Come Fly Away arrived on Broadway in March 2010 following a 2009 regional premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta under the title Come Fly With Me. The production ran for only 187 performances on Broadway, but a recent streamlined Las Vegas adaptation, titled Sinatra Dance With Me, proved a success and extended its run several times.
With the blessing of Frank Sinatra Enterprises and the Sinatra family, Come Fly Away features original masters of Sinatra's voice, which are backed by a live on-stage band. The show includes original arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Quincy Jones, as well as newly created arrangements for the production.
The tour, which will run through Aug. 7 in Atlanta, reunites several cast members from the Broadway and Las Vegas productions, including Tony nominee John Selya, Matthew Stockwell Dibble, Cody Green, Laurie Kanyok, Marielys Molina and Ron Todorowski.
The cast also includes Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Martin Harvey, Ramona Kelley, Christopher Vo, Anthony Burrell, Mallauri Esquibel, Marina Lazzaretto, Meredith Miles, Marceea Moreno, Candy Olsen, Julius Anthony Rubio, Amy Ruggiero, Justin Urso, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Michael Williams.
Tony Award winner Tharp conceived, directs and choreographs the production. The tour is produced by Nederlander Presentations, Inc., by special arrangement with the Frank Sinatra Family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. Tharp previously delivered the Tony-winning Broadway musical Movin' Out (featuring the music of Billy Joel) and the short-lived production of The Times They Are A Changin' (with the music of Bob Dylan).
The touring itinerary follows:
Atlanta, GA (Aug. 2-7 at the Fox Theatre)
Toronto, ON (Aug 16-28 at the Four Seasons Centre)
Detroit, MI (Sept. 13-25 a the Fisher Theatre)
Durham, NC (Sept. 27-Oct. 2 at the Durham PAC)
Grand Rapids, MI (Oct. 4-9 at Devos Hall)
St. Paul, MN (Oct. 11-16 at the Ordway)
Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 25-Nov. 6 at the Pantages Theatre)
San Diego, CA (Nov. 8-13 at the Civic Theatre)
Spokane, WA (Nov. 17-20 at the INB PAC)
Chicago, IL (Jan. 10-22, 2012, at the Bank of America Theatre)
Costa Mesa, CA (Jan. 31-Feb. 5, 2012, at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
Ft. Smith, AR (Feb. 13, 2012, at the Arkansas Best PAC)
Hershey, PA (Feb. 16-19, 2012, at the Hershey Theatre)
Baltimore, MD (Feb. 24-26, 2012, at the Lyric Opera House)
Providence, RI (March 2-4, 2012, at the Providence PAC)
Morgantown, WV (March 6, 2012, at the Creative Arts Center)
Lexington, KY (March 9-11, 2012, at the Opera House)
West Palm Beach, FL (March 13-18, 2012, at the Kravis Center)
Miami, FL (March 20-25, 2012, at the Adrienne Arscht Center)
Tampa, FL (March 27-April 1, 2012, at the Straz Center)
Montgomery, AL (April 3, 2012, at the Montgomery PAC)
Naples, FL (April 5-7, 2012, at the Philharmonic Center)
Houston, TX (April 10-15, 2012, at the Hobby Center)
Washington, DC (April 18-29, 2012, at the Kennedy Center)
Charlotte, NC (May 1-6, 2012, at the Blumenthal PAC)
Cleveland, OH (May 8-20, 2012, at Playhouse Square)
Hartford, CT (May 29-June 3, 2012, at the Bushnell)
The Come Fly Away creative team includes set designer James Youmans, lighting designer Donald Holder, costume designer Katherine Roth, sound designer Peter McBoyle and orchestrator Dave Pierce.
Come Fly Away, according to producers, "follows four couples as they fall in and out of love during one song and dance filled evening at a crowded nightclub. Blending the legendary vocals of Frank Sinatra with a live on stage big band and 14 of the world’s finest dancers, Come Fly Away weaves an unparalleled hit parade of classics, including 'Fly Me To The Moon,' 'My Way' and 'That's Life' into a soaring musical fantasy of romance and seduction."
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Highlights from Come Fly Away on Broadway:
