On Sunday, April 16 at 3:00 p.m., Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel will present a virtual program, The Genius of Cole Porter, featuring Harvey Granat.
Cole Porter is considered one of a handful of America’s greatest Broadway and film composers.
“Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “Just One of Those Things,” and “What Is This Thing Called Love?” are just a few of his many songs that have graced the great American Songbook for so many years.
The temple is delighted that Harvey Granat returns for one of his special programs combining his performance of Cole Porter songs with the stories behind them.
As always, he will include some memorable film clips — this time of Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly, and Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel — doing some of the best of Cole Porter.
Harvey Granat is an entertainer and historian of the American Songbook. He regularly appears at a variety of venues in New York, Florida and the Berkshires, including his popular series at the 92nd St Y, Canyon Ranch where he has done more than 300 shows, and a recent, sold-out series at Delray Beach Playhouse.
He has also appeared at the Norton Museum in Palm Beach, The McCallum Theater in Palm Springs, and a host of other theaters and clubs. Harvey has collected important letters and manuscripts of the greats of the American Songbook and is proud to have established “The Harvey Granat George and Ira Gershwin Collection” at the Library of Congress.
Registration for this virtual event is $15.
This program is funded by Andi & Steve Levine.
For further information, to register and purchase a ticket online, go to:
https://www.scwculturalarts.org/sunday-series
After April 16 at 2:00 PM, call 516.482.5701 to purchase a ticket. Video is available for viewing thru April 30.
Call 516.482.5701 if you have any questions.
