An extravaganza of Music, Song and Dance!
Take The ‘A’ Train – Georgia – Minnie The Moocher - It Don’t Mean A Thing – God Bless The Child – Sing Sing Sing -Manteca – Let The Good Times Roll – Night Train – Stardust
JIVE – SALSA – LINDY HOP – TAP - FOXTROT
A dazzling two hour roller-coaster ride through the golden age of the American big band; when music meant magical songs, larger-than-life performers and legendary venues.
From the raging razzmatazz of Harlem's Cotton Club in the 20s, to the halcyon post-war days of swing and Sinatra’s bobby-sox girls, and the glamorous glitz of Las Vegas in the swinging 60s, STRICTLY BIG BAND is the show that puts the ‘show’ into showbiz.
The heartbeat of the night will be the wonderful big band itself, an electrifying 26-piece orchestra comprising some of the finest musicians in the land, the perfect complement for spine-tingling performances by a roster of top guest singers.
Backed by a tasty cocktail of tango, salsa, tap and jive dance routines from the ballroom, glittering costumes as sharp as a needle factory and classic archive big-screen footage from some of the most famous venues of the time, STRICTLY BIG BAND is the show that brings this truly golden era back to glorious life.
You will be transported back to a pulsating epoch when immortals such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles ruled the boards, and legendary big band leaders such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Quincy Jones were the musical masters of their generation.
STRICTLY BIG BAND will have you clicking your fingers from the first beat, bopping in your seat by the interval and dancing in the aisles by the final encore.
For more information, please contact Amy McMullin on 0151 708 6050, amymcmullin@cmplive.com
Tickets for Strictly Big Band at City Hall - Sheffield on Tuesday 26th October are available online through this web site at www.arenaticketshop.co.uk, through the ticket hotline on to 0114 256 55 67 or in person at the Arena Box Office.
