“DECADES IN CONCERT 70S” WOWS DOWNTOWN CABARET CROWD

THE ENERGETIC STARS OF "DECADES IN CONCERT:  THE SEVENTIES"

The 1970s were marked by incredible highs and lows, from the first email transmission to the resignation of President Nixon due to the Watergate scandal, the election of two women to high office Isabel Martinez de Peron in Argentina and Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister in Great Britain to the vocal protests over the Vietnam War, the movement for women’s equality and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy, the signing of the Egyptian Israeli Peace Treaty and the massacre in Munich at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

The 70s were termed “pivot of change” and also the “Me decade” by author Tom Wolfe.  Billy Jean King defeated Bobby Rigg and space exploration was questioned.  Microwave ovens became popular and Louise Brown became the first test tube baby.  A lot happened in the 1970’s and you are now invited to view all these events through photographic projections highlighting the music that reached its peak, disco, at this time.

Bridgeport’s Downtown Cabaret Theatre just offered up an outstanding preview to “Decades in Concert: The Sounds of the Seventies.”  Hold on to your leisure suits and platform shoes and mark your calendars for three weekends January 31 to February 16 when this incredible show returns to the stage.  Conceived by Hugh Hallinan and written by Phill Hill, this show features a quartet of shimmering stars Everton Ricketts, Mikayla Petrilla, Robert Peterpaul, Saige Bryan with Kaylin Weller as understudy to all the parts.

You won’t need to wear a miniskirt or bell-bottomed pants to get into the groove, but you will see a veritable fashion parade of the trends thanks to costume designer Lesley Neilson-Bowman.

The group belts out hits like “I Will Survive,” “Everything is Beautiful,” “Rocketman,” “Big Yellow Taxi, “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,” “Oh Mandy” and so many more.  

The era was marked with dozens of genres from punk rock to disco, hard rock to easy listening, soul to rhythm and blues, and this show highlighted fifty of the finest.  Mark your calendar now for the end of January 2020 so you won’t miss this musical tribute to the 70’s.  Call the Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport at 203-576-1636 or go online to check out all the upcoming events at MyCabaret.org, like “Mamma Mia” September 20-October 13 and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” December 6-29.. If you were lucky enough to witness this preview weekend, you’ll be sure to want a second dose of disco and its accompanying delights.