Crazy For You
13 - 17 May 2008
Director and choreographer: Martyn Knight
Musical director: Trevor Defferd
The Anvil, Basingstoke
Evenings: 7:30 pm, Saturday matinee: 3:00 pm
A high-energy musical comedy that brings the best of Broadway to Basingstoke – brimming with Gershwin showstoppers, Fred Astaire elegance and a chorus line of glamorous tap dancing showgirls!
All playboy Bobby Child wants to do is sing and dance – but his domineering mother says he’s got to work for the family banking business.
She sends him to the sleepy mining town of Deadrock to close its only theatre. But Bobby soon discovers it’s the perfect place to put on a show and fulfil his dream of becoming a star of the stage!
His adventures take an unexpected turn when he falls head-over-heels in love with the theatre owner’s daughter Polly Baker - the only girl in a town of 157 men. The stage is set for comedy, romance, glamour – and some dazzling tap dance routines!
George Gershwin’s musical score is a feast of well-known songs from the exuberant “I Got Rhythm”, “Slap that Bass” and “Shall we Dance”, to the romantic “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” and “Someone to Watch Over Me”.
Box office tel: 01256 844244
Group bookings tel: 01256 366935
PRESS Reviews
"Who could ask for anything more? It is undoubtedly one of their best."
The Basingstoke Gazette - Read full review
"A stunning spectacle from BATS, with colourful costumes, good voices and energetic dance routines that left you speechless."
Newbury Weekly News - Read full review
"They got rhythm and style - a veritable firework display to delight and amaze."
The Farnham Herald - Read full review
"With an excellent set, a big stage venue and costumes to die for, this was the best BATS show that I have seen."
National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) - Read full review
Production Photos
Cast
Tess
Janet Lake
Patsy
Cari Deaves
Bobby Child
Bryn Hughes
Irene Roth
Zoe Tame
Bela Zangler
Rob Wilson
Mother
Elizabeth Flaherty
Moose
Richard Bond
Mingo
Stephen Westwood
Sam
David Chadwick
Polly Baker
Clare Ryan
Everett Baker
Colin Webb
Lank Hawkins
David Scanlan
Eugene Fodor
Steve Jeffery
Patricia Fodor
Tracey Gonzato
Female chorus: Charlotte Barnes, Trudi Bevan, Debbie Birkett, Julia Cheeseman, Elizabeth Flaherty,
Tracey Gonzato, Sue Harris, Abigail Parsons, Rachel Stubbins, Nikki Taylor, Katy Wilson
Male chorus: David Allard, Anthony Bevan, Nick Brannam, Jake Holland, Steve Jeffery, Patrick Tame
Creative team
Director and Choreographer
Martyn Knight
Musical Director
Trevor Defferd
Assistant to the Director
Abigail Parsons
Dance Captain
Libby Stockel
Production Manager
Simon Waller
Stage Manager
Matt Green
Stage Crew
Steve Brannam, Brian Edwards, Nick Horsey,
Ian "Spud" Smith, Elaine Hallaway,
Andy Hallaway, Tony Ward
Lighting & Sound Design
Viking Stage Lighting
Follow Spot Operators
Di Annakin, Graeme Duncanson
Scenery Hire
SLX Theatre Set Hire, Bristol
Props Coordinators
Barrie Cheeseman, Hazel Pearce, Simon Waller
Props Team
Rachel Glover, Louise Waller, Myra Ward
Additional Props
Chelmsford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society
Wardrobe Coordinator
Katy Wilson
Costumes
Costume Workshop (Isle of Wight) and BATS Wardrobe
Continuity
Members of BATS
Marketing and Sales Officer
Bryn Hughes
Marketing and Sales Team
David Allard, Tracey Gonzato, Sue Harris, Steve Jeffery, Colin Webb
Show Photographs
David Hosie
Publicity Photographs
Sue Harris, David Chadwick, Steve Jeffery
Programme Creation
Bryn Hughes and David Allard
Licensing information
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Ken Ludwig.
Co-conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent. Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan.
Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams.
Presented by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Ltd of New York.