Last weekend I went to see "Sophisticated Ladies" which was a musical revue of Duke Ellington's music. It was a ton of fun! The dancing, music, and production in general was spectacular. I mean it's hard to mess it up with such great music but still good to see.
Only comment was that there was a part at the beginning where different cast voices came up talking about the legacy of Duke Ellington, and it went on just a little too long... Like I get that it's important but the thing was full of "um's" and just took up so much time. But there were other cool allusions to the history of the production, including closing the first act with footage of individuals from the original run! Which was very cool.
Anyways my favorite part were all of the dancers. There was a cast member whose only role was to tap dance (no singing) and he was absolutely amazing! He paid a great tribute to Gregory Hines through his performance. And there was another cast member who incorporated hip-hop stunningly well to his performance, a great way to show how these art forms change over time.
It was fun, it was fabulous, it was a great time!
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