Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood

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Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood

Cast Size

3w, 3m
Duration

90 minutes
Subgenre

Biography
Target Audience

Adult

Details

Summary

Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the most famous songs that Irving Berlin composed for the silver screen. Berlin understood the power of dance, and his melodies, rhythms and lyrics reflected his love of the art form. In this crowd-pleasing revue, six performers showcase Berlin's magnificent songs, telling the stories behind the man who made the music that made the movies dance.

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History

Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood premiered off-Broadway at The York Theatre on November 23, 2021. Conceived, directed and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the production featured Phillip Attmore, Jeremy Benton, Victoria Byrd, Kaitlyn Davidson, Joseph Medeiros and Melanie Moore.

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Performing Groups

Setting Various locations.
Additional Features No Intermission
Duration 90 minutes
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

“Songful and sophisticated... a fine tribute to America's most influential songwriter.” – TheaterMania

★★★★ “A delectable and indisputably significant series of Berlin songs for movies.” – New York Stage Review

“Well, what do you want from an Irving Berlin revue? Some familiar great old songs, to be sure. Maybe some less-familiar, less-great old songs. Some historical context in which to safely house those songs and explain when and why they were written... All of these things are in abundant supply in Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood.” – Talkin' Broadway

“Songful and sophisticated... a fascinating glimpse into his notebook of unfulfilled ideas offers us a taste of his distinctively American sense of humor... a fine tribute to America's most influential songwriter.” – TheaterMania

“Bookwriter Barry Kleinbort provides a useful running commentary, including several acted-out scenes where, inaccurately but refreshingly, the women play the studio brass... How welcome are 80 well-done minutes of Irving Berlin? How deep is the ocean, how high is the sky?” – Talkin' Broadway

Videos

Cheek to Cheek Trailer – The York Theatre
Cheek to Cheek (In Rehearsal) – The York Theatre

Music

Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz
Vocal DemandsModerate
Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Irving Berlin

With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (1888-1989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, ...

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Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood