Harry Connick Jr. is headed back to Broadway with a three-week limited engagement celebration of legendary songwriter Cole Porter. The actor and musician came up with the concept for the show and i…
Harry Connick Jr. is headed back to Broadway with a three-week limited engagement celebration of legendary songwriter“I love Broadway and if I had two careers one of them would be only Broadway just because I love it that much,” said Connick Jr. toat a press event at Sardi’s in Manhattan’s theater district. “I love the family of it, I love the immense creativity that exists here, not only with the people onstage but with the people that put the the show on, from the producers to the crews.
“He really understood the technique of arranging and orchestrating and he was so educated and used his education in such a witty way with his lyric writing and his songwriting — just an unusual hybrid of talents that he possessed,” said Connick Jr.,” a theatrical adaptation of Porter’s songbook, will include some tunes from Connick Jr.’s corresponding cover album of the same name, as well as some numbers that were previously unrecorded by the musician.
The show will feature a 24-piece big band and changing sets. Connick Jr. said that he is confident in his vision for the show, hoping that the audience has a “good time.”
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