UK premiere of LOVE GODDESS, THE RITA HAYWORTH MUSICAL announced for The Cockpit
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Love Goddess, the Rita Hayworth Musical will receive its UK premiere at The Cockpit in London from 18 November to 23 December, it has been announced.
This new musical from New York chronicles the life of one of the greatest movie stars ever. Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her day, Fred Astaire’s all-time favourite dance partner, and the bride Orson Welles wanted more than any other woman in the world, there is only one Rita Hayworth.
Crowned the “Love Goddess” by her fans, Hayworth thrilled studio executives, servicemen, and movie audiences alike in 1940s/50s Hollywood. Yet she struggled to identify with the bombshell image projected of her, marrying and divorcing five different men in her search for a partner who loved her for who she truly was.
As Hayworth’s story unfolds, we meet Welles, Astaire, Harry Cohn and other extraordinary figures in her life, all presented through the fractured prism of her deteriorating memory due to a then-unknown cause: Alzheimer’s.
Originally a solo play created and performed by Almog Pail, the show won rave reviews from audiences and critics in Malta, Off-Broadway and London (Canal Café Theatre). This production in collaboration with The Cockpit is the first production of the new full-length musical by Pail & co-writer Stephen Garvey. It is directed by Jay Stern and features five actor-singers portraying over 40 characters.
The musical includes original music and lyrics by Broadway pianist Logan Medland, and jazz, tap, and Flamenco dance sequences by award-winning choreographer Lorna Ventura.
Following the London run, the company hopes to take the show to the West End or Off-Broadway.
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