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Were you one of the lucky ones? - who saw Crazy For You on the Thursday night?

Our production in January 2008 was the super musical by the Gershwin brothers (George and Ira)
"Crazy For You".  Unfortunately the Friday Evening and both Saturday performances had to be cancelled through circumstances beyond the control of the Harrogate Phoenix Players: a combination of very high winds and a problem with the fire alarm system at Harrogate Theatre caused damage to the safety curtain such that it could not be raised and lowered properly.
This safety curtain, which all theatre patrons will have seen at some time or other being raised or lowered, is provided for the audience's protection in the event of a fire occurring backstage and sadly, in common with all other theatres, no performance is permitted to take place without full and correct operation of this safety curtain.  Neither the Theatre nor Harrogate Council (who are responsible for the Theatre building) were able to effect a quick cure ...
So if you were present on the Thursday night - not only did you see a wonderful performance of this great musical, but you belong to an elite number of people  who can say "I was there to see Crazy For You".
For those who missed the show... we were unable to present the complete show again, because of the high costs of hiring the venue and the scenery and costumes, plus the royalties payable to the rights holders of the show and fees payable to our wonderful band .  However, we did bring you a few of the best numbers from "Crazy For You"  as part of our GALA CONCERT presented at the newly opened ROYAL HALL on 17th May 2008 - along with lots of other numbers (see above).

Did you see? - Phoenix Night of Music

The Sun Pavilion, Valley Gardens, Harrogate: performed on 15th - 18th May 2007

Our  Spring Show for 2007 was performed at our usual venue - the delightful Sun Pavilion, situated in the world-famous Valley Gardens in the centre of Harrogate - to critical acclaim, people being impressed by  the high standard throughout, particularly the smooth flow of the musical numbers.  The programme of songs from Stage, Screen, Opera and Popular Music offered a varied selection of differing styles of music with, as usual, a good number of songs sung in the excellent harmony for which we are renowned.
There were chorus numbers, there were solos, there was dancing - above all, there was variety.

Did you see? - My Fair Lady

Harrogate Theatre: performed on 25th-27th January 2007

Probably the greatest musical play ever, MY FAIR LADY has become a legend in theatre history.

Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe created a perfect musical out of a flawless play - an achievement unmatched before or since. They retained the plot, character and many of the lines from Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION and arranged them with a sparkling score. Every song is a showstopper.

'Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?' asks Professor Higgins. He sets out to prove that by teaching a common flower girl to speak correctly, he can pass her off anywhere as an English aristocrat. The flower girl is Eliza Doolittle, the grubby daughter of a drunken dustbin man. Higgins does succeed in turning his rebellious 'guttersnipe' into an elegant debutante, but then he finds he cannot live without her.