Come Fly Away (Tour)
Selya and Todorowski perform. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Excerpts from the Come Fly Away tour.
The cast in the finale. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Premiere
Production
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Choreographer, Director and Concept by
Twyla Tharp
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Producer
W.A.T., Limited,
Nederlander Presentations
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Music by
Frank Sinatra
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Arranger
David Pierce,
Sam Lutfiyya
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Live Music by
The Come Fly Away Band:
Conductor/Piano: Rob Cookman
Reeds: P.J. Perry, Mark Promane, Sasha Boychouk, Pol Coussee
Trumpets: Mike Herriott, Jim Keen, Jason Logue
Trombones: James Nelson, Al Kay, Colin Murray
Bass: Dave Young
Drums: Paul Ringenbach
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Music Coordinator
Talitha Fehr
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Music Director
Rob Cookman
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Music Copying
Terry Woodson, Gary Cordell, Nathan Thomas, Donovan Seidle
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Sound Designer
Peter McBoyle
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Lighting Designer
Donald Holder
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Costume Designer
Katherine Roth
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Scenic Designer
James Youmans
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Creative Consultant
Charles Pignone
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Casting
Stuart Howard,
Amy Schecter,
Paul Hardt
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Associate Director and Choreographer
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Resident Director
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Dance Captain
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General Manager
Roberta Roberts
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Company Manager
DeAnn L. Boise
Dancers
Principals
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Hank
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Kate
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Sid
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Babe
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Chanos
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Slim
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Marty
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Betsy
Ensemble
Anthony Burrell, Marina Lazzaretto, Michael Williams, Candy Olsen, Julius Anthony Rubio, Amy Ruggiero
Other Company Members
Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Martin Harvey, Ramona Kelley, Marceea Moreno, Justin Urso, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Christopher Vo, Chehon Wespi-Tschopp
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Number of Dancers
14
Dance Sections
“Stardust”: Marty and Betsy
“Luck Be a Lady”: Company
“Lets Fall in Love”: Marty and Betsy
“Fly Me to the Moon”: Hank, Kate & Ensemble Men
“I’ve Got a Crush On You”: Sid and Babe
“Body and Soul”: Sid, Babe, Chanos & Ensemble
“Here’s to the Losers”: Company
“You Make Me Feel So Young”: Marty, Betsy and Sid
“Witchcraft”: Sid, Babe & Ensemble Men
“Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”: Chanos, Slim & Ensemble
“Learnin’ the Blues”: Kate, Hank, Slim & Ensemble Women
“That’s Life”: Hank and Kate
“Makin’ Whoopee”: Slim, Kate, Marty, Betsy & Ensemble
“I Like to Lead When I Dance”: Sid and Babe
“Jumpin’ at the Woodside”: The Band
“Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week”: Company
“I’m Gonna Live ‘Til I Die”: Company
“Pick Yourself Up”: Marty and Betsy
“Let’s Face the Music and Dance”: Hank, Kate, Slim, Anthony Burrell & Ensemble
“Teach Me Tonight”: Sid and Babe
“Take Five”: Sid, Babe, Marty, Betsy & Ensemble
“Lean Baby”: Slim, Anthony Burrell, Michael Williams
“Makin’Whoopee” (reprise): Slim, Chanos, Kate & Ensemble
“One for My Baby”: Hank and Kate
“The Way You Look Tonight / My Funny Valentine”: Marty and Betsy
“My Way”: Company
“New York, New York”: Company
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Runtime
01:10:00
Description
Tharp launched a national tour of Come Fly Away three months after the Las Vegas show closed. The tour opened in August 2011 and visited 32 cities in America and Canada. The production closed in August 2012, after playing four weeks in Japan.
Past Performances
Nederlander Presentations and W.A.T., Ltd.
Come Fly Away Tour (premiere)
Atlanta, GA
August 3 2011 Premiere
- 2011