Come celebrate Black History Month with a healthy dose of jazz, swing, and rhythm and blues in the intimate Poli Club in the Palace Theater in Waterbury for one night only, Saturday, February 15 at 7 p.m.with a visit with the City Youth Theater/City Stage Company.
You might mistakenly think a musical concert about a guy who has just lost his gal, sweet Lorraine, after six years of cultivating a relationship, a fellow with no money, stuck in sadness in the darkest hours of the night, would be a downer. Yet when our sorry hero Nomax, a convincingly desperate guy admits his abject despair, his radio from the 1930's offers him an amazing parade of hope. Enter Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe and Little Moe to literally save his soul and his day. Get ready for the snappy and snazzy jazzy and blues stuffed magic of “Five Guys Named Moe” by Clarke Peters, featuring the greatest hits by saxophonist Louis Jordan shining brightly for your enjoyment.
In the midst of a cold and dreary winter in New England, you owe yourself this sunny and special musical delight. Come make the acquaintance of these talented guys who deliver a fully packed suitcase of more than two dozen hits that will have you singing and dancing along with glee. Tunes like “I Like ‘Em Fat Like That,” “Messy Bessy,” "Safe, Sane & Single,” "Saturday Night Fish Fry,” “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens,” "Choo Choo Ch’boogie” and "Is You Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?” jump and jive across this inviting stage.
A spectacular favorite will be the sing and dance along hit “Push Ka Pi She Pie” that invites the audience in for the fun. Along the way Nomax is forced to see the errors of his way, smoking and drinking too much, failing to remember Lorraine’s birthday and, in general, not being a stand up kind of guy. Eventually the lessons sink in and Nomax pledges to reform and start anew. Hallelujah!
This African-American tribute to jazz and the blues is pure honeyed delight. For tickets ($25), call the Palace, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury at 203-346-2000 or online at www.palacetheaterct.org. Bop on over to the Palace for a painless and spirited injection of pure rhythm and joy in this concert version of jumping,joy and jive.
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