The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter Revival
The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter - 2019 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
York Theatre Company
Theater at St. Jean's 150 East 76th Street New York, NY 10021
The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter was originally created and directed by Ben Bagley. This irreverent musical journey, conceived by Bagley in 1965, travels the globe through an array of gems from the vast Porter canon, both familiar and forgotten. The "world" under scrutiny is that between 1919 and 1945 when, indeed, some considerable declining and falling went on. Unfortunately (but fortunately for us), it's just as relevant now as it was over fifty years ago-"times have changed, and we've often rewound the clock," as Porter wrote, and now we're rewinding it again. The New York Times, in its original review, said the revue "relishes Cole Porter, feasting on his lively and lilting tunes, tunes that are so marked by the Porter dash and swagger that they are immediately recognizable even though one may never have heard them before." In times of great turmoil, Porter created a world of his own through his songs and made ours richer in the process.
The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter - 2019 - Off-Broadway Cast
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by Michael Dale - October 20, 2019
Long before Broadway's saturation with jukebox musicals and song catalog shows, Ben Bagley, a producer of modestly-financed Off-Broadway revues, added to what was then musical theatre's long title trend (HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM...) and created a charming revue titled THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER.
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Other Productions of The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter
| 1965 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 1967 | Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Production Los Angeles |
| 2006 |
Caldwell Theatre Production |
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| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
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