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HENSLEY & MONTIEL "AIN'T WE GOT FUN"
"Ain't We Got Fun", starring Ben Hensley and Michael Montiel, is a nostalgic look back at early 20th Century vaudeville with some updated material of the 21st Century. Just imagine, a pair of old-time song and dance vaudevillians with an Old Kit Bag, full of costumes and props, performing such standards as "When You're Smiling," "Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me," "Oh! You Beautiful Doll," and "Ain't We Got Fun". Complete with magic tricks, dances, and classic vaudevillian routines like "Slowly I turned," and some boy-girl flirtation with Montiel looking particularly fetching in campy female drag. Montiel also plays his Mexican grandmother in "The Enchilada Man" and there's a bit of double entendre in "The Zucchini Song" that makes it a little racy, even for the 'good old days'. Lindsay Martin and Hensley's direction pokes gentle fun at vaudeville all the while respecting the genre and Martin's choreography is a treat, especially the "Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails" number.
Hensley & Montiel specialize in creating new musical works for the stage featuring old music. This production originally premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival to sold-out houses and critical acclaim and then went on to play at Theatre Asylum, The Blankenship Ballet Company at the Historic Alexandria Hotel, Club FLAP, DiPiazza's Restaurant and Lounge, The Promenade Playhouse, The Rotary Club of Los Angeles. It's currently enjoying a monthly run at Hollywood's famed M Bar.
"Ain't We Got Fun" is a fun time for all ages and is being presented by Les Michaels' Life Is A Cabaret "Sundays In Summer" Series at The Arthur Newman Theatre located in The Joslyn Center, 73-750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert. Show time on Sunday afternoon, June 26th is 2 PM with doors opening at 1 PM and complimentary wine before the show. Advance reservations may be made at 760-325-2731.
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LocationArthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center
73-750 Catalina Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260
United States
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