22 February 2015
Newsdesk
Leading independent concert promotions business, Senbla in association with Elliot Davis announces today the first in a new series of musicals in concert.
The classic 1961 musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls), and a script by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert will be reimagined as a live concert experience.
The Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize Winning Broadway song and dance musical with a brilliant quick-witted libretto and fabulous score by Loesser is pure entertainment. How To Succeed enjoyed a Broadway revival in 2011 and showcases the work of American Songwriter Frank Loesser at his best
The concert, co-produced by British writer and producer Elliot Davis (Upcoming feature film Consider Yourself, Follies in Concert, Loserville, Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be, Out There), will feature the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon bringing the songs to live with a full ensemble of singers, with full cast line up to be announced.
This exciting new association with Senbla Concerts and Ollie Rosenblatt is one which will see us honing in on the timeless classics of musical theatre and bringing them to concert in London with the best orchestras, casts and creative teams we can assemble".
The classic musical is set in New York in the early 60s at the World-Wide Wicket Company. The show chronicles the meteoric rise of J Pierrepont Finch, a young bright window-cleaner who buys a book about rising up the corporate ladder.
Following the book’s instructions closely, Finch soars to the top of the company having to of course dodge more than a few obstacles on the way. Obstacles in the form of rival’s such as Bud Frump, nephew of the Company President, JB Biggley; corporate-climber Hedy.
According to the book, professional life and work life shouldn’t mix, a rule which Finch finds hard to follow when he falls in love with one of the corporate secretary’s, Rosemary.
As Finch’s confidence grows, he relies more on his wit and charm than on the book. A dangerous move, indeed…
Further concerts in the series will be announced in due course.
Tickets priced at £32-50 to £70.
