The UK's Dame Janet Suzman to Make Singing Debut in March at Crazy Coqs

Dame Janet Suzman will be making her singing debut in a duet with Harold Sanditen in his newest cabaret show, FLYIN' HIGH, on March 31st in London at The Crazy Coqs. She will make an additional appearance on April 1st. Dame Janet is lauded for Nicholas and Alexander for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Her Cleopatra is still considered to be the definitive one.

"When Dame Janet Suzman agreed to make her singing debut in a duet with me, I almost did back flips,". said Harold Sanditen. "When she chose a fun and frothy Dave Frishberg song, 'Let's Eat Home,' over a more serious medley in Greek and English, I was über-impressed. Suzman is one of the most talented and respected leading actresses of our time, and a stunner, to boot! Frishberg is all witty word play, so that plays on her acting, but the song's pretty syncopated, and the internal rhymes make it a bit complicated.

Then she told me she'd like to join me on stage on April 1st. OK, I thought, it's a joke, but it's not, and given her stage credentials, I knew she would never agree to something at which she couldn't excel. She's no fool, April or otherwise. Then she decided to duet over two nights, just to be sure she'd get it perfect. Once she agreed to sing with me, I commissioned a new verse for the song, split the lyrics between us, and sent her a "script" and a recording so she could rehearse in the sun in South Africa, before returning to London for a live rehearsal.

Everything fell into place within a few hours, so it was kismet, and soon we'll be FLYIN' HIGH together at the Crazy Coqs. This is my highly comic show about travel - covering the 65 countries I've visited so far. My song choices are always eclectic - in this show, ranging from Bacharach and the Beatles, through to Jobim and Weill. She's also planning to sing a solo, but hasn't let me know what that will be just yet. I can't wait to find out! If she tells me a Horace Silver song, I'll just laugh and say 'of course!' Several people asked me, 'How did you know Janet Suzman can sing? Answer - 'I asked!' "

The show will be recorded over three nights as the first "live at the Crazy Coqs" CD. From the Crazy Coqs, FLYIN' HIGH goes on a world tour, with Sanditen, pianist Michael Roulston and bassist Jonty Fisher visiting New York, California, Paris and Montenegro.

Harold Sanditen's FLYIN' HIGH is at The Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London W1 from Tuesday, March 31st to Thursday, April 2nd at 8 pm prior to its world tour! Dame Janet Suzman will appear two nights, March 31st and April 1st. For tickets visit:

http://www.crazycoqs.com

For more information and tour dates visit: http://www.haroldsanditen.com.