OCEAN CITY – The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company has extended their professional series into the fall with My Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, a 53-song tour through the music and legend that was Ol’ Blue Eyes himself.
The show runs for three performances only at the Moorlyn Family Theatre on Oct. 11 & 12 at 7:30 and Oct. 13 at 2:00.
Four performers take the reins of Sinatra’s songbook. Their destinations? Everywhere from Mr. Sinatra’s early big band recordings with Tommy Dorsey (“I’ll Never Smile Again”) to the bright lights of Las Vegas (“It Was a Very Good Year,” “Strangers in the Night”) to the September years of his career that produced, surprisingly, some of his most trademark work (“My Way,” “[Theme from] New York, New York.”)
A nostalgic tour through song and dance, My Way recreates an elegant supper club at the height of the Swing Era, allowing audiences to hear this treasured music as they might have heard it seventy years ago. The Chairman of the Board has provided the soundtrack for countless lives: a couple’s first slow dance; a night at the cinema to see Anchor’s Aweigh! or Guys and Dolls; early mornings with Captain Kangaroo and his “High Hopes.” Mr. Sinatra’s influence certainly extends well into our cultural
David Grapes and Todd Olson co-created this revue, which premiered in 2000 and has since delighted Sinatra fans and fans-to-be throughout North America. Unlike many tribute musicals, which attempt to recreate the life of a person in just over two hours, My Way is a celebration just as Mr. Sinatra would have wanted: a few stories, dancing, and plenty of knockout tunes.
The Director of the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company’s production is Michael Hartman, with Choreography by Kelly Swartz and Music Direction by Andrew Hink. The multi-talented professional cast is well known to Ocean City audiences and features: John Grieco, Elizabeth Toal, Billy Hart and Christina Jackson. The show will feature a three-piece band and a retro set design by James Hartman and costumes by Felicia Bangor.
Tickets are $18 for Adults and $15 for Students, Kids and Seniors. Call 609-399-0006 or visit the Box Office of the Moorlyn Family Theatre (Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ) to reserve your tickets! The Box Office is open after 4 p.m. daily.
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