A couple of weeks ago the Mexican and I went to see the new Twyla Tharp musical inspired by Frank Sinatra’s music. I had such a great time. Seeing all the dancing happening on stage made me want to jump out of my seat and twirl and swing.
The musical showed the action between a few couples during one night in a club. The couples danced while Sinatra’s songs were piped through the theatre. It was infectious. The Mexican even wanted to learn how to play the trumpet.
My desire to see this was due to having seen one of Tharp’s other productions “Movin’ Out’ a few years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed that production because of the cleverness of the story being told through the music and dance. ‘Come Fly Away’ may not have touched me as much as ‘Movin’ Out’ probably because I feel more closely linked to Billy Joel’s music than Sinatra’s. But it did reawaken memories of my dad listening and singing to Old Blue Eyes when I was younger.
Even if you are younger than me, it’s worth getting familiar with Frank Sinatra through this medium. His music has stood the test of time and it is ubiquitous. I remembered some commercials and tv shows that used his music in my youth only to realize now that they were Sinatra’s pieces. It’s a fun show and for two hours a lesson in the dance and a mind frame of a different time.
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