YOU FASCINATE ME SO: PHILLIP OFFICER SALUTES MABEL MERCER

The NEW YORK TIMES declared PHILLIP OFFICER: “A master of lyric precision. A textbook example in pop understatement.”

YOU FASCINATE ME SO explores the evolution of American popular music, and a creative coterie of songwriters crafting a contemporary style of song in the early 20th Century. No understanding of the American popular song is complete without the knowledge of MABEL MERCER and her influence on lyric interpretation.

Mabel's perfect diction and honest interpretation of lyrics attracted many of America's rising singers to learn her style: Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, and Bobby Short. What they learned from Mabel Mercer transformed American culture. Tin Pan Alley was expanding it's trunk of tunesmiths to include Broadway's brightest composing stars: Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh. The chic supper clubs and smokey saloons were a perfect playground for the intimate art of cabaret, while the current musical jazz age was in full swing.

Join us for an afternoon musical affair at MAJESTIC REPERTORY THEATRE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024 - 2:00 PM

Majestic Repertory Theatre

1217 S. Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89104

The Arts District

With

PHILLIP OFFICER (2023 Top Ten Cabaret Times Square Chronicles, original Broadway cast “Side Show”)

MARK HARTMAN: Musical Direction (Broadway: “Sondheim On Sondheim,” “Avenue Q”)

Tickets: $30

Wine & Beer Available

Running Time: 75 minutes