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Yellow feathers and all
By Wren Wertin |
Vail Daily
"Copacabana The Musical" hits the stage on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
If you're singing by now, there's a show at the Vilar Center you might want to check out. "Copacabana The Musical" hits the stage on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Though Barry Manilow won't be part of the cast, his song lives on in all its campy, over-the-top glory.
"The first act I don't think is cheesy at all," said Zach Hanna, the male lead. "It's pretty real, with a lot of good music and numbers. But the second act is a lot of camp."
Hanna plays Stephen, a songwriter struggling to write a song. He casts back to 1947 in his imagination. He imagines the Copacabana Night Club in New York City. Lola Lamar is a Copa Girl, and she and bartender Tony Starr are in love.
Alas, it doesn't end there. Enter Rico - "he wore a diamond. He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there." And the trouble begins. Stephen, caught up in his own imagination, casts himself as the hero, Tony.
"People just love the song," said Hanna. "Wherever we go, that's the final song at the end of the show. For Barry Manilow fans coming to the show, they just go crazy when they hear that number."
Hanna can't remember the first time he heard Manilow's music, as his mother was a big fan. His music could be heard throughout the house. At this point, his parents have seen him in the musical four times and counting. He recently graduated from college with a musical theater major.
"I would not have guessed that I'd be doing a Barry Manilow musical," said the actor. "Musicals have been what I've always wanted to do. I think it's the honesty and being able to bring music into everyday life. There's so much emotion you have to sing."
Emotion is a given for "Copacabana," where "music and passion were always the fashion."
The theater company comes with a 20-person cast, a boatload of costumes and glitzy choreography at their disposal.
"It's just a fun show to watch," said Hanna. "It's certainly not a Pullitzer Prize-winning drama, but it's a lot of fun to watch."
Wren Wertin can be reached via e-mail at wrenw@vaildaily.com or phone at 949-0555, ext. 618.
Though Barry Manilow won't be part of the cast, his song lives on in all its campy, over-the-top glory.
"The first act I don't think is cheesy at all," said Zach Hanna, the male lead. "It's pretty real, with a lot of good music and numbers. But the second act is a lot of camp."
Hanna plays Stephen, a songwriter struggling to write a song. He casts back to 1947 in his imagination. He imagines the Copacabana Night Club in New York City. Lola Lamar is a Copa Girl, and she and bartender Tony Starr are in love.
Alas, it doesn't end there. Enter Rico - "he wore a diamond. He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there." And the trouble begins. Stephen, caught up in his own imagination, casts himself as the hero, Tony.
"People just love the song," said Hanna. "Wherever we go, that's the final song at the end of the show. For Barry Manilow fans coming to the show, they just go crazy when they hear that number."
Hanna can't remember the first time he heard Manilow's music, as his mother was a big fan. His music could be heard throughout the house. At this point, his parents have seen him in the musical four times and counting. He recently graduated from college with a musical theater major.
"I would not have guessed that I'd be doing a Barry Manilow musical," said the actor. "Musicals have been what I've always wanted to do. I think it's the honesty and being able to bring music into everyday life. There's so much emotion you have to sing."
Emotion is a given for "Copacabana," where "music and passion were always the fashion."
The theater company comes with a 20-person cast, a boatload of costumes and glitzy choreography at their disposal.
"It's just a fun show to watch," said Hanna. "It's certainly not a Pullitzer Prize-winning drama, but it's a lot of fun to watch."
Wren Wertin can be reached via e-mail at wrenw@vaildaily.com or phone at 949-0555, ext. 618.
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