What Makes it Great? A Cole Porter Evening
Where: Merkin Concert Hall
129 W. 67th St.
212-501-3330 Price: $69
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What Makes it Great? A Cole Porter Evening
Robert Kapilow / Yale University
Listen to iconic masterpieces with new ears, and what you’ve been missing! Famously witty and urbane Cole Porter joyfully pushed the envelope of musical theater in the 1920s, 30s and 40s with ultra-sophisticated, often risqué songs banned by the censors and adored by theatergoers. Unlike most of the 20th century’s great songwriters, Porter grew up in a world of unbelievable wealth and privilege that included Yale, Harvard, and astonishingly lavish travel. Yet beneath his socially perfect public persona was a hidden private life that influenced nearly all of his music and lyrics.
Broadway stars Sally Wilfert and Michael Winther join Rob Kapilow for a musical tour through Porter’s extraordinary life and career, as they take a fresh look at Porter’s complex highbrow/lowbrow sensibility in classic songs like “You’re the Top,” “Night and Day,” “All Through the Night”, and “Begin the Beguine.”