The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023

THE POWER OF WORDS

Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct

PLAY ON WORDS

  • Saturday, 28th Oct
  • 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm IST
  • NCPA, Experimental Theatre

Multi-accomplished performer, composer and lyricist Hal Cazalet honours the Broadway career of his step Great-Grandfather P.G. Wodehouse. Alongside his favourite songs, the show celebrates the birth of the American musical and theatrical writing highlights of the last 120 years.

Featuring the work of P.G. Wodehouse, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Maury Yeston, Noël Coward, Stephen Sondheim, Hal Cazalet, Dudley Moore, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Ayckbourn, and many more.

Through anecdotes, songs and impersonations, Hal transports us back to the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood through the literary genius of one of the greatest comic writers ever to put pen to paper. Simon Beck accompanies on the Piano.

Cast & Credits:
Performer: Hal Cazalet
Director and Co-writer: Hugh Wooldridge
Musical Director & Pianist: Simon Beck
Guest Performer: Sharon Prabhakar Padamsee
Duration: 75 mins (no interval)
Language: English

Performance Partner: Kotak

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