Performance

VenueTheatre Royal Wakefield
Other spaces: also manages Wakefield Arts Centre
TownWakefield
CountyWest Yorkshire
From20th February 2016
To20th February 2016
When19:30
What is currently on at Theatre Royal Wakefield (V979)

Swinging at the Cotton Club

T930564407
The music, dance and songs of Harlem's hottest club from 1920s New York City. The music and dance routines will be recreated by jazz dance company The Jiving Lindy Hoppers and Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra who honour the exuberance and sounds of The Cotton Club. Performances by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne and Fats Waller were staples of the club, while dancers such as Bojangles Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit-up the stage with their breathtaking routines. The first Cotton Club Revue was created in 1923 and there were two new revues produced each year for over 16 years. Some of the songwriters who contributed material to the Cotton Club Revues were Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. The Duke Ellington Orchestra was the house orchestra for a number of years and each revue featured glamorous dancing girls, tap-dancers and vaudeville acts.


Archive :: production:T930564407, concert:S452731789, venue:V979

Production details

Swinging at the Cotton Club celebrates the music and dance of 1920s New York and Harlem's hottest night spot, performed live by a stellar company of 16 dancers, singers and musicians.

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Company

Company The Jiving Lindy Hoppers
Company Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
Performer Marlene Hill (vocalist)
Performer Megs Etherington (compere / vocalist)
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