By Harlow Essex

After the bumpy ride of her latest These Times They Are A- Changin’ Broadway musical based on Bob Dylan’s music, Twyla Tharp has returned with the premier of her newest Broadway endeavor. Come Fly Away, surrounding 4 couples in New York City, features the popular melodies of Frank Sinatra. According to NY Times writer Gia Kourlas, Ms. Tharp has been choreographing dances to Frank’s songs since the 1970’s, and this show will feature several works from her previous work Nine Sinatra Songs.

Most of the dancers working with Ms. Tharp have had a long history with her, whether dancing in her company or from select pieces from her past repertoire. She’s now relying on her deep interest and artistic connection to Sinatra, to fill the stage with colorful movement and diverse characters.

In a recent article, Kourlas identifies: “But beyond choreography the connections between productions are more grounded in characterization than in actual movement. It’s as if the couples in “Nine Sinatra Songs” are showing us what they might look like in the morning. To varying degrees, they let their guard down.”

“When I did Nine Sinatra Songs, I couldn’t have told you who these people were,” Ms. Tharp said. “Nor could I have structured a piece that would keep them all bouncing in the air simultaneously, have their stories evolve, put them in a place, and give you a time frame that starts here and goes there.”

Come Fly Away will open to devoted fans March 25 at the Marquis Theater in NYC.

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