Our production
in 2001 was"Showcase: Music is our first Love"
The show ran
from Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th September 2001 at the Church Hill Theatre, Morningside
Road, Edinburgh. Performances were nightly at 7.30pm, with a matinee on Saturday at
2.30pm.
As ever, the
show was an eclectic mix of song and dance from stage and screen, as well as the top forty
of the last four decades. The sections featured were:
Broadway
Memories: Classics from Sondheim, Berlin, Loesser, Hammerstein & Kern, from
sources as diverse as Easter Parade, Guys and Dolls and Showboat.
Motown
Magic: Showcase pay tribute to the hugely successful recording artists from the
Motown stable, including Diana Ross, The Four Tops, The Jackson Five and Marvin Gaye.
Eurovision:
Relive the kitsch, including Brit successes Making Your Mind Up and Puppet On a String.
Frank
Sinatra/Dean Martin: While tribute show "The Rat Pack" enjoyed touring
success, here's Showcase's take on the signature tunes of the incomparable Sinatra and
Martin.
Headliners:
A pot pourri of show stoppers and chart toppers.
Production
Team:
Producer - Andy
Johnston
Musical Director - David McFarlane
Choreographer - Carol Sinclair |