The
World Premiere of Like Jazz
Marilyn and Alan Bergman, Cy Coleman
Collaborate on a New Musical
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a "dream
team of veteran collaborators," lyricists Marilyn and
Alan Bergman, composer Cy Coleman and book writer Larry
Gelbart, have created a new musical, Like Jazz.
The show, directed by Gordon Davidson with musical staging
and choreography by Pat Birch, had its world premiere
on December 3 at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum.
A musical tribute to the indelible influence that jazz
has had on people, places and things and a glimpse into
the interior world of the jazz artist, Like Jazz
features a big band, world class singers and performers
who can sing, dance and play it all.
The premiere cast featured musical luminaries such
as Patti Austin, Harry Groener, Jack Sheldon and Lillias
White. However, the true stars of this show are the
18 new songs that the Bergmans and Coleman have crafted;
"He Was Cool," "Scattitude," "In Miami," "A Little Trav’lin
Music," "The Double Life of Billy T.," "Music That You
Know By Heart" and "Before We Lose the Light," to name
a few. Songs that the L.A. Times says, ‘gleam
with polish and panache." |
