Key West’s Red Barn Theatre presents an evening of Broadway’s most enduring songs by two of its musical wizards in “And The World Goes Round – The Music of Kander and Ebb.” The show runs through March 21. All curtains are at 7:30 p.m.
Composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb were one of Broadway’s most creative, versatile and dynamic musical theater writing teams. Over their 40-year partnership, they created more than a dozen Broadway classics, including “Cabaret,” “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Woman of the Year,” “Zorba” and “New York, New York.” Many of their shows found their way to the silver screen as well.
“And The World Goes Round” is a celebration of the duo’s work – a collage of love songs, torch songs and witty numbers from their top shows. The songs serve as a lens into the lives of the characters on stage, exploring love, heartbreak, hope and the resilience of the human spirit.
The show stars four Key West voices — Lauren Thompson, Claire Caplan, Arthur Crocker and Jeremy Zoma. The musical direction is by New York’s Michael Fauss, a Broadway orchestrator and musical director for shows including “Oliver!” Red Barn artistic director Joy Hawkins and Thompson are co-directors, with Thompson also handling most of the choreography.
“I love that we get to celebrate these men who are icons of Broadway,” said Hawkins. “They wrote such celebrated Broadway musicals, with intricate harmonies and fancy footwork. This is a terrific night of music, and a celebration of these men who served musical theatre so brilliantly. This will be one of our best musical offerings ever.”Tickets are available at redbarntheatre.com or from the box office at 305-296-9911.
