Cole

Cole

An Entertainment based on the words and music of Cole Porter
Devised by Benny Green & Alan Strachan
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Music Arrangements by Kenneth Moule

Cole

Cole

An Entertainment based on the words and music of Cole Porter
Devised by Benny Green & Alan Strachan
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Music Arrangements by Kenneth Moule

Overview

Here's a fresh musical about the King of Musicals, Cole Porter. Green and Strachan have cleverly put together most of Cole’s hit tunes with a narration which tells the story of his life, from Yale to Paris to Manhattan to Broadway to Hollywood – and, ultimately, back to Broadway. Includes such Porter standards as “I Love Paris,” “Take Me Back to Manhattan,” “Love for Sale,” “Night and Day” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” A London success, this delightful new show may be presented very simply on an almost bare stage.

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Details

  • Genre: Biography
  • Time Period: 1940s/WWII, 1930s
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior

Authors

Author

Benny Green

Author

Alan Strachan

Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891 and died in Hollywood 73 years later. In between, he wrote some of the most memorable songs ever heard on stage or screen, among them “Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “You’re The Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Love For Sal ...

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