“A bright, tuneful, totally entertaining revue… a rollicking, joyous evening!”
“Red hot and cracking, stimulating and irresistible!”
“Bebopping pizzazz, high steppin‘ swing and slithering jive. It’s sensational.”
The All Night Strut
The World Theatre
2318 Central Avenue • Kearney, NE 68847
April 22-24 • 7 pm
April 24 & 25 • 2 pm
Adults: $20
Students: $10
Tickets available online or by calling 308-627-5796.
Season Tickets available February 25.
General Public Tickets available March 4.
Swing’s the thing in this classy, sassy musical celebration of the 1930s and ’40s filled with jazz, blues, and American songbook standards! Weaving together the work of legendary songwriters such as Frank Loesser, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Cab Calloway, and the Gershwins, the story moves through time and place to capture a beloved American era. Featuring songs like “In The Mood”, “Fascinating Rhythm” and “As Time Goes By”, this show will bring back memories from days gone by. An international hit, The All Night Struthas delighted audiences old and young with its sublime music and sheer energy. Presented at the historic World Theatre in downtown Kearney, The All Night Strut is certain to send audiences back into the world with a skip in their step and a song in their heart.
Distanced seating will be in place for this production, and we are requesting that all patrons wear a mask to the performance.
Crane River Theater is committed to the safety of our patrons and artists. Please visit our COVID-19 information page for a list of safety measures we have implemented for productions.
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CAST & CREW
Piano – Brian Botsford
Bass – Mark Liljehorn
Drums – Cassidy Stelling
Reeds – Chris Stelling
Trombone – Nathan LeFeber
Trumpet – Rick Mitchell
CREDITS
THE ALL NIGHT STRUT
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by
FRAN CHARNAS
Musical Arrangements by Tom Fitt, Gil Lieb, and Dick Schermesser
Additional Orchestrations by Corey Allen
THE ALL NIGHT STRUT
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
ACT I
“CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO” (1941) by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren; used by permission of EMI Feist Catalong, Inc.
“MINNIE THE MOOCHER” (1931) by Cab Calloway, Irving Mills and Clarence Gaskill; used by permission of EMI Mills Music, Inc., EMI Entertainment World O/B/O Hi-De-Ho Man Music
“BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?” (1932) by E.Y. Harburg & Jay Gorney; used by permission of Gorney Music, Glocca Morra Music Corp.
“IN THE MOOD” (1938) by Joe Garland; used by permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
“GIMME A PIGFOOT AND A BOTTLE OF BEER” (1939) by Wesley “Socks” Wilson; used by permission of MCA Music Publishing, a Division of MCA, Inc.
“A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE” (1940) by E. Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin; used by permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
“FASCINATING RHYTHM” (1924) by George & Ira Gershwin; used by permission of Warner Brothers Music Corp.
“JAVA JIVE” (1941) by Ben Oakland & Milton Drake; used by permission of Warner Bros. Music, A Division of Warner Bros. Inc. Song/ATV Tunes LLC
“WORLD WAR II MEDLEY” (1938-1943)
“GI JIVE” (1943) by Johnny Mercer; used by permission of Warner Bros. Music Corp.
“SHOO SHOO BABY” (1943) by Phil Moore; used by permission of MCA Music Publishing, A Division of MCA, Inc.
“WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER” (1942) by Walter Kent & Nat Burton; used by permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Walter Kent Music Co.
“ROSIE THE RIVETER” (1942) by Redd Evans & John Jacob Loeb; used by permission of Famous Music Corp., Fed Ahlert Music Corp.
“YOU’RE A LUCKY FELLOW MR. SMITH” (1941) by Sonny Burke, Hughie Prince & Don Raye; used by permission of MCA Music, a Division of MCA, Inc.
“PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION” (1942) by Frank Loesser; used by permission of Famous Music Corp.
“COMIN’ IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER” (1943) by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh; used by permission of EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc.. Jimmy McHugh Music, Inc.
“I’LL BE SEEING YOU” (1938) by Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain, L. Lee Philips, Trustee, Sammy Fair Trust D/B/A; used by permission of Fain Music Co. & Fred Ahlert Music Corp. A/C The New Irving Kahal Music Co.
ACT II
“I GET IDEAS” (1951) by Dorcas Cochran & Sanders; used by permission of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
“AIN’T MISBEHAVIN” (I’m Savin’ My Love For You) (1929) by Waller, Brooke, Razaf; used by permission fo Razaf Music Company, EMI Mills, Inc., Anne-Rachel Music
“OPERATOR” (1959) by William Spivery; used by permission of Conrad Music, A Division of Arc Music Corp.
“DREAM” (1944) by Johnny Mercer, used by permission of Warner Brothers Music Corp.
“BEAT ME DADDY, EIGHT TO THE BAR” (1940) by Don Raye, Hughie Prince & Eleanore Sheehy; used by permission of MCA Music, A Division of MCA, Inc.
“A FINE ROMANCE” (1936) by Dorothy Fields & Jerome Kern; used by permission of Polygram International Publishing, Inc. ALDI Music Company
“TUXEDO JUNCTION” (1940) by Erskine Hawkins, Buddy Feyne, William Johnson & Julian Dash; used by permission of Rytvoc, Inc., Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc.
“JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT” (1942) by Al Stillman & Paul McGrane; used by permission of Chappell & Co.
“AS TIME GOES BY” (1931) by Herman Hupfield; used by permission of Warner Bros. Music, A Division of Warner Bros., Inc.
“HIT THAT JIVE, JACK” (1941) by Skeets Tolbert & Johnny Alston; used by permission of MCA Music Publishing, A Division of MCA, Inc.
“BILLIE’S BOUNCE” (1945) by Charlie Parker; used by permission of Atlantic Music Corporation
“IT DOESN’T MEAN A THING” (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (1932) by Duke Ellington & Irving Mills; used by permission of EMI Mills Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation
“LULLABY OF BROADWAY” (1936) by Al Dubin & Harry Warren; used by permission of Warner Bros. Music, Inc., a Division of Warner Bros., Inc.
