One night, thats all you got Gothamists. Lost Cole Porter tunes in the intimate Town Hall Theater right outside Times Square. June 27.
“Just when you think you’ve heard all of Cole Porter’s songs, here are 20 new ones for people to really have fun with,” says Grammy Award-winning bandleader Vince Giordano, who arranged the show and will sing with his band the Nighthawks. “It’s really thrilling.”
Lost is an interesting adjective, it simply has not been played since 1929. A rarity of the highest form and for Porter fans a glimpse into their idols less known works. With Showgirls and tap dancing a full out old time production.
“They’re fun. There’s not a classic, I don’t think. But there are the saucy lyrics, the double entendres. There are some romantic ballads and some funny songs,” says author and musical theater historian Ken Bloom, who will direct the revue. “It’s typical Porter on his way to becoming great Porter. You can see everything that’s going to come in just a year or two.”
Anytime you can get ‘saucy lyircs’ you’re in luck. Why did it fizzle? Porters biggest tunes were written the year after this extravaganza- so no one looked backward. “They’re fun. There’s not a classic, I don’t think. But there are the saucy lyrics, the double entendres. There are some romantic ballads and some funny songs,” says author and musical theater historian Ken Bloom, who will direct the revue. “It’s typical Porter on his way to becoming great Porter. You can see everything that’s going to come in just a year or two.”
There are tons of awesome tickets left so hurry up and get your saucy on,
