Performance

Venue	Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	9th June 2015
Opened	13th June 2015
To	3rd July 2015
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Sun 15:00
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub (V01545419451)
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Date of change: 1 Apr 15 - T1400983068

Face the Music

Work:: Face the Music (S1495)

Producer Hal Reisman desperately seeks backers for his Broadway show. Because of the Great Depression, once rich investors are "Lunching at the Automat". In his search, Reisman meets crooked policemen who need to get rid of their illegal money before they are found out. The corrupt police chief Martin van Buren Meshbesher and his eccentric wife Myrtle become investors in the show, expecting it to be a failure. However, when risqu? material is added the show is raided and the government tries to close it and the flop becomes an instant hit because of the publicity. The show opened on Broadway on February 17th 1932 playing for 165 performances.

Author	Irving Berlin
Book by	Moss Hart

Production:: (T1400983068)

UK Stage Premiere. After lying dormant for nearly 70 years, the show was restored with an adaptation by David Ives for presentation at City Centre Encores!

Producer	Andrew Yon
Presented by	All Star Productions
Adapted by	David Ives
Director	Brendan Matthew
Musical Director	Aaron Clingham
Choreographer	Sally Brooks
Design	Joana Dias
Lighting	Sky Bembury
Director	Benjamin Newsome (casting)
Performer	David Anthony (Martin Van Buren Meshbesher)
Performer	Laurel Dougall (Mrs Myrtle Meshbesher)
Performer	Samuel Haughton (Hal Reisman)
Performer	Joanna Hughes (Kit Baker)
Performer	Alessandro Lubrano (Pat Mason)
Performer	James Houlbrook (O'Rourke)
Performer	Ceris Hine (Pickles Crouse)
Performer	Lewis Dewar Foley (Joe Malarkey)
Performer	Lewis Asquith (Rodney St. Clair)
Performer	Ross McNeill (Uncle Sam)
Performer	Kirsten Stark (Pratt Sister)
Performer	Daniel James Webster (Defence Lawyer)

Listing:: L1254668903

Production details

UK Stage Premiere. After lying dormant for nearly 70 years, the show was restored with an adaptation by David Ives for presentation at City Centre Encores!

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