The theatrical marriage ofFrank Sinatra’s sultry love songs and Twyla Tharp’s dazzling dance moves is anevening that promotes and celebrates romance. Think of a Valentine’s Day holiday gala hosted by Cupidhimself where a big band, more than a dozen dancers and Ol’ Blue Eyes’memorable music serenade and sooth. Experience “Come Fly Away” coming to Hartford’s Bushnell Center for thePerforming Arts on gossamer wings of love until Sunday, June 3.
Sexy and sophisticated,flirtatious and fancy free, “Come Fly Away” follows four couples Kate and Hank(Ashley Blair Fitzgerald and Anthony Burrell), Marty and Betsy (Christopher Vo and Ramona Kelley),Slim and Chanos (Ioana Alfonso and Matthew Stockwell Dibble) and Babe and Sid(Meredith Miles and Stephen Hanna) as they fall in and out of love, experiencetheir first exhilarating smooch, discover what may not be fated to be andexplore all the intricate parts of the puzzle known as love.
Great Sinatra favorites like“Fly Me to the Moon,” “New York, New York,” “You Make Me Feel So Young,” “Bodyand Soul,” and “I’ve Got a Crush on You” ignite the stage, with Twyla Tharp’s innovative andsizzling dance steps to bring the scenes to dramatic and daring life.
With shimmering long leggedladies and dapper gents, the numbers fly by with fluid moves and sensuousstyling. Whether it’s the bumpycourtship of “Let’s Fall in Love” with Marty and Betsy, the possessive and confrontationalaction between Hank and Kate in “That’s Life,” the spellbinding movements ofSid and Babe in “Witchcraft” or the caveman techniques of Slim and Chanos in “Yes Sir, That’s MyBaby,” these versatile dancers go all out to make their feelings known throughtheir incredible body language on stage.
For tickets ($17-72), callthe Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford at 860-987-5900 or online at www.bushnell.org. Performances areWednesday and Thursday at 7:30p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and6:30 p.m.
Sip an imaginary martini atthe hot nightspot where the dancing is deliciously sexy and sensual andsensational, the big band brilliantly brassy and the vocals of Frank Sinatradripping with dangerous delight.
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