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Telling the incredible story of one of the pioneers of modern musical theatre, George M.Cohan Tonight! arrives at The New Players Theatre for a strictly limited four week run. Known in America as The Man Who Owned Broadway, Cohan was much more than your average entertainer. As a performer, producer, composer, director, and writer, he was responsible for penning over 50 shows and 500 songs. This award-winning musical biography is written by Chip Deffaa, a song-writer and jazz historian. Deffaa has written about jazz, cabaret and theatre in The New York Post for over eighteen years. George.M Cohan Tonight! is one of five shows he has written depicting the life and music of the theatrical legend. Featuring the songs: Hello Broadway, The Yankee Doodle Boy, Forty-five Minutes From Broadway, Over There (as featured in Oh! What a Lovely War), Life's A Funny Proposition After All, Give My Regards to Broadway, and many more! George M. Cohan Tonight! website.

Cast/Performers

David Herzog

Creatives/Company

Author: Chip Deffaa
Producer: Spitalfields Theatrical Ltd
Director: Bart Williams
Design: Edmund Sutton
Lighting: Edmund Sutton
Choreographer: Derek Hartley