1. Gee, But It’s Good to Be Here
Matt Dubey & Harold Karr (Ethel, Happy Hunting, 1956) Vocals: Valerie, Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 2. I Got Rhythm George & Ira Gershwin (Ethel, Girl Crazy, 1930) Vocals: Valerie, with Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 3. Night and Day Cole Porter (Fred, Gay Divorce, 1932) Vocals: Ben • Piano: Brad 4. Put Me to the Test George & Ira Gershwin (Fred, A Damsel in Distress, 1937) Vocals: Ben • Piano: Brad 5. They Say It’s Wonderful Irving Berlin (Ethel, Annie Get Your Gun, 1946) Vocals: Valerie & Ben • Piano: Brad 6. Please Don’t Monkey with Broadway Cole Porter (Fred, Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940) Vocals: Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 7. I’d Rather Charleston Desmond Carter & George Gershwin (Fred, Lady, Be Good!, 1924) Vocals: Valerie & Ben • Piano: Brad & Tim 8. Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin (Fred, Top Hat, 1935) Vocals: Ben • Piano: Brad 9. I Get a Kick Out of You Cole Porter (Ethel, Anything Goes, 1934) Vocals: Valerie • Piano: Tim 10. It’s the Animal in Me Mack Gordon & Harry Revel (Ethel, The Big Broadcast of 1936, 1935) Vocals: Valerie • Piano: Tim 11. Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil Irving Berlin (Ethel, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 1938) Vocals: Valerie & Brad • Piano: Tim 12. This Is It Dorothy Fields & Arthur Schwartz (Ethel, Stars in Your Eyes, 1939) Vocals: Valerie, with Ben, Brad & Tim • Piano: Tim 13. You’re the Top Cole Porter (Ethel, Anything Goes, 1934) Vocals: Valerie, Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 14. Dress Up Medley: Top Hat Irving Berlin (Fred, Top Hat, 1935) My Walking Stick Irving Berlin (Ethel, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 1938) Vocals: Valerie, Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 15. Pick Yourself Up Dorothy Fields & Jerome Kern (Fred, Swing Time, 1936) Vocals: Brad • Piano: Tim 16. A Couple of Swells Irving Berlin (Fred, Easter Parade, 1948) Vocals: Valerie & Ben • Piano: Tim 17. Triplets Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz (Fred, The Band Wagon, 1953) Vocals: Valerie, Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 18. Dancing in the Dark Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz (Fred, The Band Wagon, 1953) Vocals: Ben • Piano: Brad 19. Give Him the Oo-la-la Cole Porter (Ethel, DuBarry Was a Lady, 1939) Vocals: Valerie • Piano: Tim 20. Show Biz Medley: There’s No Business Like Show Business Irving Berlin (Ethel, Annie Get Your Gun, 1946) That’s Entertainment Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz (Fred, The Band Wagon, 1953) Vocals: Valerie, Ben & Brad • Piano: Tim 21. Encore: They Can’t Take That Away from Me George & Ira Gershwin (Fred, Shall We Dance, 1937) Vocals: Valerie, Ben, Brad & Tim |
FRED & ETHEL
Great Songs of Astaire & Merman 
This star-kissed pairing of pairs has made a foursome that seems destined to remain a team. You have a formula for a madcap evening of vaudeville and old-fashioned crooning that remind us what a great legacy we have inherited in the Great American Songbook. In the hands of this foursome "Fred & Ethel" is a flawlessly constructed show. All four performers were able to shine in this program. John Amodeo, Bay Windows "Fred & Ethel" is a spine-tingling tribute. Singers Valerie Anastasio and Benjamin Sears are more than capable of pulling it off. They both have strong, beautiful voices that send shivers up your spine. Accompanists Tim Harbold and Bradford Conner are equally brilliant on piano. It can't be stressed how wonderful the musical interpretations are. This is probably the best musical theatre this reviewer has heard on the Cape this season. Rebecca M. Alvin,The Cape Codder The music cooked! When they do "Fred and Ethel" again don't miss it. You'll be tickled pink. Beverly Creasey,Theatre Mirror See also
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