The Great American Songbook celebrates four decades of American popular song, from the early hits of Tin Pan Alley when such luminaries as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and the Gershwins were King, through the great Broadway musicals of Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein - and not forgetting the golden age of the movie songwriters Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Sammy Cahn. The Great American Songbook revisits those glorious, glamorous years with the songs that shaped a nation.

Hear the stories behind the songs and tributes to such stars as Al Jolson, Judy Garland and one of the greatest exponents of the genre Frank Sinatra. All-singing, All-dancing - The Great American Songbook is guaranteed to make you say “They don’t write them like that any more!”  You definitely won’t want to miss it!

What the papers say…..

“A star-studded backdrop and toe-tapping music set the scene for the opening of The Great American Songbook.  Devised and directed by Ian Adams, the show tells the story of forty years of American popular music.  The pace was fast, the constantly changing costumes beautiful and the band – musical director/pianist Laurence Payne and percussionist Bobby Cook – were superb”.

“The quartet from High Society was as good as the original!”

“ the audience, after over 90 numbers, were left with joy in their hearts, smiles on their faces …. and still wanting more!

IAN ADAMS  presents
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Devised and directed by Ian Adams
Musical Arrangements by Laurence Payne
Produced in association with The Hiss & Boo Company Ltd.