An Evening with Danny Kaye presented by The American Century Theater at Gunston Arts Center

An Evening with Danny Kaye

Gunston Arts Center
2700 S. Lang Street Arlington

The American Century Theater is thrilled to be welcoming Helen Hayes Award-winning Brian Childers back to TACT for An Evening with Danny Kaye. This production, to be performed as part of TACT’s Robert M. McElwaine “Reflections” series, pays tribute to one of Broadway and Hollywood’s greatest showmen – Danny Kaye. Brian Childers becomes Danny Kaye in a way that lets a new generation discover – and an older generation re-visit – a unique performer.

Presented by The American Century Theater

Thru - Aug 16, 2014

Price: $32 - $40

Show Type: Musical

Running Time: 1hrs, 30mins;one intermission

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An Evening with Danny Kaye Reviews

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Brian Childers IS the exact personification of Danny Kaye in the wonderfully amusing and slightly manic current production at The American Century Theater (TACT), An Evening with Danny Kaye. Childers bounded onto the beautifully-rendered concert style setting (a hallmark of TACT is above-par superior, authentic period detail and scenic design) and emanated the many and myriad details of Kaye’s lively and intelligent persona. Utilizing every part of his limber body to achieve laughter, Childers progressed through a series of highly amusing patter songs, list songs, novelty songs, show tunes, Hollywood film songs, and various up-tempo numbers that kept the audience enthralled throughout ninety-minutes of almost complete non-stop physical movement."

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- David Friscic

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

"...It may not be profound, but it is thoroughly entertaining. And if watching Brian Childers as he sums up Kaye's philosophy—"Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it"—inspires people to seek out Danny Kaye's movies, this show will have done its job of keeping the man's unique talent alive."

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- Susan Berlin

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

Childers’ voice is sublime, running the gauntlet between smooth, mellow tones and wild, Vaudeville-esque impressions and scatting, but that’s not the true magic of this show.

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- Maddie Ardillo

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