Cole Porter Revival

Grammy nominee Helen George (Call The Midwife; Cinderella) and award-winning stage veteran Felicity Kendal CBE (Anything Goes; The Good Life) head up a 28-strong cast for Cole Porter's legendary feel-good musical, High Society, staged at the Barbican for a gorgeously re-imagined revival. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh (Clueless The Musical), the revival features choreography from Anthony Van Laast CBE (Kate Bush; Sister Act) and musical backing from a full orchestra, lead by music supervisor Stephen Ridley. Originally premiered in 1997, the musical is based on 1939 play The Philadelphia Story and its 1956 film adaptation starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

WHAT IS high society ABOUT?

When Tracy Lord is feverishly preparing for her wedding to a wealthy, but boring upstanding gentleman, her world is turned upside down by the reappearance of her impetuous husband, CK Dexter Haven, a jazz musician who is determined to win her back. The plot thickens when an unscrupulous tabloid reporter, Mike Connor, armed with embarrassing information about her father turns up to cover the wedding - where he too, falls in love with her. The action sees Tracy embark on a journey of self-discovery as she works out which man she would rather sail into the sunset with - if any. The musical features hit songs such as "True Love", "You're Sensational", "Well Did You Evah?" and of course, the synonymous "Who Wants To Be A Millonaire?".