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SWING!

Comes to Houston's Jones Hall

March 26 - 31, 2002

SWING! Boasts Spectacular Vocal Performance! The Show is punctuated with such all - time great swing tunes as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"! Presented by Broadway in Houston from March 26 - 31, 2002 at the Jones Hall.

Direct from Broadway, the Jumpin', Jivin' Musical SWING!, comes to Jones Hall, located at 615 Louisiana, Houston, Texas in the Downtown Theater District, March 26 - 31, 2002 from Broadway in Houston, presented by the Society for the Performing Arts.

A celebration of the music and dance craze that swept the nation in the '30s and '40s, SWING! Opened on Broadway in October, 2000 to powerful praise for its music, dance and style. Clive Barnes of The New York Post called SWING! "a major breakthrough and the most exhilarating show in town!" So much more than a dance revue, SWING! Crosses ethnic and cultural barriers with an electric mix of Jive, Latin Swing, West Coast Swing, Hip - Hop and Country Western Swing. Nominated for six Tony Awards, SWING was also honored with nominations by the Outer Critics Circle and Grammy Awards committee.

Featuring new and classic songs and over 30 tour de force dance numbers, SWING also boasts spectacular vocal performance. Driven by the dynamic sound of a hot neo - Swing band, the show is punctuated with such all - time great swing tunes as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Harlem Nocturne," "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Blues in the Night."

SWING! Positively Cooks, You'll Be Dancing In Your Seat."
-----Evan Henerson, Los Angeles Daily News

SWING was originally directed and choreographed by Lynne Taylor - Corbett, with production supervision by Tony Award winning director Jerry Zaks. For this acclaimed National Tour, produced by Troika Entertainment, Taylor - Corbett's original direction and choreography has been faithfully recreated by director Lori Steinberg and choreographer Kim Craven. Sets are by Thomas Lynch, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Marty Vreeland, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The show is based on an original idea by Paul Kelly.

"…..ANYONE WHO CAN KEEP THEIR FEET STILL, WHO CAN KEEP A SMILE OFF THEIR LIPS, WHO CAN KEEP THEIR EYES FROM OPENING WIDE WITH WONDER, WHO CAN KEEP FROM LAUGHING OUT LOUD - WELL, SUCH A PERSON SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR WILL IS IN ORDER AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALL SETTLED."
-----Joe Adcock, Seattle Post - Intelligencer

So much more than a dance revue, SWING! crosses barriers with an electric mix of Jive, Latin Swing, West Coast Swing, Hip - Hop and Country Western Swing. Presented by Broadway in Houston from March 26 - 31, 2002 at the Jones Hall.