The new Broadway musical, COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and by special arrangement with the Frank Sinatra Family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises, will open at Detroit's Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, September 13. Tickets for the Detroit performance of COME FLY AWAY will go on sale Monday, July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Fisher Theatre box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-982-2787, and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.broadwayindetroit.com.
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 14 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 calls 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."
The show's score combines classic and newly discovered vocal performances from the Sinatra archives along with signature arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Quincy Jones, among others, and brand new charts, for this fresh innovative musical.
COME FLY AWAY, which premiered at the
ALLIANCE THEATRE in Atlanta, GA in September 2009 and opened on Broadway in March 2010, 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. Mr. Sinatra requested that Sinatra Suite be performed when he received his Kennedy Center Honors Award, citing it as one of the purest expressions of his body of work.
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. Music supervision is by
Dave Pierce.
COME FLY AWAY is produced on tour by
Nederlander Presentations, Inc., by special arrangement with the
Frank Sinatra Family and
Frank Sinatra Enterprises.
Performance times for COME FLY AWAY, appearing Sept. 13 - 25, 2011 at the Fisher Theatre, located at 3011 W. Grand Blvd., in Detroit, are:
- Tuesday through Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday evening performances at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Ticket prices for the Detroit engagement of COME FLY AWAY range from $39-$89 (includes parking and facility fees) and go on sale July 11, 2011 at the Fisher Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets will also be available for purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.BroadwayinDetroit.com, and by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-982-2787. Limited premium seats will be available at the box office only. For group sales (12 or more) please email groups@broadwayindetroit.com or call (313) 871-1132. For additional information, call (313) 872-1000 or visit www.BroadwayinDetroit.com.
The Detroit engagement of COME FLY AWAY is sponsored by Chrysler.