Tony Award nominee Julie Wilson will also be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cole Porter family at the opening performance.
Deborah Grace Winer acts as artistic director, writer and host for the production about "swanky hotel supper clubs, zebra-striped celebrity showcases, smoky after-hour boîtes" that ruled New York City "once upon a time." The concert is inspired by "places like The Stork Club, Copacabana, Persian Room and Latin Quarter (run by Lou Walters, father of Barbara) [which] were meccas where songwriters, singers and society mingled and fueled American popular music," according to press notes.
John Oddo musically directs, plays piano and will lead a band that includes Jay Leonhart (bass), James Saporito (drums), Bob Mann (guitar), Aaron Heick (reeds) and George Rabbai (trumpet). Mark Waldrop is the stage director.
Show times are April 30 at 8 PM, May 1 at 2 PM and 7 PM and May 2 at 2 PM and 8 PM.
For more information and tickets, visit www.92Y.org.
