Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter
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Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter is a theatrical and musical adventure about the life of Linda Lee Thomas
, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter
, starring jazz vocalist Stevie Holland
. It opened Off-Broadway
at the Triad Theater
on October 28, 2009 for an initial limited run through November 21, 2009, was expanded in book and song, and re-opened March 3, 2010 and closed June 9, 2010 in preparation for a national tour. The musical is directed by Ben West
, with arrangements by Gary William Friedman
.
Linda Lee Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas was an American socialite, the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter.A descendant of the Lee family of Virginia, daughter of Louisville banker William Paca Lee and his wife, née Lily Hill, Linda Belle Lee was, in her youth, a noted beauty...
, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
, starring jazz vocalist Stevie Holland
Stevie Holland
Stevie Holland, is an American jazz singer, cabaret performer / actress and lyricist.Born in New York, she is married to composer Gary William Friedman, with whom she has collaborated on several recording projects and theater productions. Her solo albums include More Than Words Can Say and Restless...
. It opened Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at the Triad Theater
Triad Theater
The Triad Theatre, formerly known as Palsson's Supper Club and Steve McGraw's, is located on West 72nd Street on New York's Upper West Side...
on October 28, 2009 for an initial limited run through November 21, 2009, was expanded in book and song, and re-opened March 3, 2010 and closed June 9, 2010 in preparation for a national tour. The musical is directed by Ben West
Ben West
Raphael Benjamin West was mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1951-1963. West was born on March 31, 1911, in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee the son of Martha Melissa and her husband James Watt West....
, with arrangements by Gary William Friedman
Gary William Friedman
Gary William Friedman is an American musician and composer. He completed his undergraduate work at Brooklyn College, and did advanced training in electronic music at Columbia University....
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