High Society

Synopsis

The Champagne Musical includes songs such as "Let's Do It", "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", "In the Still of the Night" etc. The show is set in the fashionable High Society world of Philadelphia, Tracy Samantha Lord is engaged to be married to the dependable George Kitteredge. However her wedding plans are disrupted by the arrival of her ex-husband C K Dexter Haven and two reporters from the tabloid press, who are keen to publish scandalous stories about Tracy's father and his affair with an 'exotic dancer' ! The wedding does eventually go ahead - but who does Tracy marry?!

Our Review:

Vera Newsham - 7 May 2013

High Society is a swanky revival of Cole Porter’s glitzy, timeless classic.

It’s an amusing story. Rich socialite, Tracy Lord (Sophie Bould ) prepares for her wedding to dreary, humourless fiancé George Kitteridge (Keiron Crook), while still smitten ex-husband, Dexter Haven (Michael Praed – looking every inch the American socialite) attempts to undermine it.

Add to the mix frustrated writer- the charming Mike Connor (Daniel Boys)- trying to get a scoop... and his besotted photographer assistant, Liz Imbrie (Alex Young); an extremely precocious, younger sister, a lascivious uncle and a chorus of footmen and maids, and we have a recipe for a lot of fun, leaving the audience guessing, who will ultimately become the bridegroom!

Adapted from the 1956 film starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra] High Society bubbles with familiar ballads, like“True Love”, movingly duetted on stage by Bould & Praed. The opening scene, along wi...

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