EVERETT The music of the time of World War II is revisited in the 1940s-style musical, In the Mood, which features a big band orchestra and singers and dancers performing the music that moved a nations spirit and helped win a war, said presenter David Shaw, of Art Beat.
The jazzy, brassy sentimental romantic music of this important time will be presented at the Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. 8 p.m Saturday, Jan. 6 and again 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Northshore Performng Arts Center.
The Bud Forrest Entertainment production takes a retro look at the life and times of Americas greatest generation, with a company of 24 singers and dancers who are inspired by the sensational String of Pearls big band orchestra with arrangements, costumes and choreography as authentic as it gets, Shaw said.
Much more than a concert, In the Mood portrays the last time when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music, Shaw said.
With music and dance that combines up-tempo big band rhythms with mellow intimate ballads, the mood was to inspire a future filled with hope, promise and prosperity.
Tickets for the Everett performance are $32.50 to $75 available at the Historic Everett Theater, 2911 Colby, 425-258-6766, 2-5 p.m. daily; or 24 hours/7 days per week, call Toll Free: 888 TIX 4ALL ~ 888 849 4255 or on line at www.artbeatshows.org.
Written and directed by Washington D.C.s John Moran with choreography by Thomas Mills, of New York City, the Bud Forrest Entertainment production began touring following an overwhelming response from a performance on the steps of the National Archives in Washington, DC. It became part of the official entertainment for the World USOs 50th commemoration of the WW II events and was presented for the Clinton Presidential Inaugural Ball.
In the Mood has traveled to more than 30 states and to Europe.