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Sunday, January 23, 2011

PLAYHOUSE VALENTINE’S CONCERT

(Natalie Rungan will be among the soloists)

Love is in the air! Join the Playhouse Company and the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra in celebrating in style the build-up to Valentine’s Day this year with a special Valentine’s Concert to be presented in The Playhouse Opera on February 12.

Directed and choreographed by showbiz luminary Mark Hawkins, this glitzy event promises to be a night to remember and will feature a starry line-up of top acts. These include popular vocalist, Tim Moloi, jazz diva Natalie Rungan, lyric tenor Cobus Venter and sax whizz Andrew Young, along with a high profile line-up of leading South African dancers. Conducted by Naum Rousine, the evening’s lavish programme is geared to offer a wealth of musical enchantment.

East Coast Radio celebrity Damon Beard will bring a special buzz to this memorable experience as the evening’s MC, and members of the audience are invited to contribute to the glamour of the evening by joining the artists in appearing in designer evening wear, while the Playhouse foyers and performance venue will be decked out in style to match the occasion.

Popular hit numbers featured on the programme will include Strauss’s On the Blue Danube; O Sole Mio; Makes So Little Sense; Gimme the Night; Georgia On My Mind; Pink Panther; In The Mood; Unforgettable; River Deep, Mountain High; Can’t Take My Eyes Off You; If They Could See Me Now; That’s Amore; You Raise Me Up; Blue Tango; Baker Street; Islands in the Stream and Together Again.

The Valentine’s Day Concert takes place on February 12 at 19h30.Tickets R120 and R135. Book through Computicket on 083 915 8000 or online at www.computicket.com or call the Playhouse Box Office on 031 369 9540 / 9596 (during office hours).