STRICTLY STARS ALJAZ & JANETTE PAY TRIBUTE TO FRED ASTAIRE IN SPECTACULAR NEW THEATRE SHOW
Starring Strictly Come Dancing stars Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara, ‘Remembering Fred’ is an exciting new show, from the producer of Darcey Bussell's & Katherine Jenkins' Viva La Diva. ‘Remembering Fred’ will feature song and dance and celebrate the legacy of one of Hollywood’s true screen legends and entertainers: Fred Astaire.
Aljaz and Janette will be performing the golden age of Hollywood’s most celebrated dance routines and audiences will also hear famous Fred ‘fans’, such as Darcey Bussell, Ava Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Irving Berlin, Twiggy, Don Black and Bruce Oldfield, amongst others, talk about how the screen icon touched their lives and what made him so special. ‘Remembering Fred’ is a magical evening of top hat, white tie and wonderful tales!
Backed by a full supporting cast of dancers, live band and singers, Aljaz and Janette will perform classics from the American Songbook, written by the likes of George & Ira Gershwin, Irving Berling and Cole Porter. ‘Remembering Fred’ will feature songs such as They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Night & Day, S’Wonderful, Cheek To Cheek, Puttin' On The Ritz, Let’s Face The Music & Dance, The Way You Look Tonight, Top Hat, White Tie & Tail and many others.
Aljaz & Janette commented: "Fred Astaire is an inspiration to every dancer we know. We are excited to be headlining a show paying tribute to this unique Hollywood legend. We will celebrate his dance, his choreography, his most memorable songs and films, as well as his poise and elegance and what made this man such an icon of the 20th century. And just like Fred, we will be doing it big, doing it right and doing it with style!"
The fifty-date tour begins at on Friday, 7th April, 2017, at Blackpool’s Opera House and will end on Saturday, 3rd June at Truro’s A Hall For Cornwall. It plays The London Palladium on Friday, 14th April.
Tickets for Remembering Fred are available from: REMEMBERINGFRED.COM / REMEMBERINGFRED.CO.UK / TICKETMASTER.CO.UK / 0844 844 0444
The full list of dates are as follows:
APRIL
Fri 7 BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE
Sat 8 SCUNTHORPE BATHS HALL
Sun 9 BIRMINGHAM THE ALEXANDRA
Mon 10 LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL
Tue 11 HALIFAX VICTORIA THEATRE
Wed 12 GATESHEAD THE SAGE
Fri 14 LONDON LONDON PALLADIUM
Sat 15 GUILDFORD G LIVE
Sun 16 HIGH WYCOMBE THE SWAN THEATRE
Mon 17 RICHMOND THE RICHMOND THEATRE
Wed 19 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Thu 20 CARLISLE THE SANDS
Fri 21 RHYL PAVILION
Sat 22 NEW BRIGHTON FLORAL PAVILION
Mon 24 YEOVIL THE OCTAGON
Tue 25 CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL
Wed 26th CARDIFF ST DAVID’S HALL
Thu 27 POOLE DORSET THE LIGHTHOUSE
Fri 28 NORTHAMPTON ROYAL & DERNGATE
Sat 29 MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER HALL
Sun 30 BARROW THE FORUM
MAY
Mon 1 BARROW THE FORUM
Wed 3 MARGATE WINTER GARDENS
Thu 4 FOLKESTONE LEAS CLIFF HALL
Fri 5 READING THE HEXAGON
Sat 6 LOWESTOFT MARINA THEATRE
Sun 7 SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
Tue 9 PETERBOROUGH CRESSET THEATRE
Wed10 SWINDON WYVERN THEATRE
Thu 11 SWINDON WYVERN THEATRE
Fri 12 SWANSEA BRANGYWN HALL
Sat 13 PLYMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE
Sun 14 TORQUAY THE PRINCESS THEATRE
Tue 16 KINGS LYNN CORN EXCHANGE
Wed 17 YORK, THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Fri 19 GLASGOW PAVILION THEATRE
Sat 20th INVERNESS EDEN COURT THEATRE
Sun 21st EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE
Mon 22 ABERDEEN HER MAJESTYS
Tue 23 DUNFERMLINE ALHAMBRA
Wed 24 SALISBURY CITY HALL
Fri 26 PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
Sat 27 WORTHING PAVILION THEATRE
Sun 28 ST ALBANS THE ALBAN ARENA
Mon 29 OXFORD THE NEW THEATRE
Tue 30 TUNBRIDGE WELLS ASSEMBLY HALL THEATRE
Wed 31 HASTINGS WHITE ROCK
JUNE
Thu 1 TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL
Fri 2 TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL
Sat 3 TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL
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