Shall We Dance
Fred & Ginger
July 13 - 15, 2018
George and Ira Gershwin contributed a cornucopia of honey-toned now-standards to this breezy charmer, in which romantic complications onboard an ocean liner leave Fred and Ginger contemplating whether they should “call the whole thing off.”
Astaire and Rogers add a third name to their already formidable marquee: Gershwin. George and Ira contributed a cornucopia of honey-toned now-standards (“They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “They All Laughed”) to this breezy charmer, in which Astaire’s faux-Russian ballet star Petrov (née Peter P. Peters) woos dancing sensation Rogers onboard an ocean liner. Spoiler: romantic complications ensue. Among the hoofing highlights: Astaire tapping up a storm to the rhythms of a steamship’s pistons; the duo dancing on roller skates to “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”; and a finale featuring a chorus line of masked Rogers lookalikes.
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