical arrangement) (Music)
Diego Pitarch (Design)
Richard G Jones (Lighting)
Gareth Tudor (Sound)
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