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"Can't Sing. Can't Act. Can Dance a Little" - screen test on Fred Astaire.
"Sings a lot. Dances a Lot. Sustains head injury. Carries on with show" - Crazy for You, in a nutshell.
Yes, it's that time, people! For those of you who marvelled at Ginger-goes-Bollywood in the Cecilian Society Revue, it's time for the all-singing, all-dancing Gershwin-tastic marvel that is Crazy for You. For one week only, your erstwhile Musical Director escapes back to the other side of the prosc. arch. With tap shoes. Oh yes.
::"What's it about?", I hear you cry.
I play Bobby Child - an bored New York banker who dreams of becoming a Broadway hoofer. Bobby is sent to Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose on an abandoned-theatre-currently-turned-Post-Office. The only woman in town happens to be the daughter of the owner. Who hates him.
So Bobby concocts a plan to save the theatre and get the girl by posing as a famous New York impressario and bringing the glamour of Broadway to the "armpit of the American West". Incidents of mistaken identity and hilarious consequences ensue. No prizes for guessing how it ends though.
::"That sounds a bit complicated. What about the silly stuff? Do you at any point get to say 'Let's do the show right here' ?"
Check.
::"Is it true that you tap dance?"
Check.
::"Do your dance routines rival both Gene Frickin' Kelly and Fred Fookin' Astaire?"
Check.
::"Will there be any comedy wigs and/or facial hair?"
Check And Check.
::"Do you fall over a lot and get hit in the face with chairs?"
Check. And Let's not go there.
::"Wow. Can't wait. When and where is this shindig?"
Tue 28 April to Saturday 2 May. Nightly and twice on Saturdays. Oo err. Eastwood Theatre, Giffnock. Which is on the No. 38 bus route.
::"Awesome. I'm there. Do I need a small mortgage?"
No my friend. Tickets will cost you a bargain £10 if you like to pretend you're a grown up, or £8 if you're a concession. 10% discount to parties of 15 or more.
::"But how do I get one of these golden tickets? Do I need to munch my through a whole box of Willie Wonka's finest?"
Nothing so detrimental to your waistline. Merely contact me through the usual channels - forum, phone, text, e-mail, Facebook, carrier pigeon...
Be there, or be plagued with guilt next time *you're* trying to sell tickets for a Cecilian show.
G.
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