Sunday, 20 February 2011

Gershwin Returns to Albert Hall with Friedman


The Royal Albert Hall from 9 to 19 June 2011 will be packed up as English National Ballet's Strictly Gershwin is coming back and will feature Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman.

A sell-out season has been enjoyed in 2008 is returning in a revised production promising “more glitz and glamour than ever before”.

The in-the-round production includes songs from Gershwin’s extensive repertoire including "Rhapsody in Blue", "An American in Paris", "Summertime", "Shall We Dance", "The Man I Love", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "’S Wonderful" and "Strike up the Band".

West End leading lady Maria Friedman will join the band,who starred in The King and I at the Albert Hall in 2009, and award-winning pianist Jonathan Scott.

Royal Ballet principal Tamara Rojo, Stuttgart Ballet’s Friedemann Vogel, Guillaume Côté from the National Ballet of Canada and tap dancers Douglas Mills and Paul Robinson will be featured in each performance.

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