COME FLY AWAY Debuts at Pantages Theatre this Fall 10/25-11/6

The new Broadway musical, COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will makes its Los Angeles premiere at the Pantages Theatre for a strictly-limited 2 week engagement, October 25 - November 6, 2011.

The score of COME FLY AWAY combines classic and newly discovered vocal performances from the Sinatra archives along with signature arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Quincy Jones as well as brand new charts for this fresh innovative musical.

COME FLY AWAY 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 15 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.

Charles Isherwood of The New York Times calls COME FLY AWAY "Spectacular and dazzling! This is a major new work, with a stage full of brilliant performers. Twyla Tharp's electrifying celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra will sweep you up in a complete spell." Linda Winer of Newsday calls the show "a dangerously gorgeous dance adventure" while Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press called the show "Astonishing -- a love letter to romance, not to mention the man and his music, with eight marvelous leads and an orchestra of sterling musicians." And Richard Zoglin of Time Magazine states simply, "COME FLY AWAY delivers the purest jolt of pleasure to be found on a Broadway stage."

COME FLY AWAY is the next and most elaborate chapter in one of the most fruitful collaborations in contemporary dance. Twyla Tharp's creative relationship with the music of Frank Sinatra began in 1976 with the premiere of Once More Frank, a duet created for the American Ballet Theatre, performed by Ms. Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The collaboration continued with Nine Sinatra Songs, Ms. Tharp's acclaimed piece for fourteen dancers which had its world premiere with Twyla Tharp Dance in 1982, and was followed by Sinatra Suite, a duet featuring Mr. Baryshnikov and Elaine Kudo, which had its world premiere in 1984 with American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center. Citing it as one of the purest expressions of his body of work, Mr. Sinatra requested that Sinatra Suite be performed when he received his Kennedy Center Honors Award.

COME FLY AWAY features scenic design by James Youmans, costume design by Katherine Roth, lighting design by Donald Holder, and sound design by Peter McBoyle. Additional arrangements and orchestrations are by Dave Pierce and Don Sebesky.

Tickets for COME FLY AWAY may be purchased online at www.BroadwayLA.org or by phone at
1-800-982-ARTS(2787). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Pantages Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The Pantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, just east of Vine Street, and the box office opens daily at 10am.

The performance schedule for COME FLY AWAY is Tuesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm.

COME FLY AWAY features a running time of 80 minutes with no intermission and is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please note that no one under 5 will be admitted to the theatre.

Single tickets for COME FLY AWAY start at $25. Prices are subject to change without notice.

For more information on COME FLY AWAY, please visit www.ComeFlyAway.com.

For tickets or more information about COME FLY AWAY's Los Angeles engagement, please visit the Pantages Theatre's official website, www.BroadwayLA.org.

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